Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-08-02

Its cause in the inhdelity oil the
Roman church and clergy, and the
crimes against humanity and NOR
ality that were committed were in
spired by those who had interest in
neither God nor man, except so far
as the interests of others advanced
their own. The great inquisition
in Spain in which so many Protes.
tants were put to the flames while
it was instituted by the Roman
church, was taken charge Of by the
Spanish government and repudlat-
ed by the church corrupt as it was. {.
Torquenada in the sixteen years of
his authority burned at the stake
more than 1900 people. OF him
and his successors in this work our
text is faint Characterization
But the great elimination of cru.
city and intolerance took place in
Paris on the night of st Barthole.
news day, Aug "a, 1872, when
from 10000 to 10000 Hugenots
were murdered at the word Of one
corrupt, unprincipled, goddess wo-
man, Catherine de Medici, fearing
not God but finding her power en-.
dangered by those she so foully
murdered.
Just Immediately after our own
revolution, which was caused by
ungodly oppression, disregard of
Gods laws and the principles laid
down by Christ, came the great
French Revolution, the prime
cause of which our historians find
in the influence of such men as
Montaigne, Rabelais, Voltaire and
Rousseau, who. deserving great
praise for their patronage OF learn
ing, were yet atheists and free
thinkers. And it is to their intel.
lectual leadership that the chief
cause of the Revolution is due.
This was the change or loss of the
national popular religious senti-
ment. 1t was a great detection
from religion to ~athei- m; things
went from bad to worse as the athe-
lists grew in numbers and power,
the gUillotine came into frequent
use, till in 1898 the "Reign of Ter
ror"was instituted. In 1892 a new
era was established with Sept. %,
'92, as the year one. Months were
renamed aud the weeks were
changed from seven to ten davs,
with each tenth day as a holiday.
Atheism was officially declared to
be the truth and all customs were
changed. A goddess of reason"
was set up in the person of a cor
rupt and licentious woman. Thus
was introduced the "Reign of Ter
rOr," with the desire to destroy all
vestiges of religion. The guillotine
did its deadly work and even
turned its destruction on the lead
ers. In the nature of .he case this
state of affairs could not last long,
and so in 1894 after the streets had
been deluged with blood for one
year. and after the atheislic lead
ers, Danton, MaIat and Robespi.
ere had suffered the penalty of
their atheism, this period OF the
revolution came to an end, and
milder forii came in with Napol-
con Bonaparte, who gradually
gained power until he became
monarch of all he surveyed. ."ull
he overreached himself and lost
his power. Many other like events
in history can be traced directly to
atheistic influences and in fact an
without exception, to infdelity to
the Christian faith, which is prac-
tically atheism.
We notice also the anarchistic
movements that for the last ten
years have disturbed tho peace of
Europe and robbed so many gov
ernments OF their heads, carried on
by men open deiiers OF God, whose
main principle is that there is no
God. Our own Chicago anarchists
laid that down as their foundation
stone inscribed it on their crimson
banners, proclaimed it as their bat
tie cry in their parade and chanted
il over the graves of their dead.
And it was only their rejection of
God and law that gave them liber.
ty to perpetrate their crimes. San
to, the assassin of President Car.
not of France, is a member of an
atheist anarchist club. But we
might enumerate instances and in.
diyiduals by the day. My point is
proved. And in fact it scarcely
needed proof, for any thoughtful
man can hardly ignore the fact that
all our sufferings, revolutions and
strifes are caused by men who bold
ly and openly profess to ignore
Gods right to rule.
1t was of our own labor troubles
that / intended to speak, and /
think we are now prepared to ex-
anime the causes, not only on the
side of the strikers, but on the 9TH
er side as well. In the first place
all oppression OF the laboring man
is atheism of the worst sort. Paul
says"The love of money is the root
Of all evil which while some court
ed after, they have erred from the
faith" Love Of money more than
of God is rejection Of God The
faith Of God teaches respect for the
rights of all men, the servant not