, 1881-03-30
Mr.. INGERsolL AND THE CHURCHES.


CHICAGO, Atarci, n. ..-Co, Robert Ingersoll has
recently been tmteryownu IN Wnshl1l9ton .e-
Hn1stny tho future OF t4o churches, And did not
fail to "stir them up" Oh tho occns!on With
much power Of surcHsn and rhgturlc. At theso
institutions his arrows nro always lying through
tho prcss II scuNs poor, unworthy uSp Ut
powers thRt might 10 employed to better p1r-
pt'sc. Ills Wit ts expended upon tho wrong Oh
jcct. Not against tho churches seeking to re-
c!nim humanity. hut ngninst humanity refusing
10 hp rccAtned, shnuIu his shnfts he tyctetl. lilo
thinks he sees tho nArroWncss nnl urr0r OF the
Christians. I'hoso he holds 'lp for public laugh
ter; hut Of that peculiar quality uf tho race caet
ani Violence 10 raruiy sreaks. i,iserso'l ,,p.
il nttlU knyt of absurd nnd hlgoe persons
called ChFAtAH. tho 0thor II EreAt sliisa uf KcIt-
sibIe, hronl-nlntcd, woll-tn-.iu rersons moving
comfortably HlunE tu-whure?
per,,ss TiiE Tl.inuxi: tlally for i foS wcoks le
wilt purcclvo that thero !s something wrung with
tho human race. Quo discovers th!t IN s1clety
thGru Is n moving pAnOrArN DE Vice, Atid ttllt
thoro aro, prisons and rutnrnHtorics urerywheru.
II he VIII read tho sermons published III tho
faehas t s T so a; n t w r .y
cpiil'nordHblc. mud thAt purity Of lte ant!
p,'rposn ur9 ,,, indlsponaan'o to tho veal
selves to bo Chr!stsans mny have thuuEht and
toan III barhario a4ss. 1t would 10 an Insult 10
na 1 ks shat s Gnsre q oy & eae 3
Oh tho sIuo pf tho honest Atil tlecunt things Of
duly ttfo. llnvo VIC 50 tls1tf Rs'ud HE0nueX IN
soeiuty that he should throw stunoa at this nnG7
Should he nut tho rathor overlook whit iu may
regard tho theological errors Of tho Church ant!
Join In henrtly with thristIAns-n0t III tho
ThHraitGa Ot the c1l1lb. but HI attoLE worker
aKAil,at tho OWLS Of tho woslIY
suppose thnt nll Ehriatlnn4 elnnot SEQ happy
future destiny for Il majority Of tho hl1IBnfl
rnte. Mr.. lngcrso!I will hnrdty prbtet,i to h,lvo
discovered tho GxaGt truth III suuh u speculative
field. The Church 1nay guess at tho fnots, hut
ccrtninly has not creitel them. W. lnay tnfGr
that t1od t,oarlx to slu lla ind thnt,-itld wnn-
tprlng how lilo cp,lIl do 1t wo .nHy tArry
n!anR tho wAy,-but tho man whom Atr.
luKcraoll botn!ds with "ndHslrntluu Hfsd
t1Mrs' says To hltu and 4, MI Of is,
''What Ia thut to then1 follow thou me-"
Mr.. lnKarsalI ruforS tu tho PrasOyterAns. hnd
sta!cs ihat numerically "tAoy soGresant hut one.
yyorld," and ,t1u!rns "how !Mtng M j, i = VIZ = takv
mud otlor Cnrlstlans 1Iru hut II minute traction
Of nil tho people, thoy mood sAro but n EIt,tlil
purt ot tho responsibility " such II work. II 1n-
K0rs0il aud his purity represent suuh an 0vor.
WheIlnHg majority, why 10 !lot tl4Gy convert tho
world-at hast to virttsu A.la hoIturt With sl11h
numerical RESOURCES ~, 4!A shlc, 1t seeills rt,-
lnHrkntlo that ho a,ld thoy shnulh slltrer tNoft,
ecntiDstsnesa, Antl ntlrtler tn continue. Tho VI
non Chrtatlan per cunt uIust slssuto jhat W ner
cent af the responsibility tar tho Ux'slttH ct,!t.
.!!tiun OF things, nild, therefore,. among tlu
"nl!stakcs OF bIr. 1nBersnll.' w0 as,aulI suy WIS
tllAt Of Hsktng tho Church tu lD fnr tue world
what It IA tho business Of each mAn to tlD for
hluasalf. THOMAS u. CitAMD.