The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-09-11
FREE THOUGHT.
The Works of the Lib.rsls al Bis
maTck Grove.
Issvsnw, rth's Representatives Take
sLeadins Part in the Exercises.
Cur CORRESPONDENTS Observations

BISMARCK GROVE, September Q, ~.
EpIToR TINES On Sunday evening Mr..
keeler, OF Marion Certe-, addressed the
meeting. He told how his own mind had
receded from the extreme dogmas Of the
church. He wished to see Christianity
renovated, but not overthrow. He wss
driven by his reason, against his wishes,
into Liberalism. He would have a
religion that gave a higher ideal Of God,
Christ and men.
Mr.. Coleman spoke on "Science ard the
Bible" AID shoxej the discrepancies be-
tween that book and twenty Il We branches
OF science.
On Monday morning Dr.. Ward opened
with Evolution Of Modern Liberalism"
He said that the violence of matsrialism
almost drove him into spirituslism. He
owed christians, but not Christianity
Big0ted deists and atheists were quite "a
common as in the churches.
Mr.. Copeland followed. His subject
| was, Constructive Rstionalism" The Ii We
points ade were AZ follows:
i. Universal and personal inspiration.
> Reign OF God through love.
5 Dignity and divinity OF human nature
4. Individual responsibility.
D. E.ernsl progression OF all.
Ia the afternoon and evening we're ad
drss SEES from Eccles, Denton and Keller
Tuesday morning was devoted altogether
1 hn4lnSll A
| ton and bylaws, composed Of five lsdies
| and hive gentlemen, was chosen, and the
| following officers were appointed for the
Kansas Liberal League:
Gov. Robinson, President
A vice president IN every county,
| W. III. T. Wakefield, Secretary.
Mrs Caroline Doster, Treasurer
| Executive Committee, Messrs Campbell
| and Coleman.
| Gov. R5binson declined the nomination
| excusing himself upon the ground that he
| could not give his time to the necessary
| business; but the unanimous wish at lssr
prevailed and he was conducted to the
platform by committee OF ladies and gen.
tlemen.
Mr.. Campfeld then gave the history OF
| the Liberal League in Kansas. From
| twenty-five it had swelled to twelve hun.
| died; three leagues had increased to four.
| teen. Forty five counties were organized
hundreds OF letters had been circulated
| ali over the safe. We called on al
| Liberals 10 begin the work in earnest
| orthodoxy must 90 down, or it will ma,tel
| freedom Of thought.
| Mr.. Coleman then spoke on at atty AMI
Charity and in Free-Thinking," after which
Mr.. Cooke, of Indianapolis, read a very
profourd paper on the 'Reign of Law" il
! which the lead ng idea was that the moral
mental and physical world are under tn,
| il flUeLce OF il fl -xible law; that God il DC
| cspricious being, but the Intelligent sourc.
| of all these forces, that produce every
| phenomena in mature.
| The question az to the propriety 0
nominating candidate for president wa
discussed during three sessions, and finally
voted down as ine1prdient
Mr.. Holsonan was appointed delegate It
Cincinnati, and empowered to cast the fv,
votes Of the League.
Our town-man, Mr.. W. E. Coleman
seems to be the busiest man at Bismarck
He came over from Leavenworth, expect
ing to have some rest from his clerical ans
i
harder than ever What with reporting a
Secretary, the entire proceedings Of tn
meeting, s OF hours day, sendiEg tel,-
grams, furnishing reporters with abstract
of proceedings, and copies Of resolutions
(the other secretary of the meeting dyini
nothing); arranging the programme fol
each session each day, the whole WORK Z
which falls on Mr.. C., (the other member
of the programme c. 10 mi tee never maxim.
any suggestion even On the subject; at
tendance and labor upon the Platform
Committee, arranging for the State Liberia
League CONVENTION of the oh; corsulra
tiors with liberal friends from ali over III,
state, az to methods of work and organic /.
ton besides speaking snd talking ever
dsy,-what, with ali this, he has not al
idle moment.
| We have Mss OF Mr. Denton's "Phil
osophy of Death, one of the bsst lecture
| be has yet delivered. 1t will be outlined
in Wednesasy's paper.
Respectfully. G..