Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-12-04

.Ine lalIlo lie QOWn tOSetner, tnere
shall be no more wars, and the swords
shall he beaten into plowshears. Then,
Indeed, will not one man say to his
neighbor: "Knowest thou the Lord!
f.' PREACHERS AND PRIESTS
May preach the Millennium till Dooms-
day but they ha2 better lay their SER
mons aside, and tell us the process by
which this is to be attained. Death-bed
conversion, nor all the Wanted powers
of religion, cannot change mars nature.
1t is born in him, and must 60 ont with
his life alone. To reform the world is
to begin the work with unborn genera
tions,a and begin it in the mothers womb.
That bundle of bigotry, oppression and
ignorance labeled Christianity does more
to retard civilization than any one thing
on earth-retard it by keeping back
progress and hindering a spread of intel
ligence. @''
THE AGE OF PROGRESS.
There is only one way in which crime
and its curse can be blotted out, and
that is by obedience to certain physical
laws. Conversion and death bed repen-
tance will not make one who does not
regard these good man. We should
know what these laws are, and then ap-
ply our knowledge in scientific way.
Man has never had the. aid bestowed
upon him for determining this that has
been given to plants and animals: Chris
tianity dares not discuss the subject
publicly. We cannot find these laws in
the Bible, and we must determine them
by the people. The uniicatiou of the
world must be brought about by the
nter-communication of nations. Our
Government is destined to be the leader
in this great work. It's young history
is so full of radical progress and scicntif
ic wealth as to prove its leading position
among the civilized nations of the globe.
Our free Government must be the me-
dinm through which this unification is
to be attained. True: it is the interest
of shrewd politicians to oppose every
thing that smacks Of newness, and cling
to the old, and in this they are aided by
the Church. ......
But AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE
The superior intellects of American peo-
pie, makes these men and these bigots
stand out of the way ofprogress, or sue
cumb to its power.
AFEw INSTANCES
Of the power Of the truth in science
may be in order here. There was that
crazy man Fields. He was regarded by
Congress as fit subject for the lunatic
asylum when he asked Congress for an
appropriation to further his plans with
regard to his inventions, and yet fifteen
wears later these same scotfers are walk
lug up to the telegraph offices and send
ing their messages to the other end Of
the world.
THEODORE PARKER
Was another man that was not under
stood when he asked for boon that
has blessed the people ever since-that
you may worship God as You wish, or
not worship him at all. And there are
men and women even now in Boston
who have gone to church and publicly
prayed that God would put a hook in
Theodore Parker's mouth. Because he
advocated free dom in religion he was
ostracized and driven by the Church to
a martyrs grave.
WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON
Has often left the stage with his best
coat dripping with rotten eggs because
the people could not see that slavery
should be abolished. Because he fore
saw that which was. Because he
recognized the fact the time was near a.
hand when that great blot on American
history must be wiped out of the coun-
trys otherwise fair fame Because he
was simply few years in advance of
the mass OF mankind, and especially the
Government and Church.
And now.
WOMAN BY THE NAME OF wooDHULL
Has had the audacity to come before an
audience and state that woman has
the right to own her own body, and to
require the same degree OF purity of
men that they do Of women. Peoples
ideas are now very different from what
they were two years ago. We are be-
ginning to think upon these things. The
Brooklyn scandal has helped to open
the eyes of the multitude.
The Constitution ofthe United States
gives TO every man (Which includes eve
ry woman) of this country the right to
enjoy life, liberty and the pursuit of
happiness. Then why should men be
especially favored thus, while women
are enslaved and deEied the ri ght thus
granted them by the trainers of the Coil-
stitution to pursue the paths Of happi-
ness in any way they might desire? :.
SOME STARTLING STATEMENTS.
Reviewing the pages of history, We
have if the statements of The atlantic
Monthly" "Harper's Monthly" "The
Galaxy" and other standard periodicals
OF the country be true, NOT one h'qFhy
man or uoman This is certainly
beautiful condition of society. The an
imal kingdom would not last FIVE years
were it in such a state. Some people
will reject all investigation on this sub
ject on the grounds OF modesty; but the
truth is that truly modest people do not
denounce what they do not understand.
Have we any material among humanity
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