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3rterlan Advocate, Vol. XIX, No.lB. I
VID MeKINNEY, Editor and. Proprietor.
-IN ADVANCE.
14rigina1 gottrg.
Praise for Redemption.
The Lord of life and light,
Stooped from hie glory bright;
Angels beheld the sight
With wonder gaze:
Leaving his throne on high,
He laid his glory by
For sinful worms to die
0, sing his praise!
Behold, while hellish foes
His glorious work oppose,
He all their malice knoWs ;
Confounds their rage,
Breaks every vain design;
While truth and mercy shine,
With radiance all Divine,
Prom age to age.
The mighty Work is done,
The regal sceptre won;
The great incarnate Son
Ascended high,
Still pleads for us above,
With interceding love,
Till we from hence remove,
No more to die
Lift up the heart and voice,
Angels and saints rejoice,
And make a joyful noise
Of sounding praise
rio Rim who rules on high,
In light and majesty; •
To all eternity
His honors raise.
a , 1867
For the Presbyterian Banner and Advocate
. Dr. Buchanan, and, the Vestiges.
lovers of truth and Christianity have
Al already, with delight, the appearance
hat part of the original work of Dr.
lanan, lately issued from the Anierican
under the title of Modern Atheism.
prestige of the author's name ) his ao-
'edged ability and, learning, and .the
that he is the successor of Chalmers in.
Chair of Theology, and one of the most
ous leaders of the Free Church, will se=
for his work, in this eountry, an abun
and euocessful circulatiou. That the
will be well read, and do good.execu
, we have not' the shadow of "a doubt.
must praise the author for the labor he
ld upon it, and award him deserved
al.
it just because of the . oonsiderations
once here named 4, we fear that in soy
aespeets the work will rather 'retard,
lvanee the interests of pure Theism,
Llarly in the minds of those who, un
mied to think for themselves ; derive
estimate of the various forms of Athe
from the statements' of others; whose
- toter commands their respect,
trading nothing, whatever, from either
ability of the author, or usefulness of
work, we still have this to object,' viz.,
has made what we, regard a.most un 7
zte admission, in reference to one of
Lost cunning, plausible, and dangerous
of materialistic Atheism, in. modern
We refer, now, to Dr, B.'s treakinitt
Development Theory, or hypothesis
Lation by Law, as found in the work
td the " Vestiges of Creation.".. The
;ion is this, that the theory of the
ges is not necessarily atheistic, but•
be consistent with a. pure Theism, and
mid time and science show its probe
or actuality, even still it would not
ily destroy the peouliar evidence of
Theology, nor scarcely, if at, all,
trainish this evidence.
rently, we think ! conscibus,, the
tile, that Dr. B. might quote, as he
done, quite a number of theological
iientific names of eminence, in support
view—or, rather, show that he has but
in the wake of others. But authori ,
:e not arguments; opinions are not al
facts; representations are not always
;titans ; and scientific possibilities must
allowed to impinge upon moral cer
tes, logically established. " Truth.
; goodness," says Lord Bacon. , The
m of goodness to truth is that of an
3sion to a seal. Theism cannot leave
it a mark or solitary line , of Atheism.
at cannot leave behind , it oneadagle
of Theista.
us turn to the " Vestiges of Crea
itself, and see what are the design
meter of the theory. The design,
• Chambers, (who is , the author of
4 iges,) " was not to establish a new
respecting the origin of animated
~ but to show that the whole revels
of the works of God, presented to.our
and reason, is a system based, in what
re compelled, for want of a better name,
ill law."—lrest., p. 191. The explana
of this prinpiple is just this. Contems-
Log the phenomena of the universe, the
tor sees, in all departments, various
time and arrangements •taking place,
'l' the influence of natural laws. Re.
,ng to the past, he ftndsthe same thing.
infers that, inasmuch as thqnlaws have
le attributes of necessity , audperptuity
them, they were always id-operation;
that by means of thtse very tairp l iihidh
preside over all things, the entire prea.
of the world was actually 4ected.
s is what he means by, the system having
base in law.
Now, what ip the theory ? ABEL i 0 the
, •
lothesis of ',Creation by IN a t u r a I Law
,heory which seeks to account for : .the
ins phenomena ,of the universe / Ib:EAU
Won, as well as continuance, by thircon-
sideration alone of the laws which are now
seen to govern it. And what is the logical
conclusion ? Simply an Atheistic one, viz,,
that the ,entire creation is seV-constituted, and
ever bag been so, as far back-as imagination
can conceive. But, to avoid this conclusion,
and entrap the unwary the author assumes
a decidedly Theistic tone, just at this point.
We must not, says he, think of the system
"as a; system independent or exclusive of
Deity," neither confound "law" and " Godr
together; but, by law, understand " a cer
tain mode of iircd'sworking."—yest p. 191.
This sounds -well,. but _would sound better if
consistent God has never acted in any
other- way, at any time, than ,the ,way in
which he now acts. "There is - no evi
„
deuce,” says the author, " that the Divine
will, acted , otherwise tharvin the usual order,
in the organic creution ; p: ,402.
We might' 4magine" Deity to have ore-
ated all things by'-" separate `and dietinct
fiats;" but we see that' "he :usually does not
do so."—Vest, p. '294 It is absurdto 4
think of so great. a,Being as God, employing
two mode; of exerting WS, .or power.
