Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-11-15
sfadIcafiSnl, 10. 4.

nat al lhestllu-Ole OIL 3sSlng Is the faculty of
thinking; it is that which raises m.n from the
level Of brute creation to sphere little below
the angels yet how few Of the human family
lully appreciatethe blessings aad the advantage s
OF Thorough curse of thinking. l was deep y
impressed with the value, power and beauty OF
thinking while stteding meeting of the Evan
geIcal AI'ia1ca aoou. three years ago. One OF
the speakers native of Hin1oostan who
had changed his haathenism to Christianity. uo
comm enced his REMARKS by asking y question
1t was this: My friends Go you sh to kaow
how | was converted from doatry to the r
ship of the true God? | will tell you in Just
four simple words-I began to Think" Paul
may plant and Appoos may water. but God
glveth the increaso;' the missionary may teach,
and the prizes! may pray, but it was thinking
that gave the 'increase;" that lei the tIrdoo
from the darkness OF heath2nis and supersti-
ton to the glorious llgn. of christianity ani
practical knowledge; and similar course ..
thinking will cad II man possess II of al ordina-
ry quantity 0: brains from an anti progres,,vn
AID bigoled conservatism to liberal, progress
siva and godlike radio ,lism
70 the Indifferent AMI minimizing man IN H.
callsn is looked upon rs some huge sni vo.a.
cous monster seeking whom ii may devour.
Like babyism listening to the blood thirsty story
f Jack the Giant Killer" with 1t, "tae fl TOO
fun, smell the blood OF an Englishmen- .d
or alive LII have meth prejudiced .i.d
unthinking specimens of humanity listen to aul
believe all the TERRIBLE stories which the con
servative press ami tr ckish oratpry describe the
fee t-foo tum" Of rsdit alismV W.. nav. in
this old wealth at least one hundred
and twenty-five dailies and weekes instantly
repeating sentiments and arguments against
rsdicasm equally rs childish aid silly u. tho
nursery stories of tho Giant Killer, and "Whc
killed Cock Robin"
1t has never occurred to the man who seldom
thinks, who never investigates, hat 1t was the
spirit and Influence OF rad,calism that changed
the old dispensation to the new; the vndicllvc
and unforgivlng Split of the old reiig on 10 the
gentle and forgiving spirit of the new Christs
sermon on the mount, from the beginning to the
end, Is beautiful exrmp 'ifcaton Of raitcai>iM
q complete change from curses to blessings
and forgiveness. Take for an example the dying
injunction OF King David, under the old regime,
and the dying sentiment OF the Son Of man
Speaking OF his pcrse utors, said Darii: pour
out thine lndlgn ton upon them, aud let thy
wrathtul anger take hold Of thcm..... Let them
be blotted out of the book of the living. Dcsrey
thou them Coz !...... Let his days be few. and
let another take his Office. Let his children he
iatherless, and bis wife widOw...... let there be
none 10 extend mercy unto him, neither !e.
there be any to favor his tatheress children.
SO David slept with his fathers" N W take o
passage from the new religion: "rneu came
Jesus forth, wearing the crown of tGor.s, and
Tue purple ToDo w non Tue Cnlet priests anu
officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Cruelty
him cruelty him |. ..... When they were come TO
the place which is called Calvary, there they
cruci6ed him.. Then said Jesus, Father tor
gave Them for they know not what they do"
What u contrast between the speech of David
and the Son of the David, uttered in The hour OF
DEATH What q contrast between thee coas,rvH-
tive dispensation and the new radical DISPENSE
ton There cannot be change in spiri.uu or
temporal stfairs without radicallsn; then why
this constant imprecation against princ!r!:
that has done so much TO redeem the weld rom
wickedness and oppression; against principle
which Paul preschedto Aggrippa; against rad
icalism which Martin Luther Taught and which
produced rcfo m ,tion that SHOOK Europe from
its centre TO lis circumference, and resulted III
complete Change and overLurnlDg OF the pres
ent state Of things"
The world is continually growing better I'M
der the Inspiration OF radicalisn. Inc FAST Is
dim in comparison with the brighter Present.
The Future will eclipse both. The world now
has thousand sweets to7 the human sout when
were never tasted by the p.triarchs and propt,
cts And aiet among ali tho reasons why one
should prefer to live in the nineteenth century,
rather than to have heard the harp strings Oh
David, or to have worshipped in the tenn e OF
Solomon. is the sublime fact that the world mas
a new religion 70 take the place OF tno OLD. y
radi slism that will protect and improve the
interests of mankind, the opposition OF the 90
nothing" policy Of conservatism to the contrary
q hADA'Ah'