, 1876-02-05

fa,aI,y with Ill tho hauof, c,.,onnln'ts. nlt |
splot,tinra II tic C,'ust OF Israel. l',' "i'eie
world adtnifes b trio and NO dee' 'ova. a.,
Jonathan we,t Il lno-lnsI rtniatnott A. MS
cave mid tho beautiful forest ttasle" OF tlatoth'
,NF.pEltrY AND TIE "RGlcN OF TtR'
ROR."
wrwE rHrY rosSEcTEp?
"a tht Ei.t,r or 9Ak ch.ca5s 3,toant.
rr,Kur, Ia, Feb. 2.,-Thefo ID ITO fcatnsc OF
ll,a urescps age moro remarkable than ths rapid
| spre,tl Of What Ia called " "nnbo1.ef." All over
| Tho Continent Of Europe, an throughout eFasy
mart Of tho to.i,iug had thinking poit.ona Of this
country, wo fld TIL. Bamo "uMbeltef." Il as
suu,cs eyory rhspe. from modssu dissent 10 ultra
ekcptIcsm. ln ogcry ,tln, however. 1t Ia brauu.
cd d. ...t1ltdcty by those Aeltast who tndorso
| tho accopted theology. Nov. II Tim "n6sgn OF
| To,,ur" In ,!ls French Noyoln,,on was the
| Legitimate and Ipeyttthlo o1tsa1Mo VI 1naielt-
w." the ,tslclits which l'royatls aud 10 rAp.dly
| spreading iu Amcs!c. may have ses7 ifopor'
.aal LaarIl,E upJu tho fu.u.e Ut our ciiil snssa'
Lous. II ls tic duts Of esosy cnlzen. shorciore.
! 10 Gnd ". II nj ho eau tlie naklirc Of thia
kur u Il can be proved 70 10 neccssarIls 10.
ptr,,lyo u !lbosty. sud LIE. aud Property 10 10
a,,urch;al III spirit aud puFEo sAo dns' OF co''-
| trolling il III law. il possible, VII bs c eaf. -.
The exlrtol,co Of \ tadcal skeptis'sn amongst
mon Ut lc.tgfa sclentla:H. aud pGlls'sla5,s. 90
| ocl as among The m ias Of the poonlo in faFls
| befufe lie Fiuncii Tevotusiol. no % "i'!e]hes.
tlon Tue limits OF ttilh *ft'ce "l!l nj. ptns 1,s
MO to attempt any uetail Ut tue gta"th ~ tl'ls
sEoptic,su,. but it Mose. NJ ssepnc'a y " asls-
uc tIuay, tlasougl, tbs ciaAnelt OF TOO III.
ts.loct through tho activity Of thousns ln1oaFh
rebellion aga!u.s stsusl n.so.sI vsieI inysstes.
t,nna 1t,at ,uo widespread skeptte!sH1 -
ua E1am,,, bau notu.ua whatever 70 do With
rropeh Eosont'on n,,09s. or tno y, donv eia
M. ono amonstt I.Auy causas which *cro 70
allan nuu al laas epoch. But how much, Or
xf.t nnr,,cuIsr fsatuee, Of that great oposh ia
duo to Hkoptic en alone II tnposS'psa ~ 1e sen.
,ne uu tSrsss afs 70 compica:ej, 10 bendsd. and
,ns 40 .sions, thst the 1eoneal discrimination ia
NODDED ~ separate those fotcts and aoai:nntto, 4,
.nSt lSsH"ss ta Essaoasda aot,s1 Auoptsus p sioSa
u,u-e gouerat frenzy taan AtIy otaer po.stoa os
HISTORY Quo. Ut tho Watu c*ases o. thss
gigantic madness must DO SOUGHT ios
"a inc q, o'eoik4@br iis brancDes Wi.,c, bnssi,
with Louis NV, aud frighsful'y in:rsasoa dur
lng tho ,o,gue Of his SUCCESSORS. : Tno aseriblr8
ot tho m.aoief to. the wrstlnas ot sue p1!soho-
! uhcrs, ho-caileu tur ln1idsiyl. showa at ixnor.
anco Of the nature Of man aud q sosie: ="
Vel. l,an tnla ~riser deagnated i1is fearful out.
tnrtt Of human pIssiom :" general l9onzY aua
a"Gigautic laadncsa.' 1t WaB thls, ana aotu'ng
tehs, ko4the. age, nor Hox . nor RANK Me,o
STARED. Priests, nuns. mauks, nobility, r!cn'
poor, old. and young, were swept alike bttot9
the storm Of deinom-lixo p1aAoua Ken canno1
iut to trace tuis fiery outprrst Of all that Is
dark aud ticnd.hAo In human natuIa-ku!s
GIGANTIC ialitiSAt ,madneB.-to no'e iel!Kioas
un.olief, nero lack OF taist III GoJ, aud Glrls:,
AID Immortality, tia Cnu.ch a'.d ravel!tson, ~
lacxcusabla ignorance OF tho relatlol of cAuGos
:ind effects II the Ll4sory Of society, aoTevsr.
had uiways raseAjrd 10 III t1u tu:iaensy ot
.hs.t4clB1l to run iulo riot anl boodslod, W 70
,uist,. DO warranted perhaps IN cotnlnR to
Liz conclusion that th4. ieigu ot torror
; | mas ths luslllm.to . fruit Of unGellef.
