, 1876-08-12
Brother Thompson Again.

Brother Thompson has given n two and
4 halt column criticism to my two
column one OF his sermon, on Christian
morals and dogma. Bat what does 1t
Nil amount to All that is worth notic.
ing could have been put in halt column
and amounts only to n reiteratiun of tile
ISLANDERS An Voltaire, Paine and Juggrr
naut and an attempt At a comparative
view of christian and pagan principles
and practices, to the diSparagcment OF
Payansm, but does not make out clear
case after all. My authority for denying
his statement in relation to the dcvotees
Of Juygernaut is, the testimony of trav'
ellers in that land--the testimony ct the
inhabitants of that land, the testimony
Of the dcvotees themselves, and the tes-
timony Of late missionaries to that land.
Some thirty years ago or Whereabouts,
according to my recollection, learned
and former devotce OF that religion who
vas converted to Christianity through
the missionaries sent there, visited the
United States in company with some of
the missionaries and CAV, lectures, on
the customs aud habits of his country
men, in most of the principal cities in
the Eastern States, and he most EN-.
phatically declared that the story of
icvotees sacrificing themselves under
the wheels of Juggernnuts' car was
purely myth and never had any fnun.
lation in fact hut that the religion of
Juggernaut though erroneous in many
things, yet was OF mild, peaceful, and
benevolent character. His statement at
the time was published generally in the
newspapers all over the country and
commented on but never denied either
by the missionaries who accompanied
him or by any of the papers which pub
lished it, l rccollcct reading the state
ment and comments on it in many differ
ent papers at the time. And it WAS a
common expression of surprise how long
the falsehood had been given credence to
by the Christian world. But perhaps
Brother Thompson will say that this
learned Hindoo and his brother mission
aries were "very ignorant and foolish
men" and not know what they were
talking about. Wonder il Brother
Thompson has yet heard that "Vicks
burg was taken"
He says that "Tbomas Paine was
libertine that he eloped with the wife Of
his friend, that he was N drunkard in his
latter day." All this l most emphati-
cally deny! and if he wishes to satisfy
himself on them points / would refer
him to "Vail's Life of Paine" Who
says Paine eloped with the wife of his
friend Cheatham. Who was Chcath-
man? A slanderer OF women, and
among the bascst of Williams, prosecuted
for libel in his "Life Of Paine" found
guilty bya jury and fined. Doubtless
Paine drank liquor; but where was the
clergyman of his day who did not keep
his bottle2 II Paine was drunkart,
30 was nearly every Clergyman Of his
day; for he was no more one than they
Rev. NJ. D. Conway, in sermon
preached in Cincinnati, Ohio, on the
29th of January, 1850, said:
"All efforts to stain the good name of
Thomas Paine, have recoiled on those
who made them, like poisoned arrows
shot against strong wind. In his life,
In his justice, in his truth, in his adher-
ence to high principles, in his disinter-
estednese, look in vain for parallel in
those times and in these times
Rev. Solomon Southwick, printer.
politician, lecturer against Iatds!'ty, and
at one time, the editor and publisher OF
the Christian Visitor, says: mo page
In history, stained MS it is with treachery
and talsehood, or cold blood indifference
80 right or wrong, exhibits more dis.
graceful instance of public ingratltude
than that which Thomas Paine expert.
enced from an age and country which he
had so faithfully served"
Yes! The case of Thomas Paine COW
cred with lies, SANDER, and vituperation,
is parallel with that of Voltsire; and
the system that requires its followers to