Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-06-22

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asd forever to he trying TO reveal.
The divine something, IN this world
Of matter. which is calling forever
and forever 10 the divine something
within the nature of man.
And what becomes Of our belief in
the religion of humanity-this book
Of human nature-if these asp;ra-
tions, these affections, these intui-
tions have no answer to them-no
God that is above the stars on which
forever to rest? Why, there isn't a
want of our human nature which
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verse around it for it's reply. There
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lungs, truth for our minds, loving
hearts for our hearts, beauty for our
tastes. and morality for our moral
wants. Now when we come to the
divinest want of all-divine right
eousness and truth for divine hun
ger and thirst-for the inner lungs
the infinite love for this infinite
craving-God, in short, for our
souls and spiritual capacity-who
does not see that it would be con-
trary to all analogy in human nature
for US to deny the existence of this ?
Who of US cannot feel that the cor
relative for spiritual capacity is a
spiritual world--that tho oorrslative
for this inner craving is nothing
else than an infinite God? Friends,
I tell you that when Colonel Inger-
soil recognizes this religion of hu-
manity, as he calls it, be gives up
the whole question as 10 the exist
ence Of . perfect Heavenly Father.
Friends, it's they who dsspiss our hu.
man nature from platform, pulpit
and creed, and proclaim it as utter
depravity, who take the first step to
atheism. And it is between their
position on the one side, and blank
atheism on the other. that we find
a middle ground for our human
wants and our God-given human ma
ture. Take the great religious doc
trines OF q future world Of veal or
woe-the doctrine of endless punish
ment; that larger part OF our fel-
low creatures are to agonize in hell
while the Joy of the saints is only to
be increased; take q Christian moth
or on the one side, who stands over
the grave Of her unrepentant boy
and thinks of him as damned for
ever; and on the other side, the in
fdel father who stands over the
grave of his fair-haired daughter
and thinks of her as only collec-
tion Of dust and ashes. I say I
would rather take my place deliber-
ately by the side of the infide) faith
or and proclaim it far better to be-
lieve only in the blank Of the grave.
than in the hideous doctrine of end
less woe. But is this the alternative? ?
IL this the only thing religion has
to present? No, We say; . thou
sand times, no! There 10 . concsp-
ton OF an immortal life which comes
between these two. And oh, how
different! The conception Of the
immortal soul. like the ssed planted
in the rich soil. forever unfolding in
10 new powers, nev duties. ssv joys.
new loves. new oppoets.stis; the
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