Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-01-30
BOB INGERsOLL ANSWERED.
LECTURE by BISHOP wAYMAN UPON 200
LIAu SLAIN BY LITTLE DAVID"

LECTURE by BISHOP wAYMAN UPON 100.
LIAu SLAIN by LITTLE DAVID"
Bishop A. W. Wayman, of the African
M. E. Church, delivered his lecture in reply
to Col. Robert G. Ingersoll, at the Bethc
Church, on Thursday night, to AN attentive
audience The lecture is entitled "Golial
of Gath Slain by Little David" The speaker
prelaced his remarks by telling the story o.
David Staying Goliah with stone from hi
sling, and cutting off his head with hi
enemys sword. lie said: Ladies' and gen
temen, in attempting to meet this modern
Goliah, | will not put on the armor of clio.
quenco, but with the sling of Faith and the
rocks of Truth | will attack the giant. o.
late distinguished gentleman, named Rob
ert G. Ingersoll has been reaplng fine
revenue and has been magnatizing the at
tention of the public by his blasphemou.
utterances and his representation of Voltairl
and Tom Paine Allow me to pursue hi.
lecture against volume that has been eulo-
gized by all mankind, and has been defended
by thousands of martyrs. This modern
inhdel does not reason, but assumes. Bacon
says, Il little philosophy leads to indelity,
but depth of learning to religion Sarcasm
and basphemous words are the aluremcnts
held out to young men by this speaker, as
the hunter decoys the stag into snare BY
reproducing the threadbare remarks of Vol
| taira aud Nan, Daina -,
sions on Holy Writ for arguments; he throws
offensive adjectives at the Bib.e; he lets loose
his basphemous eloquence against the fun
damental doctrines that have for ages as
founded the world
Unheediul Of what Christianity has done
for the world, with a face Of brass he pur.
sues the profession Of an lnfdel lecturer
In his lecture on He'll which is truly
misnomer, for he scarcely touches upon the
subject, he critcises the Bible without any
Of the liberal interpretations Of that book
Aspersions, rdicule and blasphemies are the
three primary points in his discussions lie
can see no necessity for the Bible--reasons
| is sufficient for the race
But go back to the classic civilization OF
Rome and Greece. In the brightest state of
their prosperity those countries were the
theatres of inlquity and crime Egypt wor.
shipped oxen and birds, and Mexico used 20
slaughter 10000 men to the gods, under the
dripping knife. For eighteen centuries men
have accepted the Bible as containing tho
word of God, and the ffty-four men, who
gave the Bible TO the word in Its present
shape, were men Of learning, and masters
Of Hebrew and Grcek--men superior by far
to r. G. Ingcrsol.
lie charges the Bible with supporting
slavery and poygamy. Everyone, with a
know ied,ss -i-.-.---. .,.ll see the llseaess
! o. us Athens and Rome7 eXnitIiG6 1iit
most horrible slavery, and tho masters held
perpetual and supreme power over their
slaves. The slavery of the Hebrews was
Of different type. The Mosaic law,
divinely inspired, modified the evils of the
system. Moses provided for the regulation
of voluntary servitude. rfle least objec-
tionable type of slavery was found among
the Jews. But all concede that the spirit Of
the Bible is against all oppression The Chris
tan Church early began emancipation, and
long before the Reformation serltlOm was
annihiIated in many parts Of Europe, and
at this day Spain and Italy are the only
countries over whose colonial provinces
float the slave flag
In regard TO poygamy the Mosaic law could
not entirely prevent it, %rhe new law that
overshadows the old denounces polygamy,
and John the Baptist lost his life assailing
that point. Wherever the Bible has become
a standard Of morals polygamy has been
abolished, and TO find It now we must go to
Pagan countries or to Utah Territory
He charges the Bible isgrossly unlriendly
10 rights Of children and womanhood. The
lecturer then showed that no protection was
afforded children in Pagan countries and
that in the Orient women are either beasts
OF burden or the ncarcerated slaves Of fash.
ion. He alluded 10 the height 10 which
women had climbed under the influence OF
the Bible
In answer 10 the charge that the Bible
was uniriendy 10 high and intellectual eul.
ture, the speaker alluded TO Ireland and also
to England. Queen Victoria said TO one Of
Hams great-great grandsons 'srhe Bibieis
the secret Of my countrys glory" Libra
res are stocked with the literature Of Chris
tians, and such learned men as Sir William
Jones, John Locke Washington, Scott, Nil.
ton, Bacon, Story, Jackson, John q. Adams
Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, Justice Chase,
Cuttings, II. w. Davis, Thad. Stevens, Chas
Sumner and Abraham Lincoln, have Gu
dorscd the Bible. The Bible, instead Of be-
ing the arch adversary Of civilization, is the
advance courier Of society"
In conclusion the speaker compared the
dying statements Of several inhdels 10 the
aspirations Of dying Christians assuming
that ON their deathbcds all men tell the
truth.-Haitim0ro Hcraid