Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1875-09-25
For the Beacon.
DOTS On TEMPERANCE.
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We promised "IJotS No. !" to de-
monstrate in Til, No the onniScicncc
and OmHiprr$cDcr Of our God; that
God is everywhere. and Of necessity
knows all things. These attributes
in the Divine mind are generally
united in the scripturcs-sO We pro-
pose to consider them in these Dots"
The attention of the slipper Of whisky
on the sly inside Of our councils i
respectfully asked ShoH re h0re ii!
orr first proot Is dr0,cH from he
natural dict0teS Of reason that it
accOrds with reason ; that the opposite
view is contrary to reason. Young
man, come up to the bar of reason,
and let us look this solemn truth in
/ the face. That man is surrounded by
objects calculated in themselves to
teach him the Knowledge Of God, has
presence and bis power, is clearly
revealed in his word The Psalmist
cycaims: "Thc Heavens declare the
glory of God, and the tirmament
Shcwclh Lis han.iwork. Day unto
day U,tcrc'h speech, and night unto
night shrNcth Knowledge. There is
no speech nor language where their
voice is not Ecard. Their line is gone
out through the earth, and their words
to the end Of the world" These
scriptures are only alluded to to show
that reason in this discussion is
fortified by Gods word When we
look out upon nature we discover
everywhere by the naked eye alone
order, fitness, beauty, preservation
and control These are the marks,
or footprints, of the Eternal God.
Now, if these marks, or footprints,
are visible everywhere in nature at
the same time, God must of necessity
be everywhere present, ordering,
beautifying and preserving the works
of his hands. 1t Is contrary 10 the
laws of common sense to suppose for
a moment, that being can act where
, be is not By the use of our best
glasses eighty millions of fixed stars
NAV be seen. 1t is discovered that
these stars emit their own light. This
, discovery proves that they are suns
like our sun, lighting up other systems,
having, too, their attendant worlds,
; revolving around them as centre.
b. These attendant worlds are doubtless
4 inhabited by intelligent accountable
4 beings 1t is not TO be supposed for
: a single moment that these countless
worlds were created merely to amuse
the astronomer or to pour a tide OF
e useless spiendor upon the immensity
, of space. Nay verify. Our little
earth if blotted from the scroll Of
worlds would be as little missed as
the falling of a single leaf amid the
+ sublime wavingS of the forests. Oh
J. the displacement Of siugle grain d
+ sand by the lashing of old ocean, as
). il breaks in thunder and in foam upor
its shores.
Beyond the stretch of mans dis
of coveries, by the aid of the mos
l. powerful glasses known to til,
e9 astronomers, still far beyond, in th'
u unexplored immensity of space, th'
n throne of God is fixed. Around this
s his throne these myriads upon myriad
ID of systems, with their suns shinin;
e upon their attendant worlds, with
~ ~ borrowed light from this grand cehtra
d, luminary, revolve in harmony witt
lie the music of the spheres as they rol
l. in their shining track beneath hi
oe feet Were it possible Angels wini
h h must tire, in bearing messages frOu
a, the "Divine Throne" to the outskrt
in of creation and returning wit
al answers to him "who walketh upo
- - the wings of the wind and listens t
n. the cry of his children waited into hi
III ears by every breeze. To make thi
N. solemn truth still more clear, let u
u suppose one of those planets whic
g. have rolled in the palms of his hand
he since the morning stars sang togetl
BE er" were left for second of time b
ee his sustaining hand ,ohat must be III
be result? The planet thus left mu:
@ as fly off on tangent, impinging in ii
wild and cratic course upon Oth(
planets, and the destruction of unive
sal nature must of necessity follow.
lly This is our proof from the natur;
dictates of reason. II is deeme
Q, conclusire. Were it not that our ali
Inv is. to cause the slipper of whisky G
ex- the Sly, inside of our councils, to fe'
la Gods presence at every step he taxi
in life, we would leave the matt,
hS' 'h; here without farther augmentation.
led our second proof IS dram fro
md the disclosures of the scripture
hs, This proof is not designed for Il
'gss' atheist. God condescendS only on
g to notice him in his word. Listen
his burning verdict iii regard to SUI
le,- a creature "The fool hath said in l.
rds heart, there is no Cod" ",
, s,ai arque Uh foot? We have We
,Ls M little hope Of beneftting the fdtai'
5 of either, as be is not prepared to lo
and an argument calmly III the face.
the is fully in the extreme to argue vi
eon such a being. If he is a druukaI
' be tells US it is no fault of hist W
or SO ordained; thus duplicating the pu
tied and Holy God in his overthrow
thus making God :he author of :
ets, and all its attendant evils. w
'i"h ilapiefy erceeds Mis! He reyaI
pay every thing as the result of uc
'eri- handed necessity He looks upon
lght ,l 81, oro c,raa, pri,on hOust. L1 A.,