, 1877-01-21
CQLLYER'S PHILOSOPHY.

10 U. Editor cT TIE Tribune.
Ss1oT, Wis, Jan. III think the Monday
lslBrSE Is an Invaluable issue. II our church
s1oo poor to engage first-ciass minister We
ea AFFORD nov to 20 and BE- bored for an hour
on sunday With the hope that Monday will
ame toe eloquencc OF Swing aud Collyer- The
1os'aes has beconc an essential element OF your
FaE*'' Was glad last Monday to be privileged
ascln to read the warm and earnest words OF
la&' GENIAL orator, Robert Collycr. 1t was will,
I'es'ea interest and curiosity I read his
:, saoassllts on Divine Providence. Icxpected new
Atas, and found plenty.
oat atas! there is no good without its evil.
AUG lalmud4 and Koran, and Zendavesta
.oa1a'a much gold, but to find it you
r4as' n hEush away piles Of rubbish. When
;sass isef1 Col1yer strives to bury the barbarous
e.a sesas " dod's 1nhuman p:oyidenccs. when he
.1ssss 70 SHOW that God is at least as humane
t;r" a:e "a god!y, and when he calls our atten-
s.nn,"seo'a:c :" immediate physical wants and to mans
fr"sS frSshess' .I "e applaud mud exclaitn. - God
rte ~ ihy ezrand!'' But when preacher,
1seas are q carefully read and as readily
dspse1 1s arc Robert Collycr's, introduces a
s.s.sie lille IL his philosophy which wcakcns mans
lazy tas strength and darkcns his spiritual
=, i,e.. tmnE We shoald not let it pass without
ill.,. s' = = public notice and few parting ques-
e1rt S no. for poison slipDcth in through the Sc
e1aaiae, ~' LAG o!'cu 1noa'n' ~" 1e' 10
rMs rMaaas ass Of those who went down in that ter
m ,ss uas, at Ash:ahula, he remarks: s. take
Lsra1 1houose about the life into which SO many
Coi.asn "en hurried. I would leave that to :.
atrsnssa leel sure that Hcwou1d not take mean
hnm.n o. such catastrophe to get a host Of
tsm. n oe'ugs huddlcd into llvll.'' Now, in this
srs ssas ad1ress. Mr. c. saws We must learn to do
Pm1;saah xah all our nonscnsical ideas of ~ Divine
thfteuce with special provisions etc. God,
dow;.s according to Mr.. c., had nothing to
.bn1.3tt taat nost Of human beings, whether
Nt N.slt N.sl toso hell " or into heaven. Now, II
iorme. s.anes upon the latter platform, the
te.,h ne oae IS strangely inconsistent For, when
gots assies, s'aes, II there be q future at nil, man
Nsn either eahe. to the place of rest OF OF sorrow.
IT,. IVES ~ out his own future destiny. God
So .han hn Tree will TO follow his own way.
w:ns an ~aether men die in flood. or in fire,
fate ;s a;EaE crash, or on deatt1-bcd, their
Il tthe;. a,eaaS aeS sealed when death has knocked
but n1,e. soot, and God cannot modify the past,
heIy s- aeScpt the record and Judge accord
tznSsa ~ IVY n!a not cause the disaster; man
srhnr.;,s1 w GOD must accept the result. They
kend seasa seaea into some place, and God can only
iu,urs 81. accordlng to their past deserts. Their
usr sIts.s Iste Is not made up on the instant Of
pst a-aa, ont from the long series OF the
Grtn, - - NE Nr. t. may DC rl1nI
b., :trrs51 taa1 tod Gid not cause the disaster,
n.as ca:e, inconsistent to suppose that when
sou}a h. hssssssness e.ssness has produced it that God
tase" br smltE of taking any "mean advan-
pNspt;,Gs y accepting the just results and ap-
tohis mah 10 place or condition according
~ 1or'ner deserts.
mn e,' asan Ar c. admits that however much
thi. eo,nriss o's utmost skill and providence in
Ekes esp.e1 osltzatlon, "there must be sur
He:e H. lnst a which it is not easy to provide. !"
plans t. nau auinlts that the perfection Of mans
eas ass;nst IF }R1ss!tle M and that disasters vi.