The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-08-01
INFIDEL INGEkSOLL.

We suspect that Col. Ingersoll, who loves to
be called the big inidel, and pretends that he
does not believe there is any God or any
futurity, is an intolerant bigot. We do not
know the Colonel, but are acquainted with
others Of his creed who get very red IN the
face and angry if any one urges with undue
yehemence that there is God and tuturlty.
The fanatic whose creed is darkness and ST.
lence, reiens over his gloomy realm with the
same lust of opinion and ignobe selhshness
as the choicest fanatics Of the religious schools
And Col. Bob especially with his fine ineh-
pence and many gifts with which he has
carved into the popular intelligence his bob
tail thought will brook no liberation OF hight
and life and joy in his demesne. But we d."
not believe in the big inhdePs inhdelity.
Such mind would find relig enough IN
eating red ripe watermelon 10 shipwreck a
full cargo of unbelief had he such freight.
And again his inhdelity says to him under
the deep azure sea Of Heavens immensely
Turn up thine eyes, survey this midnight
| scene,
What are earth's kingdoms to yon boundless
| orbS
OF human souls one day the destined range
Under such a canopy, and in the presence OF
such A scene, shall he believe that that fine
intelligence can accept this corrupt bouy, Of
fensive to its own senses, as the ultimate OF
all that moving empire of worlds, and all tina,
splendor? Ingersoll discovered that the So
called Christian religion, which is no more
the religion of Christ than the Mohametan re-
Tgion with its Paradise Of houries is so, offered
A fine field for that splendid gush OF gat
which dazed the multitude. So he keeps a
private brain apartment where he lives luxu'
riously on the fat of immortality, and leeds
his admirers on his doleful husks. INC
perfectly good man" says orator Bob grand
ly can be perfectly happy while there is on'
: sad and breaking heart in the universe
And would there be no sad and breaking
h .arts if big Inhdel could heap the insensan
t ID over the flowing immortal life and gush
ing hopes that fill the intelligence and aiiec
|
them in endless night? Sorry vaunt!
= TIVE Ohio brewers neld a convention il
Cincinnati on the 27lh, and are Organizing
A grand war offensive and defensive On a lage
base. They call it strengthening their caus
5 against temperance legislation. II may be
o great pity that the true principles OF govern
. ment have to be disregarded and Legislation
applied to. the regulation OF the domestic al
Z, fairs Of The citizen, but it is one Of the expo
d dents of parizan politics OF late years to des
4 with drunk enness as a Cause of crime rattle
than await the criminal and administer III
81 penalty. 1t is to be regarded as police ma
ID ter, and admissible IN politics as a polio
is principle-a measure in the cause Of order an
j for the protection OF life and property. III
the legislative remedy IS not an established {
admitted cure Most Of the states. begnnin
with Maine, have from time TO time institute
the involuntary pledge but it remains yet to
,, ascertained thai there is less drunkenness
less crime for it. Let US hope that If Il
Vt lager fend is T. he hun ed down in Oh q
I'd may not be without good re ults.