World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1905-03-09
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an" nc may thence derivr direct POI
'o"a' assurance tha' NJ TINS mnRniflcap !
preparation ~ ye' " liave n higher ful,'
n''"''" w Inllitr OF spiritual ~
'"'""ssuf"hcr from nature MAJ seem fe1-
Wv wv " NJ ieas' shiIlrienl To Strength
VI '"fn ;" 'bh' n"ok " books ~ which
IVY ~ '"'se ~ lhN me ana me "a :"
ave .'h'hi sc' iofii Wil DE creator
~ ma" ne" era IN s.ol' gical liisirt,
""ites' fhc "hlA ma'itr rX-
~" en- maj = Ilin appeared
''''' NV "sc'p o- ne ~ 'hr psnt, co.'s;
'c" vs. ma intelligent ilit IN lhe nolna
aB's '"'itu " WIN varied txhlbtlens
W A''ii'"' ana vegetable lie. Finally
""h appehr'u belns made Of matter.
M" ehoowtd WIN NE but more than
WIS paf'aking ot II spiritual nature.
nc s'sie'ns 81 ne teIone essentially to
'i'pe' b''' Man through his spirit to the
opening hhd infinite future. Thus eil,.
Gu man " 'lir only being capable Of
fra'h'hg 'oward II knowltge Of himself.
'f nature. OF OF God. He is, hence. The
"hly BENG capable OF u conscious obedi
INV w "sope"'ehcc ~ any molGl law,
Inc only one subject 10 degradation thru
excess ot appetite AMI violation Of moral
law The only one witli,he will and pow
or to make natures forces his means Of
progress. Man. like all organic aud
living beings, has d body. This body
furnishes the first class Of cbaroc,ers tie
physical characters which distinguish
nm from all other beings. Instinct and
AMI intelligence. ls iniinily more acyel-
optd in him than ali creatures. Finally.
il is established I'M man has two grand
faculties, OF when We find not even q
trace among animals, lie alone hos The
nora sentiments 81 good and evil; he
alone believes IN a future * stenee sue
ceeding this actual life, be alone believes
in beings superior 10 himself, That he has
NEVER seen and Tint are capable OF In
ilnencng his Lille 10. good or evil. These
charscltristicshe can no more tvAde than
he can his own xlslencc, In other
words man alone IS endowed with moral
NY and religion, These Two faculties
az 'e'eS'e" W us "''s' oy nus 'ns'i'r-
grorn ~ on",na, NV, ,.., ''''" '"o
another An classes Of men ha,e some
kidd OF arcligion, Mans body is formed
from the dust Of The ground, bn, his
~" - "'''"e'y '"o'o''neu'
H., 1ns, ~ ,ha nro,,,a 49, a '"
into his nos,rils the breath O, lin. and
man became living soul"
There is thus a spirit in man, aud the
.''p''"'o""' '"e A,''" w gwen MN
arc ,aurh, mor, ,hon III. hoo.,s " ~ W., w.
earth and made wiser ,han tho fowlsof
heaven. dob Bad for he hail put wis
aon' ~ we inward parts and given
I r',s s'""u'"s " '"e "va''' ''oo' 9s"O'
matter and mind rivss ~ MN ,ao,,
iar place in the unive,sea rIooo
"a little lower than Tho anr.ls -
but apIaces of oyer e;on,v o,s, al,
material ,binos In ma ro,foo,;o
of his nature ,bero w.s r.,,oo,
harmony hctwcen t,osh ,,a
the impulses ana ,be e,a,o;..
Inc former boinc nnds, no a,ro.
tionof The latter .ondc,ch no.sior :,
tho t,esb and focul,v ~ ,ho
accomplish,nr II, NV, ,,no,;o,
and con,ribn,ino ~ Tho ,,ono,o,
rood. under Tho snnromo con,ro,
OF the religious na,nrc IN which
tho Creator ca,c .he ,hrona a,d
tho scrip,er lot n. cor,om ia,
ms hann;ness ;or q .omo,, ri
happiness Of man in Ii, NJ; me,ol
innocence mus, havo Nam 90
hiph order Tho bopnd;nc ;ovons
ness Of peyiee, health. ria consc;. !
ous sovereignty over ,be ear,h ana
ia inhabitants. ia exaro;.o III
bis mind and heart N no .,,ay
Of the perfection ~ Cas- worl |