The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-02-01
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SIN.

broader liberation from whence TO make
what few romarks are necessary now to
rectify the position which you seem dis
posed to throw me into. In tho first
place, my dear sir, do like to head my
own articles. The obi ectionable heading
you gave my article of Saturday. has becn
the subject of just and severe animadver-
sions.i had no intention Of blowing a
spiritual blast; and, indeed, what reason
have to treat Mr.. ,Thayer with anything
but the respect due from one gentleman to
anotheri and I wish you to take the
credit of that entirely to yourself.
In the next place do not like to be re.
stricted in what l shall shy, IL IL 10 only BY
indirect inference, though, In this case,
you are fighting against shadow, making
your position a. the would-be eccles las
tical champion rather ridiculous, as any
one can SEQ by carefully reading my
questions.
You say must be careful: and not at
tack the Bible, SO revered by your
readers, and then go ahead. Now,
what better is this than il I
was in Turkey and Muft
should 2 tell me- "say what you
please about religion, but DO careful that
you do not touch or speak unexpectedly
OF the koran it is so much revercd by my
hearers that it might be dangerous"
Il. IL. L.. 81. ~ ~
the result of the civilization OF christiani-
ty1 Does il not look more like the weak
ness Of those who fear their positions will
no, bear the scrutiny of logical enquiry
Ii l believe that the Bible is really a
word Of God TO mankind, shall kick nv
unbelievins brother out Of the house be.
cause he cannot secit hold up my hands
and turn up the whites Of my eyes in
holy horror If he ssyss word ofdisrespcct
towards it, and deny him tho most sacred
of all human rights, the right t. attempt
20 ecnssoveri VIA: be does no, believe
I, is vs-y probable that he would be like
" - listen 10 me again on the subjec,
Aad, If that peculiar sR;asnnism, the re-
s1ls Of sscred bisotry, eouli again be bu,
lrlle more cultivated, would ask how
tsr or IS ID. period fer the re.1sci,
ation u the A4tgd1,fs aad dagger
Gus ingusit.un cf the Holy
Church with al Tho untold horror
which humanity may luv vel BIAS
20 rad Of > Ii ths Bible IS not abia :,
ssAnd on Is own merit, snd abide the mos
logissi scrutiny the sooner il saNs 5efJ-
tie lishi Of science ths oetter for nla
Ird vhOse hope At ast depends IN n
stccGdAiior II he highest truths.
i'd 10; pretend 20 naiSa q clos
logicai attack IN Rev. NJ Thay
ers ,esuaoa- for c1nsider-d Z -
weak 20 1rssiI .. .ae fa.lacy vas 100 sci.
s.Iieni oUI merely asked 'a~ question
Tor Information and ~ lw.Saa sun
thoaznI n osuers. ana ! an auw -.l~ Al A;
tAsE 1-<allse. .OTsooI.l-L a...d -.I4.S ..ie " gr
I~d 1-sH icG,Ored .nJI AL Lncu,Hy rslsul
: ole yarypn Iespis,.i ~ sls BrIisa Z q.
Dnilosnphsrs, taa I rspsIc : ast4a al
an siHng =. az J. before tay a4G. sea.
n ChristsuGonl, tad r1as q laa-e, .
prove { Z they e.l agrse Z, .1t ssoE
ale before have done VIA i ;asa Z
: Who caa fad evil enough ia Is seart :
do u nay CAT lAs &c. i-,as.
It. q b.: few rssxs since ia.
! H.Edoo scso!Ar Aat sa1sas
oxford university, EsZlanG, 4slivsi
-. ed before the profss.or, AID st1l
y enis Of ths. eslsbratsd school lssrr
Ell discourss On the, " him, incohsiststcit
and psuriIe historic, Of tbs Bible az con
pared with the admirasls philosDphy Z
Bamsh, in which MA posEioss and en-
r illusions were spplands1 again and sgAi
by the learned audience. When ST.
things a. this take place bsfor
tho saysnS of tho mos. eniigthens
nation on the earth, and ~hs
/ say rs ono reason for II that N
Word has been doctored by ssi.inlsres,e
power and taught as the most incomprc
:, hensible nonsense, let hira deny IL vii
can, ind your "Cbrislian sGdbblsrs ma
I. find more to do than tho 20, endless tas
= Of rsconcil'ng Genesis with geology, tel
: ing where Cain got hiS wife or how iona
stood IL 40 well In the belly Of a i'b.
Religious cant is about as poor stock
8 the present markets for argument rs III
0 Indians wampum would be for money.
. In concluding let ms say that, with the'
. seemingly irreyeront expressions, that M
5 respect and admiration for tho Bible
. not bound by any scc,arion or petty Wow
, but broad as my humble vision is nblo
q comprehend and yet it teaches me th
a broadest liberation, As well a. the pr
4 foundest belief that mankind can onI
reach and develop their highest possibil
Z ties of excellence in harmony with /
8 teachings. Yet, at present, 80 widely M
3 systematically has it been perverted, tn
tho masses have scarcely the remotcst il
telectual perception of tho meaning
revelation, and for its own good time Il
Word is a sealed and incomprchensib
d. thing. n.
k WANTED To EXCHANGE.