The Worthington advance., 1879-04-10

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HOW HE FOOLED THEM CAPITAL
JOKE BYA JUDGE.
EDITOR ADvvNCE: In observing the
''signs of the times, some queer devel-
opments are noticeable in the religious
element of our locality. Iattended the
Baptist Church this morning, and out
of q membership of seventy.five. but
five male adults were present. Not
more than one.fourth of the members
were in attendance, and these mostly
women and children. The church
keeps up the form of Goodness, but
alas, for the Spirit!
Our leading divines and prominent
Orthodox church members are 1T pres
ent smarting under the cauStlc lash OF
. practical joke perpetrated Oh their
credulity, by Judge Rosecrans, radi-
Cal Spiritualist of this place. The
Judge wrote Il criticism on the OrthO-
dox conception Of Deity; and, rs no one
seemed to feel COZ, petent to make re-
ply, he copied short extract from Tom
Paine's Age OF Reasom." and publish
ed it as a reply to his own article. 1t
was decided success. That reply was
one of the ''Seven Wonders" among the
clergy and members Of the orthodox
churches, and it was carried about and
md 1,A &sfr nd
in the face of the Liberals and Spiritu-
alists as Il choice morsel which could
not be refuted. One deacon OF the
Congregational church made himself
and the article very conspicuous, by 60
ing from place to place and reading it
over and over again. | venture to say
that Tom Pain, in that little incident.
got more praise from the ignorant lips
of orthodoxy than ever before. But
when the thing "leaked out" what Il
collapse was therel 1t must haye been
exceedingly humiliating to be thus COM
PEELED, through ignorance, to praise
the man, of all Others, whom you had
been taught to hate from your infancy
up because you know nothing of him.
Such is the blind orthodox Theology of
to-day, that it praises ignorantly and
condemns without Il hearing.
An Orthodox School Board was elect
ed at our last school election, and the
consequence WAS u reduction of teach
.ers' wages 1T it's first meeting. The
question arises, is thorough education
antagonistic to the propagation OF Or
thodox Theology? Why is this thusly?
Our Congregational minister coaxts
| the children to come to his Sunday
school by treating them to peanuts and
candy. The dear little ones love to go
to Sunday school. THAT nuts and
those candy' please their little palates.
| "RADICAL.
Clear Lake, Iowa.
COUNTY REPLIES TO FARMER-sOME
PLAIN TALK.
EDITOR ADVANCE: I see in your last
issue a piece which you label "a sharp
reply to County" Now, if you, aad
those you represent, think yourselves
really sharp, why let the contest come;
and let it be ''short, sharp and decls.
ive" We are not afraid of the out.
come, for know it will be as it has al.
ways been, where the contest was be-
tween Intellect and Iynorunce-Victory
for Intellect. Now, let them come with
their unorganiz"d hordes and get whip
ped-Yes whipped! l use the term ad
visedly, for l know how it will be. II
is we'll known that the status Of the
farmers is as have given it, and Cal
refer you to hosts of the intellectual te
prove it. Instance, Oui own legisla
ture. When they wished to mollify the
farmers who inadvertently crept among
them they passed i Farmers Board Vi
Trade" bill. But just notice how the,
provided for the lame" 1T shall bt
the duty Of the Governor to appoint
three men to carry out the provisions
of this act until such times rs the Far
mers' Board of Trade shall have organ
ized," etc. They. of course, knew thai
the farmers would never lie competent
to organize without help from another
source. Your correspondent ss.ssE,arnl
er" says admit certain short.cUining!
among those who took jobs Of the coun
, ty. have only this to say i'll reply
} lie shows the usual shOrt-sightet
} humping at conclusions, tor said nt
sucA thing. l did say that if such Wa
the case, those who had furnished th'
!
the right to do 80. Farmer" also &C
} would like to be ''otticial if they could.
and for proof Of that refer You to You,
! own township elections. just motto,
} how the herd" grapple for the littI
: unproductive town offices. Why, Nv,
even seen them asking for the Office 0
= pathmaSter, and was not capable O
n.yen <.,rrvi,. n tl,,t >f1;oo MT Il
> approaching success.
"Farmer'' asks me who elects the of
Enthusiastically the voters, of course
l but really the most plansibly spokel
' man who gets his thumb into yo,
F, button hole. know, and so do YOU
: you are not too mud.ly-that any on
: who goes to see you, and is willing t
make fair promises. and insinnate thu.
: he will invite you to town to visit hin,
: will get your vote. The laws of tIi
l country throw pearls (votes) befor
l. swine, and it is but natural that the
+. should not know how 10 use them
"Farmer' says all our great me,
= sprang from TIE laboring class.
t would like to dispute that, hut hav
+ III t the time now. "Farmer'' calls o
$ the voters to rally en- masse 1T the mex
r election. What good will that do you
! you don't know who wrote this, no
t will you-and just Il little such us thi
! will win you back again to serve yo,,
| ma> ters, ''We had nothing to do wit
p that" 1T is nonsense to suppose Z,
l would say anything like that" etc
. etc.
Nov, then. we have put up wit
t your trying to "rule" long enough
I You may kick at the traces if you likt
t So does the mule, but the mule sti
II works-and uorks for has muster.
n hol 9 This will wind you up sufficient
: to end this bickerlng. county"
r. POISONING Ar MADELIA.
e The st. James Journal of last wee
8 contained au account Of an allegc