, 1879-06-21

ply, tho falao will aoon vanish, and truth alone
survive.
Who has not often experienced q change Of
thoughts n,, belief Aftnr An earnest dtscusatot!,
and then discovered the fallacy Of vlers pFeTt"
ousty held sncrcdl
What greater pleasure 10 tho honest seeker
after truth, what greater good to tho develop
mcnt Of ehe n!nd, than to witness eo'nbnt 20"
tween two intellectual giants tseussing an tn
pnrtant tl,eIno, both from convictions dlafrcsri'
catly Opposed to each otI,ers Only thus can tho
truth DO rnudo absolute ard established Id The
All hiatt. then, TO ires discussion and thee ex-
hi!arat!ng and glorious atmosphere Of Tic Homo
rs conducted by TnA TR1BuNB
From Il !ats etlltos!a! IN tho sasne paper cx-
sci,so s ione aro established tic doctrine that
Truth IL mighty md will provai' Whatever
theological system Is not competent to stand
tic hard kuosks VI honest criticism n not at to
tablIsh, truth. Tile survival Of the tttcst Is a.
much law Of moral ttloas as OF phYslca! being;
ai,l healthy competition IA a. bcnotlc!al in one
domain Ut human effort as itl another"
nes SesnG al he s ssrsueea @ tSpksrs s' 81 feaa
" indorse, let us beware. Let not hypocrittcnl
Tartuife cast his b1irhtlnr lntlntnec within tie
charmed ami happy circle. OF The Homo. now
the garb Of m autoerat, md in = spirit Of art-
lc1al holiness aud ranal infalibility, presumes
10 any to It's enlightened members: "Rolfgon
should never bo mentioned IN mixed company,
except BY tho.o who src Paid for t"'; aud pro pro.
rs axlomat!a ana absolute. Lii. argument
is abuse: h,a logic, caused BY hatrcd
Of truth; bis rcasonng, sophlstry; by ad-
Gf, , 0'ss q m y e esTesa esesa . f s b. s.sS a.
ltslcd. Certainly the ascrags Egyptian mttn-
my. II resurrertcd from Its alcco Of ftty ceistu-
rics, would DO possessed Of moro candor, llber-
sltty. ind .aote spist Y truth ara reform than
Variety Is the spice Of ifc. a. The srecs tn
thu lorcly spring-ttne vary tn the hucs Of their
vcrdant foliage. only to add 70 Thu beautT Of
tlle gorgeous plutuaga lint SO delights the gro;
In sweetest harmony By tho difference Of their
song; as the stars diffor IN perspective and tn
brIlEiaueY ot their light, thus adding gublinac7
to the erand! panorama of Nature; and as ~ W.
beauty and symmetry, SO difference OF opln-
lou among intellectual men aud woman Is pro-
ductIvo Vt the greatest Rood md the kconaat co.
joytnents. THIS aloao 10 the source OF al knowl-
Sounds Of unison soon Tire tho cultivated cut.
It is lie shadows that enablo tho artist to repre-
scut upon the canvas correctly tho brlllfanry OF
light an tho beauties Of Nature; voka sanens,s
world Of one oplntosl. ltfc would DO unendufa.
bio, civilization would rutro9raae, md social
death bo the Inevitable result.
New IDEAS. variety OF Thought, originality OF
rGG30GklEs lHEbG ulN &fEAt lMutOFb lnBVNlE OU
tho grA,ll CHARIOT Of civilization, and evolving
from brutality and basbarlsn nJbtc. free. .and
purc race Of men. Activity Of mind and abso-
lutte freedom OF expression aEc thu grAMa pre-
rogattvcs Of those elevated into tie Intellectual
mud moral sphere OF manhood, whcre MUD A1u
roasou rcgns supreme over Ignorance ald tTr-
nnnv, where nulmatstn md blgutrY Is super
eeded By . noble ambition to elevate aud ex-
rS Fro.n n % article Of mIuo published IN THIS
TRIBUNE last January beg to quose: Mrcoplc
| donft think, u1,d this is the caso Of nll super
| stltion and Ignorance to the world. Hy nature
endowed With au equal or SUPERIOR brain aa tlclr
forofathcrs, they readily accept a. truth what
The latter, In tho durk ages Of tho paat, when
little rcnlnto from tho ape, originated III their
brutal brain. Many things arc beloved which
they admit are btyonl human understanding;
yet, although conscious Of the aanao Or snpcrsor
! intellectual powers auA capacities OF colnprc-
/ hclIson as tluse who otfGinated these beliefs,
they aro eontctItcl to tramp!o tho highest attsi-
huscs Of their bolug under foot, and believe
tlinlty aud accept as truth that which their
parents au.t their grcnt-grcat-asl inI1nitum-
grandpArcnts equally Without understanding,
| Invented lor thcsn."
Let Us thuu rcnson aud Investigate. Lot ua
| welcome areununts nnd radical thought, chnl.
us. Religion bel,'E made for man, lot Us lllumt
ata 1t With tho torch Of rcaaon, Et.d Individually
| solyo tue great probom 1or ourselves. Above
| nll lot us bc charitable al toleraut OF each
We may dit1cr let usnvoid abuse. rdculc, faisc.
hood; let III rc1uain 1ttends It Is stranyc
fact that. while We lnay be all doslrIous Of com
IN Of ts s tus tras 4d noshns but
Ing to religion, fa rnatters OF theory md spccu.
latlo,s, We may all be wrong. Our faith may b
ever so SINCERE, our dcslre to brlieYe tho truth
g ss sS M sp an 3s5 s0 o Wfy 'ssys @
read Yo1ney's "Rufnsh and noticed the fu
genuty with which hu brings faco to facc thc
Representatives, Of all tha various and nutncroAs
sect. each ono earnestly cndcnyoring 70 prove
strength Of bis argumentf Who among tht
many earnest and llonrst men nnd women o
our Elobs WILL say, astcs aue Eyaestton:. ~ st
absolutely rlaht; ~ fel,Kiol, it TIE oaly tra.
majority arc wronRn1
Iollgfon comes to us; We accept It invoiun
tarity; 1t Is forced upou Us by sccldont Of pa
rentage, place Of NATIVITY: !:and by causes entlrcll
thought, motive. or volltlon, as wo aequiro Ian
r,iago, aud leaFn II, parrot llkc as we learn tt
Talk. It Is shipped md implanted within on
minds durinl: childllood and before src arrive Al
! Judgment. Born in Turkey, wo ase MahoIned
ans; born IN Africa, heathens. No nrc Chris
tians or inadelh % nc aro born white Or black
1prn tn tho United States, yo Worship God
! born In Lnp1and, stick
All, tilofi, being born Into tia world With
prejudice III faVor Or CONVINCED ol tho truth Il
os tue religion OF ttclr parents, n,d which, Us
rule, they bold dear and sacred during llfe |
becomes evident that It Is not matter ot choic'
Or the result OF n,atpre and deliberate tndlyilua
reelection, but of--accllcntl -.-..-
have often Thought how .s3ou mankind al
alike would bo contncca Ut THE ono grc1t, tru
religion i good God would only send ono mes
8cpEtr from Hcarcn, true aud real, ncarnate
aud visible alike to all tic donhting millions o
Today, and 10 asl tic nations OF ttlo earth "a
IL said Io did il days Of old. Ali would readl