In-this manner, the-; author continually
speaks of God, as though the theory recog
nide'd him in a Christian sense, , while yet
the-theory itself can do„ or or tries to do, with
out him - ; and thns,many have, been. led, by
the studied snare of the author, and his re
peated 'disdain/els 'against: 'Athebon, to re
gard the theory itself as not incompatible
with pure Theisna. To dispel this illnsion,
it is sufficient to quote the words of 'the
author, in which, unhappily Y for himself, he
has let out, rather, too plainly for, his dis
claimers, the secret fatalistic belief lurkingin
his own, bosom, and vainly eoncealedlbeneath
the art and adroitness' of the theory itself.
Ponder well'these *Mils -” The inorganic
has one final comprehensivelaw, : GRAVITA- ,
TION ; the organic like manner on
one law, and that is DEVtLOPMENT. Nor
may even these be, after all; twain ; but only
branches of one...still more, : comprehensive
law, the expression ,of that UNITY which
man's wit can scarcely separate,frona,,the
DEITY HIiSTLF !"--Ve - 81. P. 175 Here,
it is, at last 1 This is the God ,pf ; the
Vestiges l—mothing but Law in thnabstract,-
manifesting itself as Gravitatioreand Devel
opment, in the mundane system mere,
low, sheer, bald, fatalistic, materialistic;
parObeistic, borrowed,exploded, heathenish
idea I—just not a whit better .than thein
sane ravings of '°ken, the 'physico-philosO
pher, who says z " God; in himself, is diav:
ity GO is a; rotating. globe "—" Go 4,
to become-rea,/, must Appear under the form
of a sphere "--the beauties, and blasphemies
of a 'theoretic monstrosity which' postulates
zero as its basis, and from 'ibis, Seeks tO,ao
count for everything !
Our.:,space forbids ;us to quote more from
the Vestiges ,• but every 'one can 7 find'lfor
himself, at 'paged "100,109, 223 the prin=
ciples of, the theoiy distinetly, lai doNrn.,
As to theUniyersal Fire-Mist, arkshelling,
off. of spheres. by the. laws of matter,i we
need -say . nothing at all. What ire- wish to
remark here is that the theory as advanced
in the Vestiges, teaches—,
Y. E
(1..) Creation by developinent, as opposed,
to creation by separate omnipotent fiats, or
by miracle; and hence denial of mira
cles altogether. „
(2.) The exclusion ofa Personal:God
from the work of creation, ,
(3.) , The confounding , of Law, and God
together, notwithstanding the 'author's dis
claimers.
.
(4.) The excinsion of a Personal God
from the providential control of the, uni
verse. All things proceed by-,themselves.
(s:y The denial of final causes . ; or what
are signified by marks of
,design, and bold
ing that these marks are only the necessary
oonditions of existence, caused by develop.
ment. • :OA
(6.) The artful assumption of the eternity
of nebulous Matter, and tik laws of 'mo
tion.
(7.). The derivation of the •• human =race
from the• inferior orders of animals; by regu
lar progression upviards.
The derivation of, the inferior
and all vegitable substances, from gran
ulated or ova. • - - I'
(9) The studied emplornent . of' Theistic
.
terms as a lure to entrap the reader, blind
the mind, and, onceal Atheistic 'doctrine.
And, now, to return, to Dr. 'Buchanan.
Whatis his estimate of this 'theory, not as
a Scientific hypothesis, but in its bearings
upon Natural - Theology ? He shall, speak
for himself. Admitting that it, is a mere
hypothesis; and that the progress of- science
rather tendilo 'invelidate than confirm it,
he yet adds the following langdage, Dieu
were it admitted, either as a ,possible, or
probable, or certain explanation of the, ori
giu of the' present :planetary sy_stems, it
would not necessarily destroy the evidence of
Theology, nor establish on its ruins the
cause of Atheism. l —Mott Athp. 53 And
farther, " Even were it admitted as a pos
sible, or, still more; as a , pleural° :explani
tion of the origin 'of planet° and 'astral 14s
tems, it would not serve
.to destroy,. and
scarcely, if at all, to diminish the, evigene,e
qt r —Theista;" p. 60, And again, ".Even were
the -theory admitted,. it would not destroy
the' evidence of Theism, any more th a th e
pro 'a, .9 . of planets and animals under
the exerting system, wkielt, se far from exclu
dinger impairing, serves, tuber to enhace .and
illustrate the proof of creative wisdom' and
power j" pi 6S' This, eve 6 z mnst; sny,'is sau
" ONE THING IS NEEDFUL " ONE THING HAVE 'l'o SIRED OF THE LORD :" " THIS ONE THING I DO."
i) Or :I )t
FOR THE WEEK ENDING,,
unfortunate admission;. an admission, the
argumentative'• consequences of which Dr.
Buchanan surely Could not have eensidered ?
Is it possible, on even the suPposition of the
reality, in truth, of such a theory, that "the
evidence of Theism " would not be destroy-
ed, nay, not even diminished ? It cannot
For, what is "' Theisni 1" It is not' that
Vague and cheerless creed which recognizes
nothing more that an active power in na
ture, which.may be identified,. at ,One,time,
with Nation, at, another,-with Vital Force,
and at alltimes, with everything or anything
that snits the caprige or depravitY of a vain
imagination. It is not that cold and iron
bound which ;acknowledges no
government but4hat pf. absolute , and self.
regulatingilaw, And.beholds the universe, in
all its movements, and =throughout all its de=
partmenU, as only keeping , step to' the
Grand March of 'Eternal Fate. But It is
the demomitrated belief of the existence
government,,aml character of a , liv
ing; intelligent, moral, self-determining,- self
conscious and infinite , God; distinct from all
his wraith; from hie laws, and'the great,
initepondent;'First CausO' of all.
