, 1876-01-22

the most remote relation to anv but jew. eitber
b. bitth or adoption. God distfnct1J hasA to tho
cmpty and nncrile auch . declaration. II al tho
world bad always Ind It and Observed It. Again
3o1 ssy., E1oinH. tbi!.J.arnt chapser 10 tro'k-
ing of tno Sath.ti. It il q e!En fnroTcr hc-
tween Him ana the world but betseon Him and
tho children Of Isracl. Now. 10 MAKO as.utsn.o
double .ure. f. ~ hoss ran,, 1somans, Third
h nnu issst , no s.s: *: "Mh.t hd,sn.aEe i,on
caiou ?" and ho Aoswoss, Much oycry war.
chiefly. that unto ,ham wcso committed tho
oracfcs Of God" Not unto tbs wosll, but INTO
thom wers committed the ora:lcs Of God.
citation Of Ills viii. pu. was not llla law past
Of Tint royo'a:ion? guess so.. Who oiha,n.s?
Who will stcp out IN trout Of ths sAnka and sty
Nc? If NOS great AZ rcaaonsr, tI,ereEs o:e thing.
At least, Ia respect to which admit ut a',pe.or.
can make n~aettlons, ai,d for tho benefit Of
those who like 10 Lake tIoolems, will mako ono
hero, viz: tl,at bufhrs Christ, God never i'm
poaed upon the wor'd 1t large any code Of posi-
IN Scripture. nothing in history, to warrant Tho
belief that f'o did and In the &baenco Of any
Trustworthy authority on tho Affirmative side the
neg atiro presumption Ia In my favor. and ! do
| not believe that any theory Of affirmation that
nueh a code e1ittcd can 10 successfully cnser-
| tA,ncd. may 70 farther and assert that evon
| Christ did not pronnlgato law Ia tho proper
eeEse. Not ono of ilis pteceptA h.s = i1ed
human power. I1o nevsr inyokes ]egihtatlTe aid.
neyer calls on human tribunal, mover aools the
| service of Sheriff or Constable: tho ph5slcal
power OF tho nation neytr fornls tho dark and
| bloody background to Any precspt lie over uttcr-
| cd. Can this be Eaid Of any IA1 fn tho sr0c
| seneo Is not the whnle power OF the nation
arfayed behind every law to enforce itn ozecu.
dion? Visa not all this true Of tho*Mossc law
iujuuctions Of Cbri.s7 What arc csl!nd
tho Laws Of Christ aro timply moral
AMI spiritual proeep.s for voluntary
acceptance and observance or rejection.
| rheJ all hAve moral aud spiritual sanctions that
follo" consequently bus nothing for Lexisia-
tures courts or trlbunaIs or &ny class Of kind
Of temporal authority to enforce Of exooute by
any compulsory pfocees. Christianity snd legal
single point Of ,shoucss or harmony bet. .eeu
tLom. Every law that has over been passed to
enforce ibo otecrvnnce Of aur Christian rIecopt.
tnstead Of adding strength hasionly weakened.
Tho uAole idea Of adding 70 the etfectire Lower
and usefulness Of {hsiHllanity by legislative OIL
actneut Of any lind proceeds from fAlso zeal
aud is. unwLttfpgIy. confession, Of weakness
Yos many OF tsa sincere friends clatnor for legal
reach out Its ntfopg asu. and sh!eld shs
Sabbath from desecrstloIi. and force
The 1tb!o Into tho schools, religion md morallt,
Will vanish from tho earth. Tho guardian
spirit Of ChriRtlanY IL Supposed to cit III the
lobby Of every Legislature Of tho country, woep.
ing over thu fieplorallo indifference of lceia
Iators to itA appeals for aid mud comfort. Tht
dicta Of tho Vatican aro denounced 10 ono hteAti
~ uumltlgsted lyrauuy sod blnsphe1nous -
sumptions and. iu tho next, tho sama ideatica
principle ia Advocated Gu y limited scale
Christianity will mover ba vigorous and pro
Rrcntiyo an it has the inherent power to be til
in friends cut completely loouo from al 1eEa
support aLd recognition. Like David. WITH tn.
venpons Of Saul, it Is toohlo With thoao Of it
OWE chto.inR It can conquer oll tho. oppoeltioI
OF Garth and he'll.
Ny third pout 1nust defer to Apother CON
mun!ctton. / shalt hope, among other shsnHs
to show that the Sabbath vas NOT, because EN-
bracod in tic dccalDCuc, an essentially moral
but . ceremonial procep., aud hence tha: 1t MA,
bc OF might be abandoned without iu tho leas
interfering with tho essentially N oral precepts
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