Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1889-09-21

ia Dat WluihulSu UuL 10 KNOW lie
speaks as one having the authority
of knowledge. There is no hypothe-
sis about this sentence. 1t is not
theory 1t is fact. "Was not crea-
ted, but sprang from some inferior
animal" Knowing that there is no
God", he certainly knows that imam
was not created" for there was "no
God to create, and knowing this he
certainly knows mans origin. That
certainly is within the range of such
superior knowledge. The wonder to
us is, that he has not revealed to
Darwinianism the missing link
We are waiting for the absolute
proof of his assertion, for he will
certainly give it to us, and will re-
joice to make such q revelation to
his followers, and we shall now know
and be in doubt no longer as to our
progenitors. Mark that Man sprang
from some inferior animal So we
cannot boast of superior ances-
try as people are fond of doing and
there is nothing to be proud of in
the past, that is equal to the pres
ent in human existence. Having
sprung from the lower, we suppose
we have reached our present alti-
tude without the direction of su-
perior, only guided by natural Sc
lection though along such line
other animals degenerate But why
reason this way? Why not take it
as gospel, when the all-knowing Bob
asserts it is so. That is it exactly.
Why should we doubt our origin
from the CRITTERS however small
and inferior, any more than doubt
his knowledge that there is no God p
Such knowledge is "too wonderful
for most people, but there are few
evidently who not only aspire to it,
but have reached it, so they say, and
certainly all the balance of the world
will accept it all, and drop the an
tiquated notionsof Bible, against, in
fallible evidences and all. All pro-
phecy, miracle, experience and his
tory must bow u'tof being, under the
behests of the mogul of knowledge in
our age and century, Robt. G.. In
gersol.
Mr.. Ingersol says that civilization
has one enemy, namely religion
Certainly Mr.. Tngersol appears TO be
the man long foretold--who speaks
"great swelling words" This SEN
tence is certainly a "whopper," in
any light you look at it. 1t is very
ambiguous; neither the civilization or
the religion is defined, and as there
are several of both, it is somewhat
difficult for us, who can claim only
finite knowledge, to understand
which is meant. If the civilization
of Mohamedanism countries and the
christian religion be meant, the latter
being so much the superior, is the
enemy of the former, just as light is
the enemy of darkness and on this
point l suppose all agree. So also
if the civilization of Africa, China,
India or Japan--as it was until re-
cently-are referred to, we agree.
But if the gentleman refers to the
civilization of England or the United
States of America, and the christian
religion, then the facts so patent as
they are, force us to disagree, wide
as his knowledge may be. Perhaps
he means that civilization in chris
tian countries has an enemy by the
religion of the Mormons or that of
Buddhism. So inexplict and compre-
hensive is this ASSERTION that we may
twist it any way, and look at it from
all quarters, and yet not know what
is meant Perhaps this is one of the
mysteries of this man, who assumes
for himself infinite knowledge, and
we ought not to irreverently ques-
ton such great matters, which evi-
IDENTIFY are too weighty for US. Per
haps the gentleman will rise and ex-
plain, and at the same time tell us
why it is that Paris, in France, the
capital of the world tor infidelity,
has on an average, one murder every
day, and London, in England, with
more than double the number Of in
habitants as that of Paris, the most
Christian city in the world, has only
one murder in the year, ON an aver
age? There is certainly a marked
difference, and that wonderfully ia
voring Christianity as a ruling ele-
ment. UNIs.
To be continued