Ao., what is the f'epidenpe"of Theism ?
t hitheAccumulated,awl interwoven testi
monylvhich indrawn from all the depart=
Monts , of nature, including the convictions
and voice of huuMnity • thiCwhich is &awn
from Ihe
,neceesities of reason, the demande
of the moral conscienee,, the marks qf de
sign,foundin the works of God, the very
existence-of the universe, and the• common
consent of mankind. ' '
And 'can it - he possible that a theory
which contradicts all these should not be est
sentialiY Atheistic,/ ,Can it be possible
that A theory which only is held back from
an unblushing:avowal of Atheism,by the 10,
gical impediment which reason pits in its
way--La theory which virtually destreys
moral 'insponsibilitY, by making man and
brute or II
games y one —a theory which
scouts:at, the idea of final , causes, And : asserts
marks of, design to.beonly ,necessary:
tions - of , existence—a _theory which holds
to' the Absurdity of a self-erected universe;
opposition to a universe created by a First
Cause, aboVe, beyond, and. distinct from all
Matter and motion 7 -atheory which thus,is
stwar with the common voicaand. convie i
dons of humanity--can it be possible ,that
such a theory as thisi . contradicting every
single argument Tor a pure Theism, - and
putting a new-lace on the whole ground
where all the evidencei ainwonito-bagethl
ered would 'not IF irstrE necessarily de
stroy "the evidence of Theism, . nor ~estab
lish,on its rains, the cause &Atheism?"'
Wouldit still leave the evidence = undintin
fished? , - Would--it enhance' it ? Let the
uncircumeisedJew believe it ; we will' not
We cannot. How is it possible that Theism
may be computable with. the basis of this
theory ? What • strange enchantment ;111w
coma over the mind of Dr. Bitchanan• just
here - Theism 'says that God' 'created the
World by the miracle of an Omnipotent fait,
The Veitigea say he . did no such thing !
Theism says that God is a personal Being, dis
tinct-from,nll his works, and alibis laws.
The, Vestiges say he is that Unity of Gray=
*Won, and'Deielopment"which' man's , Wit
cannot help but acknowledge I Theism sap's
God often interposes in a way,digerent from
his ordinary working. The Vestiges say,he
usually and continuously works only in one
way ! • Theism sayaGod =exercises `a providen
tial' care over the universe. ThaVestiges say
everything is trusted to the operation of law ".I
Theisin says God has given ns marks of de
sign,, showing that he made certain things
for certain ends.. - The Vestiges say his
marki , of design, show , no such thing, and
are only -'conditions of existence i Theism
says that the creation of the universe by its
Own laws is art absnrdity. The . ,V.estiges say
it: is the .only rationalhypothesis I Theism
say§ there Ws , a timerwhen neither; matter
nor motion. existed. The Vestiges say there
never was such a time I Theism says God
Made each kind of creature distinct from
thereat. The Vestiges , say, it is all a su
perstition, for „all.creatures 4,y,e been-devel
oped from little ; ggsß : lheism • says God
made man inrhis : OVID, illiag9,_all,upright and
morally responsible soul. , Tha;Vestigea say
"Man has no ; ; tail and the f
no on
a much ridiculed philosopher of-the 'last
centuryis not altogether, is, it , happens,
without foundation, for the bones of a cau
dal' extremity . exist in an undeveloped state
ig•tbe-,os coczygis of the human subject "I"
See Veit' pp, 95,.297. So ` says Theism,
and so answers thetheory of the Vestiges; , and.
yet Dr. B. admits that the theory, alien. if
'fa certain, eilliaOatiOoP of the ~liaiverse,.
-might still , be pompatible with pure Theism,'
and would not even diininisk the evidence
of it ; -
How 'slight and, how unsatisfactory sire
.the grounds on which •this unfortunate ad
missionlS-I'tha4e ! Says the Dr. (p sp)
f‘ we beivei said that the , theory, of =Develop
ment, as expounded in the Vestiges,.b."Tuit
necessarily Attieistic,,partly beca.uscs the ,an
thor professedly disclaims Athaism, and
.partly, also, „because in strict' logic, it might
still be possible; •even on the basis of that
theory, cpnsidered
simply
in
~itself and.
apart from the speculations with which it has
I?fle4aPsociate4l to 09natr.aot, from the ac
tual phenomena mature, , a valid:proof for
the'Veitiietrid.cittributefof God !" 'Straio
that the r. has failed, just ~here,.gtO.
oriinibate.between4tit author- 4iadgiipsys-•
rzN ,
tem !:.,;: Strange that. hea
development theory, wit)
theory of the Vetatigeit/
the world give to knowii
"strict logic" which ci);
and even the attributes
the;basis of the,,thy
What kind ,of a God'w,
be 1 Peradventuie, thi
feioped - caudal ektie-mi
toccygis of tlie'humEn .
become completely devi
before the Dr_ had reae,
, -
elusions ) , and, ; where,
gic '.?
If the theory of thi
eerily and essentially,
nothinv of. the }
kind.
But, ,that: it 4= Athei
nothing ,but
.A.theisn IA; l' l 9 l 4tt ;
abundant ,proof ,II, ,b, towledtied, that
then theory of, the Vest j os is but a , reap
pearance of the 'theori' + of La Puree, De
Mitilletand Lamerck;'ap ~ ,,ied to account'for
the genesis and developm at of the, universe,
and, in aumereTenP B l9i, ,wilder than thnse
of the 17renchphilosop. . :,,, r ip is. yet more
erratic , than -the theory tiOonste, ..,Dr. B.
himself, ,admits this con ,ages •50,1. 51: . - But
the theory of La Place r :Slimly : a reproduc
tion of the philosophy o I:dcrirtia,:•glig,htly
modified--La philosoPhy - iiitrated u hit the
o
Atheistic geniusf,Lne; :int, and ridiculed
„,
most effectively by the po h,ed,wit of Cicero
And„there .is not- a ,si*e,principle of the
theories of _De'al - aillet. tifiddialnerckiNwhieh
May not be found in thVihird book; "De
Rum Nature.” ' Still :ail* Y4,' in tbe
lonian school of Greek., ecirletien, we dia.
