The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-08
TIE SUNDAY PAPER.

tuted alike. There are some crcdulOus
and some incredulous, some rash, some
sober, some impulsive and some slow and
plodding. It would be impossible to
make men thus variously constituted TO
think alike on any given subject To ef.
feet this has been the principal ex-
pertinent Of the various governments
OF Europe for centuries Kings
and Bishops to accomplish their
purpose OF conformity have tried the
thumb-screw, the rack and the AK, and
failed. They succeeded in killing u few
brave men and women, that was all. So
useless waste OF lie has at last been
given up, and In the Rcichstag OF Ger
many, today, there sit side by side men
who are lnperialists and men who
are Republicans, men who are Cathol-
les, Agnostics and Luthcrans. All that the
imperial government can exact Is obcdi-
encc 10 its laws, Il cannot invade the
consciences Of men and force them 10 he
lmpcrialisis SO In this free country Pro-
,cs,ants Of many divisions, Catholics, Jews
and Agnosiics AZ side by side in the halls
Of legislation and no one attempts to force
conformity 10 his rule Of faith upon the
other. The consequence Is that nowhere
on the earth are religions 10 enthusiastically
upheld as here. That Il may continue so
for all time is the desire OF every man who
values religious liberty. The story Of
the Baptist Church, 40 thoroughly repre-.
sentative OF independence, conyeysa thous-
and lessons for all who would interfere with
the rights Of their fellow citizens. Theirs
is sturdy history Of individual daring by
brave men who held to independence even
10 the prison and the stake -ihey..rcfuscd
to conform to what they could not accept,
and they were right. Protected in their
own rights, Il Is their duty TO see that all
Others are protected in theirs. To make
this mutual protection secure rclig.
ion was wisely withheld from the or
ganic law Of every State and from that OF
the United States. A man may believe OF
not believe what are termed the revealed
truths Of the Christian and the Jewish
faith. lie may be 70 constituted that he
cannot believe OF accept anything as an
article Of iaith that his reason rpcls. BuI
however this may be, he Is guaranteed in
his righ, Of non.bcliei Just as much rs the
man who believes Is guaranteed In his
right Of belief. Aud NO II man
believes that Sunday Is the Lord,
day, day 10 DO devoted TO God and or
which the thing Of the world are TO bI
utterly csShcwcd, be il 10 bc protected IL
that extreme, or In further extreme II h,
can invent Il, but lac has no right 4
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