, 1881-10-23

few aisreputab!e men changed the ineaS y u
nearly 50, ,0oo,GW of people, chai'g.t! the Con
| sti1u1ion of the United States. liberated Il
race from slavery, clothed :ooo. wv OF peopit; u;
fur more than twenty years. and
have compelled the astlnirat.e,l Of tue tue
civilized world. Is It NJ 1,taeSs .; +,'ae Me:'
according to him, there arc but Two ".ys 4. -
account for it-ciIilcr the i,pitlity with wh!c''
! i;cpnblcahisni spread proves It's s!hrhata'.
! raj origin, ''or tlsc its preparation ";:'
rect aid Of: the Divine Being lIimself.,,'
! Between these two Mr.. Black may lni|ke ~;
cfaoict lie will at once sec that tii8fap'tt
rise and spread "f any doctrine docs llot e'el1
| tend To show that il wis 'iiyinsly re'ealc'
This argument Is applicable to al! religions.
NIolla1Mtnt,A1,s can stSc it rs well rs C'!rls-
tians. MOlllnlr}et[ was IL l'0nr lall, Il driver
Of c;.,sleis. lie wis without education, Win.
ont influence. and without. wealth., and yet
in !. few years he consolidated thousands
Of tribes, anil millions ut men confess
that there is zone Gnd. ami Mollal'l!nedt
is his prophet" Ills success was Thousand
times greater during his life tlla1l tE;;t or
Christ. lie was not cruciiie' he was ;eco'l-
uucroI. ''Of all en, lie exercised the great
est influence upon the human race" Never
in the WORLDS history did aa religion Spre;t
with tile rapidity Of his. 1t burst liEc il
storm over the farest portions of the Slnpe.
IL III. 13!ttCh II It-lL Ill Ii@ Fhf3ALN'iA t@+NS
rapility is secured only by the direct llt! Of
the Divine Being, then iIoilannlct was most
certainly the prophet Of sod. -As 20 w;lfs q
determination and slavery. ato!ial1''liea
agreed Will MT. Dlacf- and upon to4y&;:tny
with Jehovah. rs torc|igions liberation: he
was great enough to say that ''llcli NOTHING
to ANY fern Of faith might be saved, Drt-
yidcl they We're ylrtous.' III this ht: WIS
Dlack. ~ w -
Again. it is nrg;'d that - tho acceptance Of
Christianity !,y Il large. portion OF the gen,
tr;lL!n! contemporary Will its Fo!llaer at:tl
Ills IpnSt't5 silS, Hlttr tie circumstances,
III adjudication as solemn and autliori1ati:c
lis mortal inttllgellc. could pronounce. lf
This Is true, then - THE :tcccpt;Ilce Ut H,ld-
dhisA by large portion ut :tile generation
.:nn!cnporh:s with its :"tilitler was an All
jiIsljca.iDn rs snlellll anH authoritative Is
sa:il. gould be S:tlsl uf Mnl,lirle.!:tnslsl. anu,
in fact, Of cytry religion that hns ever teile-
flied or cursed this world: This argument.
when reduced to its simplest fornl, is this:
All tliatxIcc2cns is inspired.
Christianity for /. thousand years taught
Meaiury Ia for-tta and reason ~ believe Not
one step WAS taken in advance. Over the
manuscripts IT philosophers and poets,
uu', t'ryoutiy s:':awl>! the for=cris.s Vt faith.
Enl tils,tt,attt Nt:arS l.!e tnrctl ut progress
was exti1gil!si,cd III the blood of Christ and
His disciples moved by ignus;ls: zeal. hy III
sane. cruel crecds, destroyed with flame and
sword Il hundred millions OF their fellow
men. They made this world il l;clI. Ent if
catAa'lrals had htell ui1iversitieS-if dua-
@eons nt thu inpuisitloli lla'! been labor:'-
toties-lf Christiuns hatl believed III char
a:tcr instead Of crcett-if they had taken
fron tile Bible all the good ami thrown away
the wicked and s.t,surl-if dome; OF temples |
had lre,1 ot'servaiories-if priests had been
}liInsups,ers-if missionaries l.l. taught The
useful arts-if astrolo4y had becn tstrnlo- |
u,y-lf the black art had been ellelnistry-if !
superstition had f1een scirnce~if religion |
heaven iilIcd With love, viii, liberty, and joy.