The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13
THE SECTARIAN EVILS
TALMAGE DIsCOURsEs ABLY ON
THE SUBJECT.
He Recognizes the Good In Denom-
nations Because He Believes in
h Liberty Of Conscience-Bigotry
the Banc of All Evils.

nCCtIuSe ne nG11eVG1 IN
the Liberty Of Conscience-Bigotry
the Banc of All Evils.
Rev. DR.. Talmage, who is nov in
Australia, whence he will shortly sail
for Ceylon and India. has selected us
the subject for to-day's sermon through
the press, Communion Of Saints the
text chosen being Judges xii, 6: ''Then
they said unto him, Say now Shibbo-
leth; and he said Sibboleth; for he
could not frame to pronounce it right.
Then they took him, and slew him at
the passes OF Jordan" " ~
Do you notice the difference Of pro-
nunciation between 4 Shibboleth and
sibboleth? A very small and unimpor-i
tant difference, YOU say. And yet, that
difference was the difference between
life and death for a great many people.
The Lords people, Gilead and Eph-
riam, got into a great fight, and Eph-
RAM was worsted. and on the retreat
came to the fords of the River Jordan
to cross. Order was given chat all
Ephraimites coming there be slain.
But how could it be found out who
were Ephraimites? They were detect
ed by their pronunciation, Shibboleth
was a word that stood for river. The
Ephraimites had a brogue of their own
and when they tried to say "Shibbo-
leth'' always left out the sound OF the
"h." When it was asked that they say
shibboleth, they said sibboleth, and
were slain. .'Then they said unto him
say now shibboleth;. and he said sib-
boleth, for he could not frame to pro-
nounce it right. Then they took him
and slew him at the passage OF Jor7
dan" A very small difference you say
between Gilead and Ephraim, n yet
how much intolerance about that small
differences! The Lords tribes in our time
by which I mean the different denom-
nations of Christians-sometimes mag
Nifty a very small difference, and the
only difference between scores or de-
nominations to-day is the difference
| between shibboleth' and sibboleth.
The church of God is divided into a
great number of denominations. Time
would fail me to tell of the Calvinists,
and the Arminians, and the Sabbatar-
ians, and the Baxterians, and the Dun
kers, and the Shakers. and the Quak-
ers, and the Methodists, and the %Bap-
lists, and the Episcopalians, and the
Lutherans, and the Congregationalists,
and the Presbyterians, and the Spirit
ualists. and a score of other denomina-
tons Of r~eligionists, some Of them
founded by very good men, some OF
them founded by very egotistical men,
some Of them founded by very bad
men. But as I demand for myself lib
erty of conscience, I must give that
| same liberty to every other man, re-
| Numbering that he no mere diners
| from me than I differ from him. I
| advocate the largest liberty in all re-
ligious belief and form Of worship. In
art, in politics, in morals, and in re-
ligion. let there be no gag law, no NOV
| ing of the previous question, no prose-
cution. no intolerance.
| You know that the air and water
keep pure by constant circulation, and
I think there is a tendansy in religious
| discussion to publication and moral
health. Between the fourth and the
sixteenth centuries the Church propos-
ed to make people think Alright by pro-
hibiting discussion, and by strong CEN
sorship Of the press, and rack, and glib
bet. and hot lead down the throat.
tried to make people orthodox; but it
was discovered that you can not
change a mans belief by twisting off
his head. nor make q man see different
" by putting an awI through his eyes.
There is something in a mans con-
science which will hurl off the noun
tain that you throw upon it, and un-
singed of the fire, out of the fame will
make red wings on which the martyr
will mount to glory.
In that time OF which I speak, be-
tween the fourth and sixteenth CEN
turtles. people went from the house Of
God into the most appalling iniquity,
and right, along by consecrated affairs
there were tides Of drunkenness and
RIGHTEOUSNESS such as the world new
er heard of, and the very sewers Of per-
dition broke loose and flooded the
Church. After a while the printing
press was freed. and it broke the
shackles of the human mind. Then
there came a large number Of bad
books and where, there was one man
hostile to the Christian religion. there
were twenty men ready to advocate
It; SO I have not any nervousness in
regard to this battle going on between
- AnC lIu1u Will Cob.
quer just rs certainly ns that God is
stronger than the devil. Let Error
run 1t you only let Truth run along
with It. Urged on by skeptic's shout
and Observation-Disclosures spur. let 1t rum.
Gods angels OF wrath are In hot pur-
suit, and quicker than eagles beak
clutches out a hawks heart, Gods ven
geance will tear 1t to pieces.
n 1,rcnncA ~ - all 3. J. -ELAI4 sL&tEg
isin-its origin, Its evils and Its cures.
There are those who would make 10
think that this monster, with horns and
boots, Is religious. / shall chase ii to
Its hiding place, and drag it out OF the
6caver11s Of darkness, and rip or it's
hide. But I want to make a distinction
between bigotry and the lawful fond
ness for peculiar religious beliefs and
forms OF worship. / have no admira-
ton for q nothingarian.
In a world OF such tremendous yicis-
situde and temptation. and with 4 soul
that must after 4 while stand before ii
throne OF insufferable brightness, iii a
day when the rocking OF the mouaeains
and the flaming OF the heavens and the
Eupheayal OF the seas shall be among
the least Of the excitements, to give ac-
count for every thought, word, action,
preference, and dislike-that mar ID
mad who has no religious preference.
But q early education, our physical
temperament. mental constitution,
Will very much decide our form OF Mor-
ship.
a style OF psalmody TINT may please
me may displease you. Some would
like TO- have q minister In gown and
bands and sllrplice, and others prefer,
ITO have minister In plain citizens'
apparel. Some are most impressed