, 1875-09-27
BEECHEn AND THE CHRISTIAN
UTIUi.
7fe TntGnds 10 Make the l'npcr f1i~
own. II WIN ftc Il CftrakttnA but
Iiuk Il HrCfnElnn l0NrmMI.

A1hA a. yftttAE1tkt AUuh"hs$
Gtrss.tan Un'on, Sent. p.
My connection with tho [hriAtlan L*nion al-
t4oat;'. intended originally to be intimate, lsr,
fur rrasons 1T. ncccssary to bo statod, h,thertn
been that uf nupcrsnlng or consulting editnr,
rather llinn Of writer. With cAauga in sIIe
b'isife'h organization. PROPOSE to take far
moro acvh part AID to mako tho paper my own
III tnbFe Important than ever II !laa bcen
sh7tl cHntHleE it an ttrirt uraIlci with fIyin-
.nt! t'ltEcl hi rhali gisr It lhu Hill, tarilebt
%HH thai t!sn !" that: tEn rathe tinr.t a,ld tho
HasHt rIEar Ut Cnihtinu hfe al1 tl!,;,s,.ItjniH.
It. Will attn t1 le t;Iltittal ]nut1. not III tito
l!ackneycd senau IF tlrfcAlas L. crrtain routine
IF ilnctrino oT ter'iiiy ia1t'ct.ar rect, hut In
lending ttA influenza to ilsn tlilttls which ey
held in ctfsnri by uii te urcs: IA If t!.;ar.
thl''tn, n',a especially by its ,@uler nu CHILE
tian spirit.
1t will roak tho Union Of nli C'riatians no: Ii:
ru1c'lahlng sf!s phantom ht MI "rSah,c u:.,:..
but ty rrotittfnH Hlsc:l 1it;,.ttiots u ci4Ai,::
a'd kiIy sympathy M slla|l !tins inen Ut ~l.$:-
tve7 n!utr Ut *GrHl!ip Into u lGal HiIni niat.tt.:
relation with encllh,l.er.
j. will reensni2c tia o.iH,nnco hs.i !.nports ncn
ri Christian d,ttIluh. h'st w.!i not :.ttait aDT
human rtateuien. uf loctsinc tn 10 inspired Or
authoritative. III. Ia ht always ojpn - new:
thoueht, criticism. at.l Tecon,tr,i :.inn. It will
tetaf'i In dectfl.H, M ftl.i&1n:bal uh1era it IL
l1slAI5tthaf,tc - thu fnfa..itl 1T Ut Christina
CHARACTER. I'vsri'ien may l'e fnn'lata@n.al ~
III" Etrn"L1ro Ut gTol H}ntcnl hf theology.
rhlch nrc 'llh: usupoitant in tho formation u
ChrlrtiaH habit. uaI dtEt,o5lt:o3lH.
l:4hHSln; TIM. thr Sncrea EcrirtnTna rnprcsent
the fiosngl. tso: siM]ly Ri accomplished Az.
cSterhaE jti,tiry. LI. nj tic dleclo 'i:pa Of III
WING powor, fhIoEcr active, AMI unfolding itself
in tho tA3Iritilce nf GndB l." a;,Ie thruiish uII
generations. wo shall Interpret tho h1trit AMI
scxt ol tao S.yifl"ro NJ. aIene ts the I.wn os
luLgliaYc, but J.: tho experience If tfsa tt,rcn.
aud by MI tic lIclosl1ts Of Ulv!no r1yyllel1co
III 1,si',tah eu '!ctT.
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to'1y. tho nature of huan f':,:ltc+. t!4, ass'e
An:tuod of creation ami ae:e4nptt1ts u hunian
lat uinl fpae,y. &e aliall hc4ese u In lNvlltltd
u Clrt-tiAtv. ~ Trees n1h lticli'leI in thereata
fr11n Nllcll tty grow. Whatever in tho nlInt:
ranCa OF Eeies c.. and III tho rc-ntn uf ait pro-
n,oteH the weiars Of mani!ul; whatever III
lo'!siSal cco:.cn's utlSri.r,ita thu p;odst2:t.e
farcca Of 69clc:s; Whatever III politics teAIs
to purify tito Htnte destroy its enciH!es, u.a;k
!ha Government. III MI.doM. tius:ltT. AMI
tenEnty VIC rllall regard u sat .! that r, eAt
development t. Which The tame uf fhr1et viii to
forever jolncl, who lA The lIisIH fotlntI.n
Nltancs jlons thu v,tn! influence Ly winch mAu-
Etnd arc 10 ho exaltcsl ttom EniEiali+m II
Christian manIluud. Above ail material law.
and bei!ill hli ee1islinus lttrlncnts, Ii HIN.
htu Nc re"e;vo doYUut!y rec lrtl5 ai,1 reycii4
unh eArcr.ti:'s bv that Soul in thu past, uni
with auicl. hc1lsihllity we shall istcn tu every
| DISCLOSURE Of ttods truth wLi>h hp Is ,naklu.;
through Ali ayolues i'll 01r o%A day.
~ III ftlrpD+E H[ tIl5 LHfifsi.fH t.H{C2. '.a
mich jus tth in it," to avoid ctiItroverev. Eilt
wieu it j. unavoidable tt will "do with i;r 1ni,lt
| ~tlnt is hand. shall tind to d." But it, chief
| ehdeasor will bo to Eecnte good. in 1hc boise.
hold, Tho Church. aud the SIa:r, by tho genial
md kindly forces of Christianity. Conyclsnrc,
| without bculgnAut sy1npat!IcH, IL unclristian.
! 4 high ideal Of human llfo and society. ell
| foTcsi by rold anti eeyore crIticinnl which dig
| t(ains all hunlail weakicstcH Hui lufitmtica, s
l:Ha ,n 5ar than ri.alI s,o:lIs bu. is Luao tno
| less trrunric and satanic.
| WLilo generous e1i;eiEm Of the riewH nuI
! practices Of Ill Hects IustcA. atu c7dEnu wisI
i!ot bo dtailowed it il tho purpose of this pm
ler, III all wayH. 10 bling meas hearth tos.ther.
IT. Will carueBtly strive to ccuutGsc good wo. Iii
IL oil sects to roioico IN the prosperity Of each
denomination. to cover their faults iathe- tLu1,
to rrocialln them, to DO generously Just, u
avoid ali sEito and malice toward enc
mics, to resist all Influences which
tend to separate mea from each
| other to promote lii,dnesg and eyni,,athy BE-
tWeen nni1o fuen not to dl4uWn severity OF
| rcbuAo, aud yet ulninIy to o.treoms e.ii with
| Eool: to promote chcerfulutss aad innocent
| tu1rth to Eyn to conference an atIsI6sphtlu of
| heneyolcuco; to intpira Aore. courage md
| love III ovcly 4ouhelold. 1t will III short, seek
to dtGuse TINT eoslcl whose annt.nciatiou was
"Good will to men" wllore Antllor e1Id Hero
! Gncr!ticett His own Efe to eavo mankind, sud
whcse God aud Father il Eamel Love,
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