,
cover . the i .prentage ~ that hypothesis,
which is novicnihellish4by,naturaleCieuce.
There we are told- , -thankiLf to , the.labors of
Cudworth .and Ritter, • 4l Tennemanw and
Rixner—that the globiAriur formed by the
radiation of heat' from t 4 iiiiiial matter, and
the aetiOn.bf law on the softened mass • that
fqth,ent , una bubbles enlAna,n4, in „,filmy blaci7
tiers, . gave birth to liviipgyoreaturea! by the
action. of Solar. heat p , that Lthe,ftrat animals;
were vide and thatlmari Was '
originally Ufishil Here,qhen(ire trace the
origin of the theory, of tiii, :Vestige's. 'lt is
,kest, the ancient mechapAeal hypothesis of
Materialimi, revived
~and,,dreaped up in
Mudern style, .having:cpassed,,through the
hands, first of the, Greek then.of the Illomerf;
then of the , FrenCh' AndiGermao schools of
naturalists, and now i -in ' poisilisioit of
Modern Atheists. . p iiNtiiiorii, 4 ich, i,
tal . „-ages_aruleonntries i .oB. cAn-rsteog
nized as esse,ptial,Atheisms ftOorate glories
in it. La - Place?: himself,iceonfessed its ,
Atheisre. When"; the 'lgifted 'Newton had
passed froth One of his most difficult ealcirla:
thins, in which' he, discussed the trajectory
' * , i ,
of a, comet. upon the ,parobolic hypothesis,
to the .„construction.uf, the Grand,Scholium
at the end of thePrincipia,'and'statesci that
the BAl:hirable ' arrangement ''of`'the - Soler
system was "tIA. Ark of an Intelligent and
.z ••;,,i, , s -0 ' ~-
i n° 4.,l 3o we rfu l :gl7 l sl ' .. 4*4 then' La Place
accused r ldtn.,of ' keying ,deviated from the
true method of philosophy, and replied:
",= W ei do nbtneed , the hypothesis ofis•Deity !"
—no, not even'tn 'originate Mittel' and its
laty,e . 1- 2 =the - 'Vepr:'lh'i , :OTy of ' the 'Vestiges,
YiAajohitr• B: tM.P.nnt nenniaribr,,Atake i§-
ti 9 I,4the ~very;, t4anTY,; CPlnte' :.holds, ; : ; and •
which, caused, him to, say,- "The-, heavens
declare no otherviorkithawthat of Hipper-'
chus,. Repler rand 1." , ' The Goa of
the Vestiges iiinicipily that Goa, 'which in 1
the Scholium of Newton, is declared to be '
F,ata.. and PlAtira,.,n, God without goyern
ment,.,providnatialb.oasa,,or f fioal-o3auses--
f Deusi sine-dominia4 provideatia et eausis
finalibus, - nihil •aliud , est Silia9ll, fatum - et
natttra .
, • •
then, should . the lon* school,
why:should Bemooritus, Epicurnsi.t.Luore
tine; why should La Place, Lamarek,•Oken
and Comte, demiunced as'AtWeiete; (*.the
„
propounders <it lkilteastie system's, yet
the theory of "ke Vestiges, which, is the
quintessence of. all the rest, be exempted
from the same deserwed reproach 7.- 13,ecause
it recognize =a 4Glod a Godt...ef , ita..own
making, 'in 'it, **ref: pre,- npti AElieistio; 'in
every proper - tieftle:i'Qt a ille:*4t • If ot,
*in . ' elvefZi#tiaf
$:,4 1 0 . ` .4.0M.6 4 4 7 '.!' in nature, 0 ,1 4c9,0:
PlEfolbsch was me- Atheist,. for ,he spoke :of
the , "'Sault of:-the World." La Place was:
no Atheist, for he spoke of " Law." Okee
`Was nO : Aihtiiiiq' for he spoke of " Gi•avity,"
and and . liarriet MartineaU are no,
,
.Aiheiste r . fer they speak , of an "fnierent
Force.", TheiNestiges speak exactly,4#
these layskaAndaff this' is not essential'
Atheism, therek.ht • Alio' :Atheism, and' all;
the parada'''slicikit . Theism ie folly: But
'the heathen : ialolators ;' had iteir Gods ,.
arid...the .heathen philosophers their For
, a s . And .yet.:•.l'an distinctly
calls themioalko Atlieoin—without fled
Boaillnitdmit that the theory of the
to practical AtholBl% .and
1 . 4111iT Iii;191 prat/cal, Atheila
ri tteflp„4lo. tkp9.l7 to give it being ! It, lrika
.Seati a. the • depeved • heart : of man,
..The 'Vestiges put .forthrnot a practice/.
*Atheisur,rrbut'. ettibtly ,: theoretioal mai
,ever
rrtk4 • • : 5 4.
‘ going 7•••7,...Y.,y.fr
. 4 1 41 97. 1 **
NOLAr.in Ogle, olfacthe :orighastion,of,thp
-world/. .Atheism; -Arid- any
.theiwytewhioh: brilylridulites
'ridttotr t fei" Jaidte l ; idf'pettinga edit
emti 'To A 16,1, wu;, ti 714:
i niret i l tikilt:eriPrlMlTM
BET, ABOVE SMITHFIELD, PITTSBURGH, PA.
