Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-03-15
MORE OF CHRISTIANITY, OR
LESS: WHICH,
To the Editor Of the Eagle.

To the Editor Of the Eagle
In last weeks EAGLE appears an article
entitled a Belief in God" signed "Una,"
WHICH seems 10 me 10 require little ventila
ton. Una" seems to be a believer in Gcd
and in the immortality of the scul, but
speaks very lightly of Christianity, and seems
| TO wish TO be classed among the .'honest
doubters." Doubts Of what? lie SAYS .he
would Is soon doubt his own existence as
/ that the soul of man is immortal" From
| the scope of his article, | take it that he
thinks the race of mankind are not as hap
as they might be, but seems to think that
Christianity is unequal to the task of making
them so. So in this seems 10 consist his
| doubt.
He pleads for more humanity and less
| of Christianity. / am not going 10 say that
II m" is not an +.honest doubter," or that
lie thinks he is at least Webster defines
Christianity as the religion of Christians;
the system of doctrines and precepts
taught by Christ. Now then before
one condemns Christianity they ough. at
least TO acquaint themselves with the sys-
| TEN. Una says 1t is less Of Christianity and
more Of humanity the world needs to make
mar happy. suppose he means that We
need 10 be possessed OF kind humane feel
Ings, kindness, benevolence and especially
disposition TO relieve persons in distress, and
10 treat all creatures with tenderness. Now
| asa Is that against Christianity? Not by
any means. On the contrary, this is one of
the leading features of Christianity. When
Christ was asked which was the great com
nlandment he said. Thou shalt love the
Lord, thy God, with all thy heart" &c, and
the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love
thy neighbor rs thyself-Math: 22-37-39.
But says the cavier. there is the trouble.
They don't do this. But hold on my friend
it is Christianity that you are condemning
and not the individual for not living up TO
| its precep:s. [ ma makes the same mistake
| that ali or nearly all unbelievers
do in Judging of Christianity
that it refers altogether to the future world.
| This Is not so. But a code Of ethics is for
INFLATED and set forth in the Bible for the
control Of human conduct, and the charac-
ter and standing of each individual in the
future life is to be determined by the man
ner in which we treat that code, whether we
| obey OF otherwise See Math. 25-3l TO Al.
| Una seems 10 imply that he thought there
were more bad men lin proportion) in the
church than out of it. To me that idea
seems too absurd to need contradiction.
| He lauds the "Libcralists so called" but
stop little. S5,5OO,OO0 is given annually
tor home and foreign Christian missions by
| tie people of the United States. How
much Of this is contributed by the ..Liber-
alists." Ss5,00Os0OO is expended in this
country annually for education, for bring
ing about that cultured state of society said
TO exist in Boston. Fully one-half of that
amount if not more, is gathered by the
churches TO MAINTAIN schools established by
| them.
Now ask how many schools or charitable
| institutions Of any kind, have ever been es-
! tablished or maintained by the Liberalist, or
by any people thrt have not been prompted
TO il by their love for God. IL is fact that
| no one ycrsed in the history of the civiliza-
ton of the world will attempt to deny: That
civilizstion follows in the wake of the Bible
and never precedes it. Look at the Sand
wich Islands. In few short wears the in
habitant. have been lifted by the "Blessed
Gospel" from Cannibalism to "a state of So
briefly, and now, instead of biting and de-
vouring each other 0iterallvl. they are sit |
ting clothed and in their right mind. In no |
country does Christianity accomplish all |
for men it was designed to, except where it |
stands free and alone, upon its own founda- |
ton, it needs no bolstcring by governments |
1t was pure and simple .'but all powerful |
IN IL childhood till Constantine attempted |
to aid by the help Of his government |
Then corruptions began to drop in. SO in
Russia with state church you have too |
much humanity aud too little Christianity |
| presume il would be hard 10 find a man in |
this county who would unite church and |
state if he could Except it might be the Ro- |
man Catholics. But change is asked for |
the constitution that would recognize God. |
We believe that God had 10 do with the |
founding of this government, and it can be |
perpetuated only by recognizing Him and |
gansing our lives as a people by the teach
ings of His word. Yes, Mr.. Editor, this is |
n progressive age, but when men or women |
get SO progressive in their ideas as to put TO |
sea in an open boat without compass or
chart, if they make port ut all it will be an |
accident. What We want is TO lift the stand |
ard of Christianity up, and if men fail who |
profess to be governed by it precepts CON
denim the man and not the law
NAMYL.
TT ma" is not man, but a woman, and |
Il very bright woman.-ED. EAGLE