The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-05-17

! less to deny this And in the fact OF this
one should be very careful what they
deem alheistical teaching. The truth of
any hing could never be that. In the
meaning, at least, given 10 the term to-
/ day. Yet. for all this disagreement.
agree with YOU In many other ways,
I Pollock" "Iven w Fern" don't tell
J me that you do not believe in debating
such subjects as religion. politics and
medicine. ''Iven," now "fess up. you
| know Won do. Where would we be today
| il long and continued debate was not a.
| lowed on such subjects. Oh! "Iven,"
"Iven," The SENTINEL. would have 10 90
out OF business and 60 10 hOd carrying.
We must not shut down on these three
important subjects, the most important in
the world they are not perfect vet bv any
means. Nor Will they likely be while man
! lives upon this earth. IL no debates. Bit
ter or otherwise, had ever been allowed
upon them, we. IN politics, won have
been supporting robber. baron, chief.
slaves, vassa e and a crown. In medicine
we would have been boiling a frogs liver,
a rabbits toe and four-leaved clover,
plucked in the light of the moon, together
and giving il in minute doses for
the cure of some dangerous disease,
and religion too, Why, even if every
body had a tender respect for verybody's
belief in this-that is, some of the main
opinions they think really mean a relg-
ion-we would consider il the most legiti-
mate thing yet TO he allowing some OF the
most absurd and wicked things under the
sun in the name OF religion. Christ did
not think debating these questions much
cut of the way. He began disputing very
young and II we could only know the
peculiar run Of his disputes very likely We
have some today very like them-the
Sunday question for instance.
Religion, politics and medicine belong
TO the world. They were here before we
We're, and will DO when We are gone.
They are no mans private property.
nor should any man set any system OF
them down rs his personally and allow
no one TO say aught against for
fear of hurting his feelings, never
The man who will do this. even
and will get hurt or angry because you
| and | do not agree with him, you will find
is very narrow, shallow man, and knows
little OF the principles underlying the true
science OF medicine. The real and only
meaning which should constitute religion
and the many and changing needs which
politics must take cognizance OF. | have
no doubt, Irene" but that YOU have
changed your early belief over many
things these three questions cover. |
know l have. and | expect to in the fu-
ture II l live long enough and keep learn
ing. Come often to the page. II. W. f."
"Aranmore. did you notice that bug
dissecting" break. l wondered how many
did and thought Christianity must learn
To proper truths-which are very simple
and easily learned-up with something
a..
convince the seeker of her real worth.
! know that young mans mind, like
mine, instantly flew down the long path
of philosophers, scientists, historians.
writers, astronomers and statesmen,
whose works and research will live for
ever, and whose very text books this
young man must consult in his studies
and whose grip Is upon the world in many
WAYS. They may not have believed every
ta,e of tradition, every article OF faith or
creed that some men have been pleased
to call religion, but the young man knows
we'll it is libel upon knowledge to call
them bug dissecters." Religion does
not consist in what you belIev e,
but what you are. Christ's teaching
was 20 make men better. IL not. He
came ia vain. Let ministers teach men
how TO live and this will show you how
to die instead OF teaching them so many
articles of faith TO believe in, and some
way giving them the paralYzing idea that.
after all. It is only matter of faith and
belief. not a good life that saves
Lone Tramp" is right. Even Drum
mond, with all his intelligent insight, has,
in this book under discussion, some way,
perhaps unconsciously, gone oil in the "fol-
low your leader" style. The world is too
much given to following Oft old leaders,
whose metaphysical theorizing on Gods
meanings and words has taken color from
their own, gloomy. vindictive, murder
Gus. fsnatical hearts. IL is Just as
we'll 10 look up the characters OF some of
these old leaders, their environments an
surroundings, before we believe too fully
in the inspiration of the doctrine they
handed down. And of all things in the
world never, never point to numbers as
proof of the right or truth OF anything.
Don't you know tina. for one man that will
/ think on these matters for himself and
search out the truth and falsity of their
( claims, there are a thousand who will not
think who cry out, "Oh give us GU.
/ thought our belief ready hashed, cooked
and diges,ed. We cannot think. we will
not think" Is it any wonder that
false teachers or misguided Bignorance
+ arose and made of themselves leaders
/ when even those more intelligent than
/ themselves were waiting TO be led. My
I family on both sides of the house dates
back to these old Scotch covenanters.
! There are yet stories handed down Of the
religious wars and prosecutions OF course
my people thought God was on their side
and the devil on the other. Some of
their descendants do not look upon this
matter today as they did. There was just
/ as much wrong on one side as on the
other and God was in it nowhere. Creed,
/ creed. man made was back of it all. Is il
any wonder that we shudder today when
we hear even the uncertain weak pipe OF
! those old war bugles.
| Uncle Tom" take my arm chair. no, l
want that ono myself, you take that rush
bottom one. And then tell Comet" not
! to be so ready to resign on such small
criticisms. Let him grit his test and dig
the harder. Pollock" like O. w. Holmes
thought We might develop into a set OF
mutual admirations over other peoples
/ platitudes You know one can't most
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