World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1905-02-02
The lJnreasOn-
ableness Of
Infideli5y

luaiciity, denies, Christ and
Z Christianity. These Two fonda
mental truths. are supported b
the, .Four Evangelist, Matthew
4 Marx, Luke and John. Tie frs
10 tho lcading tllough., and there
tore, The cause, while The second
IL tbe effect. ~ tho testimony d
these fonr witnesses salicent 70
establish the facts, here cuumerat-
edy X may be wolf. "a first sbpw,
whatconstitutcs sufficient evidence
~ any cause, Ia any court csb
do 90 better than to quote, AZ no
Introduction, from Greepleat--an
authority on Evidence, recoguizpd
by iurist and The legal profession.
1Grcenlenf's Appeal 10 the law
yors,
~ n N. TeImeu.' Thu sub-
ject of the following work,
tGreenleaf's Testimony n The
Esnpgellsti, ! hope, will not M
ssecieet " tatelgn 70 our lroicst
SIGNAL pursuits, as 10 render il
improper ipr me 70 dedicate II, as
inow do, tpyon. X q close exam,
ination Of the evidences OF
Christianity may be expected oi
one cns1 oi men more than IL.
Doiberl i would seem iucumbert
on rs, who make the Law Of evil
dcnce one Of our peculiar stud.es,
Our profession leads us 10 explore
the mares OF ialsohood, u delect
Il articles, 10 pierce is thickest
wells, 10 follow aud expose is
sophisiries, 70 compare the state
ments Of different witnesses with
severity, 10 discover ruth and
seperslo j: from error. chr
felIow-mon are aware u this; aud
probably they net upon this know
ledge more generally, and with d
more profound regose, than we
are Ia the habit Of considering.
The influence, too, " the legal
profession upon the community is
anquestionably great; conversani,
as il daily is. with MI classes and
grades II meL, ia their domestc
and social relations, and IN nj the
affairs OF life, ifom the cradle TO
the grave. This influence VIC are
constantly exertlng for good cr
i'll, and hence. TO refuse TO aea
quaint ourselves with the evidence
ol the Christian religion, or 10 act
rs Though, rhaGing fully examined !,
we lightly esteemed them, is TO-
assume an appalli, e amount Of
responsibility Tie things 70
lated by The EvaogeIists are Ger
,ainly OF Tho most ntomrnlpas
character, affecting lhc priasipieS
u our coullpct here, and oar hap,
pirras forever. The religion d
Jesus Christ aims AZ nothing less
than the inter overthrow oi all
Other systens Of religion 10 The
world !; denouncing them Us in
adcqnote u tho wants Of mau
ial.e iii Their foundations, and
!. dangerous IN their tendency. I,
not oiiiy suliciis tho grave attcn.
ton of all tp whom It's doctrines
arc presented, bnt IL demands
their cordlal behef, as u matter 81
+ vital concernmept, These are 10
ordinary claims. and i, seems
hardly possible for a rational
beipg TO regard ,hem with mere
ttiilii.ert2s Anu contempt.
Il not iav, they are little else
than tue ptntonlions Ola bold i'm
posture, WHICH, not satisfied with
having already ens!oved m;Ilons
q the tnman liberty, until at
natiousistali be subiugatcd nndc'
is iron rule. But II they are wvl
founded and JUST they can b b,
lass than tho requirements q
Heaven, addressed By tho voice q
God 20 the reason and nbder
standing ni man, conceroins
things deeply affecting his reia
.ion to his sovereign, and essartia
70 The formation 81 his chnracis
1nd q ccnrsc 70 his destiny. bot