We believe God's revealed word to contain the influence appointed for the regeneration and full development of every human being, and that it is to be employed as God's universal stimulant to the human soul, as air and light are the universal stimulants of vegetation.
Beecher emphasizes the transformative power of God's word in human development.
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Yet, New-England, strong at home, compact, educated, right-minded; has gradually lost influence, and the whole North with her.
It is not a permission of law; it is the inherent right of the individual.
And this is the reason why a free, unobstructed Bible always works toward human rights.
New-England first formed those institutions which liberty requires for beneficient activity; and from her, both before and since the Revolution, they have been copied throughout the Land.