The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-02-26


govern each of the others. The laws which
govern the origin Of life, and the vital func-
tions of the body during lle's existence, are
no less distinct aud different from those
which govern the intellectual operations,
than the latter are distinct and different
from those which govern the moral, deyo-
tional, and spiritual part Of the triune being.
When intellect, therefore, undertakes to
subject to it the operations of the soul or
spiritual part Of man, it travels out of its
domain, and attempts to solve questions
which lie entirely out Of its sphere. Man
is, indeed, most mysterousy, az well as
"fcarlully and wonderfully made" In
body, he is lord Of the animal creation on
earth. BY intellect, he can solve many
most abStruse problems in physical and ma
terial science. lie can, and has unioldcd
many of the secrets OF nature around Us.
lie can explain the phenomena Of ocean
currents and depths, explain the laws which
govern tides, winds, storms, and tomadoes.
lie can make clear to the commonest UNDER
standing the principles which govern cloud
mctcors in their formation and progress,
with their tremendous elements Of rain, hail,
and lightning Guided by the unerring
' " ...,i' ,,'0 .'',';a, ~, ';,,.: -,
main, he can not only penetrate carth's in
ncrmost parts, and read, with unerring
- - - a.! I,,,.,,., r,,ao I,,t
- r..I.. t,,i..., II
o''' ''''' W '''o ''''0' Va O'''''0 ~ P'>'
| measure the distance to the moon, the sun,
I the planets, and iar-oli stars and give their
weights to the fraction of an ayordupois
/ pound. All this lies within intellects lcgit-
innate sphere; but under its guidance eX-
clu3iycly, man can gain no knowledge of
| the operations of his own spirit, or that soul
which un.te5 hun, and puts him in COM
munon by regeneration, through the mys-
/ terry OF the atonomcnt, with the Almighty
/ himself,
On ,hs suhicc. intellect, by itself, is as
I utterly unable to give him amy light as it is
TO ouoni, U,u pund@=Hld anything about
those ..u which govern iua prnclr.o. oi
. lie. or t4.sc vital .",ioo+ uy which ], is
-a .Uinyu Far be !, from the t-lcae; oi
/ biblical truth, to do.T the grand achieve
mcnts Of science in It's legitimate sphere
Their province is to show the proper bound
aries to which intellect according to the
laws Of its own existence, and by the rules
OF reason, mo'' he confined.
Nothing - truar than that
"Antla learning is a dangerous thins;
nrlnN "se, Cr l5t5 no. 'lF r.e',,'n 9l''s'
AnlIrlp.,tng a,tpiy s,bers us again
Wsi,o t,o shallow drouahts drawn from
ho ;,,,.lI,otn,i tount do oftcn but iutoxicate
tbo brair VET drinking deenIy,, from the
oy,.r-riyir,, water. of Divine inspiration
,o,.o, .sii. t, ,.,olor us o,r,in - II il from
tris source taot man is taught that in spirit
,,.I matter. n, vision Of thi. world is
,t,,,,, f..,.,r H.. H., I,rf to,,f.h,n.s when hal
,,,sl in ..... hp,vrYiy scales.
Tbaa,,.r;o,,or ,bc Bible teach not only
r,.,,.,..., i-a trinity, with ,,parat, and d.
,.,.. r,.,,,n,,t ro,,. a, stated and which
.... ...,, ',,..,-,i 5v laws operaliug in dit
,crngt ,n1crc., but that the Great object OF
,l.;. .rr,b,,io,,r, lif. stocnltiyatc. doyelop,
and keen ,ure all these parts or elements
t,s t,.. =. well as fine mind and soul
y.n,sn. .,ro .,n,a nf fine plajn and simple
trntb. teachers. which I nave thought it
ur,,.er to saw Won should impress upon the
mind, Of vour pupils. Bv these doctrines
and .rinriplo. ,hoy will not only be shielded