The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-10-27

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! dirr IN the army OF retrogrcssion.
! Mr.. Tiltlen is willing to be elected
president by assassination and murder
and there is not Democrat in Ohio tina,
does not look upon the massacre at Ham
burg as Democratic victory-cvcry one
OF them.
Now, my friends. have told you a
little something about these parties.
want you To recollcct that the Demo.
cratic party is the worst party that was
ever in the country; and that ihe Re
publican party i. the best party that was
ever in the country: that there is not a
bad man in the Repu olcan party but he
is an exception that there il not a good
man in the Democratic party bur he is
an exception.
Oh. that there were word, II pure
hatred. out OF which might construct
sentences like snakes, that would wrilhe
and his. then could give you my real
opinion oi the Democratic party of the
North.
IL is perfect waste OF air 10 let such
men breathe.
These sentiments are eDnobling and
elevating. They breathe nciahborIy
spirit. Mr.. Ingersoli is "A persuasive ora
tor.
SOME or HIS RELIGIOUS ARGUMENTS.
From His Volume Eltit,ed 1.-The Gods
and Other Lec.ures.'l
AMI we are called upon 10 worship
such a God 10 get upon our knees aud
tell him that he is good, that he is mer-
citul, that he j. just, that he is Love. We
are asked to stif1e every noble sentiment
OF the soul, anu 10 IraIninc uIIurI ruut an
the sweet charities OF the heart. Because
we refuse 10 stultiiy ourSelves-reiu>e To
become liars. We are denounced.
Let the people hate, let the Gods threat
eu--Ne viii educate them. aud W. will
despiSe aud defy him.
The book called the Bible j. flied with
passages equally horrible. unjust and
atrocious. This Is the book 10 b. read in
schools in order 10 make our children
loving. Kind and gentle This is the
book 10 be recognized in our constitu-
ton as the source OF all authority and
justice.
Strange that no one has ever been per-
secuted by the church Tor thinking God
bad, while hundreds OF millions have
been destroyed for thinking him good,
All that j. necessary 10 convince any
reasonable person that the Bible Is
simply and purely of human invention
Of barbarian inventiOn-is 10 read it.
Read it as you would any other book:
think of it as you would OF any other I:
get the badge of reverence from your
eyes. then read the Holy Bible, and You
will be amazed that you eyer, for one
moment, supposed Il being of Infinite
wisdom, goodness and purity TO be the
author of such ignorance a ID of such
atrocity,
Who can worship such a God: Who
can bend the knee 10 such monster:
Who can pray 10 such fiend:
This proves the material universe to be
infinite. IL an infinite universe has been
made out of an infinite God. how much
OF the God is left:
We are explaining more every day.
We are understanding more every day /;
consequently your God is grown.
smaller every day.
What would you think of father who
should give farm TO his children, and
before giving them possession should
plant upon il thousands OF deadly shrubs
and vines should stock it with ierocious
beasts and poisonous reptiles, should
take pains to put few swamps in the
neighborhood TO breed malaria: And
yet this is exactly what God has done,
! And yet, after all. is it as bad as to put
the souls OF our children in the straight
jacket CT a creed-to so utterly detorm
their minds that they regard the God OF
| the Bible as being OF infinite mercy,
and really consider 1t virtue to believe a
| thing just because II seems unreasonable:
| want no heaven tor which must
give my reason. Better rot in the win
dowless tomb, to which there is no door
but the red mouth OF the pallid worm,
than wear the iewellod collar even of a
| God.
The holy OF holics was behind the cur
tain. All this was upon the principle
that forgers hate 20 have their signature
ture detests curiosity.
From such God, why should men OK
pect assistance. Why should he lall
npon his knees and implore phantom
a phantom that i deaf, aud dumb, and
blind:
Think Of God wicked and malicious
enough 10 inspire this prayer. Think
OF one Infamous enough To answer II.
Search the records of the whole world
lind ont the history OF every barbarou,
tribe, aud you can find no crime thai
touched lower depth of intamy thar
those the Bibles God commanded and
approved. For such God ! have nc
words 10 express my ,oathing and con,
tempt. Away with such God