Eut we hnvo 10 such evlde,,ta from tho get!-
srei h,stury OF blcletS either IL Europe ur Aiuef-
ica. We naso no Hlcl, evidence in tho iifas Of
ieadllI., nkepltcca philosophical! OF scientific, n
the last Q, tno usoHenr. We navo no Bnoh ev!-
deuea iu tls esutcs III any) to be leducta fsotn
this.
Uut wo have eyidcncs, both historical aud dog
tnatlo (so-cnled) that organized rellsan win
luiescT.oubte AtsuaIttos. lAs crushed out t"c
,,raas ciYillxatlors oo IN the Enst Aud tho uthei
Ii tho West,--uuo iu Spain mud nuoter in MoAt
Gu aud Psru.-and th1s IN dotl& sh.a y oxsol'
minated more than 15,0Uo.oo hnmsn beings, &C
esng .M,t 10 81 n"1pp shsa' -. We svsts,e nsae
: to l.1s snota lo4A than 3l3u11 asJ"ts pcr.
B,,l,B had boan punished, and 32.00o Ut thost
burnt alive, WITH al! tha ctron,nksaI'te and iu
= yons,oaA Of sppsrout tns!Gntr an. hasa ant
!, a.rocIouA o.uolty, aud ali thin for no 'hs
CHINE than--op!11lon. Wo have o'idance IN
,naul&sd rutsson bntchesed aud ctusued til
q Atblstnses aud Waldeusea that it has had it
. 81. EArtholomeTs; IT. s>stemata ternecntio:'
! OF tho .5ews; lts gigantic Ar.na1as; its Ieastr
! wa's IN The Nesler!ands: it's "Thlt.
sao Esa sr,dss %.s too,as in osusy AID III IL,
cA4s1o lsgtimstelt from Ihs doctrines, believed
: I. was no 'ttrenzY," no j" leantic madnesa." l
4 was all dutiberaso. systematic, spEaKing from
! Hpn Q of duty. IL a nH zeal for aJuls, devotio
!. to truth as,d rigll,euas aul the Church. An
Q NO have usidonca too In abundance. ~ furnBhn
y BY l-cckyy, and Buckle, aod Draper. aud others
!. tnat Ra.ionalssm or 6keptlclnm ia. bean ono Q
Q the Aorid to modify aud ultimately to dostro
t tbs orgau,zed rel sous intolerance, this wo!s
Q Of all cursep Ind el!u1ulea Of the human race.
+ Suppose, thnn, It ehont be admitted that 10
4 iidodty WAS responsible for the t!eign OF lei
: tor," would the argument be conclusive, fro1
4 tus single Instance, that II was necessarily th
= onomv OF order aud good government, Of .llft
il liberty. and lilo purHult Of happ1ness7" Wha
J, against organ.zed religion? 1ta doeas of bloc
! aud horror cover ~holo continents and etFetc
: through nholo consurios. u dcfended shoa
j reasoning frou, its doctrines.
t. Whether inndol.ty, so.called, hs true {
. false, il another question, with no reloyane
y TO tho present poiut. am conniderin
- tion is, ~lsotber iutdolity Ia dangerous. III
y 1t inherent clements OF disorder. des!ructio.
70 and bloodsbed2 Docs history prove it to bo q
~ cnCu1y to CIVILIZATION and hooN EnclAlaF 20
Is tain clasacs of Thinkers especially clorEytnos
r. answer Ia tho affirmative, and point in TRUMP
r TO tho Reign Of Terror. ?iy rresont puzposo
., not to show. as we can. that int'do,ty WAS nj
10 tin primo moving eauao OF thst "g1gans
y madnosh," but that this sword. uscd ARaiu
J, ,,nhellsf. Ia swo-edged and can ba mat
y thousand fold more fatal TO Christianity tia
9. ipt1lellty. Il should suppoee that auy. man
ID ordinary cleAf perception would 8ee this, X
~ would blnah to uso an argument agttnst anot
AZ eFa pbIloRophy which is infinitely more iestra
l tive 10 hio own. Il. liAaHALL.
nd
~ ~ GENESIS.
ha 4 cNALpEAy ACCOUNT or THE cNEATIoN
,ar Tho interest in tho late Egyptian discovsri
~ awakened by DlYarl Taylor's lecture lass Bu
10 dav may we'll be supplemental BY tho foilow1t
IN story Of the early lses Of tho world, taxi
III from lately dccsphcsad Assyrlan tabists. III
fnioWftQ cnndau Hattnn of il1a haols nf ihs tran