, 1875-12-04
THE MORAL LAW.
1Fa R0CtAL AND HP1nlTUAL rIttLOSorHF,

1rs FocsAI AND sP1nlrCAL rIlLosornF,
70 fhs Edf'r of TAs Chicago Ty,bn,e:
CM1csuo. Dec. 3.-sly argument Under tbl
heading in Tue T11ncNE Of Nov. 20 was design
cd to prozont an uncommon, and vet, 1 believe
tho true. philosophy Of thu moral law. It In
called ont = responsc from Enquirer" Ifitha,
served to awaken m inteVst In one or map,
minds. ! re1oice. Whatever will recall tho pub
lilo mtnd from no-law-ism and seotonaIistn t5
tho church to tho Fundamental doctrines of rell,
Gton, will prove the u1esns Of unfyins 1t In IT.
sell and encrgizing 1t In its mission. Every do
pArturo from organic law, ordorcd in The wisdom
of God for tue government Of Ills people, dls-
orGanizcs t!Rt government aud demoraIlzes thu
disorganzers.
"fnquirer," after accepting substantially lbs
argument aml tho doouctiuns from IT,,
soons to have his MUD all absorbed
In i's application to ita spiritual ohArac.
tor, or Gods wornlip.day mado for
tue marriage or family relation. If tho spi1itua!
or sabba:h item OF tho moral Inv NAV bo Modified
or Changed, as liz inquiries suggest. NAV not
tha social gr family lag to al'o chaugcd7 With
sn;I such modification 9f tho social Iaw, Mormon
polygnmy, Papal harlotry. and Pagan coucubip-
aso, with Oil la"lcaa luss and general baatardy
aud fogect OF cldrou, would follow. Tho pou-
t'nuanoo OF the social law sets the people IN
families, with oil Tho blessings Of tho liome-
CIRCLE, 40 dear to tno heart. Without 1t, hu.
manity would become gregaIiouB, herdir,e In
miscellaneous cot1cubinage, or abnormal cfshs,
or living In the riyatrias OF bruto force. Accurd
;rs ;'rns to The tsrant's las, "might makes right"
r1e rn1o, fopal Ps9sGph1 Of the moral law = 4
humanity under it's guidance Ii peaceful,
liaEpy homes. Inquirer" doubtIess womb
not baro tits law modified, but would
2, magnify gy IT, Letter, tint no m,gnt retain
~ spirit. The letter Of tho Law Ia the body that
l'o!ds The spirit Of Tho Law. II the lsw ia
changed its Bpirt is changed also. II Tie letter
OF tho law IL abIogatod, there Ia no place Tor It's
spirit. and practlcally the wholo il dead.
have distinct chazacte1s, and datpct reasons for
thoBo characters. ;" Aud tho Lord God said, Il
IL not good that man sLould DO alone. I viii
MAKO hin hello. mcot for him." Tho help was
1nnde' and oa'iod wom.n. and tho twain becamo
ono. Here il tho resaon Tor the social iav Of
man emtodiod ~ form iu ths lf.h comnand-
tneut. It 10 not, from lis nature, euseoutible OF
change. Inquire" would not hara it chaDged.
., ILo spsitua1 itom Of tho law has its reason III
sassn.h S dsv '' io Goa atss M tssss e1 q tie
ana sauosifed !ho day Of Ills rast
= And God blessed the savsnth day aud sanct.
iiSd It, heoanse thst in It lie had rssed from nll
aass Ms "olk aas WHICH III Mo nad maas." "lnqui.er"
ian OF tho trst day Of tho week Is suca 4 mod.
ttcation Of tho laws Of tho Sabbath ss 10 inter.
iere VII! tho pHspo1o for Which the Sabbath
VIZ VIZ srt oiuted {" "1n1uiser eau satisfy him
dt'ons sLat we're embodieA in The lay Of tLe
saooats': 1t mav DO sabstitusod without modify
ing tho las. II It bas NOT theao conditions, il
fan pot tako the placa Of lho day th.t has thon.
- uoa @ seated from H's laeors on the first day
nrsl day q tl'6 week, bocsuso IIo rostod on It,
thon tho frat day OF tic week ia tho Sabbstf NJ
tho Lord thy God, beoausa Of .l,sso oouditiona.
fnr as ,ssa saeao conditions sre alI wanting,
with that day. God ended Ills work ou tho aoy.
onth day. God rosted from all llis WORK On tha |
soyensh DAY. lo b!es4od ths seventh dsy, lie |
sanossaea tue : seventh day: lie haove.l the |
so9en. aay ~, lmpossbe 70 associate tleso
dsd not end ll!z lAaoIs Oh the ftnt lay, lie did
not reat on tho 14rst day. lilo did not L,eas Tia
tirat day: Lis did uos saucsfy It, How, thai.
saa u oa substituted for tho day that hsd all
Pr for which tue Sabbath Was appoiniod"7 |
ihe declaration that Gud blessed and sapotified |
Inc seyonth day because that in 1t IIo lsd reated
lfotn AZ iis work I'odA Tho Sabbath 70 thst
o4 xbsh rs Of ths dry saoroa .he Ie.so
Tue law Ia destroyed wLeu its via
[otce u taEen ttoH II. The vital fofco of lie
sabbath lles III tho roason that made Il the Bsb-
BATH. ~ tho because that God tlssseu and
it. because liz rested on Il. These
:tasoua cannot bs associated with any ottIar
lay. becauss thov did not occur u, sny othsr
iAs. ~'A'A
!" Inquirer asks. "Ars not all the b1osuiuos
IT babbath a. fully enjoyed from al obssry.
'ico VI lao DAY which coh4msmoEltas the Lords
eBulfsotion ~ from sny othor seventh pottlua
y time r. ~ tue o1proEsiop, - Sabbath"
:. inquirer departs from tho racos4 OF the law,
[l,o Sabbath law HAFs; ''Tle seventh day II
hH Sabbath" 1t does not ray i aeyeuth dsy is
Sabbath. The seventh portion Of tine
RlbatE. IL u0d0Fn jdsa and e1presaion and
'ot D ae1lptulal one. II can have uo othar
'sessngh Ut \ sabbath attached to II
ban tta authors eau give II. IL
aod is its author. God gives it
Tia blessing. uod did not bless an indefinite
oFelon Ut time, to be Betucted BY men, No
seventh portion OF tlmo" or .oue day fu
even indstuttely can havs the pt,enomena
oAnected *lfh It that constituted lie Sabbath. |
heir substitution. therefore, csnont meet the
ondltIons that belong to ths Babtaah, Tho a.
olt to Substitute than and retain tho Sabbath
lea aud Sabbath blessing IL tsutless ..loYe.
abur Iobt."
"rhe day which commemorates tho Lords
w. used by Inquirer" I aup-
ose nleAus tho fret d8r OF the week. In turn, |
~rA 10 ask, In observing the first day OF the
'esk, doss As s20 1t to commemorate tho day
400 blessed aud sanotItsa because lIe reste1 OF,
T. Or dotH he do It 10 commemorate tue Lords |
sauiFect!on II he does It for the Lotd's tesur-
sctlon' then lo dues not do It fur Gods tsss uay
iasio9 a'nereot object to serve, and di44t-
~ dA5 fos the service, thera ara M ra1sons
V0Y AL hl0RRinoA M a fkha1 6 hhntk, ,,Ia |