The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-19

ken of the law takes us by surprise. We
find suddenly that we know far more about
1t than we thought we did.
Again we confess that we are subject to an
authoritative law by the Difference we pay
to the word ought That word is at the
basis of all conduct, to permit or forbid it.
This second point was more fully devel-
oped by the speaker, and then he consd-
cred the fact of our showing that the law
is clearly understood and accepted as an
authority, because we resort to 1t as de-
Tense. These remarks are sufficient to
show. at least to indicate, that mans nature
is laid on legal foundation.
2. The law is our true guide in life.
The first remark under this head was that
of the two, love and law. Law must be
our true guide, for love cannot be trusted
in this office indeed hate is often better
guide than love. Again we should infer
that the law would be our safe and true
guide because il is akin to the soundest,
least perverted part of nature. Law adj
| dresses the WILL but addresses it through
| the intellect. This was fully developed
and led Immediately to the next, that the
| law must be our true guide, because it aids
us to, and secures for us the highest con-
ceptions of life and blessedness. Again
| law will be seen to be our true guide in
christian life from the fact that it alone
insures continued progress in christian at
tainment. Lastly, the law is our true
guide in life because 1t points us to the
highest blessedness beyond this life. If
| heaven were human product each person
would make his own ideal of perfect bliss.
| The Mahomedan, a paradise for the senses
the Indian, paradise for the chase the
overworked slave would make it an eternal
| Al. l.. &c Hon, x,nlr n
home replete with adornments, and the
lover of society gathering place of friends.
| What is the heaven which our emotions
would make ? This would depend wholly
on the kind of emotion which should have
the work of creating heaven.
Blessedness might be anything conceiv-
able, from converse with Christ, to the
pleasure of doing talf consciously in the
warmth of the sun. But our heaven is
made for us and not adapted to our imper
feet and vicious tastes. We do not very
thoroughly understand its character, but Of
this we are certain that we shall knO,0 a!
we are known and there too we shall bt
like Christ for we shall sec him as He is
As on earth it is natural for US to make ust
OF what we know and guide ourselves b,
it, and repulsive TO us to think of beinI
, borne away by blind feeling where we have
. knowledge sufficient for self direction. S,
our heaven is revealed to us as a plac
where the intellect will be active, wher
clear knowledge will Danish doubt, wher,
/, we shall no longer be at the mercy of
+ blind passion. Our blessedness will be il
consciousness, in contemplation, in like
ness to Him who knew men, saw the end
from the beginning and spake as neve
spake. A heaven like this is plainly on
| in Anfinohlp hnfnrphanI ratinpe
in its order, a monument of the wisdom O
God, and the principles of Righteousness
and truth, of order and obedience, whic
pervade that world are the laws of OF
, moral world.
We get our highest and our grandes
= ideas by watching Gods ways and learnin
abe rules by which lie conducts our affairs
We penetrate heaven farthest when we ST
most of His methods here. In other wore
we have the highest conception of heqve
% we most fully comprehend the laws b
:, which God would guide us upon the eartl
Nor are these views the most far-reachin!
They are the most attractive and fascina
ing. We are drawn most toward a heave
that is defnable though we can but partia
Iy comprehend the definition. I'll
heaven we desire is one of ordt
though the order may be past OF
It finding out. The healthful mind cray,
v light and where that fails, resorts to fat
in a God of wisdom and justice viii
u heaven itself would be mawkish, if it we
J. constituted of the blended amiabiliios
a ungoverned passion.
n Then followed the usual address TO Il
l. graduating class.
&c PHILADELPHIA SOCIETY.
n In the evening Rev. Geo. l.. Walker, !
W d., formerly pastor of the Center churc
lie at New Haven, Conn, delivered the n
z, nual address before the Phladelphian {
ID ciety.