Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1881-02-14

WtkA NAASA shO FapfoHANAeA W s-@~ 49,
aad the Grand Jury TO irdict Colone
Robert J. Ingsrsoll for blasphemy,
received. In his lecture entitle
What Must We do to be Savsdf" b
sssails the entire fabric Of christianity
and 8 man who breaches against al
religion nsy very properly be regsrde'
IS public enemy. The people Of thi
alton, who are the descendants Of tn
fathers Of the Republic, who wer
nsarlT all christian mer, naturally Re
lvolt at any doctrine which loossDs tn
Ifourds,ions Of their faith ard makes
moekery Of wha. for nearly two cen
turtles has been the accepted form o
religion. Irgersoll is type Of dan
gerous class Of men who are enemies tt
all kinds Of religion, who are growing
quite numerous both in this country
and Rurope, and who under the privi'
leges Of the freedom of speech and of
thought abuse that freedom by sepss-
lionLl and blssphemous attacks upon
the recognised religion Of all who he
lieve in the divinity Of Jesus Christ.
They are ssnsatiorslis;s in the fullest
acoeptation Of the term, and their
shole aim appears 10 he to pull down
and scstter-rever 10 build up. They
Eould rot those who believe in christi
sn!.y as taught from tie preaepts Ct
Him who never spake SIS mat spoke, Of
all the CONSOLATION and hope which
have their solsce il this world, and
they would il they could dash them
against the wild rocks Of skepticism
and inddsli,y.
It is TIE height Of folly for any msn
to treat lightly the natural religious
proclivities OF mankind for i only nm
settles the human mind ard sets afost
that discor:en: which hiss IL the past
Yesu lied in revolution. Il is true thai
such men IS Tom P&ire il the earlier
stages Of our couE;ry's history, and
Thomas Jefferson in lister stage, were
considered patriots and are looked
4 pom to this day a. patriots, To such
men We owe much ot the freedom which |
We enjoy and which is the beast c: sll
Sood American citizens, bit a.ser sill il |
cannot be denied that the greatness 81
tie nation lies in its devotion to the
zrea. principles revealed in religion as
Taught by the Savior and those who
were his followers. Under these chris |
tan influences cur nation has prosper
cd and become the greatest and sIsug' |
est, with oue or two exceptions, Of g.!
he natiors &nd governments TIA,
sxist. We do Got wonder that the
,hrist.4u SEE t.msn nj should lie aroused
gains. shy atIeup: to weaken the
,ulwarks trGt have rsde US VIA; We,
re.
In saying this nueh VT d. ~, s.st !
o be looked upoE as opposing ao:oree
IS tsught ty Strauss, Tynd4l and
Huxley .or even Darwin, but tLlEe !;
great difference, an impossible salt
between their teachings and the rid.
ME and sarcasm q IpEeysoil, which
My uaks &n audience larsh and
ring eontsIp; on tAa. r. s,e2 Hk.eE
; the chief corner store .pG the great.
ess Of our rG;..C. We lsliere il rae
peech, bat We c2rLo: coun!sraLce
ast With Is delivered .or pay, ven.
airing upon tie verge Of b.asPkfmy. |
nd which ereEvates and destroys tue
.itl e rs!4.n. II sill this ooutEe-
srsy o7er lcgeGsoll We are disposed TO
low tie broai,s: altitude for eSFres-
on Of opinion ana disapproba:ion Of
is speech by the Christian community,
= it strikes at their cherished faith
pon which Lsrgs al the!r hopes for /
le fnsGrs in tits Ike and the lie to
'ne, IN! it sives the opposition 10
,gersou rather s ridiculous cAE; to see
ie crusade arairs; him led by men {
no have always teen amongst the
'eates: blssphemsrs in the city, Crest [
ldeej pust have been IIgerseu's
ASP benny when such men as the edi-
= OF the livery Evening leads on
oral crusade against him. II