MURDAY, ItIARCH 7,1857.
,confounded a
vtitoldeyelopment
would not
tlittle' aAn that
RrlY e,t 4 e be ! n g ,
trne God on.
4 - I tho„.,Veatiges
the lea product
esent,
fonnd in- the os
",` 'Wight have
tofall length,
-leistia
guise, because nothing hinders it ,from en
open avowal, of
,its cold oree,d,, save the
4 9ogical impediment which Gorillas
fully Put its ways" , See 4 t‘ Hiekoole,s
Six.Daya ,Creation," P. ?di?. .
We, have trespassed too Jong „upon ; the
.PatlePoP.,:gt and occupied. too
3 n/F 1 1, 0 f1t4O,OAlato 1 ; 18 ?f . ,the Parr! ,
still ,tliirdc, our remarks . . are-worthy of at
tention. We would not
_detract, ; much in
anything else from_the.pmise due to so ex
cellent a work- as th,atoe.,".Modern Athe
" .`We hoyever, L that., Atte.
made a most unfOrtenate admission, just
t where, ha ought to have .becn. the-strongest.
14t us-conolude,by saying, that the author,
here, must, thank ,Prgvidpopp for having
his
'kw his, ita-
is liot neces
lienthere is
injnrkciruy,tenclepe3r; : nf o hiw, Fadwuissinn. In
,other., parts , :of,,thp work, the theory of the
Vestiges ; is ,ratiked „expressly. with that. of
Epicurus amd,Cornte I.,and. called v. "godless
: theory of Natural Lim!" AvEzqn.
o*, : LEnsits . r, 4,IICT.ENT!,(IN TILAIDQUI'RXN!S.App)
DIITIES 9y , gap ,
Leifer,
.Slit: , is the Arailegfeeeion , of the JOHN
MUM
MY'DEAR,^ FATerni my lag, I tried
to show• you whatsin is; ,but I did not say
all • wished,Lto on-the subject,.so.l. will be
igin where Lleft.pff..,, I •said that any,failure
,of coming,, , up the , requirements A:if the
Jaw4 t ,anyfailure,st anytime, in anyrespect,
is sin -:.Hence, it follows, ,that not, merely
actual transgressions' ~or voluntary transgres
sions Of thelaw, when known, hitt want of
. conformity or likeness, to, ~'the is, sin ;
the want, of a right state
. of heart is sin;
the priintion or absencpof holiness within
us is The law reqiiires' the heart to
right ; it requires it right 'State of heart Or.
disposition; 'and Where this is wanting, there
is • sin Just is every deviation from a
straight' line,is crooked,, so every departure
from:the perect law of 'Geld is Sin, - whether
'yeti fail to come up to it on the one side, or
go over it on the other. If it is 'holy,''and
requires holiness; and - this he wanting, then
this 'defect is The want o f conformity
to the lawi'lthen, is' sin ;- the want of a. right
;State of 'heart is sin; 'the want' of holineSs
is the want` , of original:righteousness,
and:of a• holy nature,- is sin ; the want-of
conformity to the law, in the state of the
heart, and- affections, in the. disposition, bias,:
and-habits of the soul, is sin: This' eovers
, and ineludesthe , depravity of .our.naturesi;
and monfirmsatnd, establishes the doctrine of
.original It shows our natures to be
corrupt, hecause, by , nature,,,our hearts, are
not conformed_ to God's iaw. Our. natural
"drip - dirdtion is sinful. :Ware fOlenbeings -
we are sinful beings , ; and, there is in us, by
nature, no good o*g :7 -nothing which GOO
can approve • we are totaliy deprived %,all is
corrupt, vile, offensive, the whole head is
sick, and the 'Whole heart , faint;`from the
sole . of the
,foot,, even unto the head ) there
is no soundness-all is - coirupt, wounds, and
bruises, and putrifying sores moraldeath
• and - putrifaction:=lsa. i 5,6: Every Ili.
eginition
. of ' the thoughts' of the "heart
'evil; and only eyil 'and that
Gen.' vi : and viii : 21. , Yea;theheart
iirdedeitful abOve all things; and desperately:
wicked.--4 . er.;4xvii: 9.
" Stith; my: dear 'friend, is :your. nature. .
'How.utdieriz 'and , . hatefal4n , the sight' 'of
'O6dlP Alas,: though :sensible •of =your sins,
ltoWlittle yotothiak...or;realize of .your, vile
•nees..l f How -little - you 'know. of. 'yourself:!
Howilittle yon :know :of thesplegue..of,your .
OWD. heart I , .oflthet t hesrt 'which iB,3viAin
youi deceitful aboye111 1 .11:itbiOgo l an441 43 ,8P9T'
ately wickedi :! The,stains . of sin..are,,deep
-within you ;
.-sn4.,with;v44 self.abborremre
; should, you jbewall..'the depravity. of„your
.usturo„,anit,:youi. rant . ..of conformity to
! For . thin is sin : ;. nirdit
An, infinite , evil T. Confess it, and bewail ii
before God 1 •
Aut,.zny friend, you are chargeable with
more than !rani; of conformity to, the law 'of
ilod • thine is, also actual transgression of
. ' •
eteied against You. Yon are a sinner;
and sin is the transgression of the
c r' Jelin iii : '4. , Tra.nsgreakin is going over
lt/dOing what;it'fortids, or not doing whit
'it requires. And hOW
: often 'haileyou tinuis 7
0381 4 6 . 3 I . Yen hive :tr.iritsgieil4in tlfe state
of Your laart, in your
Moral feelings,e
in the motions. of youtionl;
'thoughts,in tlie ° desires, rind intentions of '
'your heart; in your preferences -, and vial:.
