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Show CIL.\ 11 ER VI. 'Jl::->'Jl\10\ \' OF TilE ('lll'IH'ImS. \ Ito Jdu·hcd alik • to Lt', or ha\'C a l'lavc t rtc lu j ... ti.tll thnu ht! 011 "hal pn•tcn ·c soc'a, ur ti~hl lnltt•l'itl•d, or •1:- al'quircd; ( f lo• ... , t)r prollt, nr "hat ph-a you 11:1rne, 'I o 1•11) or· H'll, to hnrt~·r, "hip, and hold In t lt.till a l~t•ill~ of c •h•:,lialrnuJ,c-or \,illcln•d forlll, of kindrcll facult'c'~, or \..inl!rcll fl·l'lirq:~, pa..;.·'on~, thought~, tlcsins; Hurn frt'l', and heir of an imuwrtal hope! '1 hougltt 'i\Jainou~, ah:-urcl, del cst:tblc! Cu\\orthy t., be harbon:u in a trend! P oLLOK. Lo' tht• n:Ll'on is arou ing, From it~ t-lur.:l,cr, long and deep; And the Chun·h of Uod is waking, ~C\ cr, nc\ cr nwn! to .Jeep, "hilc a hondu1a1., ln lti!3 chains rcut:.tir•s to weep. 0Ll\ J;H JOI!N::IOM. L q u st oft. ::;tnn ~ ~~ t.· ug:ti 11:- t ~la n.~rr, " ' J 1:t ,, p rn. cu t1JC wo1-ks of s •v ,ral c m illl'll t t'lu·ist ian '' ri lcr" of difl'er 11 t dt•tlmn i nalion-4, nnll "e 110\\ pro ·e ~<.1 to lay Lcl'ur the r •au •r llJ r 'HllL of a portion u[ l'tu·laLor. A~ it i. tltc . pl·<·ial olljel'L or tbi~ ('lla~t 'l' to opcrat' ()Jl to COlT'(' null de:tll~C th' C'Oil:-.('il'IH'e'-' of ~];t\CltolJing prof·...,~or:-:; of n :liginll, '\C lwl] adduc • tc. tin1oJ1Y tJliiV from tltc th·' C'liUJ'l'llc' to wl1i!'h th 'Y, in tht>ir " . ~;at:l!lie piety mo--lly bclong-tl1 Prc:::;by ierian, t h Epis('opal, the Bnp· ti:-.1 tl1 • illvtlwdi-.,t, and tl1 • J!uwan Catholic-all of wlli<·lt, w • lwpP are dc~tir1 ·<1, aL no di-.,tnnt d:t), to becum thorou~ldy imlJn ·<1 \\ itl1 the :-pirit of llen' ·n-onlain •d LoYc and Fr • dom. \\'ith f·w ext:cption-;, all tl1e other 'hri tian ~ed~ ar' ns l11 'Y ~l10nl<l be avow ·<1ly antl irdle\ihly opl'o · ·<l to the inlllllllan in tilntion of :-.la\ cry. Tl1 Congregational the (ltrak ·r, tl1 · Lutl1eran tltc lJnlch antl Uerman H ·f'unu ·d tltc ruita· rial! l11Hl tile T lli\'l:l'~albt, ·pccialJy nre :tll }WllOl'alJlt.: au} 1 Ull<l eJu· qu 'll t de render-; of the natural r ight · of mau. \Yo will b gin by iutro· dll <'iJI•r a lll:t"' · ot' Pl!Dm \ TEJ~r A ~ T ·n::Tnro. Y. Tlw n 'V . ... \ lb •tt lhtrne~ of PlliL.ulelpltin 011 Pre b) t ·r·ian pr O.('h r:; , nd ('ommcntators of tl1 13Q of i.h day s~. must lenrneu ' L' I·~~T I M<>.r\Y OF 'l'Jll~ ('lll'l'CllE:. 1~1 . fhcr<' i-< n. dl't p and ~ ro" in:; l'nn~ ic'inn in 1h•' minc1"' nf tlt<' ma "'of mankind tlnt -.laH ry 'tulal1 ."' t.h' gl'l'it~ l:tW:-< of. our nlltll't' :. !lt:tt it i t'otttrar.'· tu t!tr dii't:tt ~ 0rhnmn111t) ; that. 1! h l:'"'''ll ~ lall.' IIIIJll. 1: oppn·. 