Year: 1860

classes, though scarcely discernible to ont
ward view, since all appear in externals alike,
is most manifest to the searcher of hearts, and
is no doubt the chief inward reason why the
one class readily receive the truth, the other
obstnately resist it, "This is the condemna-
tion that light is come into the world; but men
love darkness rather than light, because their
deeds are evil. He that doeth the truth COM
eth to the light, that his deeds may be made
manifest, that they are wrought in God


Flnally,let me earncstly.impress upon you all,
the Importance of using the mill. There is no
possibility of true manhood beingattained with
out conscientious use of reason in receiving
the things of God. Have no fear in employing
the glorious faculties divine mercy has blest
you with. The same trust that leads YOU to
be confident that you are right in employing
your hands to work and your feet to walk, be-
cause the God of Love and Wisdom has given
them to you; and they must have been given
to be used, should lead you as confidently to
use your reason to apprehend, to comprehend,
and to hold the truth. Fear nothing only be
diligent and sincere. Oh, if this sacred liberty
had been constantly maintained, how different
would have been the lot of millions in the past,
and at the present day. What is the outcry
against reason, ofthe priests of mysterious fol-
ly, but breach of the Divine Law before Us.
"fon are simple people, sure to go wrong il
you attempt to reason. Don't use your reason,
you will sink into heresy or into infdelity-
You must not think for yourself, we tell you
what to think. Your faculties are too weak to
discover truth, although God gave them to
you for that purpose, but we can discover truth
for ourselves, and you tOo.n Alas, for such
preposterous folly. These blind leaders of the
blind cause both to fall into the ditch


OH that men would rise manfully to the dig
nifty of their high character, as rational and i'm
mortal beings capable Of receiving the truth,
judging oft, loving it, and making it their
own by practice. Reject every attempt to
place this heavenly mill in pledge, for it is our
real manhood, our life, that is wished to be
taken, when we are told to forego the use of
our reason.


Above all, let us see well that our mill has
ever, in good condition, the neither and the
upper stones. Let us pass no instruction that
is inconsistent with love to our neighbor, the
spiritual neither milestone. Let no sectarian
sentiments, no idea that heaven was made Just
for this small party who think with us, or that
gain our assent. Let us unite with men of
love and virtue, of every name assured that sol
such is the kingdom of heaven"


Far be it from MS to let the upper milestone
go into pledge. Let us increasingly try every
sentiment proposed to us, as true, by the great
supreme law of love to God above all things
Reject every doctrinal view which would lead
you to regard Him as angry, yindictive unmer-
ciful, partial, changeable, or imperfect But,
on the other hand, everything that illustrates
his infinite love and mercy; everything that
shows him to be long-sufering and penteous
in goodness and TRUTH everything that displays
his matchless beauty, and the order of His al
mighty power; everything that exhibits His per-
fection as our Creator, His pity and compass
sion as our Redeemer, His tender care as our
Friend and Father, His excellencies without
limit, and his unceasing acts of kindness to at
tract man to be happy, to bless angels, and
make the universe an abode of unlimited Joy
that welcome and cherish Always let us rest
assured, 'sthe Lord is good to ALL and His ten
der mercies are over all his works."