, 1875-10-18

according TO naluTat Law : (, re Lurne, Ny |
au's Tor tue gore, nuentE :; tonn conduct iu
fe!Atlon 10 thlA ccmcaks = ~ure, and tho law |
that controls 1t, Of SUIT farco Ia keen INC
out of tho hre. Now, uht my hand iutu !
tue hamo, / violate TIM. :ule hinp1y, whlrh |
mr. knowledge OF tho Law Of CON-
baht'on en.bled mo to form. but |
violate no !a% OF Nature. may 10 said " get
y tno T.y Of ths. la. snd to feel tho erec.a of
suspend Is operations. VI rnust not confvnnl
moral obligations With natural laws nor n4cro
human rules OF conduct in relation to tho
phooomena OF Nature, With tic moral statutes Of
nevolaton.
Uut. continuing Eny argument, would observe
that tho philosophy Of ra,ionatiam not only dol
lcs natural laws and second causos BY i;s DC
njal Ut tue proytdentla1 government OF t}od, but
It sso virtually excludes Gad from the creation
Of tho universe. G0d In allowed to liaTo no part
above Or beyoud the creation Of mere nchuloua
as.el; taa y snG .est8es y. .n' Nasa'sa ~. .,I
t"tl VI C1eat1on the aukoot sssu1upe ln'e
HsPotaeeie, t0At IRON the heoulous Mastet u
tlace, wuict nua. have been = universal fire
mist tho whole systorn Of worlds wss evolved
In "e Pfnep1o ZIP ot Pure S.e III.
n1uv"s,I ~ ~, ~ ~; r.h,in"a mste
~ ~ 1870 ''..Is IT, enu 'nsn q. Tn".,at LEI
.no "yest,res" nieht snswer. Cod. isut lc-
yund that Itls power or co,,troI IL not recpg-
nlxcd. The Inll!ts Ono in allowed to have no
pert 10 fashionIpg this nebutoua nsttor into tle
beautiful wo;lds and H,.,ctna With rhch The
ifti,EltabIo hcav vens are Bpnpcfed, Tboae vAat
and magnificent a.atemh Of w3rlds ou worlds
| iunumersblc, with the ma,cnlosH grandeur Of
tue.r appointments, the nertpct order Of their
! arrangements, and thu absoluta and unyary,ng
architecture Of natural laws And secopd causes.
Ilore II no sound resson whv God st,ould na
recognized n tho Creator Of tic nebulour mat
ter, Aud tho un,yelsal tire mus, and not
be recognized 1s fanhlonng that matter
| into Tie order, Bystctn, and harmony
with which the universe ie fl!eI.
| In undertaking to account lor tho phcnomenA u
the universe upon tho hypothesis of purely
| nstura! LAWS and second cAuteH the1e Ia nj,
ercape in tho logical consequences of Eas,onal-
| ism from tho hor.lble vortex OF Absolute A,he-
| ism. ~ had Father" SAID Bacon, teIiere al
.he t1ess . IN tho Iegepd snd tho T.f@ua .hd
without Mind" Sound 4nd philosophical ato
! the following llues from Thomson bearing on
! the Bane po,nt:
nu. u.nt.r,ou MI Will, sr.,.s cce,c.r,ou, a.-e.
ThA,, evrr bu.r, wheel. the sie ut sphsres;
Works ln the sccrct detp; shoots, srsamng. theuea
Taa tsis psotaston tlat otrspseada ,ha sprtne:
FnnGs .som ahc snn di,ecs t1s tanning ~;
| eeae e'es5 c1eatMta' nush tls teIopeas snrsa'
WIsh .r,n.nor, tuess Fl ~ sn-i.ns ~ ~
| ~ 49, - '%'
ms antaof OF Tue "scssiBea assumes that IAm
os ens al sd But
lS!aw U! tue aosehee o. La",eiSeT or uoSornor'
ha'e atfeaaS shown sIe illo8lca! c'nae.
