The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-30
Not 40 Far Out of the Way.

from the Burlington Hdukeye, IS announcer H.
lustratlon of the fact that wit and humor are
surface indications of solid common senseI:
Some one sends us little tract "ingersoll's
Creed containing epigrammatic expressions
from Colonel Robert Ingersoll's latest lecture
"What must we do to be saved" We have
read the tract, and we have read the entire lee
ture. If this Is truly IngersOll's creed, the
Colonel isn't so far out OF the way. lie IS
coming round, may be. He manages to get
considerable Scripture into his creed, as he
sets it forth. There is lots of hope, in fact,
there is great deal Of certainty for the Col
one We subjoln few articles of this great
mans creed, just to show from what book he
got his declaration Of faith.
"IIonest industry IS as good as pious idle
ness" says the Colonel
Well that's all right. That's orthodox The
Bible says the same thing, and said 1t long be.
fore the Colonel thought of it--"Faith with.
out works Is dead"
Christ believed the temple of God 10 be the
heart of man.-IngersoN.
Yes, that's orthodox, too. We must wor-
ship HIM IN the spirit" "know We not that
We are the temple of the Holy Ghost!"
"If 90 to Heaven l want to take my rea
son with me"-IngersoN.
OF course, and 80 you will, "for now we see
through glass, darkly; but there face to face {;
now know IN part; but then | shall know
even as am knOwn."-1 Corinthians rsii. II.
Fear is a dagger with which hypocricy as
sassinates the soul. "-Ingers0H
That is good gospel, and perfect love cast
eth out fear"
"If owe Smith ten dollars, and God for
gives me that doesn't pay Smlth."-IngersoH.
Correct, you are; the prayer of Christianity
is forgive US our debts as we forgive our
debtors" cove no man anything"
"Reason ls the light of the soul and If you
haven't the right to follow 1t, what have you
the right to follow Y'-IngersOU
"Yet in the church l had rather speak five
words with my understanding, that by my
voice might teach others also, than ten thou
sand words IN an unknown tongue. Brethren,
be not children in understanding; howbeit in
malice be We children, hut in understanding
be men, Corinthians riD. IL, ~.
IF you go to hell, 1t will be for not practis
ing the virtues which the sermon on the Mount
ams."-IngersoH.
That's all orthodox. "lf We know these
things happy are we if you do them"
The men who saw the miracles al! died
long ago. wasn't acquainted with any OF
'em."-IngersoH.
Same way with the men who saw Servetus
burned. But the Colonel most firmly believes
that Servetus was burned.
"A little miracle now, right here-just lit
tie one-would do more toward the advance
ment of Christianity than all the preaching OF
the last thirty years."-IngersoN.
"If they hear not Moses and the prophets,
neither will they be persuaded though one
rose from the dead. "-Luke rot. 81.
"If there is a God IN the universe lie Will
not damn an honest an."-IngersoU.
| "A. false balance is an abomInatiOn unto the
Lord; hut just weight is HIS dellght"-
Proverbs az. /.
There Is only one true worship, and that Is
the practice of justice. "-IngerSolt.
"Renuer therefore unto Caesar the things
which be Caesars, and unto God the things
which be Gods "-Luke rr. 25.
God will not damn good citizen, good
father, or a good frieud-IngersoH.
Certainly not; nor any good man.
"a good man showeth favor, and lendeth
he will guide his affairs with discretion. Sure
! IL, he shall not bc moved forever; the righte-
GUS shall be In everlasting remembrance. "
Psalms crif. 5, 6.
Study the religion OF the body In prefer
ence to the religion of the soul. healthy
body will give a healthy mind, and healthy
mind will destroy superstition."-IngersoH
| That explains why the Indians have no SD
perstitions.
people who have the smallest souls make
the most fuss about saving hem."-IngersoA
OF course, Colonel; they are the hardst kind
to save.
will never ask God to treat me any fsirer
than treat my acknowledgement.
Well, that's perfectly orthodox. For if yc
forgive men their trespasses your Heavenly
Father will also forgive you; buff we forgive
men not their trespasses neither will your
Father forgive your trespasses." "For with
what judgment we judge we shall be judged ;
and with what measure ye mete 1t shall be
measured to you"
Upon the shadowy shore Of death the sea
of trouble casts no wave. '-IHgers0H.
| The Colonel nut have been singing that
good old HIM, "When I can read my title
clear" in which occur the lines
| "Aud not wave of trouble rolls
Across my peaceful breast"
III. J. B.