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SOUTHERN BANNER. JUNE 25, 1378.
Voltaire’s Day amt Ours.
REV AN CONTRASTING 19 I'll cen-
ITUV FACTS WITH THE IDEAS OK
THE 18tII.
The ltev. Llewellyn D. Bsvan
pivachod at the Brick Church, last
t .-.- ning to a large congregation, a
,ji-course on “ Voltaire, his time and
oars.” I lis text, taken from the
UUtli Psalm, 89lh verse, was, “ For-
n or, O Lord, thy word is settled in
!. •aven. T!iv faith fain ess is unto all
generations.’’ He Slid :
I presume you have all seen no*
tiejs of the various cenlcimial obseiv
vaiices of the death ot Voltaii
These centennial celebrations are lu.''
, nning very common, perhaps almost
too common. They tend to make
u- live in the paat x . to leJjniM the
tmbs of the pro|>net5. Then, too,
they afford predestals on which pig-,
aies may manage to he obsdrviad. It
i--. not worthy that a TfOuWcfi cele
bration has ' oen held by* devout
Catholics in Paris to purge, as it
were, any pollution arising from the
eulogistic observances of the amii-
\orsary. I have been struck by the re
markable contrast between Voltaire’s
ngo and oar own and I propose
showing how the influence exercised
l>v him ins to a great extent passed
away—how the aims ho sought have
signally failed. And to do this is but
to advance a new argument for the
unchaugeahility of God’s word and
his faithfulness unto all generations.
Voltaire is the representative of his
age—we may almost say of his cen
tury. lie is aptly called the month*
piece of the eighteenth ccntufy/The
lirst contrast I shall allude to, is that
ol the style of the two ages. Ilis
time was one of consummate taste
was a master
Again, the eighteenth century was
one of destructive tendencies, of
intolerance, injustice, covruption, op
pression and tyranny. It is almo:-t
incredible that the world should have
made the advancement it has during
100 years. You all know what Vol
taire did for the destruction of the
state and for the downfall of religion.
Monarchism and churcliism were
swept away front their old moorings.
1 he preseat ago on the other hand,
is one of construction, of up-building.
We have our changes, but they are
reform*;* Wo are becoming conser
vative. We cling to venerated forms
, (i j in Church and state, in art, literature
iv~ jlaities. Jpe are looking back
. as Wnialfnh^nrilfiii'rifi?*“■]ii the
n were ncitgJoi
.•iglttb^j^cei^fy.
As a fourth contrast I would point
out the anti Christian spirit of Vol
taire's age. The tendencies to dis
tort historical factsaiul to tcar ^lotfn,
spoken of before, were centered on
religion. \ oltaire openly boasted
that while it took twelve men to
spread Christianity, he would show
that it would *tahe but one man to
subvert it. Voltaire was not an
atheist, but lie was terribly opposed
to Christianity. lie knew no such
thing as devotion or piety. The
whole movement ot that age was
anti Christian. Now, observe what
has taken place since 1778 in spite of
\ oltaire’s boast. Since then lias
dawned the great period of political
and religious freedom. Witness the
extoHtion of constitutional liberty in
England. ‘ Intolerance has given
place to tolerance. The civil disa
bilities have been removed ifpm
Xoneonfoimists, including even Jews
and Catholics. What shall I say of
religion and philanthrophy ? Since
Voltaire’s death the English Bible
Society lias been established and InW
scattered 130,000,000 of Bibles in
all lands, while its American sister
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and literary incut. H
of style. His writing is: clear, grace
ful and sparkling. It possesses l cs-
j'fit, a term liardlv translatable into .
. , . _ has circulated 10,000,000 more. Sev-
any single English word, which sig-*1
nilies more Ilian wit, and yet les-
than wit. It contained elements of
the picturesque, of mirth and mock- I
ing laughter. If, now, we turn’ to
the style of our age, while it lias
power and strength it lacks this sub-1
tie delicacy and refinement of ex
pression. Literary style is wanting,'
when compared with that period
which is superior in point of style of
the Augustan ago of Rome or the
Periclcan age of Athens. However,
we can hardly tell whether the wri
ters of Voltaire’s time meant what
they wrote, where as no one doubts
the sincerity of the writers of the
nineteenth century.
The eighteenth century was char
acterized by a false philosophy of the
past. Materialism was in tlic asc
lain. The sources*
philosophy, as well as of the mat^Nj
rialism of Germany-three in number
—were all English. The;first influx
er.ee was the physical teaching of
Newton respecting the constitution
of the universe, of which Voltaire
became the exponent in Ffauce. The
second was the sensualiiic philosophy
of Locke. The third was the skepx
ticisrn ol Hume, who denied , the
possibility of human knowledge on
any subject. These influences
directed the thought and file tbods of
Voltaire and of the French encyclo
pedists, and decided the manner with
which they dealt with the questions
of their time. The philosophy of the
seventeenth century was. intensely
theistic. Newton, as has been said,
* — AY tiLJf ii %
en years ago this English society
distributed in France alone 2,000,-
00.0 Bibles. I do.iG if all France
contained as many copies of tlie
acripture in Voltaire’s time. Do
these facts indicate that Voltaire was
successful in uprooting religion and
the Bible ? What shall I say of the
rise of Methodism and the, power,
for Christianity it exerts to-day r
And what of missionary oxterprisc ?
In Voltaire’s time there existed but
two missionary sociqjj Society
for the Propagation
and the Moravians,
missionary enterprise jflSi
every denomination,
pride to the strides-riM
thropy. Neither tho
j the American flag floats any where
been
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look with great satisfaction upon the
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and I believe that as the nineteenth
be better than its predecessor.
Ip there anything more remarkable
concerning Voltaire than that to-day
he is almost unread ? There is often
no toi^ence- skejtics -who
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cy. Compare a page of Voltaire
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other recognized historian of our
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tempted to compel history to prove
certain preconceived notions, where
as to-day we interrogate history to
find what truths she inculcates.
prate about him than to ask what they
have read of his writings. This age
has outgrown Voltaire.
Should not the contrast between the
age of Voltaire’and our own be one
full of comfort for believere ? Let
id&elMveriiilgWv these facts and see.
what their bearing is. Is it not that
“ forever, O Lord, thy word is settled
in heaven : thv faithfulness is unto all
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