The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-04
Curiosities In Literature and Life.


Is II not amusing to observe the
multitude Of curicsiiles THAT appear,
sometimes voluntarily, sometimes by
the aclion of outlying forees which
operate Indirectly and sometlmes by
the agency of dlract energy bearing
upon them, among men. In Sntur.
days REPUBLICAN. for instance "a"
tells the people that Mr.. Cieorgo W.
Stone will speak on Sunday on the
Fundamentals OF the Unitarian belinfn
In the Unitarian Church. In the next
sentence we are informed that those
who attend tho church to hear Mr..
stone may expect clenr exposition
of n faith without croedl! What a
treat would be here!
The audience Is TO be shown how
there may DO faith" without Eelev-
ing anything. faith without any
thing believed. Here Is Hamlet with
out any liamlet Mt all. Here Is light
without illumination, darkness with
out obscuIution, n body and no body.
n standing without anything for a
foundation or pedestal TO stand upon.
HE ordinary prestldlgltntors would
be- ecllpsed by unappruacBable feats
OF literary dynamiGs. "a creed" We
all know, Is definite sum mary Of
what is believed. ma summary OF prln-
scipies or opinions profcascd OIL adj
hered to-"
If OF course. the principles or opin.
ions profOsBnd or adhered tb. arc not
believed. then there is no faith to ex-
plain or expound. unless II bn tho Of
ten expressed belief that many persons
rather take pleasure in decisions and
IN appearances that have Eo substan-
tlal basis for support, Well as your
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puts the matter. ''lf God can tolerate
such things. certainly inan may do
So III there arc those WHO can lie,
innocently and without internal or ex.
ternal Injury edllled by such exercises
why should any one object; There is
however. an ''if" here that is worthy
OF consideration ana which must be
tie determining factor fer Inc solution
OF the questions Involved
These remarks are not helligerent,
they arc intended to he pacific com :
ments in the line of tht caption of
this article.
And now put on your glasses (alboit
you will not need thcm) and tako a
brief look at that curious aeries OF let.
ters which Bishop Coke OF Now York
has discharged at Mgr Sntolli, tho
ah!egate OF the Pope now in this cOun.
| try.
How Bishop G. does get civil and &C.
clcsiastlcttl affairs mixed Sea how he
tries 10 clothe Satolll with II govern
mental commission that dill well iii,
strlctcd citizens of tho United States
know lie does not have. And sea- no "
| Bishop L gives voice TO seminal
which would exclude every Protestant
missionary from pagan on semi-pa gal
| counties.
'Monsignor Satolli is m offensive
| persona non grala) visitor to ouI
land says the indignant bishop
| lie, Satolll, ought to quickly receive
a passport to loave the CClEtry.'
Indeed, indeed! Why. bishop. what
tight would our government or oul
civil tribunals have to modest Il
| preacher or n priest who Ia only eX
pounding his religious faith for those
who care to hGar him;
You might as we'll utter an Episco
pal deliverunce against Our merchant.
lecturer. Mr.. George W. Stone. You
have as much authority in one case nj
in tho other. "raasports' to foreign
lands are not required for either. |
they walk not with us. 1t is not oul
business or right to muleAt aid expe
them from our shores. Let them
alone In that way. But We give ON
pom little rest hero on tile gubicGt o
curiUsitles, and take Il redes5 as n TEN
porary and temperate CRluC.