West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-02-10

AuBeteOI auu all his blasphemy
But at the end Of three days th,
monster would have been as sick al
the historical whale was when he
gurgitated Jonah. Ii ship carpen-
ter can make a ship 20 60 where be
chooses, cannot the Lord prepare q
hsh to carry a passenger?
"But mgersoll goes still further
and says the Bible lie full Of indecen-
cy. BE takes up the Bible from his
lecture stand, reads little, and
says, 1 cannot read it all; it would
net be proper. He affects to blush
with modesty and delcscy. This is
my answer when he challenges cler-
gyIneu to read certain parts of the
Bible in public. l admit that there
are parts OF the Bible that are not
intended to be read in the pulpit.
or at the family altar. But doesnot
every physician have in his library
and on his table books that are not
to be read except in private, al
though they are good books and sci
entifc books? You must know thai
there is a pathology Of disease. Tuere
are parts OF the Bible that are the
anatomy @! iniquity, The pathology
must come before the therapeutics
There is Byronic description of sin
that allures, an there Is a Bible de-
scr'ptlon Of sin that warns.
"Ingersol says that when the BIZ
BILE iorblds the making OF any craven
image, the Bible gives com mand
that is opposed to art, and that since
painting sculpture, and the arts are
the regaIement of ine taste he com
mand must be bad command. He
ought to know that the prohibition
about craven images relates entirely
to making them Tor purposes of wor-
ship. But does the Bible show that
God opposed art2 Did not God send
two scuIptors to ornament the
Temple?
"Ingersoll goes still further, and
says the Bible is filled with woman's
shame, humiliation AMI dsgredation.
Let us look into the louvre, the
Luxembourg OF the Bible, and see.
Here are Deborah, and Hannah, aud
Abigail, and Ruth, and Naomi, and
Vashti, and Esther, and Dorcas, and
Mary. For what purpose did Chris
perform his first miracIs2 1t was to
relieve the embarrassment of wo-
manly housekeePer who had fallen
short Of beverage. Why did Chret
break the silence Of the tomb and
tear eff the shroud? 1t was TO stop
the bereavement of two Bethany
sisters All the pathos Of the ages
ls comprised in Christ'e one utter
ance, Behold thy mother. In fact,
the Bible has taught every country
how to strike off the shackles of wo-
mans seridom. Oh, woman, where
are your chains to-day? Hold up
both arms and let US see your man
acles Let us see your handouts
They are bracelets Of gold bestowed
by husband j., or fatherlJ, or broth
erIy, or loverly affection
"Why do women in trouble 20 to
The Bible instead OF TO Hume, to
Dlderot, TO Voltaire? Because the
Bible, while it has done much for
man, has done more for woman.
Listen what it says Of her. Hds-
bands, love your wives, even as Cnrst
loved the church; Honor thy moth
err Let them learn first TO show pi-
ETY. at home; She has done what
she could
"'Let him that is without sin
among you cast the fret stone The
Bible is woman's emancipation, wo-
mans joy, woman's heaven. Yet
Ingersoll will stand up in the face
Of an audience and declare that the
Bible ia womau's shame, aud woman's
degradation, and a thousand idiots
will clap their hands"
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