Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-05-04
INGERSOLL'S CREED.

tanning eplgranmatlc expressions from
Col Robt q. lngersoll's latest lecture
What must we do to be savedH We
have read the the tract, and we have
read the entire lecture. Ii this is truly
IngersoI's creed, the Colonel is not sc
far out Of the way He is coming round
may be. He manages to get consider
able scripture into his creed, as he sets
it forth. There is lots of hope; in fact
there is great deal of Gel tainty for the
Colonel. We subjon few articles Vi
( this great mans creed, just To show
| from what book he gets his declaration
of faith:
Honest industry is as good as pious
idleness, says the Colonel
We'll, that's all right That's ortho-
| dox The Bible says the same thing,
and said it long before the Colonel had
thought of it-'FaIth without works is
dead
Christ believed the temple of God to
be the heart of man IngersoI
Yes, that's orthodox too. We must
worship him in spirit. Know We not
that ye are the temples of the Holy
GhostE
If | go to heaven | want to take my
reason with me. -Inge soil.
Of course, and so you will, for now
We see through "a glass darkly, but there
face to face; now | know in part, but
then | shall know even as / am known.
Il Cor Xii, y.
Fear is dagger with which hypoc-
ricy assassinates the soul '-Ingersoll.
That's good gospel, and perfect love
casteth out fear
III | owe Smith ten dollars, and God
forgave me, that doesn't pay Smith
Ingersoll.
Correct you are; the prayer Of Chris
tianity is, Forgive us our debts as we
forgive our debtors Owe 10 man
anything'
Reason is the light of the soul, and
if you have not the right to follow it.,
hat have you a right to follow?'-In-
gersoll
Yet in the church l would rather
speak five words with my understand
ing, that by my voice l might teach
others also, than ten thousand words in
an unknown tongue Brethren, be not
children in understanding; howheit in
malice be We children, but in under
standing be men.'-I Cor. xiv, 1920
If you go to hell. it will be for not
practicing the virtues which the Ser
mon ON the Mount proclaims Singer
soil
That's all orthodox If We know
these things, happy are ye If ye do
them
The men who saw the miracles all
died long ago. | wasn't acquainted
with any of 'em.'-Ingersoll.
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 little one-would do more toward
the advancement of the gospel than all
the preaching Of the last thirty years.
-Ingersoll
If they hear not Moses and the
prophets, neither will they be persuaded
though one rose from the dead. Luke
xvii, 81
If there is God in the universe he
will not damn an honest man. .-Inger-
sUll
"A false balance is an abomination
unto the Lord; but just weight is his
delight. Prov x, l.
FNbara 10, n,,Ix, nDa trua xrynpS hin nd
that is the practice of st,ce.'-Inger-
soil
Render therefore unto Caesar the
things which be Caesars, and unto God
the things which be God's.-Luke Xxx,
25.
God will net damn good citizen.
a good father, or good friend. III
gersoll
Certainly not; nor any good man.
"A good man showeth favor and
lendeth, he will guide his affairs with
discretion. Surely, he shall not be
moved forever the righteous shall be
beld in everlasting remembrance. .'-Ps
xxi, 5, 6.
Study the religion of the body in
preference to the religion of the soul
A healthy body will give healthy
mind, and healthy mind will destroy
.'-Ingersoll
That explains why the Indians bave
no supersttions.
People who have the smallest sonls
make the most fuss about saving them
.Ingersoll
OF course. Colonel; they are the hard
est kind to save
L will never ask God to treat me any
fairer than | treat my fellow men,
Ingersoll
Well, that's perfectly orthodox, For
if We forgive men their trespasses, your
heavenly Father will also forgive you;
but if you forgive not men their tres
passes, neither will your Father forgive
your trespasses.' For with what judg-
ment ye judge, ye shall be judged; and
with what measure We mete, shall be
measured to you
Upon the shaddowy shore of death
the sea of trouble casts no wave.'-In-
gersoll.
The Colonel must have been singing
that good old hymn, when l can read
my title clear, in which occur the lines:
= And not wav.- OF trouble rolls
Across my peaceful breast"