The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-03-30
MIR. PARKER's CHALLENGE, AN ID
OTHER MATTERS.


lfeess professors that In6dels than the
disbelievers for unfaithfHl to belief and
professions whilst he had evidence but that they
faithful theirs Webster says Indel is who
unfaithfu" and therefore shouldn't wonder it, in
another, il would be difficult to find more
than a bakers dozen in Troy to whom the word would
apply And So in the language of the Ltany, feel
constrained exclaim Good Lord have mercy upon
miserable sinners !" Where will all die when so
is the unsOved and nsOluble problem. Some Of
trusting merit 9th to grace and not few to luck
while my notion is that the whole kit and blin Of
will be glad sneak in at the only and wide open door
of general mercy Yes, think Infinite love and
mercy will be the best holt of all of But ho hu.
initiating that will be saints who get up
ear and prance around because sinners" won't take
stock in fire and birthstone. Seriously, though,
think that merit and by merit faithfuness
convictions of right and duty and the broadening
pandng and developing of mental and moral natures
will determine status in the future life
Therefore do think that any of the Inidels of
Troy feel disposed to accommodate you discussion.
Some of US panied to say heap better at
ing than discussing None of the kind you
identity to educated for business have
spent their lives practcing it, and sustained by
salary defTay family expenses should they desire
try it. At least, the subscriber has get his living by
the sweat of his brow but by the number of priv
legged characters who do not am forced the cuso
that is mistake about that curse bus
iness else general stay law amnesty act has
empted the biggest but by best half of human
ity from its operations
But here l am-sueh / am-at your service tor
short and friendly discussion through the columns of
the Chief As represent but myself holding
ly lay membership in the big church. if get waOped
ont shall be compelled to share my grief; but
you the mailed warrior, commits stoned captain and
accredited spokesman of the sO-caled Army of the
Lord if my little sling gets with the catastro
phe must involve both you and your
As there yet left few pitiabe creatures who
behind the spirit of the age and far below the
of intelligence, culture and reading to in
fer that because argues against fiction in history
and superstition in religion he is therefore low base
at enmy with good sacrilegiOus wishing to tear down
true religion, &c. wish to assert earnestly for
their benefit that actuated by the best of motives
Surely am not hired to do it, either by the year by
the job The stock in trade of costly education is not
invested in it, popularity cannot be gained by it, for the
bulk of men do not straw what believes, 80
long he is honest and pays his debts Ny welfare in
this world and in the next is dear to is to
you. SelEinteest will induce be faithful to my
convictions it induces you be faithful yours But
because my mental structure is such that literally
unable to believe in ghost and sh stories do not
treat you set it down perverse and rebelioss heart
If the Free Thinkers in it is udg
ment and not magn intent They have good a right
to hold and their opinions you have to hold
and express yours. And when they make cOnsummate
of themselves by running such questions into per-
sonaities and organizing religious against men,
or financial raids upon their business then will have
nothing more to say in their defence.
A f,II ,ro,,, ma, h IT,, q, ,;.,, . :. Al,
world If he has not discovered tho olr fc, ,h, ,h
is an awful sgbt of bvnoc,isv srnsrs,;t;or .nd bb
in it that men not always what they seem that
naturally they all off the piece but that inherit
ed tendencies and surrounding Influences and education
heart" there is not 80 vast difranc in them . ,ny
are led to supnose
Since some of LIS have been reared nm IN o,a rsl;on
and some of us to another sine. some are ar,sl agip
alive and o,bers are r,att.r of t,c, ;ro ~ ha nd
opportunies for ecIar .rc,,ion ,nI Coo, raa,;n,
while others have ps;,ber s,,J;od roa5 o. ,Lo,L, on,
side of the STRAIGHT and parro, limit, r ,h; 81, ,;,h
and hence we cannot nv the rotes, os.ihil;, an h;nL
or be,;o,,o alb ,h,c- 10, - - - :., ~,
and re,son .s Looro. - -, - -, ~ ,,,
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:; ,I 80 ~ " a niue ne'erou"A communication
- ~ nee" no' r'eh'eh any one from coming here
g. - 70 o' .o"" Vi i'ss SIZE In hAnSas more
. I'm '"E'uS P'oscrptioh tnan Troy. Every coun-
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