, 1875-07-04

Pr Of thia ctty. reward Of $4,000 to Any uns wh
ah0nd prove that the Bibla Of tho chriss.ns u anv
mins Aod chi1ese. Tha golden b1tls o{efnd Is tae
d1ecticians Of the Church seemed It trst Ia havn
zen thrown out by so1ne aksptic who could not ~
lam from the temptation 10 keep the cjerxy vail
stirred up but have sinca lca.npd who tie u7an b
shat Sands back Of the money, sud ind in him
only An ardent deere that Justice may bo done though
the heavens fall He not joker nor = hix v{l.in
but very nice man, who would love il possthla IN
nAse the right path marked OUT and then bars arer
oouy 80 IN tnAs patti That wa have not ourselves
gathered In that sam Of money, il be explained
not oy any inquiry such the Con9re1aonat. rais.
ca, Whether the stubborn e1epttc OF Chicago hxs
for we DO not SEQ tho relevancy Of that question
but cur fauzn to roach out 1fter the money cotuss
3rom conviction that nobody can demonstrate tho
proposition suggested by 3. s. OF course the money
would not bo forthcoming for anything short ii
demonstrating argument discussion that should
Leave .ny doubt npon The minds q the public woud
hence after be hal handed his check ho might in
one our a into doubt again, and thus feel s~ndled
ana board or Trade man though he Is, shouu NOT
VISA to get up = Mosaic and Pauline corner On him.
The argument S s. dreams Of cannot be made Ten
thonFand able speakers and wtsrs been engaged
upon tho case Tor 800 years by pulpit and BOOK
It Seems rather har TO ak any Of living ephemeras
to come IN now and Gloss the whole jon for $50 0
Butler and Fale! and 4! those hri*nt scholars and
Of US degenerate be called upon to hniab suG-
denly this Hercu!eAn tob7 Nobody can demonstrate
from God in IN exclusive sense Of The words. Heneo
) :. ma5 double or quadTups his offer II hs niAhea
aud ind no claimant at Last.
There ara many of these indeteru1inata ouestfors
lying around out feet IN this world Though this 1-
per does not claim 70 Keep large bank account yet Is
VII E1ve J. or esen tbs Co,1rpailonlfsf $3oNo X
nc OF 1t viii prove that Possesses immortal
Soul, Or that God answers prayer and we know tho
community viii double this prize my losictan that
WILL end the long inquiry. Th~ dIhculky one that no
offer at prizes will ever remove.
The fact thatthe Hindoo aud G1eek ethie4 eontato
preeepts that rival these Of the jewish and Chr1s
t1an Scriptures would not place Ill these works upou
one eEel for the Christian Scriptures do not stsnd
upon any peculiarly Of e:Alra alone, bnt upop th6
death and return to earth Of snch petpou u Christ
comparison Of morals would settle tie question
Of superiority because the value of the Bible depends
wholly up'n the divine mission of Christ II En1ast
AROSE from the 1ead and re&ppeatod man. then ths
Bibe sur;asses all other sacred booka 1t ia oacal-
tue Book Of Go+ It il literature aaked ox soo oe to
CONS forward and provo this divine Office Of Christ
and take tie prudered SUM- But evidence haa
been discovered None be found. The case staada
just where it atoo1 long ago. aud meshod will evar
be discovered By which belief in tho history at Ari1na
thea can be compelled II S. S. has been radsy rzea-
e9 by logmatsts, il he haA ieen called hlocfhead~
and foo and '1eProbate" ETC., etc., W are sorry
both for him and for thoee who treated him Altar that
fashion The majority OF modern Christians confess
that they have no arguments in the background By
which they tase the 10000 aud give Iii. & ho
longed-for pence Of mind. Ill say Ia TINT Chr1s
tianity 2rreArs to to be and good ps:h 10 fol-
low along through rather darE world