World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1905-02-23

deny Persopnl Being ''Thus
the consciousness Of an Inscrutable
Power, manifested TO us through
all phenomena, has been growing
ever clearer; and must eventually
be freed from its imrerfections,
The certainty that on the one hand
such Power exists, while, Oh
be other hand Its nature tran sends
intuition and is beyond magma.
ton, is the certainty towards which
intelligence has from the arst been
progressing. - Herbert Spencer.
FRS, Principles, r 1851 Thus you
see, he knocks his prop OF Atheism,
from under his Evolution theory
and lels It fall ont OF the ring OF
reason aud commonseuse, and
s,uliiies bis infidclity by his
acknowledgement Of a Supreme
Power. What soothing rebukc TO
id,idel ignorance when we draw
tho admirable picture Of that very
state of mind which is aow recon.
mendod 10 us Ms wisdom or ,hs
essence u infdeli.y. He say.
III know rot who has placed me
in the world. pni what The world
is, nor what my.slf am, My
| Ignorance ON all snhi'cIs ~ terra.
ible. | do 10, know what ms
body is. or my senses. or my sonl,
and that part OF myself which
reflects on everything, and on It's.
self, aud has uu better knowledge
of itsseii than all the rest.
behoi' those appalling depths
Of the universe which shut me 10,
aad find myself tied "a u corner OF
hat vast spa. web u, X owing
j why ! 4m Pic, d h this - AZ er
/ than ~ another DOR Why hr II .
moment which ~ gwen me to ne
has been assigned H. me At III
particular po,ut, rather lnaa N,
other III the whole OF that eternity
which has proceeded M
aud the Whole OF that eternity
which ID 10 follow.
! see nothing bli ipfnities on all
sides whicn enclose nir like an atom
+ aud Ike shadow which abideth bui
an instant and returnelh rot. AN
that know is that | mas, shortly
die; but that ni which am most ig
, norau,, is tha, very death from which
u cannot escape. AS know not
whence | came, so know ntt with
err | ~, aud know only that when
leave this world, TALL forever
! either into annlhilatlon or into Tx
, hsnos Of an angry God, without
. knowing 10 which OF these TWO con
di,ions am forever condemned. BE
, hold my state, full OF misery, o.
, weakness, OF obscurlty. And from
Al; thus ,onclude that | ought tc
pass ali the Gays OF my life without
. moments reflection on that which
! shall bciail me. Perchancc | might
find some ray OF light 10 guide me II
, my doubts; Oul | will not take tn,
! trouble, | will not take a single s'el
70 seek II; and AFTER treating VIII
contempt those who do ehsaae IN th'
Q task, | will 90 without iorc,housh
U and without fear 10 encounter s.
;. great an event, and suffer myself Z
/ BIZ led soitly TO Gea'h 10 utter uncer
{ ,ain,y OF what snail De my cchdiuoi
d 10 all etsrnity.' How can reason
y able man entertain such thoughts a
Q these, Nothing is 50 important t
= man as his coalitions; nothing IS s.
= awful Tor him as eternity, and tina
Q he should be found indifTeren, 70 III
> loss Of heiag, ana 10 TIC peril ot a
eternity, q. ,nisrgics, Is certainly no
y na,ural.
: NE m.,r,l ititles will s,is = man ,
= rage AIN fjcsp-i', and YET he ntcmplnl
y The loss ~ everything by denth ~,ihn,
(" M emotion. !, Is u pto'igv 20 see
" one and Tho snme heart, u, one and III
Vi same Tins. TINS ,ensibil,y tutritlcs. IN
b This .nsens'hility TO mnucrs uf y
4 wcighlcs, impu 4 il anircumprehsr
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