The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-07

secular, or our educational system an irre-
ligiOue because FREQ from dogma tic th0Ol-
ogy. II IL a shame that some Of our
churches IN this way deepen the pnblic, im-
and undivins. for this COURSE tends to de-
stroy that civic order Of protesting Justice
without which these churches themselves
could not exist"
We would refsr Mr.Crookef 70 other parts
Of Isaiah, and thon to jeremiah aud Ez
nation OF their day. Jesus himself cried:
stoned the proph.ts ana Killed them that
are sent unto thee" etc.
Again; Luke xix:4l, And when he was
near he beheld the city and wept over ~
at least in this thy day. the things which
belong unto thy pence! but now they are
hid from thine eyes.
"For the days shall come upon thee. that
thine enemiss shall cast q trench about
thee, and compass thee round, and keep
thee IN on every side,
"And shall lay thee even with the ground,
and thy children within thee; and they
shall not leave in thee one stone upon
another; because thou knewest not the time
OF thy visitation"
Matt. ii, 1924:
"Thsn began hs to upbraid the cities
wherein most of his mighty works were
done. because they repenten not.
"Woe unto thoe, Chorazin. woe unto
thee, Bethsaida! for il the mighty works
which were done in you, had basn done in
Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented
long ago in ~sackcloth and ashes.
But | say unto you, it shall be more toll
cradle for Tyre and Sidon at the day of
Judgment than for you.
"And thou, Capernaum, which art OK
allied unto heaven, shalt be brought down
to hell; for il the mighty works which have
been done in thee, had been done in
Sodom, II would have remained until this
day"
Thsrs Is danger to prophets who prophesy
smooth things. We reject the doctrine OF
pessimlsm 40 much SO as one can. but
beg to say, Cody warning and admonition
are not p~essimistic. 1t is as sensible to
warn the child Of the dangerous p~recipice
of the Rockies, the boiling, seething gey-
ser OF the Yellowstone or the mad rush OF
the Niagara, As TO smooth the pale brow
and pity the dead, who did not know.
1T 10 q shame that some of our churches
in this way deepen the public impression
that our civil government is biased and
undivine. This tends to destroy that civic
order of protecting justice without which
these churches could not exist"
Our readers will recall the interchange Of
courtesies between Charlsmagne and the
pope of Rome, with a view to the predomi-
nance of each-one for the state, the other
for the church. Rome has long since fallen,
CharlemaRne has groaned in his sepul-
cher and the pope more than twenty years
ago lost his temporal power. Let our friend
NJ longer aatter Caesar in his court or be-
wreath the emperor in his own cathedral.
We will not presume on the space Of I'll
INDEPENDENT, nor tax the readers with more
than q single other quotation and a word.
American civilization is based more
completely on the dignity of a man as a
man than any other"
Mr.. Croker does not fail to argue patri-
otism for piety, md when he here says
American civilization ia based more on the
dignity of man rs man than any other, the
natural inference ia that that dignity ia
from patriotism.
One could bear this language and it's ar
gument from q Voltaire, a Paine or an In
RSrsoll, under the claim Of infdelo- patriot
ism-an almost inconceivable compound;
but for one who claims any kinship to God
or reliance upon him for supplementine
the weakness of man as man" we can but
wonder whence tho logic or theological
philosophy. The cornerstone in our
American civilization is Christ and his
word. oh, spirit of Washington, the father
of our country! Arise and tell us whence
our civilization! Whence the dignity OF
man! Whence our patriotism! Oh, Patrick
Henry, compatriot of Washington! Tell us
once more, as in thy day, who fought our
battles for us" Oh, Jefferson and the rest!
Come back. come back, and whisper in the
ear of the Helena prophet, and tell us
whether the colonial period were like the
electric! A. 9. CoUEY.