Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-07-07
SATURDAY, JULY 7.
ssaaHsriyH THOUGHTS.

church. I am now no "Churchman."
have been told that many think was the
author Of an article that appeared in a re-
cent issue of this paper. signed by the
above quoted signature, but was not
am not ashamed Of my name or any thought
that my judgment may direct me to put
before the public. have not read the ar
ticle. nor do know its substance so do
not know whether the accusation is cred
liable one or not But would it not be
more manly when assailing village wrongs
in village newspaper to sign the name
and thus save others from suspicion
Write creditable thoughts, then sign your
name. Gossip is always denominased
They say" Truth will always bear an
honest name. am not caring that am
suspected for have been too long in the
field of action to listen to what They
saw" am writing for altogether another
purpose, and merely mention the above
because am opposed to the principle,
stand ready at any moment to assail
the churches want to ask any candid
and honest thinker to view the condition
of the churches Of this place, their work
and their fruits, and then tell me wherein
I did wrong in coming out from among
them. have watched the workings OF
churches for fifteen years and can truth
fully affirm that all the spiritual force oil
Christiandom has not as yet, after SIX
thousand years, been able to eliminate one
single evil from the face of the globe.
have watched closely the spiritual work OF
the churches Of this place for FIVE years
am disappointed. I have. in the NJ T.
church, told plain truths. unvarnished,
and been made to sit down by an elder
who loves money more than light Just
think of il! Christians caricaturing the
poor in order to raise money to save souls
| said when heard of the poverty social
given here by the NJ. Z. church that !,
was as perfect an emblem OF the spiritual
condition of the church as anything l
could conceive of. There were church
members in that social who would not
deign to speak to me on the street II my
circumstances we're such that was COM
PEELED to dress in that manner; and should
enter the church in such an attire to
have my soul fed with gospel truths l
would be so embarrassed by the meaning
looks cast towards me that would beg
God to feed me at home.
I ask. in the name of humanity, that we
come to our senses, and quit acting the
part Of the hypocrite. When Christ came
he found the established church so full OF
hypocrites that he could not save it, The
teachings and practices of the churches
we're SO misleading that the people we're
utterly unprepared for his coming The
same will be true of his second advent: for
he will come through the light OF science
and not through the light OF the church.
and in manner so contrary to the appar-
ent truths of the bible that but few will
recognize the event when it takes place.
Spiritual force is force Of nature, and
is the greatest that exists. 1t is generated
by fixed laws and principles, which. when
violated, cause the whole being OF man to
retrograde Christ lived to show what,
by right living. are the possibilities OF
man. The higher spiritual force OF man
now is almost dormant force. But when
once developed it will conquer all things.
To teach the world how to generate 1t Is
the work of science The church is too
narrow. Science and truth are synoni-
mons terms: also church and dogmas.
The latter dictates: the former. never
Man must be free from man before he can
attain to his best
But the human mind is so framed that
it grasps a truth. fully and clearly demon
strated to it. without effort. and grows
thereby. 1t receives it with gladness.
The knowledge Of good and evil given
us by Eve is the cause Of all the trouble
that exists. Once destroy that knowledge
and Satan will be bound. and the way to
the tree Of life" opened again. But
must stop and explain: That tree OF
knowledge of good and evil" was here on
earth and is yet; for man and woman are
still eating of il. Then. reason. that the
tree of life must be here some place. for 1t
was in the garden along with the other
Theologians have transplanted It to some
ethereal realm unknown to mankind. but
without authority. Science says 1t is with
in us. John. in vision. saw it in heaven
But Christ says the kingdom OF heaven is
within us. So they all agree; and since
we are here the tree must be here. That
,ree gives immortality: and when It is
found the prophecied event Of His coming
will be fulfilled. Christ taught the way
and He Is truth. Now science is the unity
of all truth. and in time. through Il. man
will find the way.
Let US turn from dogmas to truths. and
then such a shameful proceedure as a
briggs Case" or church trial will not
take place. What. in the light OF modern
r,.soa. is more heaihensh than to try
man for an honored belief. Sense. Is a
.ub,t.nce which. II used without eeasins.
would convert this earth into heaven.
II would convert sOuIs-thres thousand a
day.
Let Ms empty our church psws and take