The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-09-16
LET CHAOS REIGN.

Not in the physical, n aterial world
but in the moral. the spiritual. Sucl
In effect, was the shibboleth raised a
a convention, recently held In New
York state, of free thinkers. spiritual
lists, cranky men and unwomaEly
women. 1t seems the spiritualist
invited the free thinkers to the town
where they were cOmmuning will
spooks, and profered the use of theil
camp ground. AS a mark of appre
citation Of this generous courtesy, the
free thinkers devoted a large share
of their valuable time in abusing the
spiritualists, thereby illustrating the
cardinal doctrine of these professed
iberalists-that of not allowing every
man to think and believe as he pleas
es, without lear. contradiction or per.
secution. The attacks were duly re.
piled TO and the materialists get as
good, or bad, as they gave.
But this little play of courtesies
was not all. There was one common
ground on which these visionists and
latter day imitators of the inquisiiion,
met in peace and Illuminated their
anathemas against those benighted and
superstitious souls who do not howl
and rant at everything good and pure.
God, religion, society, law and Gus
tom, were severally assailed and
abolished, and this work accomplish
ed, the assemblage of fanatical howl
ers dispersed. Chaos was duly In
stalled and invited to reign where
hitherto order and the handmade of
peace, had regulated affairs and
blessed the sons and daughters of
men.
One of the sad features of this gath
ering was its women, who took the lead
IN attacking things generally. Wesay
'ad, because it is a revelation of the
degradation of those high, pure and
holy virtues, of which woman is at
'nce the synonym and possessor.
When woman denies and denounces
Ter God; when she assails
religion; when she reaches out her
hand to tear away the foundations of
'ociety, and from the ragged openings
f the wrecked temple, gives welcome
o lust, unholy passion, selfshness,
very shape ofhideous beast and bird
reg ready to tear and devour the
emile graces which encircle the fire.
ide and dwell like the benediction
f heaven in the homes of coniugal
appiness and purity, then, indeed,
oes the world witness a spectacle
hich is as hideous as the ruin
rought by the furies and as horrible
} the lower deeps of hell. Men,
and calloused in heart by
intact with the baser things of the
orld, may forget the tender touch of
mothers hand as she knelt beside
le little bed to implore her God to
hide and protect her boy. They
ay no longer remember the prayer {
lat mother taught their lips to lisp
her knee, or the simple, yet touch
q, little songs she sang in the hush
the twilight hour, when they sank
, sleep at her feet. Yes, men may,
as, men do, forget these holy things
Id associations, but, can women for
1T them? Would that it could not
be writtenl
And what of this? Why, it means
he anarchy which flooded the streets
Paris knee deep with human
God. 1t means the inscription over
he gate out at Gods acre: death !
an eternal sleeps" 1t means the
,struction of the blessed home, the
,undation of virtue, truth, purity, t
ID confluence. 1t means the eternal
lence Of the prattle of happy child '