Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-04-10

ligious system, which acknowledges
the existence OF living God and al
accountability to Him, and future
state OF reward and punishment, who
feels that he has an apology for this
abomlnab!e pagan worship is not
lit person to be ranked as good
citizen of the American union. 1t is
absurd to make any apology for its
t0Ieration. 1t must be abolished, and
the sooner the decree goes forth by
the power OF this government the
better 1t will be for the interest of
this land.
| take this, the earliest opportuni-
~, to inform these gentlemen COIN
posing q majority of the committee
that we have in the United States no
religious systeIn;" that this is
secular government. That it has no
religious creed that it does not be-
lieYe nor disbciicve in future state
OF reward and punishment; that it
neither ailirns nor denies the eXis-
tcnce of Giving God ;" aud that the
only god, so far as this government
is concerned, is the legally expressed
viii OF majority OF the people. I'm
der our nag the Chinese have the
same right to worship wooden god
that J oa have to worship any other.
Tie constitution protects equally the
church of Jehovah and the house of
joss. Whatever their relative posi-
tions may be i'll heaven, they stand
upon perfect equality iii the United
States.
THIS GoVERNMENT IS AN INFIDEL
GOVERNMENT.
We have q constitution with man put
i'll and God left out: and it is the
glory Of this country that we have
SUCH constitution.
1t may be surprising to you that
have an apology for pagan worship,
yet | have. And it is the same one
that have for the writers of this re-
port. account for both by the word
superstition. Why should we object
10 their worshiring God as they
please? If the worship is improper,
the protestation should come not
from a committee Of congress, but
that is sufficient.
Oar religion can only be brought
into contempt by the actions Of these
who profess 20 be governed by its
teachings. This report will do more
iii Lhat direction than millions OF
Chinese could do by burning pieces
of paper before a wooden image. Ii
you wish to impress the Chinese
with the value of your religion, ol
what you are pleased to call "Thc
American SYSTEM" show them thai
Christians are better than heathcns.
Prove to them that what you are
pleased to call the "living Cod
teaches higher aud hoiier things, 8
grardcr and purer code of morals
than can be found upon pagan pages
Excel these WretChes in industry, il
honesty, III reverence for parents, il
| cleanliness, III frugaiity; and above
all by advocating the absolute liberty
| Of human thought.
DO not trample upon these people
because they have different coucep,
tion OF things about which even this
| committee Knows nothing.
Give them the same privilege you
enjoy of making a God after theil
own fashion. And let them deserts ht
him as they will. Would you be
willing to have them remain, if ono
o? thelr race, thousands of years ago
| had pretended TO have seen God, ant
had written of him as follows
There went up Il smoke out of hi
nostrils, and fire out of his mouti
devoured Goals were kindled by il
and ne rode npon Il cherut
and did fly" Why should you objec;
to these people on account Of thei
religion? Your objection has in i
the spirit OF hate and Intolerance. O
that spirit the inquisitiou was born
That spirit lighted the fagot, made
the thumb-screw, put chains upol
the iimbs. and lasaes upon the back:
of men. The same spirit bought ant
sold, captured aud kidnapped human
beings sold babes, and justified al
the horrors of slavery.
Congress has nothing 10 do will
the religion Of the people. Its mem
bers are not responsible to God foi
The opinions Of their constituents
| tud ii may tend to the happiness o.
the constituents for me TO state thai
they are iii no way responsible for
the religion Of the members. Religion
is an individual, not !: national, MAJ.
ter. Aud where the nation inter,
tere5 with the right Of conscience
the liberties Of the people are de
youred by the monster superstition
If YOU wish 10 drive out IT,,
Chinese, do not make prctext o.
religion. Do not pretend that ycr
are trying to DO God II iavOr. Iujus
tics III His uaiae is doubly detestah!e
The assassin can not sauctify ii:
dagger by failing on his Knees, aud i
does not help a talsahood if il be ut,
tered as prayer. Religion used 5c
in ieUsity the hatred of men towar,
mer, under the preteEce OF pleasing
God, has cursed this world.
\ portion of this mUSt remarkabit il
report is intensely religious. There
Is iii II almost the odo" OF sauctitr
aud vixen reading il, one is impress.
ell with the living picty Of its authors,
But on the twemty-l!tth page ther,
arc u few passages that
MUST PAIN THE HEARTS OF TRUE
BELIEVERS.
Leaving their religious views, thc
ipgmbsr. Immediately batnke them.
selves to philosophy and prediction
Listen
The Chinese race and the America,
citizen. whether MatlVG-borii or whs,
$ eligible to our naturalization laws
aud becomes citizen, are in state
0t guEj7m. Thev cauuot. nos
VIII not ever meet upon common
2rouAu, and occupy together the
same social level. TINS is impossible.
The pagan and iIe christian travel
different paths. This one believes in
It living GOd; that one in the ivpa of
monsters ana worship OF wood and
stone. Thus in the religion of the
Two races of men they are as wide
apar6 as the poles OF the two hemis
rAeres. They cannot now nor never
(sic) W!!! approach the same religious
altar. The christian will not recede
TO tarbarisn,iIor will the Chinese adj
vance to the enlightened belt (what-
over II Is) OF civilization
lie C&uuut be converted TO those
ia9deVn ideas OF religious worship
which have been accepted by Europe
ana which crown the American sys-
TEN.
Christians used TO believe that
through their religion ali tie nations
OF the earth were finally to be Dlest.
IL accordance with that belief mis-
sIOuaricg have been semt to every
'uHt, GRI untold wealth has been ex-
pended FOR what has been called the
spread OF the gospel.