Hiwnan Physiology. 



absolute equity, or such an approximation to it as human 

 judgment can give ; absolute justice, administered with 

 generosity and benevolence; the rule of right in all things, 

 which may still be supplemented by active philanthropy, 

 enthusiastic devotion to the welfare ot others, and heroic efforts 

 for human welfare and happiness. 



The rule of right regulates all things, material and spiritual, 

 while the rule of wrong throws everything into discord and dis- 

 order. " Seek first the Kingdom of Heaven and its righteous- 

 ness its justice and all things shall be added." The first 

 element of Christian life is "to do justice;" the second is "to 

 love mercy." We have simply to carry religion into life to 

 make it practical as well as sentimental ; so that " whether we 

 eat or drink, or whatever we do, we do all to the glory of God :" 

 and the only glory ot God we can be consciously concerned in 

 is the well-being of His creamres. -Inasmuch as ye have done 

 it unto the least of Ineae my orernren, ye have done it unto 

 Me." There can be no doubt that the Almighty has more re- 

 gard to one act of honesty, one deed of benevolence, than 

 thousands of prayers and praises that saying "Lord," "Lord," 

 glorifies Him less than doing the things He has commanded. 

 The essence of religion is to unite ourselves to God in doing 

 His work in not only saying "Thy kingdom come, Thy will 

 be done on earth" but earnestly ordering this kingdom of 

 justice, and doing this will of God, which is the highest good 

 and greatest happiness of all His creatures. 



When we make our religion vital, a principle of life, so that 

 our manners and morals, our politics, political economy, our 

 whole business, and all our relations to our fellow men shall 

 be just, equitable, reasonable, and humane, there will be no 

 difficulty in organising a true society. It will be as natural a 

 process as the growth of plant or animal. The laws of such a 

 society, its principles, and methods, are in the very nature of 

 man. His undeveloped and perverted nature makes the dis- 



