The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-01

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but atheism Is poor cure. Even be says
the Christ OF the New Testament was pure.
The Goddess Of Reason in the French
Revolution was worshipped in the person
OF notorious strumpet. The second time
1t was tried was when Communism held
sway in Paris. Then, for decent people,
even the hated German was hailed as q de.
liverer from that horrible scourge.
lngersoll's plan Of salvation Ia
MORAL LIFE,
Some time ago he said the church want
ed cash down in the shape Of charitable
works for treasures in heaven. Now,
crossing his track, the church cares moth.
ing for works, so q man believes. For
my part he is entirely at liberty to hew
every such Christian Agag in pieces and
cut them small. That kind don't belong
TO our communion. l should think It
would make o MethOdist's hair stand to
charge him with saying works are not
necessary to get to heaven.
IL, however, we consider moment, We
shall see that no works are possible except
as based on faith. Why did you come
here tonight Because you bslisted. Why
60 to bed when you go home tonight?
Because you beliers sleep healthiul. Why
go to work tomorrow Because you beiieEe
1t necessary for your living, Why will
you do what you will do tomorrow? Be.
cause you believe that Is the best way to OBJ
tain your ends. Look at the daily lie on
the street, in the market, or on the river.
You'll find every man, woman and child
doing something because each believes 1t
will secure some result. He himself
teaches his doctrine to get theTefrom some
works and seeks to destroy faith In
the Bible to avoid the fruits Of faith
therein. So the church makes works the
only evidence Of faith. He greatly mag.
nifed the importance OF an honest belief
and said God couldn't allow an honest be.
liet TO result IN punishment. But that
won't work In this world. No matter
how honest your belief that the stove Is
cold 1t will burn you all the same, No
matter how honestly you believe that you
are on the train for Philadelphia, the Fl.
Wayne cars will take you to Chicago. A
friend Of mine intending to administer a
soothing medicine gave o loved one an
overdose OF laudanum In all the honesty
OF the tenderest love. Death followed
nevertheless. What won't work for this
world Is not likely to work for the next,
couNTERFRITs.
I've heard people try to prove green.
backs utterly worthless paper, They ex.
hapsted every adjective in denouuCing
them, just as he had used every adjective
to denounOe the Bible. But Tor myself
never thought 1t wise TO throw away
graenbaCks until the government itself 70.
pudiates. So say now 1t Ia not wise 10
throw this Bible, until the Christ II preach.
es, Is repudiated by the God OF the uni.
verse. II Ingersoll Ia right, and we are 10
take but one world at a time, and live but
Tor 1t, then neither religion, nor the Bible
nor Christ, will do us any harm. He ex.
pressed infinite sympathy for the unhappy
condition Of Christians, and especially Of
the ministry. earnestly beg Of him 10
discharge bis soul OF any uneaslness on
my part. I've tried bis way for twenty
years, and tried my own, and greatly
prefer the latter Tor this world, regard.
less OF the next. I've had Just as good O
time as be has. II o moral life is to save
TIC 10 the next world, then Christianity
will not Interfere with that, There are
Just as moral Christians as there are inf.
dels; as sweet homes, as kind fathers, as
loving wives, and mothers, manly broth.
ers, and as womanly sisters and as happy
children as the sun ever shone on, found
In Christian homes. Having this money
don't hinder having his kind, too. II is
better 10 have two pockets iHll than only
one. So all sane PEOPLE apt IN matters OF
this life. Yon do not insure your house
because you know twill take arei you In.
sure because II may, and you know insu.
rance don't increase the risk. II you insure
and It don't'burn down, very well, II you
insure, however, and II does burn down,
then how thankful for the insurance. l
stand here tonight to tender the Hratuit.
GUS insurance Of the Son OF God oil the
world TO come. No man can vindiCate
himself for throwing that inexpensiye 90.
curity away when 1t could do him no pos.
sible harm. Risk all on one aide. II
things arc as Ingersoll thinks them, we
are Just as safe as be- but L they are as the
Bible represents them, we are infinitely
safe and be as wholly loat. and you choose
betwlxt US, and II with nothing TO lose and
everything to gain on the one side and
nothing to gain and everything to lose on
the other, you choose the loss, you your.
SELVES win have TO say II Is deserved.