The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-11-22

aad - sAe sssxlt. A csse cones sp Is . eAascA court h vkicA . man is to he hresghs se txial. The ccuzs ssnnoas him hy issae d wazrant fos Ais srsssa. He obrys. a tried and assessed the penalties prescribed in cissl Acssoe ef has. inpri<oanen, or Hanging. accord ing to the nature q the cfense. paseos A reads cH his verdict: Deacoa B has hsen foand gaily of - aad sAAn % sc the penifennary Of - church as - sos the term of Eve yeArs, 10 he ocahned as hard labor antil the end of such Hrv., or sAAn be hanged antil deady ., ---- cn
 day of -, 1884
 Think for a momen, of taking ali of the methods and ~Ays al the coz 1-house over 10 the church. Or os sshnltiinS all of the triAis pending ln . church court tc the coeFts held al the state house. cs county court-house
 Suppose, too. the ofisoes of the church cour, acs zs the sheriffs eonssshles and the,r deputies who. under order of eivsl court. shoo, men ~kc resls; ,he.s authority. II such a combinassoe os civil government, wAs effected ,o-day Il would give the world just wnA, took place during the thousand yeArs ef ~hsoh MT. ingersoll ~n,es. II bishops nos ~ould follow the asAges of cisii courts, or c,vil masis,rAses should call 70 ,riAl saestsons of church ooarss, into these courts all of the oal4mnies of ,he dark ages would oe upon us The matters of the tAoasaaa yeArs ~saeh he alleges against chr,s. ,iAn,sy. cannot be alleged tAifiy AgainS either eissl government os ehris,iAn,iy. but aga,ns, departure rom great fun damentAi principle of christianity. pro nouDced oy r,s sreA; Auth s. Render 10 61sAr tsssihlngs ,ha arc C.. sAr'x and to 0 cd the things that are Coda My kingdom Is nos of he world In | ts coalition tie one vas the calamity of the other and both of the world
 ba' lei !, be noted tha, the eivil govern meni had she hAngman, the exeeauoaef. the prson and the dungeon before ,hls eoaauon and has resumed them agAln A, the end of the coalition. The ehsrch eeArs no; awsy ln the sepArA;ion one slngle implement oi eoeseton- lt never imposes even a censnre upon q pennen, one however great his ~rengs. Chns- n-ni'y to-day. shen tree from contamlnA- ton wlfh civti power, ss the paFest, mos, liberal. tolerant thing on the globe. Earth knows Eothing like Its forgtvene~s. kiad- ness and ,oletAuon. Catl government kness no e4aA In i,s ex4e,lons and en- for -enen' oi Iss claims Dad a man ever say ~As srong, repent and no; go free from church oepaees Dad A man ever say ~as ~toog. tepent, - and 90 tree frosn e,si pn,ens or scAi folds. Note these eoauass and yoa oanno, allege agains, christianity that II IS opposed to ia,elieciaal hbeTfy.
 Bu, intolerance was in the world dnring the 900 years of the dark Hges4 The sword of natious could not 6fi.e |, away og overthrow IL It must be done who can do fl. and who did do i:s Who me, those great issues' Christian men and women. Whose marsyr blood so oried sgains intolerance and persecu,son as to make fl odsoes and poweriess The blood of christian men, women and ohil- dsen. WhA, gave the strength cf char ac,er adeq aa,e for the v,c,ones ot intellect uai freedom and hoeess thoeghi The orthodox theology. the Jus, shall live by faith" What shall be sad of the men who, in the face oi the history of the re- form ation. can gay ths, christianity has retarded civilization Les the words come from the uoss. Fasher. forgive them ior they know not ~hat they do
 Ia the reign Of intolerance. both men Of scaence and theology weze brcaghs to snaa The one for their science and the othe, for ,heir theology. LH,hes and his follosers 10 theology. Calico and hls fol- lowers n astronomy. The Sollo~ing Of both vAs large enough to make the ia2ae hang cn 10 scia,ed peculiar character Calico had foilosers in his science ol prance& univerxities. bishopa. cardinals.
 L~ L. A. rank and spsris oi his following. The ology, in the sssnding Of is men, vas weaker than astronomy, yes by sss greater po~er over men they 6,ed as manyrs so +, ~Aile the iolio~ezs of assroeomy re- oAnted their belsef in i;s us,hx Scientific truth sever has sho-s the power over the morals of men that has been evinced by theology. For this reason Calico re-