The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-07-27

week didn't fit ye poor New Yorker
any better, il as we'll, as the "halo'
fitted the man in the story
Col. Robt. G. Ingersoll. who is not
ed far and wide for his agnostic
views on religion, and his brilliant
and able championship Of those
views, is a well known figure on
Wall st., and although the fact is
not generally known, is a philanthro-
pist, and it is said of him that no ap-
peal for charity is ever passed I'M
needed by him. He always carries a
goodly supply Of silver in his pocket,
and every request on his bounty al
ways makes the Colonel's hand go
down into his pocket to reward the
supplicant with handful OF CONS
without any hesitation in the least
on the part of the good Colonel, or
his considering whether the suppl
cant is worthy of it Or not. ke-
CARELESS of his religious views, 1t IS
generally conceded that he is good
man. Last winter one of his practl-
cal acts of charity was the free de-
livery of his celebrated lecture: LIB
erty for man, woman and child, .
the total receipts of this lecture 60
ing to the Harlem Free kindergarten
Association of this city.
A good many of the so-called
Christians and church members
could take practical lessons from the
Colonel in the interest of humanity
and practical Christianity. The Col
oncl, I understand, takes as the foun-
dation principle for his belief: "Do
unto others as you would have them
do unto you," and after all, isn't Il
man known by his acts, and what he
is, and not by what he should be:
If the above text was lived up to, OF
as nearly as it was possible to do So
wouldn't it be the best religion pos.
sible? Everyone, whether a believer
in the Love of God, Jesus Christ, OF
an agnostic, if he lived up to the
above, except from the good book
"Do unto others as you would have
them do unto you," in all things
would he not be doing all that could
be required of mortal man? And
how many; yes all of us could profit
by so doing!
This is subject that calls fo1
serious thought by all. In the ad.
vanccd state of our 10th century Of
civilization, we hear almost constantly
of revisions of the different creeds to
keep up with our broader and more
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practical views. This being an un-
disputable fact, why not have uni
versal, and the simplest form Of, re-
ligion possible, that all men, and fol
that matter all women, could unite
under. A form of religion that if eacl
and everyone on the surface Of globe
would live up to, would be the most
perfect and true religion ever pro
mulgated, regardless of sect. creed
standing or wealth, and this could be
accomplished by making the ground
work of it: "Do unto others as You
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would have them do unto you.
The people of this world arc growing
better every day, and it is only a
question of time when the en-
tire Christian world will be united
under one banner, and SO render it
possible to do a greater amount Of
good.
1t was my intention to give the
readers of the Posi- few pictures OF
Dr. McGlynn, the restored priest, but
being crowded for time, | will have to
put this over until next week, when
l will be pleased to make you ac-
quainted with the good priest and
some of his views as seen and heard