The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-12
TEEFEEsGCE vs.. CID THEoL.
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EDIrog TINES: L. Is c.r.ain'y very in
tereslirg to the close observer 10 watch the
workings Of the grest temperance move
ment nov sgitating not Cnly our own State
but The country at large. Ard sine, the
commencenent of this gre5t agitation, ev-
cry variety oil men, women ard means have
operated to push it on 10 p successful term
mus. Foremost among tie able and ef-
ficient workers in the fed in behalf OF the
good in view, we fad the sects all repre-
seried-t'e Christian, the Spiri,u slist
the rf1sl, the ATHEIST sEd the Free
Tbi.kers-sll working in uEiscn TO put
down this unhallow.d traffic ard nigh v
source of destruction and ruin 20 our fel-
lowmen. Therefore it b5cnmes at once a
matter OF the greatest difficulty TO deter
mine who has, of these many schools of re.
lision and free thought, he greatest inter-
est at stake, or who has dJne the most to
advance the great cause needing assistance
and yet, Mr.. Editor, in spite OF all this, we
casionAlly meet bisoted men and
womes, callirg Themselves "Chis.
tim" tsmDGuaoe adsooats-w who have the
effronlery TO stand up before Intelligent au-
dieuces and cast reflections upon their fel-
low workers, because, on religious grounds,
they fail to see and think rs they do.
: Only a very short time since, Col.
| Coffin, who has recently been talking tem-
psraaCe at different points in this and an
adjacent county, took special occasion
I during q speech of some one.and- a hall
hours tie writer head him make, TO sneel
at spiritualism, and liberaiists-particu
| lsrly did he hit Bob lnCersoil, a good TEN
persrce mar; asserting things about him
! that, under the circumstance, | think both
unmanly and untrue asking the QUESTION
"Who ever knew an i.f;el to build q
school house?" etc.
Now. Mr. Editor, ie'ieve in free speech
! Without il, We should sooo have no C un
\ try, and our individual rights would be a:
n rope OF saEd. Loyalty 10 right, loyalty
to man, loyalty TO principle, loyal
ty TO our country ard iti
constitution, therefore, | consider the high
est snd fast duty Ct every man. In thi:
4 instance, as in many similar ones, by othel
intol-rsnt ones, it is most evident and cleal
that Col Coffin was disloyal to all. And
I that, too, in the fice Of having doubles,
fully subscribed TO the temperance motto
with NAL C. toward none, and charity
( for all
Hir. Etitor, of course you are posted
, The writer considers himself also vel
I posted in general, as every intelligent mar
snd woman of orr land ought to be, az tc
Chri-tisniiy (StcIaIianism), Spiri,uslism
| Ma.erialism, etc. They are great vita
issues in our land 10 day, and intoleranc,
wyn't sci them aside Truth and goodnes.
alone will live to bless the great future
come from what source they NAV. God il
doubtless using all these men and means t.
bring about the great end ne hss in view
And b=ing we'll posted, Mr. Editor, as you
are, yOu know thst the spi-ituslists auG
ma,erislists form very large (Judg,
Edwards few years ago set the former
down at about eleven millions in
AmeriCa), intelligent and respectable
class in This country, and sre very numer
Gus throughout the State of Kansas. AND
| can state, without fear OF contradiction
that scarcely an intelligent, we'll cultured
man or woman of either Of these schools o.
philosophy and free inquiry, but are
stsuuch temperance advocates Iudeed
know many Of them to-day in the field
speaking. week after week, TO large audi
etceS, .a,, ~ tSor oi 'he eoou cause we, tne
teu ranee PeoPir' nave so much al hesft
! And let me tell Colonel Coffin and others
'''He Lh'oIelan. an un'hoGgn'eu lgnol'
Su'l tn%t we oaunoa Pc1ioly PpSon cariy thi'
and
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