The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-14

Her death horror. Tho missionary of
the cross today in heathen lands breaches
generally to two groups-a group OF men,
who do as they please and sit where they
please; the other group women hidden
and carefully secluded in side apartment
where they may hear the voice OF the
preacher, but may not be seen. No ~.
| tinement. No liberty. No hope for this
life, No hope for the life to come.
Hinged nose. Cramped foot. Disfgurcd
face. Embruted soul. Now compare those
two conditions. How far toward this lat
ter condition that speak OF would woman
| 80 il Christian influences were withdrawn
and Christianity We're destroyed? II is
only a question OF dynamics. II an OBJ
| ject be lifted TO certain point and not
fastened there, and the lifting power be
withdrawn, how long before that
object will fall down 10 the point
from which il startedp II will
fall down, and IL win 90 still further than
the point from which il started. Christian
ity has lifted woman up from the very
depths OF degradation almost to the skies,
II that lifting power be withdrawn she falls
clear back 10 the depth from which she
was rcsurrectcd, not going any lower be-
cause there is no lower depth. And yet,
Notwithstanding the fact that the only sal
walton OF woman from degradation and
woe Is the Christian religion, and the only
influence that has ever lifted her in the
social scale is Christianity, have read
| that there are women who reject Christian
| ity. | make no remark in regard TO those
persons-l make no remark in regard 10
them. In the silence Of your own soul
make your observations.
II in6delity triumph and Christianity bc
overthrown Il means the decentralization Of
society. The one idea in the Bible that
atheists and iniidels most hate is the idea
OF reribulion. Take away the idea OF
rctribution and punishment from society
and IL will begin very soon TO disintcgrate,
and take away from the minds OF mon the
fear Of hell and there are great many
of them who would very soon turn this
world into n hell. The majority Of those
who are indignant against the Bible be-
cause OF the idea OF punishment are men
whose lives are bad or whose hearts arc
impure, and who hate the Bible because
Of The idea Of future punishment for the
same reason that criminals hate the peni-
tcntiary. oh, have heard this bravo
talk about people fearing nothing
OF the consequences OF sin in the next
world, and have made up my mind Il is
merely towards whistling 10 keep his
coulsgc m. ! have seen men ilaunt their
immoralties In the face Of the community,
and have heard them defy the judgment
day and scoh at the idea OF any future
consequence Of their sin; but when they
came TO die they shrickcd until you could
hear them for nearly two blocks, and In
Che summer night the ncighbors got up 10
put the windows down because they could
not cnduN the horror.
| would not want to sec n rail train with
500 Christian people on board 20 down
through draw bridge into watery grave.
would not want 20 sco 800 Christian pco-
Pile 90 into such disaster, but tell You
plainly that l.could more easily see that
than could Tor any protracted time stand
and see the infldel die, though his pillow
were Of eldor-down and undorR canopy O
vcrmillion. have never been able :,
brace up my nerves for such spectacle
There Is somcthingat such time ~ indo
scribablc In the countenancc. 1 Just looked
in upon II for n minute or two, but the
clutch OF his fist was ~ diabolic, and the
strength of his voice was 30 unnatural,
could not endure II. "Ihcrc is no hell
there Is no hell. there Is no helll' the man
had said for sixty years. but that night
when | looked in the dying room Of my
midcl ncighbor. there was something on
his cOuntpnancc which seemed 10 say:
There IL, there IL, there II, there isl'
Tho mightiest restraints today against
theft, against immomity, against libcriin-
ism, against crime Of ali sorts the might
lest restraints are the rciributions of ctcr-
nifty. Men know that they can oyado the
law, but down In the offenders soul there
Ia the realization Of the fact that they can.
not escape God. lie stands at the end Of
the road Of pronigacy, and lac will not clear
the guilty. Take all idea Of rctribuiion
| and punishment out Of the hearts aud
minds Of men, and II would not bc long
before Brooklyn, and New York. and BOs.
ton, and Charleston, aud Chicago became
Sodoms. Tho only restraints against the
evil passions Of the world today ap Bible
restraints.
Suppose, now, these generals Of athc.
ism and iniidclity got the victory, and sup.
pose they marshalcd great army made
~ OF the majority Of the world. 1hoy
are In companies, IN regiments, In brigadcs
tho whole army Forward, march, yc
hosts ci inhdels and atheists, banners fly
ing before, banners living behind, banners
Inscribed with the words. "No GOdl No
Christi No punishment No pslninl-
Down with the liiblcl DO ns you plcnscl"
The sun turned into darkness.
Forward, march, yo great army Of inf.
dcls and atheists. Aud first OF all you
will attack the churches Away with
those houses OF worship They have been
standing there 70 long dcluding the people
with consolation In their bercaycmcnts
and sorrows. All those churches ought 30
be extirpatod; they have done ~ much 10
relieve the lost and bring home the wan
dorng, and they have 10 long held up the
idea oi eternal rest aiter the par0xsm 0i
this life Is over Turn the st. Peters and
~. Pauls and the temples and tabcrnaclcs
into club-houscs. Away With those
churches
Forward, march, yc great army oi inf.
dcls and atheists, aud noxt Of oil they
scatter the Sabbath schools-tho Sabbath
schools filed with bfight-eyod, bright
checked little ones, who are singing songs
on Sunday afternoon, aud getting instruc-
ton when they ought 30 be- on the street
corners playing marbles, or swearing on
the commons. Away with theml
Toward, march, yc great army Of inf.
dols and atheists, and next Of all they will
attack Christian asylums the institutions
Of mercy, supported by Christian phian-
thropics. Never mind the blind eyes
aud the deaf ears and the crippled
limbs and the weakened intcllocts. Let
pamlyzcd old ago pick up lis own food,
and orphans fight their own way, and the
half informed go back 10 their evil habits.
Forward, march, yc great army Of iniidola
aud atheists, and with your baitlc.axes
| 100. I..pu ll. eraaa anil af.iil nm tho man.