The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-03
NO. 18.

OdVeu
We have read the tract and we have
read the entire lecture. If this is truly
Ingersoll's creed, the Colonel Is not so
far out of the way. He is coming round
maybe. He manages to get consider
able Scripture into his creed, as he sets
1t forth. There is lots of hope, in fact,
there is good deal of certainty for the
Colonel. We subjoin few articles of
this great mans creed, just to show from
what book he got his declaration of
faith.
{" Honest industry is as good as pious
idleness," says the Colonel.
Well, that's all right. That's ortho-
dox. The Bible says the same thing,
and it said it long before the Colonel
long before the Colonel thought of it,
Faith without works is dead'
Christ believed the temple of God to
be the heart of man.-Ingersou
Yes, that's orthodox, too. We" must
worship in the spirit "Knoy ye not
that ye are the temple of the Holy
Ghost ?''
If l go to heaven want to take my
reason with me.-IngersoU
OF course, and so you will. " For
now we see through glass, darkIy
but there, face to face; now / know in
part, but then shall know even as 1
am known."-1 Cor. 13 12.
Fear is dagger with which hypocrisy
assassinates the soul.-IngersoU.
That is good gospel, and "pefect love
casteth out fear"
If owe Smith ten dollars, and God
forgives me, that doesn't pay Smith,
InyersoU.
Correct you are the prayer of Chris
tianity is " forgive us our debts as we
forgive our debtors.'' "Owe no man
anything
If you go to hell, 1t will be for not
practicing the virtues which the Sermon
on the Mount proclaims.-Ingersou
That's all orthodox. eff We know
these things, happy are ye if ye do
them"
The men who saw the miracles all
died long ago. 1 wasn't acquainted
with any of 'em.-IngersoU,
The same way with the men who saw
Servetus burned. But the Colonel most
firmly believes that Servetus was burn
ed.
A little miracle now, right here-just
a little one-would do more toward the
advancement of Christianity than all
the preaching of the last thirty years.
IngersoU
If they hear not Moses and the
prophets, neither will they be persuad-
ed though one rose from the dead
Luke II: 81.
God will not damn good citizen, q
good father or good friend -IngersoU
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 mov-
ed forever; the righteous shall be held
in everlasting remembrance.--Psa
%: 5. 6.
Study the religion Of the body in pref
erence to the religion of the soul. A
healthy body will give healthy mind,
and healthy mind, will destroy super
stition.-IngersOU.
That explains why the Indians have
no superstitions.
People who have the smallest souls
make the most fuss about saving them.
-IngersoU.
OF course, Colonel they are the hard
est kind to save.
1 will never ask God to treat me any
fairer than treat my fellow-men.-In.
gersoU.
Well, that's perfectly orthodox " For
If ye forgive men their tresspasses, your
heavenly Father will also forgive you
but If you forgive not men their tres
passes, neither will your Father forgive
your tresspasses. {" For with what
judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged,
and with what measure we mete, it shall
be measured"
Upon the shadowy shore of death the
sea of trouble casts no wave.-In0eysoH
The Colonel must have been singing
that good old hymn, "When I can
read my title clear, in which occur the
lines
''And not a wave OF trouble roll
Across my peaceful breast"