-ticriti;. in the words• of your lips;• in. - the ante;
4f•:youi• lifet;• in every faculty: of your sonl,
, andtevery member .4 your , body ! ...Yes, you
ihave•iyielded your' members as' instruments
we'surighteousness unto sin, as. servants to
lunoleapriess i .and to iniquity unto iniquity. •
13-19, Yee,,, your. sins,,, my
nlmost.innumerable., ,
herber,is.like .the sands the riea ,Shouli
..Orod. be Strict to mark your. iniquities, : how
could you,stand before, him t. TeN.4oyr.
yon stand.—Ps. oaas : 4
AllaptheD, )/PW, anCkop4.ol;*".?
your, sins 1 , you ; have.' sinned pgsuipt .
and YE_TFreaga , . a g a i n st 1 : 1;14 :4,
own, eonscience,npinst cionnot4orlan4 . .nko./3‘
merit,, '414 1;4 Christ t and . Holy ( Ghost, ,
view ornin . 3, and' of heaven,
''ssiia - ef hell! 0", who ein tell the , magni- •
' tude ' YoUr: sins, while their
are like the sands intriumber, are like Moms'.
*iris iniinigni4idel they are' as "infinite
'upon infibitti;'. refiriite upon 'infinite !" ,
, Certtipt tree cannot 'bring forth' ood fruit;
•Isfilthy•spring cannot irenct forth pure water;
:andoewLyeixi iliathre is .corrupt,, and as your
-theart believer been:wrong, so you have done
tnothingsbutidni; i the corrupt • foubtain
withinevou: has vitiated,.and• corruptedparAd
everything proceeding from •iit';
and tmday t uif: unregenerate and without
.faithinohrietpyoustand before. God. a guilty
wretch, covered-with .polfution, ruined, and
lost 1,, Oh; how ; vile you are 1,,h0w sinful
how „gnilityl_. ,There is not, an: net of r yonr
life...bra,deseryes ,eternal beuMbroopti from
Clod ! How just, it would be forfliad to oast,
you off , for ever,' .Yes, should: Glid - out • you
eff,.nOW„ and aeß'd you down swift t o
. hell
you ! ust , forever feet rinAOorifese,,ilitit jtie
Just ar il , AT SO
t-r, 14.1 - 1; • 1 1. .. 11 • .1 1 41 V
more Allan lour sea deserve ? ;rangers
For the ~,Presbyterian Banner, and Advoeate
.11elieioa•
know. This.you feel.. You ; know your sin--
fulness ; you knew your, guilt; and you,
know it would be all juit and rightif you
were left to. perish; tMist and right if yott
were now: cut :down, .and shut up in hell
for ever. lloar i appropriatein your, lips the
•words of the Psalmist, in the
.51st Psalm—
; =, Should sudden vengeanee, seize my breath,
I . :lnuat:PrOlitntnie thee jttie in'rdeath ;
Andjf my, , soul were 'sent' to • , -
Thy righteous law "approves . it -well."
Before we can accept of Christ as our
Saviour, we nittst feel that our condemna
tion is "ju - st;'' and tolead you,to thiaview of:`
yourself,; is the :design of what ,ris , above
written., From what have, Said; you,:may
learn, What „sin is ? , and be, able, .also r to
arriVe'at - clear views of its enormity, and
you may, also, obtain a correct View of your;
own sinfulness,' and of your. ill-desett on
account of sin. And here, remember, that
nst ; regards , sin.as-ain,
went. In my next,il shallspealF, fttrthpr,ofthe
desert of sin, and of the lyay of ,deliverance
from it. jesus C f brist is the great deliverer;
lie is 'our " sin-bearer ;" - lOolc to'him for de-..
liverance and salvation; believelin him and
savedl- look .to-him , and, live. He,is'
called Jesus, because he saves his people'
from their sins —Matt. i : 21. r Read Ro
mans, chapters i. to v.; iii., 'and Ps.,
parts 1. 2 3, in our Pialins'inid ;
`and .also a tract, . 4 C The Sin-Bearer;'.
.lished rthe,Presbyteriat 13oard,of Publi
..9atio, • ! 'Yours, TRULY.,,,,
For the Presbyterian Bannet: said Aiiromte
- A Work`'of Grace 'Ltiki3 Presbytery:
REV. ANI/DEkßßnoTmen:=Yourrreaders
,no doubt .are rejoiced to hear of the work ef
, the, L ord. bein g revived. We held our Coin
munion season on, the third Sabbath of Jan
ttary, and bate , continued the services daily
until this tirne'. The Lord' our God has
gracionsly visited UR iROSt.
, work Ofgrace„. - We; ave had other revival
seasons; but in no one have the people of
God seemed 'More 'blest thaii 'in this one.
- SOn3e 'of our prayer, Meetings have leen
among :the most:, solemn have ever, been
in.„ But the* blessing' was not, , cOnfmed to
the eitUrch. Some, . fOrty ,precious soils
cherish hope in Chinit. The Lordhas ddne
gredfi thins' for as`iohereof we are
and tObe , alLl,he praise,.
~- Man's fallen, and utterly rained and guilty
condition r `and the sovereign grace of. God,
offeredlreplythrough Christ, have been very
fully insisted` upon, in all. the" preaching
Bro• iinghes,. of Logansport, was,;
eight. or ten, days, and gave, efficient help, in
the' work. J. C. BROWN:
Valparaiso, Ind. Feb.' 20, 1857. '"
. .
