Year: 1871

lessen the good opinion another might have OF his
own religion ana as our province Increased IN peo,
wanted, and generally erected by voluntary conrf-
button, my mite for such purpose whatever might
be the sect was never refused Though / seldom
attended any public worship had still an opinion OF
ITS propriety and OF Its utility when rightly con.
Quoted, ana regularly pad my annual subscription
Tor the support OF the only Presbyterian minister or
meeting we had in Philadelphia. He used TO visit
~ me sometimes M as q friend, and admonisned me 70
attend his administrations, and was now ana then
prevailed on to do So once Tor five Sundays success
sively Had he been. in my opinion, good preacher
perhaps might have continued, NOTWITHSTANDING
the occasion i had for the sundays leisure IN
my course OF study but his discourses were cnieny
peculiar docIrines OF our sect and were all to me
very dry, uninIerestlng and unedifyfng since not
moral ~ S was OF IS PpeSS
terians than good citizens AT length ne took for
his text that verse OF the fourth chapter TO the
ENTHUSIASTICALLY brethren, whatsoever things
are true, honest just pure lovely or OF good report,
II there be any virtue or any PRAISE think on these
% text We could not miss Of having some @ m morality %
But he confined himself to hve points only, as meant
BY the apostle nG ne saS
Holy Scriptures: third, attending duly the public
worship; fourth, partaking OF the sacrament; NTH
paying due respect to Gods minister's. These might
be all good things. but as they were not the kind
OF good things that l expected from that text
any other, was disgusted, and attended his
preaching no more" The preaching In this case
a. i any rate r rs @


sectarlan or true Christian. 1t lacked that broad
and comprehensive view OF the text which . mind
IDENTITY intended to Impress men with the import
ance OF thinking on the virtues which he enumer.
ated for as man 'thinketn in his neart so Is he"
But the preacher, in this instance, would seem to
bo aboring to make sectarian converts, and the In
nIsnce . Of ms S sermon II seems a. lea M franklin to
tcrnational, yet 1t was Designed to be suoh, as q
further extract from from the same volume, page
world-the wars revolutions, &c.-ate carried on
and aected by parties; that the wow OF these par
take to be- sucS thai the derens News Of tSess
diferent parties occasion all confusion; that while
party ts carrying on general design each
man has his particular private interest insvlew:
that as soon as party has gained It's general point
each member becomes intent upon his particular
into divisions and occasions more CONFUSION; tnst
few In public affairs act from mere view OF the
good Of their country. Whatever they may pretend
country. YET men primarily considered that their
own ana their country's interest were united. and
30 did not act from principle OF benevolence; that
Ier stu IN public affairs act with view to the
good Of mankind.


for raising united party for virtue BY forming the
virtuous and good men OF all nations into regular
body, to be governed by suitable good and wise
rules, which good and wise men may probably be
more unanimous in their obedience to than common
people are TO common laws. / at present think that
qualified. cannot fan Of pleasing GOD a and OF Of
meeting with successn The plan OF tnls society
was formed in 1871, and In 1885, In auding to It,
he says "Though am still OF opinion 1t was
practicable scheme and might have been very use-
ful by forming great number OF good citizens. and
! was not discouraged by the seeming magnitude OF
the undertaking, as have always thought tnat one
man OF tolerable abilities may work great changes
and accomplish great analrS among mankind II he
first forms good plan, and, cutting on all amuse-
ments or OLher emplOyments that would divert his
attention, makes the execution Of that same plan
his sole study and business"


The future OF the International Society," as well
as ts past workings, Will be closely watched by the
Churches Of all denominations, and particularly by
the ROmlsh Church, for between the two there will
be O universal antag0n1sm. This seems to have
exhibited itself IN marked manner In Paris during
the short International ascendancy In that city.
fact that IN oil countries where the religion
OF the Romtsh Church predOminates the tendency
s for the rich to become richer and the poor poorer
and this may be said to be the tendency In all Chris
tian countries. though not IN so marked manner.
1t not consistent with the spirit Of the Gospel
TO amass great fortunes to be used as they gen.
erahy are for the lmpoverlsnment or oppression OF
or q great fortune unless others are oppressed and
Impoverished. While this Is the doctrine of the In
ternatiOnal Society, 1t Is not the doctrine OF the
Church; consequently their doctrines are antagO-
nlsttcal. q man amaSs large fortune by oppress.
ing and mpovershlng millions Of others he is con-
this property In trust for the benefit OF those who
IN need. He is thus the steward agent OF GOD
TO oppress and impoverlsn large number that he
may relieve the necessities OF . few. The Iaterna-
uonal Society Is evidently an instrument in the
hands OF Godro explode this fallacy In the Church.
no International Society except the Church.