The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1875-01-28


vine will greatly oblige me by referring
to the age, time, and the name of the
heather philosopher who taught that the
soul was part of the attributes of God.
That the Immortal part of man was pow
er. wisdom and love, identified as part
of Deity in the animal body. If Bro.
Acton knew that heather philosophy
taught this doctrine verbatim, as he
states, he will have no trouble in making
the reference. A failure on his part so to
do, will convince me that our brother
willfully misrepresented the doctrine 1
espouse.
But suppose that heather philosophy
taught this doctrine is that any argu-
ment why it is false? The heather phi
losophy taught many truths The ortho-
dox belief in the resurrection of the
dead and eternal punishment are the
teachings of heather philosophers. Why
not reject these doctrines, because hea-
then philosophy taught them? 1t is not
argument to use epithets and make accu-
satlons against an opponent so as to
present his doctrines in false light.
Mr.. Acton will find out that I have
brains enough to worry him on this sub
ject, until, like Beecher, he NAV wish he
was dead.
But let us examine this liberal doc
trine, and see if Mr.. Acton is correct in
his declaration, that no one believes that
the soul OF immortal part of man is a
part OF God. This we will examine from
a negative standpoint, and make the in
quiry if it is not part of God, then whence
does it exist-how and where located? D.?
If not part God it must be part of
man-then what part? If Mr.. Acton will
admit that it is not the body composed
of bone, tendons, vicera, nerves and
blood. These substances are mortal The
same admission will have to be made in
regard to the vital or life principle which
animates the body. Every Physiologist
knows that life is the result of orqaniza-
ton, and exists in the bodies ofthe beasts
of the field, birds of the air, and fishes of
the great deep, by the same principles of
organization as it does in the human
race. That death takes place by the
same process in the beast as it does in
man.
To believe that the life principle is the
soul or immortal part of man, will force
US to believe that the brute creation DOS
sesses an immortal part equal in every
respect. The same argument will hold
good in regard to mind Our senses are
not immortal-they are the result of or
ganization, and exist in all animal crea-
ton. We see, hear taste and smell in
common with all other animals. Our
thoughts and memories arise and are
governed by the same phenomena and
action, upon the brain, according to the
degree of organization
The attributes OF the mind, if attri-
butes they may be called, cannot be i'm
mortal. In proof of this, destroy any
part of organization of the mind, and
the result is destruction of either the
external OF internal senses depending
on the organs destroyed. Thought, the
mover of all the animal senses, reason,
the dictator, and memory, the treasurer,
all cease to exist when their respective
organizations are destroyed The attri-
butes of the mind, of the horse, cow, and
the OK, are dethroned by the same pro-
cess. If the internal or external senses
of man make up his immortal part, then
all animal creations have souls, or i'm
mortal parts.
Oh! man of brains, where is your phi
losophy and theology, that has been
teaching for the past thousand years that
the mind is, immortal, and that the soul
is not part of Deity? What becomes of
your soul when the mind is dethroned,
and the subject of the mind. becomes a
raving maniac Egyptian darkness
would give us as much light upon this
subject as the fanatical brayings of most
of the learned divines of the present age.
If, then, the animal body, animal life,
or the animal senses, (external or inter
naD is not the immortal part of man,
will Brother Acton define what it is
l believe the soul to be part of God,
identified with our nature Having de-
fined God to be pow er, wisdom and love,
existing by the inherent character of
/ these powers, l believe these attributes
are impaired to the human family by the
same power and process that the magnet
imparts its nature to steel. The magnet
loses none of its quality or power, though
a million pieces of steel be impregnated
with its spirit So with Deity, He loses
none of his attributes of wisdom, power
and love, though every human being on
the face of the earth be given a portion
of these powers.
This may be heather philosophy, and
not in accordance with the sophistry and
dogmas of priestly fanaticism. But the
Intelligent, liberal, thoughtful mind will
not>be convinced that it is error by epi-
thets of want of brains, or sophistical ar
guments about mutton-chops, or old rub
ber shoes, altogether foreign to the sub
ject
may not be definite upon subjects 1
parade through the press. Most of men
can understand me, and locate my posi- :
tion upon all questions. l Will not fur
nish Brother Acton brains but will en-
deavor to wake up his sluggish brain so
that he may understand me in the future.
l. I, NJ.