Yor the Preebytedan !loaner and Advocate
Revivaljn, Tuscaroracr.l*.
Mn..' Mayon our rather. secluded
valley of
„ Tusearora.' .thOUgh " remote from'
, public view," , ' rarely honored with visits'
from, distinguished, personagee, Much
. lets
and.hardlytdreaming-that
our rfa:thes;' or those ofciiiernetids:Nld-ncisit-;-
bora, will ever be . insetted, in
liatory;Or embla'zonedm.the.arChliresef the
nation yet,. we
,a 8 me believe, leen
more. tighly :favored i for Are •trait we. 'lave
lately' received- a gracions...visit from the
SOitit'ef:th& Lord Josini Christ; the Prince
of l i eeee,,aticl . t4at,lie writt,ertihnaines
m
of any,amenvis on the iMperiihableipages
ofrthe r" Lamb's itook-,Ofl ! ife." , •1,
tObietof tbe pririgiplaoccurrences were as ,
RarlOillscoMilier, our pastor preached
two Aliorouglisoing and impressive sermons
the' subject...of repentance. The nature •
of true4epentanoe was very clearly 'defined,
anskits genuine
s features held up 'Striking -
contnust with these of its spuritnis.seuiliiiince.
Its‘sital necessity was
_urged)*
„,e„strong
sae diineti f onv..of reason; and Tevelation.
•Abotil All; were sinners -solemnly •warned
delude themselves . and*imanit their
R . ,eciaercer dispiaing ',yeli;go;iiistil the
last gasp, and then, by a polidci.,ssOibishM,
think to:foist themselves into .haaven:: , No!
he •sumniredilthein there were' nopromisesifor
dalayiiiishiiiers, These appeals were . 1
not withorte. a blessing ; :, Many atr,olkO to' the -
stern tatli g: tbatt,hey, were, indeed, sinners
.under,; : _condemnatipu,,. and , the, inquiry '
began to be heard, " What .shali we do to
be saved?" Shiß t pastor speaks of the de
,lightful„ planner, which he spent several
houis4Christmas,'direciting these inquirers
Then awned' the celebration of
the`Lotd's.SiipPer,'with preparatory and
,atteudant;'services... •Jn , : these, our.. pa stor
was, assisted by j,he Rey. Mr. Matr,,and.the
,veteraNDr. ,Chester. ! . The latter, k especiaily,
'dealt most faithfully with ,chirch-inernbers.
- e seemed 'conikisidoned to "'Cry itiotid, find
'spare 'not,•'? "show Gad's• people their
'transgression,. and the house-of Jacob*their
gins: Professors of rOgißus . 8 Mr 4 ,11 1 from
,their repose,' were. led to relnFainine their
hopes, and:. some; ; renounc ng . theui',* coin-
inenoiadl'iigsatii' their Piltrimage . *Ziontntrd.
IblislitistmOrk was evidently..im,progress:
Messrs.:: Mart .and .Chsster. ,Aters obliged
clef !Pa but others, air31.414,•t00k their plaecs. •
Almest daily, for tvvO,.Weeks,,: - Ilik'Rey: Arr .
Williams. present:o, iviill'Jteifraeli
i l S 2 PißQsiti:4; 'suCh "trOYlnd?- 1 : 161 .0 4 1 11
Orailiet trut h s as were blessed' to many a..
hearer. Aft impressive -ind: convincing . dis
'orcitlitie to the'pliftile:ef thirLiterary listitur
'tiotie,-,aud•otheF : sernional7;Dr.,Nevin-the '
forlittle argimen.ts, - ,and,earßest.exhortations '
; of - tpe Jki!Clext,k,
,p,rtd,tl.o;prayers..
offered up: by d'Od's'peoPle, Wei:it among Oa
otiher`l►n~man means employed :' .ant though
Pahl= may. plant , And "Apollos. water, .• it :is ..
4314 alone who can give the increase. •.: There
were, at times, more than forty desiring the
prayers, Of..,ChrOPisPop and B,eellieg,gmistrance
in the, : " way ; of life," and 4 ,:inimitiyirger
number now belinye_thai their sins have
been pardoned, „ their hearts made:
temples of - the - Hying God. Among thee
'number; " lie' several of the. I.6eliers
impils'iif the Acadeiny and Seminaiysif2The s ,
blessing we/3 , 1)0t restricted to,Any,agstpko9n-.
dition. Parents beheld th..3.i Kp i,shild,reA:Mit-:
ting the cup of earthly
,pleasliat,they:
might drink of the waters,e6xerlastiiiglife...i
Children. saw• their parents v who bad., et: a'
life=long example - of 'devotien)toithe vain-
men of new, 'the ' first-time, -
Offeling`iiP prayMiiiiefteirieti"to tyi . o.6a of •
yetertutx ;;zi;tbe riidis..o . the Am
penitenti...,whe withstoisd a ft the yin= - '
ftuences of the pieijonsr revivals/ here, hays.,- ,
li.ow3kekoM•P Atrikipf exampte s s i of E '
of Divide f Tna ilk and .111tEei Thus the.
