The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-03-03

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| tell US what was the nature Of that
Organization; who was Pope, Cardin-
al, Bishop, Priest, Elder and where.
did Christ do it and where is the
record oft? ] insist upon an an-
swer. .
Again we are.called a blasphemer
because we presume to dictate to
God what he. ought and what he
ought not to teach. I'VE disclaim
having done any such thing and we
challenge Querist and demand the
proof or we charge upon him a ma
licious and willfuf effort to ibislead
.by making a false statement. Again
we challenge the proof. You assume
that every thing in the Bible is Gods
tword. that it is not and for this
reason you charge upon us the crime
of blasphemy. You are not the first
Pharisee who has arrogated to him.
self the prerog!ative Of doing this, and
your brothers did it more than, 1900
years ago.
! Again there is want of moral
shonesty fnthe Quotation in rela-
Etion to what we said aboutthe Trim,
ity why not give the whole quota
ton like an honest man and then
let it take care Of itself. know you
say in your creed there are not three
Gods, but one, and yet in the same
connection you declare that the
Father is very and eternal God, and
the Son is very and eternal God, and
the Holy Ghost is very and eternal
God. Now ask Querist to explain
this language; what does it mean?
cannot understand it, but doubt
less man with such giant mind
and such profound knowledge, can
throw some light on the subject.
The world is asking for it and must
have it. And who knows but that
in Mason County, in the State Of
West Va, in an obscure Village like
that of Nazareth the light Of the
Glory of God has arisen. Don't hide
your light under a bushel. But he
says, mystery. Then we say why
ask US to believe it? But here he
Tugs in the old stale, thread-bare,
hoary headed spawned argument.
Do you believe you are man, hui
man being? Certainly l do; no mys-
terry in this. The belief in my exis-
lance has nothing to do with the
why's, the hows and the wherefores.
But If you were to attempt to ex-
plain to me the principles that go to
make up life, | have no doubt that
because of the want ola clear full and
explicit statement, difficulties would
arise; but this has nothing to do with
my existence. "The grass grows"
no difficulty in this, we all know
this; we can see it, we can feel, taste
and smell it; but as to the how, is a
very differnt thing. Life we are told
is a mystery, but who wants any ar
gument to convince him that there
is such thing as life; we see it all
around US. But when you attempt
to explain what it is and dam me be-
cause l refuse to accept your explana-
ton, you arrogate to yourself what
you have no right to and in the
opinion of every honest right mind
ed man you stand branded as an ar.
rogant despot. You make the state.
ment that there is but one God, here
we agree; but right in connection
you go on to anaylize this one God
and tell US how he is constituted or
what go to make up his essential
being, and the more you explain the
more you darken counsel by multi
tude of words, and you know as much
about it as Balams Ass did about the
tents of Israel, or the Angel that con-
fronted him in the way. You say
you now close the discussion. We
hope not; we have been freing but a
few random shots; our hundred
pound Calumbiads with other mask.
ed batteries are still in reserve. We
hope your wind will not give down
nor your resources become exhausted
until We have captured every post
and scattered your draggOons and
infantry battallions, before the adj
vancing light of a better day. It is
coming, investigators
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