Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-09-05
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hll-around best newspapers III Ameri-
"a, III an article on 'Iutclicct and
Faith so happily puts an i,Iea that
meets with our hearty concurrence
that we reproduce it in full:
4 correspondent asks us why it is
that there Is more intellect ual
strength i'll the party of frIth Than,
III the party of in.iielitv. when fault
puts the intellect under suticctinn.
and requires that tue learned. like
the simple. shall accept the eNplaua-
lions Of theology with ehildI'ke
truthfulnes<
The answer is that men of strong
intellect no apt to find that they
cannot satisfy the religious senti-
ment, which Is also strong in them.
i'll any other way than 10y giving up
reasoning about religion and allow
ing their emotions full play by the
ald Of faith. They get relief and
rest by ceasinS from vain inquiries
and falling hackuT"n unquestlonlng
belief fhey want to give vent to
their religious feelings AMI their de-
sire 10 worship.
Eat at his time, perhaps more
'nan at any other since the advent of
christianity, tie number of those
who have given up faith altogether is
steadily and even rapidly Increasing:
and 1t unquosiionshly includesa large
part OF the strongest and best cdu-
Gated minds Of the world. They are
adopting Il philosophy which igIlor.
the supernatural, and. consequently.
takes no account Of theology except
AS superstition which has hal mn
enormous influence upon mankind.
Ihey are not troubled about their
future state, for they are not at all
sure about Immortality, even if tho
future does not seem to them con.
Trajectory TO probability: auI they
are not oppressed by sense of sin.
Tor 1t apperrs to them that thcr do
about Il, well as could be expected
of them.
Yet many Of these men. too. have
'he rellG louS sentiment strongly de
veloped, and the barrenness O! their
philosophy on the emotional side i,
often very unsatisfactory to them.
ihey cannot accept the existing re
nSlon, and they are vainly waiting
Tor one to turn up which will better
SUIT their notions. Vaiulv, because
how can there he religion without
faith?
Inc I.C ulsiana Sugar Bowl refers
10 the recent miscegenatiOn case in
Alglers, and pointedly and rightly
SAYS:
Such things will be of common
occurrence i'll a few years, unless the
press and the people unite with MS
and demand that the law permittine
intermarriage of the two races be
promptly repealed at the next session
OF tie legislature. Why this apathy
among the papers, who should be the
watchful guardians of the public i'll
terests?
We believe in fair play on all cues
tions, no matter what our views are
Our valued contemporary, the Town
Talk, has this to say on the good re-
suits of prohibition:
In the eleven months before rro-
hibition went into effect in this parish
there were eighteen persons killed
all attributed to whisky. Since pro-
hibition went into effect, about
thirteen months ago, only one killing
kffalr has taken place. This was
caused by whisky, as both the SLAYER
and victim were drunk at negro
ball
Hon. \. c. Blanchard has written
"A letter to the Claiborne Guardian, in
which the assurance is given that
Jonas received hearty, earnest
and Jealous support from Senator
Gibson. We are rejoiced TO know
this, for Senator Gibson's support of
Jonas was due not as Il matter Of
personal favor, but as matter Of
public duty.
The mistrial in the Boasso case is
Disgrace 10 the State. The City
Item remarks:
Lbs BoassO verdict furnishes an
other unfortunate illustration of min
orlty rule in the jury box. There
should 40 longer be hesitation to