, 1877-02-25

..*oIdence, the interference OF gods and dcities
- hanisbcd from the history OF the race, is il
- reasonable to suppose that this ''uuique
aersod :" will receive the same treatment with
f;te results, viz: the dismission Of the gods
na aS dcties from any interference In the affairs
VI 1st ns examine for moment the
,,iIseles OF holy Writ They are not attached
.u+.rJr5iyeIy to the life OF one person or to one
ace, but arc connected with many persons and
a;send oyer large space Of time. Take the
ssa;r,cles Of the Old and New Testament. Are
~ !sar III true, from the changing Of Moses rod
t1so t serpent to the raising up Of the widows
Nv .n hy Jesuss Arc these part true and the re-
r,n.inder tablet Il SO, by what means can they
e.ho worked miracles were anomalies, or names
~ ciyen of those who did not actually do these
%o,Ss. but the miracles were imputed to them
ht the color or spirit Of the age in which they
iKed.
~. tEo points named ID the sermon: From a
s+ndv OF natural laws and from the nature OF
ssrdence. Does any evidence exist whatever,
frorn history or from scientific research, that any
chanre has 1aEeu place in the natural laws gov
erning the worldl During this ''unique Pc
r;od "did not the sun form the centre OF this
n1.nirersel 1. Did not the world. rcyolve, aud rain
-rs1|t from the same causes as at present! Was
msn,s nature different, or was he subject to
nth, cold and heat, sickness and death, as We
Snd him to-day! Can the evidence Of any
rhsnee be found either in man or his environ
ment during the time and in the locality covered
Ir this eo-called unique period! We think not
arsiu regarding the nature Of evidence, how eau
+he +hesuperuatura results of this period be exc1ud-
= rom an application OF the same severe modern
se:dence that is applied in other directions
T.rr This simple illustration: To-day in Amer
- n0OO people OF the highest Responsibility,
hose word EOuld be taken in any court as eyi-
S.nce on cases coming within its Jurisdiction.
III a;I Testify that they have seen results which
thnonoh any known laws, yet On Question OF
anarnsrn.tursIfsm their Testimony would have NJ,
na1ht ~; Then annlr the tarne severity of eyi-
Ssaes tn fhe Old and New Testa-
snsHt writer's. How can their evidence
@r."in @rs nninneached concerning nhenonena
r-,3,e within this socalled .snninne nerindSs
1aar @n not the severe YER law Of evidence nscf3 IN
.;[rorance ~ and the Chicago miracle # carried
~ +hc Inci.al result, hanish TnapiI., MYTH and
70 .nJ ~ ,n,r fr,rn In.1;. faest;;,n and ad
!sa1;cnc nu, re7ads and drive frnn, the fic1d ~
trrusn r,.coenition the whole vast army of tsods
!nd d.it;es ,2n have oc,nniei IN the mast thc
isass - nnr f,1el hv ranses pnernt;ng nnser Thc
aa;t;,ns4r laws of 1aturrf Take The ;11nsfrat;on
leelIna' q - ~ sarrnn Tha ar+ ~ tto E-~nsh
ps2s;.mcnt ~ ~ ~ aes;nst the sert who nrnfesse.
- hea1 hv nrsxer and fasfinq Can
~. ~ nna ho};ora h,,t +hat tho sana nhre.
I.n.. 700 II a~;etanna IN 1ndee + sno
~, Eas,a -"o az er;st n Fn@and tn-1ev3 The IN
,9s1escs ~ fa;r :one tbat had the neanie nf
Tndo. ,,oseessed the Ennried~e ~ Natnrc aod
.,a1secd n 1neai sc;cnce as far as Ene,and
.s|n-Sar ther ~ wm.i ,,avn enac1"i 1he
aa7 s.as - 1srs aGd made haat;nr hr .astfrr o,,t
d.r;,e ,r;ne n,n;sh,h1o hr 1aT IN .I,1ie, m
ene fonnd fau1t with 1esns for castInc ont der.
ps bnt xrith Tie neons hc used * IJc castet;,
U.S. 9a, dar1 hr Reenehn, NJ th 1,rce ~ eris
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