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Ill • e ... t.thl 'lltllt'llt nl' a 1'1'\' lron~ f\l'"tlll11 nt ill jln•( 1' ol' th ·Hill!· • " ,., I ., a rcVl'lalio tJ (I' ll Ill (;od "ottld lJ • Lhe tltrl't'L n•:-ttll of such a pn-.1lt1111. '' Writin~ To a t'l'I'Llin c1<1L·r ot' a c~,: rtnill Pr ·-,byt rian Clltlr L,'' of whieh cltur·cl1 hL' ltinl~·l·1!' i · :t lllUtlhl'r, P1:0L C. I>. 1.1:\ EL.\ \0 ~:t} ·· \\ h t. lrt m ao.,lc c·.1n t•'nd mn1·1' to ~h:tk1• tit<' 1J •li f of IIH' Il in th«' !livin in:-piro.' ion of th · .... 1e1· · t S ·~ ipturt•,, t 1'1 n to r.•1d ',l\"111' tq pro\"1' to thcrn. 1 It 1 t tl11·:- · ... :11nc ctipture~ tl11• f'tn1nd.dion rock ol n11r fait h-"!11\1 ton .... ta·h a m.111 hr11t:.llizing cl'imu 1\ .\mcrican ~Ia\ t'l \ ~ Tltl· ll:tltlral I'Oil~«·ic'lll'. or 111111, all tlt(' "orld OVI'l', rC'\ olt. nrth loathing :tt tl1 ~ lllllll !roll" l'l'llllt'; a11d tlu• Ltw of' n:ttinn,.; h.t~ prnnotllll'l'd t he· ' .11c tradt• to he pir:\«',\, l'llll ll'lllnin~ to tlte g :tll1l\\"' tllthl' fnlllld g11 ll.\' of' il: lllHl 11. I day w iII i L I> e 1 n r (' 111'1 ... 1 a· Ji 1 y. 1 r 111 ,. 11 ~-> h a II It e h r u 11 .: h t t o h ·l 11 • ,. c t h a t t h • • i r n tuml eon:--c·ic•llt'l' :tlld the lttw-.. of' n·tLinlh :lrt' higher, l1L their lllOI'l\.l :-t.tnd:u·d. thau what clailtb lo be the tL'' caktl will of Uod." Fmm a rl'"'(llntion <1ennn<·iatory of '3l.Lv ·ry nnanirnon-..l,v ndopt •tl "·' l1:! General ... \-..·;umldy of th Pre'-'U.) tt•ri.ul ChnrelJ. in 1 18 \\ L' lll:tl·c t1.o 1~Jilow in ~ ex tr:wf : ··We consid1•r tln' \ ol11nt ry cn~tt,·ing of on' pnrt of the hnm.111 ran• by :uwth •t :.. a ~ro-." 'iol.tliou of tlt t• mo-;t Jll'l'CiouH nnd :-.tten•tl ri:.dtt~ of hlllll.tll ua '.'r ·. tt!-1 ut ter!_\ lllC01Hh;1cliL \\ tth thl' l.tw or Uod which l'l'qlli\'C-. II~ to lo\"C Ollr llt'l"hhur 1\ IJ'l -l'l\'rs, t\ncl :t-; to'nlly iiTl'l'OtH·ilthle with the ~pint und principlt' of the !io..;prl tl Christ.\\ ltil'h t•njnill.- th.tt 'n.ll ll.J i11 '"' 1\ h tl,;o '\'PI' \ c \\" llllltl 1h:tt llll'll '-ltlltdcl do Lo;. J'l, do ,.,. 1'\' •r1 HO to tllL'lll.' ....... . \\'r n·ioi<': th,tl thl• t•h II I'll ttl wlt ir-h we Ul! o ~~. rouillletll! •d, .t arly a· t~ny ot!l''l' Ill tt'h l'tlllll ry, !Itt• goud. ~\' oJI, ol' l!ll· d arur:n" to put .•11 'lid to :-l.t\ t rr ~nd lh:tl ill tit •' -..un•· \\ cnk 111.: .v ol rt llll.' lllhl'l' bt\'c CH:r si:t~.:c be,•tJ. and now ar<.< amou~ till• m~>-ll aC'!h ', \ i .,nrnu-1. and 'lli<-ient 1:\ll')r-'r~. . . . \\' t• C,\1'111'-.t!V exhort tlli'ITl lo COiltilllll' , anu, U' lJil :i; iblo , lO Ill Crea.sl!, their C"\t:l'tiOll"' to <.:fleet n tot.ll a.bolilion of bl<l.H.!l'j'." |