The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-09-20
d LLAS. TEX AS.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, 6EPTEMBER 20
ROBERT INGERS0Ll.

Next to Blaine this man seems 10 pos
scss, in wonderful degree, the power
Of exciting the passions OF men. a bit
ter and INSCRIPTIONS partisan and ltndl-
ed heyet wrngs from the lips OF that
sturdy Democrat, jeremiah Black, the
declaration that he il n remarkably
brilliant and effective speaker lie is
certainly rousing up to n fever heat the
immense Republican asscmbIages he
addresses. Ingcrsoll is an Nyowcd athc-
ist and glorics in the name From II
work no has written, we make the fol
lowing extracts, commencing them to
the consideration of Peterson's paper
published nj Paris;
"An atheist is legal outcast. This
Justice Is not only blind but deaf lie
Is liable, like other men, to support the
government, and was forced to contri-
butte his share towards paying the salar-
les of the very judges who decided that
under no circumstances could his voice
means has the church cndcavored to
chain the human mind and protect the
majesty Of God
Socrates, whose life was above re-
proach, and whose death was beyond all
praise, stands to-day in the estimation OF
every thoughtful man, at least, the peer
of Christ
"For more than fifty generations the
Church has carried the black flag. With
the heart of iicnd she has hated with
the clutch of avaricc she has graspcd
with the jaws OF II dragon she has tie
vourcd pitiless us famine, mcrcless rs
fire. with the conscience of II serpent,
such rs is the history of the church of
God
The church Furnishes for thinking
that the Holy Ghost is younger than
God that God is older than Ills Son
tor speaking Of God Us though He had II
nose; for denying that Christ was His
own father; for denying that good
bread could be made OF Il dead man for
denying that cod used His finger for II
pen.
"The Church hates II thinker precise
" for the same reason II robbcr dlsliI<cs
sheriff, or II thief dcspiccs prosccut-
ing witness
"llcrcsy is II cradle; orthodoxy II cot
fin. x y llercsy is the eternal
dawn, the morning star, the glittcring
herald of the day, - e 1t is the
eternal horizon Of progress, 1t laughs
at prcsbytcrics and synods at ccumcni-
cal councils and the inpatient uhundcrs
of Sinai.
"Thc gods of men have been manu-
featured after numbcrlcSs modcls--somc
turned themselves into bulls, some into
doves, and some into Holy Ghosts and
made love to the beautiful daughters of
men, Some were mnrricd-all ought
TO have hccn--and some were old bach
elors from eternity
ain wars between great nations the
gods still interfere but in prize fights
the best man, with an honest referee, is
almost sure to win
"ro be convinced that the Bible il
simply and purely barbarian invcn-
tion-rcud it,
"ln the Scriptures by Divine inter
ference, the sun and moon stop in or
der that General Joshua may have
more time 10 murdcr; the sons of God
become cnamored of the worlds girls ;
IN excellent article of rhinestone is
imported from heaven free of duty (;
clothes refuse to wear out for forty
years; dead people come to life, simply
to play u joke ON their enemies and
cutter and engravcr, after having been
n tailor and dress maker