The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-03-09
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MORALS - MANNERS
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~ A CLERGYMAN

Jesus Christ demands the heart. lie
says in the words OF Solomon: "My son,
give me thy heart" IT'S a demand based
upon the profoundest knowledge OF hui
man nature. He knows that If he gets
the heart, he gets everything else; and
that, on the contrary. if he gets everything
but the heart ne gets little.
One says: Il will give God my reason
But he demands that-and more. An
other SAYS: II will give God my con-
science" But he demands that-and
more. A third says: Il will give God
money!" But he demands that-and
more. 4 fourth says: 81 will give God
my faith" But be demands that-and
more. For what saith st. Paul in that
wonderful thirteenth chapter OF first Cor
inthians2 Listen! Though l speak with
the tongues of men and OF angels, and
have not love. l am become as sounding
brass end a tinkling cymbal; and
though | have all faith so that ! could
remove mountains and have not love, am
nothing. And though | bestow all my
goods to feed the poor. and though give
my body to be burned and have not love
IL proiteth me nothing.
But love is an affair Of the heart. The
gospel is in three words: God Is love"
Love demands love. Religion gives heart
Tor heart-as marriage does.
IN eastern contemporary has been dis
cussing the question: "What is woman's
greatest charm"
To Us out here it is that she is-woman.
in the geography Of human nature she is
the western hemisphere-the new world
The electric attraction between man and
woman lies IN the fact that each COM
pletes the other. 10 her. his greatest
charm is that he IS man; 20 him. her
greatest charm is that she is woman
creature rot TOO bright or good
Tor halaau nature daily lood-
Tor transient rrovvs. simple wiles,
i.ase, blame love- sis-es tears AID smilss
Ana vet spirit sill enl bright.
VIII zomethlns OF en- angel light.
To this chief source OF influence over
man woman adds innumerable other and
5niy less powerful witcheries OF voice,
zoos. gesture, form, and what the French
cal espiegierie, but these are the Access
sories Of sex-whst the frame is 10 pict-
ure. Tho world over the most YOman.y
woman Is the most fascinating.
From the masculine standpoint, then,
- not beauty, nor accomplishment, nor
..s'ic. nor even goodness that is wOman's
greatest charm, but just womaniiacss.
Woman IS a conundrum that man can
not guess. but will never give up.
The Truth Seeler, an organ of the free
thinkers. makes these significant admis-
lions:
The Independence of thought which
leads 10 free thinking seems to destroy the
power OF coherinc, compact organization.
The nearest approach 10 it is the National
secuiar society OF England, but that was
held together by the personality of
Charles Bradlaugh, and today is kept in
line bv the ability of q. w. Foote, but IL
now shows apathy. The pOsitivistic So
cieties OF London are but a handful and
are not increasing. In France, Spain,
Italy. Sweden, Austria, Germany, there
are local societies here and there. but of
no great strength. In the United States
there were Orce abOu. 500 auxiliary lib
eral leagues. Where are they now? The
American secular union Is the national
organization, but that is for pollt-
lcal purposes, though it has
been used rs publisher OF
theistic manuals and will now probably
be devoted 70 maintaining the interests of
so-called labor against capital. \ few
years ago it gave evidence OF possible
achievement, bat iatterly, beyond sup
plying its secretary with a salary and
propagatiug theisn through its manual
with which it has nothing to do, 1t has
done nothing.
"in New York CITY there is but one
free-thought organization, and that is
kept together By the efforts of few. The
Manhattan liberal club would 20 to pieces
II it had 20 build a hall. The people who
now tax so loudly from its platform
would be heard no more. o. 3. Froth-
mgham's congregation became fotsam
and ietsam wnen he inherited wealth and
went to Europe. Felix Adler Is main
tanned by the clanush spirit of his race,
and the fact that the Jews are generous
to themselves even when they have left
Judaism. The POsitivistic society OF
humanity has split up several times, and
Rll attempts 20 get its men,
bers 10 working tremendously nave failed.
Mr.. Pe2tecOss had u discontinue
his platform work because, while his
audiences were large, they would not pay
he expenses OF the ministry. Some OF
hern evidently left the church to save
pew rent. as We heard his former treasurer
saw that S. and s. was all an audience of
1000 contributed, and some OF that was
suspender buttons"
In remarkable contrast with this stingi-
ness Of free thinking audiences, we call
attention TO the fact that there are many
poor churches which nevertheless "stili
live" They pay their way, and contribute
besides TO the great benevolent work Of
christianity. Pastors come and 60, but
ike Tennyson's brook, they 20 on for
sver"-immOrtal through the unselfsh-
ness and activity of their members.
If it be said that this is because super
stition" inspires the seif-sGcrifice we
reply: Then superstition" is a more
powerful and a more beDefcent principle
of conduct than the boasted free thought
which isolates men in selfshness and
;lose-fsted Indifference in the midst Of
A hattie whose great aim and scope
They little know.
Content, ike men-at-arms TO cope,