The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-05-27
INGERSOLLiSM.
perision of the Bible and Religion.


Points and Illustrations from Robert O; .r. inger.
soils Nec Lecture entitled some "e0''''
Why"
have a right to think. cannot control
NV belief: my brain is my castle, and II l
don't defend 1t my soul becomes slave and
serf. III you throw away your reason, your
soul is not worth saving.
According to this book, the first attempt at
neonling this world was failure. Sod hau
10 destroy all but eight. He saved some OF
the same kind to start again, which think
was mistake.
No God has a right to add to the agony OF
this universe, and yet around the Angels oi
immortality Christianity has colied this ser
pent of eternal pain. Upon loves breast the
church has placed that asp, and YET people
talk to me about the consolation OF feisoh'
am told in this Testament to love my en-
emies. | cannot; will not. don't hate
enemies; I don't wish to injure enemies, nut
| 1 don't care about seeing them. don't ike
them. love my friends.
| Under the Mosaic dispensation there was
,,,, ramission az sin without the shedding ol
blood. If man committed murder M
brought pair of doves or sheep 10 the priest
and the priest laid his hands ON the anima
and the sins of the man were transferred V
the animal. You see how that could oe uon'
easy enough. [Laughter.l Then they kiiie'
this animal and sprinkied LIS oiood on ln
altar. That let the man ON. ana why VII
| Cod demand the sacrifice OF sheep! VII
tell you; because priests love mutton.
A little while ago gentleman was wais
inc with another In South Carolina,
CIarlestou-one had been on the other slds
! Said the Northerner To the Southerner: "Di
you ever see such q night as this; did yo
aver In your life see such moonp" "oi
INV Cod.n said he, .you ought to have see
that moon before the war"
According to that the whole world was
he damned on account OF the sins OF Oh
man and that absurdity was the father ar
, mother Of another absurdity, that the VINO
world could be saved on account OF tnc v
the OF another man. l deny ooth pfupos
tions. No man can sin Tor me, no Man =
be yirtuous for me. must reap WhaI ~
H., ,hav saw the law must be satisiie
wh.t hind Of law Is IL that would demAI
,he nnnlshment OF the innocenR just TIM
MI. Here is q man about TO be hanged, q
snother comes up and says, That man
gof 4 family and have not; that man y
good health and am not very, ana VIII
\ hung in his place." And the Governor 50.
aAiI right, There has been murder CO..
mItted. and we have got TO have hanging
we don't care who, .
Apentleman was telling avery remarka'
circumstance that happened TO himself, 2
all the listeners, except one, said: us
a siblel Did you ever hear such wonder
v thing in all your life?" They noticed Y
- this one man didn't appear to take "
interest In the story, 70 one said 20 2
: Yeu don't express much astonishmen.
= the story3r "No," says he; II am 2
myself"
Suppose you 90 to the cannibal island'
rreyent the gentlemen there from eating
miasionaries, and you found they ate q
lp go. The first move y 70 induce them
~ .ocl them. Amer you eet them 70 eat COO
missionaries, you will then without 4
:. snowinr i, occasionally slip n little 2
u. scn. We will 10 On gradually decrea'
sis.sonsIies and increasing .n!ton liat
N serl uptil nnAlly ths ta1ts will p = a
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