, 1876-01-30

up through the seam IN the psse"on
Of .he courtyard IS resultant OF thS paving.
stones that lay On lts parent roots. EutopeoI.
and American civilization Is ten paris ano'on
paganisrn 10 ONO OF Christianity. Mooe1n ~
oiety and modern institutions are really ole
hea.hendom reorSanized under the na1ns u
Christianity, but with not enough Of tho ooc
trines OF Jesus infused into them TO % leSos
niZed by casual observer. What 10 cA.es
Christianity haa IN ali ages been the deadles
foe that Science. the hAnd1n4sd Of clVl1izAt1on
has nsd to contend with. Scientists were s,mp!
infdels, and, therefore. as the Rev. Dufield puu
it, should b " put down And kept down., 81 au1
other criminals.
Let us bear our tolerant friend again:
Religious liberation Is the first ptincaplo Of cnr1st
system and On this civilization is based But, yo1
will observe that while tudiyidu11s to b treAef
with all tenderness and kindnoss theiz errors Of fAas
and practice NOT to be allowed to prevail In An:
Why zsk, should allow Jehuits to come INTO row
er when Jesnits have invariably made trouble ans
been banished foz seditio1: Why should tntdel:
rnie when ve have the Reign Of Terror and such lii
historical facts to warn us against it7 Why shonk
the jew be preferred wnen tfe 1sv aon nos oolnSaa
Exactly thus talked the disciples Of Spaint
| bloody CODE Errors OF faith and practice mus
not be- allo xed to prevail aud to maRe sure O
| il they toro ont the tongues OF tnoee WAC, II
their opinion, uttered them: ..ah. -.
As to the charge 30 often 1opeAt*o W In
| Clergy that the Reign Of Terror IN trsuco "as
result OF the triumph Of inhdo!!sg, It Ii 10 ieet
| ns q hundred other statements IN feeafu 70 nls.
| torv made bT the samo class 70 aubaoE!e snon
! ends. sIu6deisy had not halt ~ muen 20 ~
| with bringing On the Reign OF IeeFor h7 II n4o
! in founding American liberty
The way Mr Dufteld is going to :" put ooHn
and keep down those who disagree with nm u
| religious opinion, and do it without oppression
| is as follows:
| To say "put down and keep down" In any co9nsf:
governed By King would b to lnsoke INC ao n1 "
amy md opp1esson. 10 say ma mnd. to st1d
| the subject. and to vote 1t down.
Only .to vote" them down! No tyranny II
that. But suppose after being voted do"n sho3
| won't stay down You will have to invoke eoua
| yioIeoce then to make them stay down, VII! yot
not2 II there wss no police power 6Acs Gi 4 sas
| voting ready to enforce it. then hlr D0fhe'd ana
| all his lk might 20 On voting people down t'n
the crack Of doom. and few would care This
lucid demonstration OF how to put folks do"n
one more quotation from this apostle Of Chris
; tian toleratioo:
cannot and that you countenanco comnunle!a .s.a
and vet in ita most dangerous form you 40 eounts
nnos Il ,xhen YOU nus truth aud error side BY aan
and give bankrupt Error the sarno essse -
| et Truth.
, In contrast with this Whist saya tho glorious
/ | John Milton, Puritan though he uas "hen o5'-
: | tanism meant intolerance itse'f:
Thoroh all the winds Of doctrine were lot loose
NAV nrou the earth, Truth be in the nelu, VIC
iniuriou.ls to msdoubt her strenEth- Let her ans
q faisehood Rrappe. Who ever Knew Truth 10 ne pu.
4 the wo,ec IN free and open eneounte17 he1 oo4
fntinr is the hest and surast BuppEes3nR S1o need
NJ noicdes nor etratagems to make lcr victorious
those are the shifts that Erros ses a8snat nox Aos
= ever
suppress by confuting that he nrees 70 70 aopp'e'
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