, 1875-05-29

OF Christianity and Ohrtatian bcnevolence Chm
vert tl'o snndAy.sohool tuto nobte, s1ntomatio
b"nevo'ent society. 4 call TO- tho mn-
il o 'sa aud sss.cs, Si a IL s nost eos s
porIod Of tho uorldA exlstanco. No 1laoradit
wAs meant 10 tho nobc pioneers. WHO had
thrown III, tho vast honlslcts on which Tho nrca'
ent nystem m firmly rsstcd. And tho canning
generation nould b6 most cnlrhble II 1t failed to
accomplish tia .work so dirIlstr beEnn.
Tlila address was Immediately succeeded by
ono FROM
BISHOP rofrEn.
ffs was obliged by tho brsyity OF tho tlrno al-
lustcd to omit Borne poftfnns Of hia lectures on
"sysionslIc Theology" but proceeded ht onco
to tho discn*Aiun Of 1tfe aud Death. Alnn
was All osccptional being ho Was a sptrlt-a
m acc.aent Of his existence. lila bodily oreau-
izatnn waa desgned 10 bn n temporary arrange
Incnt, mover Intended to bo perpetual tnt waa
to be succeeded hy The spiritual body, tint Of Tho
man survived. Dessh wps evolution. progress.
eion. To tho animal It 1Naa door opening into
darknoas to man, 4 door into light and life.
10 tho anlmal it was the lifo obiIterstea to tho
man y IT,, was = bosutinl bepg' mounting
ence of boatttudo and glory. Tho
difference between man and animal WAS In tho
non-auimal e1tstanoe Tho aout survived .lcath.
because tho Divine Ilan intended that il should.
Thtle vas no argument that Affected tho in
was no positive csidcnce lint It did exist here
after; but thore wss no positive evidence so .
man that Tho sun was existing afsor It
;ank ,ss,. beneath s., s H.. h0fko". o ami rts a No.
ncndent OIL tho brain for mich OF
It's activity. and tho death OF tho brain involved
tho llent OF tho soul III fact, oil tile aensDA d.
pesded 0n physical organization OF thsir aonai-
blty. Thci ctoro snttcrialiB,n droWits inference
Of nou.e1lstenco hnsenftor. Tho argument in-
Waived much nationality. But facts did sxtss
which abatad the forco of. 1t they did tot GIL
tiscl1 eot aside, theac arguments: tho iuteliaot
known. without tho aid Of The sonrea. AInu'h
spirtuaI activity on earth was called for BY ms
tetia' objects. Whatever vns tho dependence Of
the soul oil material instruments OF Heuse, thote
TUG mast Fundamental activity OF sprit WAS in
toloction,-lh knowledge Of ita own conscious
Hcss, and thu recognition Of II lko clement In
othcry. It conld noyor be brought 10 debate tho
existence Of thinking spirit III the arrangement
OF plan. Therefore tho existence Of tho plan Of
croation, WIS proof poeitya to tho human mind
that = thinking spirit must lave devised 1t. Ma
ter,alism waB thoro at fault and must admit tho
mo-exIstcuco Of mind to u,attor. 1t WAS Il gss-
tuitou. assumption on the part Of n,aterjaiisn,
that. becanso spirit did er,nt in matter. It
could only exist thus. Wo knew that
Other beings thought. not BY physical bscsya-
ton, but BY observation Of o1tcrnal nctien Of tho
body, by which God mado tha internal man yiri-
thought WAS known 10 rs by tho manifestation
Of predetermined plan for VIC could not bo-
lievo In tho deriscment Of plan without de-
v.snr.
An organiarn mas not 4 mnn, or any part of
nnu. Everything that peraiuett 10 h,lmauitv vas
OF spirit. But it was the Divine plau that every
trirtt had material form 10 bring II iuto ysi-
liiity and give dofinitc relation to spaco
Whilo tDau vas spirit in . present
firm, ilo was not designed always
to maintain tho sasno relation TO that form. Al
the Benae. administered to tho persou but sluce
this form wRa sll-necosBary ~ primary tuada-
tiou to tho future existence. Whom It Inns ac-
cotnplishel TINT end It bccomod nonensty. Al!
attention to tho nnimal existence was degrading
in comparison with spirit, and God never intond.
cd that tho apirit should only l.yo To administer
to this body and then die. TWAS tho A]mi6htY'a
design to transform Adam into m immortal
soul to traverse tho paths OF eternity
in celestial body without tho
decomposition OF tho earthly body; but Adam
lranygrassad. and Gods plan was chauged.
celestial body. Paul said, ",Ths tolv that shall
bo il not tho body that now IT," The ca1lhy
shall llnappenr and tho heavenly rigo Into Yia,Y,
After listening to this ablo and instructive
DISCOURSE The audience received lilo honedic4ion.
grpspod each other by tho hand, and, reyivife
Ia spirtt aud mind, departed to their various
charges to aasl,nas tho laborB and 1ezpons|bili-
ties of their diyius commission.