, 1876-02-05
OHOMEsH CTrY, w. T., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY >, 1876


Of poor Joseph Guihorl. would I've the most
prrpostcrous farce Of the nineteenth centrEy,
were il not for the melancholy exhibition OF
gross superstition, and slyish ignorance it
. illustrates. In "a country Immediately ad.
iCining Us whose civilization cminatcd from
I the same parent country US our own, II peo.
pie speaking the same tongue as we, and
/ boasting of their love of freedom US well as
ourselves, in her largest city, the boasted
! pride Of the Candnian Dominion, has been
compelled; not only, to invoke the aid of the
/ law. but to call upon the strong arm OF mil
itary power, III order to prevent Il presump
tious, C,nd had almost said impulcnt, Jbisl,-
op, backed by a iccring, hoNing, fanutical
mob from disturbing the last resting place OF
| man, whose only oIirnsc was his love OF
/ truth, and his contempt Of the arrogance OF
| the Church OF Rome Bat, until en- nest
men, step boldly to the front, without fear
/ of curse. or anathcmN, or the cdicts of an in.
/ quisitOriul Vatican, and strive to lit the
masses above the superstition OF the dark
ages, priests will control the mentally en-
| shaved millions of the world, and wiring fat
| lvings ont Of the horl earnings Of the NOR
ally blind and poverty stricken portion OF
our race. Sensible men know, that TO NOR
tai WAS never given power to control the
destiny OF AN immortal spirit, Men may cn
slave the human intellect, hut when life has
ceased, and Immortality commenced, the
spirit is forever beyond The reach oi either
human curse or blessing 1t is high time
that youth was taught to love truth and
light, because tjWh is riJh and light beagti.
.tNj, and MT from tuT OF future punishment.
Thrice do,r,ly degraded is u rae, mentally
cnshv,d Better poverty with knowledge
than riches with ignorance, In our land
there are men bold enough to stand up in
their fearless manhood, and defy the curse .,
both cardinal AMI bishop, knowing that
their cuosing will only roturn to wranklc
bitterly in their own nrartS, Their ranks
are daily charging. knowledge is march.
ng around the earth with its fright cnlors
of truth lpl,l rou " aloit in the mnds of
men who have no time to dream about
MYTHICAL future For ages the dogmns Of
the church, promulgated 10y an army of ara
CANT priests, has stood mhwnrt the way and
tried, too often successfully. tO beat back the
advance guard of human progress. Slowly
has she been forced back, yelling reluctant
y her strong holds one ly one; contcsting
every inch OF ground, and nhating not one
lot ot her prctcncrs or arrogance till com.
pcllrd to by sheer force. But now her myths,
mysteries aud dreams are fast melting away
They cnnnot bear the strong sunlight of
truth aul reason. She is now compelled to
modify her crcrdl and ahatc her pritcnse, or
she will receive the well mrritcd contcmpl of
the intellectual world Those that think for
themselves iuo,c that all true rcijgim is n
0,o,iy EE, and not n rertm,ay or an en- tion.
Those who seek truth for themselves will
find it, not by being led blindtoldcd along
bloody routes hedgc,l in by thopy dogma
and bristllng with sharp points of retrihu
ton, but in the paths ut human reason aided
by an enlightened conscience When one
ceases to think Tor himself he ceases to be "a
man. But hc who thinks freely for himself
must exeUize all due fnrhearanCG towards
those who think differently. Yet, when rca-
son teaches that no moral has power to cf.
feet for veal or woe, the destiny OF one who
has already become immortal | most sol
smnly protest against, and deny the riadt of
any one, though clothed in jewcIcd sacer,to
tai robes and weighed down with crosses, to
curse te smouldering ashes OF his brother
man.