National Republican., 1881-07-23
ATTACKING INnRRsoLr..
"G. II. "" Aner the Great InndeI-some-
thInE Abaut BIgots.

Student" l see, has been at it again.
This time he takes up his opponents serfdtiri,
and demolishcs each one IN turn as easy as
molehIll is by a hot shot from mountain how
itzor. The name OF the ilustrlous lngersoll is
brought forward in excuse for "student" not
answering q square question. Mr.. lngersoll says
frankly that he does not believe that there is God
| neither does he believe there is heaven or hell.
He says This Is all the life there is for u.s. and
believe in making the most Of H." This doctrine
is as old as the earth. Democritus, following
Thales, advocated 1t at least coo b. G, Lucretius
sung II in grand poem long before the Christian
err. Christ did not combat IT, but simply told the
sadducecs that they erred in not knowing Of the
power Of God
RfGors or ALL AGES
have combattcd the doctrine rs monstrous. The
torch OF fire has burned all along the centuries,
from the second century TO the Reformation
torches lighted to burn hcretics by set Of bgots
TINT did not know the meaning of heresy. Ortho-
doxy was their doxy and heterodoxy was the vic
Tins doxy. But II remained for Colonel Ingersol
to pick up the mud orthe sewer and fling II at the
cross It remained for him to pick up the sarcasm
aud wit Of the saloon and the vile smut of ages
and cast II at the teachings of Christi II remained
for him to gather up the fossils Of the eternal rocks
and heavc them at the head Of Jesus 1t remained
Tor IngersOl to use his brain, talent, advantages,
his citizenship. aud his arms In trying to pull down
the stars of Heaven &c project at the Saviour of the
world and annihiate the sermon on the mount
aud with what purposeG
To MAKE THE WORLD DETER? Sol
But to disturb the peace of the earth. For such
doctrine manufactures drnnkards. II takes away
nil responsibility and wraps the earth in night.
1t creates murderers, villains nssassins, and fills
tie earth with woe. II bOts out the sun aud
darkcns the universe of God. Anybody will laugh
at n prodigy OF wit, and Colonel lngorsoll has
used II with scathing scarcasm, until he Is justly
| entitled to be called the most magnificent black.
guard on the earth, and all for the purpose Of Ierse
cutting tho Holy One of Israel, who gave His life
| freely that all men might be liftod into the bosom
of God, and that the earth might become para.
disc of hope, happiness love in the one word, "Do
| good unto all men,"
WORD FOR STUDENT"
who makes the statement that the Lords Prayer
could be framed from the language contained in
the Tnlmud.' No, "student;" /" do you not know
that Abel uttered the Lords Prayer also? Once
Abel said to Cain, Our father" telling Cain about
the exodus from Eden. Then Abel said, Who
was driven from Eden by Heaven" and so on,
using Indifferent connections" hallowed be Thy
name" until we can frame the Lords Prayer
from not only Abes talk, but from every mari that
ever lived, and from every book on earth. Well
Student" do you really think that King Arctas
acted as his chief OF polico2 Paul says that the
! governor under Arctas tried to apprehend Tor ar
rest him. It is strange that King could not have
n governor or few policemen to mako arrests
but must act as his own chief Of police. Now,
"Student," had you not better
GET DOWN TO REASON
Do you think few chronological errors-a few
murders by bigoted, ignorant madmen calling
| themselves Christians, little burning Of good
men. few prisons full OF men put there BY So
called snints-is going 10 blot Christ from the
| hearts of men? Come, let us reason together.
will meet you in public discussion of this ques-
tlon at any time and place you may name. will
affirm: There Is a God the Bible Is truc Jesus
| lived among men; we shall live beyond the grave
| Christ is the Saviour of the world" Now, let us
hear from you l do not care to shed any more
| ink IN this way. / leave the challenge open to
you. / care not for Strauss nor Rabbi Wise Of Gin
| cinnat nor Baron Dolback, nor Voltairc, Tom
| Paine Rousseau, nor your encyclopedias They
| all know Just as much about these matters as you
aud | do, Student" and no more, One fact
Student" is worth million theories. Let us not
GET FULL OF BEEF,
and then complain of tho Almighty for slaughter.
ing few cattle. We should not get full of whisky
and then whine out to suffering world that Jesus
made wine out of water. II the distilers would
make their alcohol out Of the same material ouI
| land would be much brighter to-day. "Studcnt,'
be iconocast, expose the platitudes Of the dead
preachers of all ages-tell of the prosecutions o
bigos Of the dark ages but let the divine doctrine
alone. | sgree that the learned sermons of al
ages have cursed the earth and not best 1t. Love
| thy neighbor as thyself" aud do good to all mer
is the doctrine, and not blot out the light in orde
| to sit In darkness were wise. q. II. b.