The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-03-11
GOD IN THE CONSTITUTION.

Deacon Houston yesterday morning treat
ed his readers to whole column of
nonsense, under the head of "God in the
Constitution" And the first thing he does,
is to apologize for the head, by saying that
though it is profane, yet he adopts it be-
cause of its general use" How foolish in
good Deacon to do anything wrong, be-
cause it is the custom. We are fast losing
faith in the Deacon's morals, and we
think the church he belongs to is also be-
ginning to realize that he is not an
innocent giraffe as he looks, but, on the
contrary, wicked animal in this disguise.
But We will 1T OR readers judge, after
reading the following extract from this
same article:
ave might say further, that We have never posi-
lively advocated that ''reform." We have always
had some doubts on the subject"
This convicts the Deacon of a lie. Is he
not the same d. w. Houston that was one
of the Vice-Presidents Of the "God-in-ihe-
Constitution Convention?" Is he not the
same person that was appointed as one of
the Committee on Resolutions in that Con-
vention and is he not the identical indi-
vidual that read these resolutions to the
convention, of which the following is an
extract:
WHEREAS, In the Constitution of the United
States there is not the slightest recognition OF the
being, or power authority Of God or Of our sub
lection 10 him in any way; therefore,,
ReuIr~d, That this great inconsistency ought to
bring this Christian nation-for it is that-and its
fundamental law into harmony.
And here is the way in which the great
McAllister compliments the good man:
'The editor Of the Leavenworth Commereiai, D.
W. Houston. Esq, whose paper gave full and ex-
cellent report, did good service . member Of the
Committee on Resolutions and in many ways - .
member of the Convention"
In speaking of such question, We do
not like to say that Deacon Houston lies,
but it looks like it, when We find him in
Laing's hall advocating the religious
amendment, ard in his paper saying that
he "has doubts on the subject" Deacon
Houston has remarka BILE faculty for in
creasing the number Of persons who do not
take his paper. And this is easily accounted
for. Men and women want to read paper
that speaks the truth, on each and every
occasion. 1t is well-known that the Con-
me7cial does not-hence Its decreasing circu-
lation.
Here Is another extract from the God
in-the-C Constitution" article. Read it, men
who happen to belong to some other reli-
gion than the Deaconis, and see If it il not
absurd and foolish:
On one side Of this question We 6nl oaly the good
and great On the other side ind the infdel the
sceptc, the atheist, the Mormon, the Chinese and
Others, ve admit, Who are eood and true men But
when We find all of certain claS On one side, should
II not make good men hesitate, sf leas, when they
fnd themselves in such conpnny.
Only the good and great on one side"
The good and great" of course refen to
Deacon Houston, himself, and numerous
other hypocrites, rho, under the garb Of 81
cred religion, plunder and rob. The good
and great" indeed! Well, it depends on
mans ideas of goodness and greatness. If
to contract whisky bills and never pay
them, to run for Congress and sct in most
ungentlenanly manner, lying and falifying
al The time, holding an odice worth $4,000
. yer Tor three yean soisg n psor naa,
and being se.ovsd, cons bsfus ~ Csun1y