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work., commencedjethe ; midst of .the usual
and regular' services of -the Church, and
was carried on, quietly and without com
motion, as the wants of awakened' and in
wring souls seemed,.o,;require. _May the
great day declare its results more -glorious
than we , now can know I `,Yours,
For the Presbyterian Banner and Advocate
4 1)R.r - M l Knoity 9hiongh
your columns, to. express to L. 5 . ...D.' my
thanhs for his valuable paper on the ease
oftitUEthiopian Eunuch." He has, in My
humble judgment, thiown. new and im
portant light on the true construction of
Acts, ,39 a passage which our
Baptist brethren regard as their " mums
,alteneus,"—an impregnable fortress in de
'fence of - iiniVenion in the ordittance of bap
tism. An additional ' ' suggestion is respect
fully submitted - -; ,The very minute and eir.
lOW which ~the :inspired
supposition that no other mode than that of
" dipping," . prevailed; or was known at that
time. Why , shotild;the. historian state so
Particularly that " they both, went down
into the water, both Philip and thellunneh,"
On the supposition 'that iinmersion was-neces
dell Could he have •thought that any one
would imagine :that it could ;be dmie oath.-
wise 7, *How apparently superfluous is this
statement if no other mode but , "dipping"
were.used at that time; and if the writer.
lineWthat every reader would at once un
deratand" that the Eunneh was immersed?
How strange would it appear, were a•Baptist
, missionary in the _East, writing home to his
brethren and narrating , a case of baptism
that: had occurred in similar circumstances,
to tell his''lhrethreit and the World that he
and the converted Pagan both went down into
the water,. both 'he and the-Pagan?, and
what would the.hrethren think of such a
redundant statement ? " Does our brother
fear that we might be at a loss to under
stand r ROW he §roceeded , in such a'case ?"
:Now preciOpin:the same, Way,j it seems to
,us, such aistatement must .havg appeared to
i4t "Christian world in •the Apostles'
_days,
if their all knew that baptism Meant' im
viitaiton, and never meant anything else;
nand if they were nfl. familiar With that mode
On the other.. hand, 7 this A circurnstantial
statement is perfectly natural, and apparent
ly called for, on the "Suppeeition that baptism,
by sprinkling ~ or effusion, was, .the usual
method at that time. Here was. a case that
occurred in -auch circum..stances, as very
naturally to, raise the inquiry how Philip
'cOuld'havWperformed the sacred rite. This
detailed- description was just such as one of
our missionaries might reasonably give ; and
every, one woad at once understand the
propriety of it.
r
L. N. D. states truly, that' " both". (am
photeri) occurs but once in the original!
but Dr. Carson, we think, is right, in saying
that ".,both " is used twice, for this is really
the force of the original "o to Philippos
,
kel' Etmortehos"--wboth Philip and the
Bunuutt." -- our•tramomonormtnememl,4.4.
:liththue renderingithemlause. S. J.
lat#,_ao - 04pings.
COULD we see things as, Pled Amy theip,
we sliintld not hirie. a solitary in& for a
single 'alteration in our Aliailistanoes c we
slioulfl " It iS as well.°l!.
Tat high suffering which'we dread,
A.higheijoy discloses.
Itteh saw:the'thoros.on isms' brow,
;; ;But angels saw the roses. ,
•,Gle , PintsoN,whee,e - life was unholy, urged
t hisieistebtogo,ll4hlaim to hear . , his minis
ter ; which she replied, " Biether, what
tlieietter after his preitihing "
ar s e you •
irai, triumph of woman lies not tithe ad
miration of her lover, but in the respect of
her husband; and that can. only be•terned
by a constant cultivation of those sciashtites
, which she ,knows he most .values...
MAtioluehlesell the evils of his ,Atate by
; pondering oyeitherni a scratch becomes a
wound; eilight'an inji#7,a. jest an / insult, a
small:peril' a grei4lariger; and - a' slight sick -
ness , kifteir 'ends in deathly.lircxxiing appre
hensions: . •
COLLEGE STATISTIOS.—=-An .Annual Cirou
lar„coutaining a general view of the state of
religiOnit4our collekes, riglamts the number
•Otstudents in college, 8,488 • professors of
religion . among them; 2,982 —0 f whom 1,-
'o4B . llesiku to study for , the ministry ; 414
c9nyer,te4:,auring the past year.
• PwoltDrai and have always wondered,
this se' in the Scrip
ikeis, not Epistles.
Vaa , over CatholiefOrbidden to read the
letters-of a , . Pope?-:, I believe not. But if
gdod.Citholios may,.
-and should'read the
Encipliefd. Letters 7 of the Popes, why not
lei - them r e ad the, " General Epistles" of
the first of Popes, Peter? Why is it any more
criminal toned the - letters of Pope Peter,
than those of Pope Gregory ? I cannot ex
pisiri
AT/THE PRAYER ALERTING.--How is it
yeu.axeialways at the prayer meeting, let it
blow hot or cold? aslod one young man of
another., „.
'Vettiatliekr to upon 'the' 'principle, that
Ai have prayer _meeting,
itii3Ethefd* . or ahnielumembars to attend.
:If itois right for-one , to stay away fora small
mum,. right for and the, meeting
As. tbe to fall through. If it is the
duff of cne't!irgO, 3 lf is Plat' as , much the du
ty 'cif slather ; and therefore 1 can seldom
see ailykgood reason to - break through this
general principle, and stay away.
Sinn WORDS:
gliskipnrk q!e, grim to life,
gle. drooping flower,
Tlie eyes and watch the light
.3
'Of Aiatiinn'alopening,honr---
ant woideithatiireatheof tendernesa,
Aod : stajles•.we t know are true,
dimiwacmei thitu the . S u mmer time,
Andlirigl2befaiii the dew.;
ite . is .not mu t oh ithe .Yar.9.44i elpkgir,
With Oita .
4 ANgtl / oiff and genii ail) nofthethings
tiatiefy 'the' heart. •
ItutLoh,lif those who .oluster rotuid ;
Bliet.and
• .
.Hpe Allgswirklind
rtow beautiful is earl