q IN ati
a. though tboy were en.hroneJ - personal con.
seioae, anu ,uoepehacht aelies. n mas peoll
we'll aaiu that tue existence OF iaW not moro
truly psesuppoees tho Ia"'gIEer. than docs TUG
! HARMONIOUS hoo onl1orh operation ct IA" 'ao1"
] II " psrVefsion or language 70 assign any iaT
as the ome!eht opefassfo cAuse or hn' shln9'
LAW Iresuproses an agent Tor IT. ID only the
| mode according 70 WHICH an hgent proceeds II
[ 1uplGh b howell lot II l8 &H& QE1er 6EEOFQiNE 10
which that po"ee acts, Without thts agent
wahous this power wnien are boLn netlfom
Hsn.i, tae M ~" cues notn4ns. - no!n!ns.
this school Of !saslona4An. declares Tint
10 of8aoMM IL, OF eSef has bean !
created. xhlcti u not m!e1'fcopis.
= nxs a hos h oeen e!ea'eu ~ paI
.auea. AecotulnG TO tho Dit!e. uod SAD let
ua make n1an III cur Image alter our Akeneas
" uoo ctealso Elaa "a hls o"a .mnge N tae
ima 80 q goa cieaseG lle A''n. Ial'onatihIn
aeaies tnts iecpsu. suu .usHH tuat uoo esea.eu
nothing but mlesescopln monaas, I1oia "nieu
Tho whole s5ssem ol Animated nafatc' bF pfo-
cess OF natural aevoaopmen' eunn!he 1, tulonsu
m,''onb pa u ayes nas M1e,. Ous aoI onn ~
t4ls tneorF opposea 70 Tug u'o!a trco1a. oat e
p!alii AZ unaeh1oie !asts ~ sc!6nc9 ~ Mel
tiush Miller. tue eminent eeolos1st ahd antnor'
aaTs: Up 10 t, eeftaaa pohs ~ tae eeo'oeles
seale We qua iaa' the saon1sus ~ nle not Ano
"aen u ienRtn toeS toake tuer tesFPeAtahce
| uPon 1ha stage 'nos eu1e.t lAke ~
theI sEa'ute auu n1Eu III tuett o!eau1
Iatlon: 90 M'.A .ae 1s. iI.s. nos.
~ taa ps1n ~. u ~ ~ teu e~nustoot . "ne.a
aecofa!ne 20 thls enoaea thooss; nn.h'nE nisaet
thsn q "caen. q npss. eoa'a nnse oeen 81
peetea. tne eutirees.'e..et ai.sut ~, nase uope ~
luly taAsu ~ ~ aamu W snp4o' ~ ~ 3upaa ~
souIo sta a.en ssAeT pn ~ suV uo'stpo1 49,, ~
ni!son: 1bua nHEat e.s iacs MteE aae. 1fon
Eaoiosiea! scioucc tua' ~n.!' .ney snou.u Han
sthn'.ate tHe ec1'ptua! seeu;ot Muu'a Anu'tnlat'
tue theory Of fa5'onAnsss 1s1 tla ; p!nnopns IN
6ecks 20 o1eluuo Wy Ao.a III uat!nh ~ Ant fos!
ucntia! coHt:o' oset ~ "orsa I'LL ~ "aaD ~
peoo.ed Mlsn 1ae eonn''es' ofaess VI An'"a1o'
. e11etcncea'
In moral phtlosophy ras,onaaatu hhaa 'ssel
ae var WITH botl tElsh ana iscs7 - ..,ustrasea
the history and expet'eaee o. mahslna' =
, Aeoka by species u pui'odohhV an
vain deceit to ospunge the scnpsuta
doctrine Of she fs OF ~, msn, III .ae o., sx.eas o. f ~
consequences of tth1 AZ anu tae meas =, t q u
restoration trnn It: II Is neodlsss TO say 1hst
asks 10 aid fEoiH tod, and ptacos No reianc
, | upon Chs'at. 1t PAYS supreme detefenee 10 es