New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-03

mapped as the geography of the globe: or
one may refuse 20 go living iH the los
strange blank Cd vague chaos: Bus no one
can shut the door, STAGE God has tung 1t
wide open in making US men. ghlrd, tne
door of civilized society is open before NC.
Sivilization represents the accumulated
good of ayes, and transmitted by the
foregoing generations. Zach child le az
fully born into this Inheritance OF art
and science and literasurs and all Che cur
rent wisdom os the world as he IL born
into che open universe. aut IN these the
grasping ardor of selfish men can easily put
a monopoly into play. Here we see his
efforts continually put forth. Erom the old
monarchies of Hindossan and Chlna to the
last political move in England we see 1t.
Kings holding the reigns of virtual power,
mobiles holding the best offices IN the nation
1.-The limits between the classes edgetA Win
impossible barriers. In democracy, IN
humble imitation Of GOd, these monOpolles
are all swept away. A democratic govern
nens makes it's prizes free sn all competi-
tors. This is the especial glory OF our coun-
Srv. our fathers colOnzed our shores to
escape the monopoly of Church and State,
and planted THAI germ Of democratic saliva
ton which ir is our duty 30 prosece. In
spite of the darkest omens we are in some I
degree fulfilling ehas duty 90 eiay-t9aching
the world the glorious maxim that class
monopoly must cease Our country has no
walls save the ocean ana sky, and in the
sign of freedom lifts up the standard call
ing on all the ends of the earth to look up to
1t. The fourth open s}oor ID that OF
religion. OF all things suE collation. with
the Infinite must be the least susceptible of
Enclosure, prescription and dOgmatism; and
get. by singular sravesty ana perversion,
no line of thought includes SO much despOtic
authenticity on the one side, and such weak
and abject mental action on the other. This
should be no longer allowed. There is q .
tendency in men to assume q monopoly OF
the knowledge of Che divine truth and IA
vor, and handing everybody else over to
Satanic supervision Many o one virtually
says, "BelieVe as believe, or you ara
doomed to perdition." Each political party
claims to monopolize all the patriotism and
wisdom, and there are parties in religion
who assume that all everlasting safety is
found in their clique, while the other sect
are heretlcs, sure to be damned. The great
Roman Church declares itself the sole de-
positor9 of everything holy in the dogmas
and ritual of the church, orthodox and
heterodox, Christian and Pagan. The
of God are the power from God :
to forgive and renew man. None have a "A
of the most essential bOOns of the v
great Father; that which rs common to all is
that which is characteristic of a
few is unessential. Their agreements are
divine, their dissensions diabOlic! There is
40 possible valid monopoly in any sect or
party Of the true substance Of morality, and
he fellowship of divinity, or the passport
70 heaven. There is yet set before us the
open door of death. q perverse theology
aas tried to make us look on death as a
lorlid calaraity-as the penalty of sin; but
clearly 1t was q part of nature from the
irst, long before man appeared to commit
i'm. All the races that existed before man
lied, therefore the sin of Adam was not the
'ause of death. Death is no evil Since
Tod is an infinitely benignant spirie, death,
which makes us free spirits, brings us so
much nearer to his likeness. Death, truly
considered, is 8 Observation-Disclosures
rem che lands and storms; resf-rest from |
he soils and contests; release-release
rom sigors and anxious forebodings.
'od be thanked gor that blessed door
nd open syay OF death. When misfortune, n
isease. agony, and old age have done II
heir sac work on us, how we gladly 90
through this open door into the my FERROUS 4
GREATER. sAacOrdaire, che most eloquent
IAN that ChristenSom has seen for 500
ears, when dying, as he lifted his crucifix
'om hls pallet, els great soul burdened
'lsh the sslals ut earth, expressed this de-
re In parting words: "Open to me: omen
me- TO die then in the proper time is
curse, but o blessed privilege, and We
nght TO be grateful that it is out of the
owec OF any snan to shus this open door of
lr delivsrsnee One more open door which
Cd has set before us as the door of heaven. Z
many earthly goods and privileges man
ay make close corporations, but beyond 4
10 conflnes or the earthly he can not 4
asp and hold fn Che another universe ali Z
Tree "sn sny Fathers house ara MANY
anslons, and all che sloors are omen.
olrlt is sndestructible$ 90 technical belief 4
glft can shut the open door of an
which Che impartial hand of
Cd has see before His children: a com
ant stream OF the selievea ones is passino
'er passing through shis pathway to the
ace, blessedness and ease OF their para
sal nome. God be thanked for this last
I'd best door and lee us live and prove
orthy OF she high privilege, drawing in.
ilatlon "hen we aga weary, comf0ra when
3 mourn ana are sad. Nature. 9nen 40
'tE religion, death and heaven are tba
enues which can never be closed to the
aims ,os !ey and eleasurs, where no
'nopoiy can rob as of one iots of onr
che Creator, God, lives with
en- doors, In unbounded liberality and mn.
ampled profusion of grace He can well &
PRort such generous gifts, STAGE the Limits
us mousse being commensurate with rbe
lhnes 81 she unknown, nothing can ha
from II, Let us thank God, the Fatbar
~ she HoorS oil ils cosmic house are -
Ways open. not only Co tho eIecS 5,,,s ~ III
prOdigal also. Some spter thrcuoi Ias "
ne through another. but all ieaJinos w.
10 oedmihe region where che TRANSPLANT
ans OIL truth and glory we have KNOW u
%. "I1 n 90 seen In all .hei: gla-y.~ssew
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