The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-01-06

would give little weight 70 Gounod's
opinions on political economy, or
Guizot on electricity, which matters
they sludied but little.
This reminds US Of little anecdote,
The truth ofwhlch we do not vouch, but
which is certainly not devoid of pith.
Several years ago, an Englishman was
coming from England on steamer,
and whilst be was crossing, his mother
was taken violently i'll and died. On
arriving in New York, he received =
telegram that his mother was dead.
and TO return at once TO settle tho es-
tate. A steamer was then weighing
anchor, aad he left just two honrs after
striving on the American continent.
On reaching England, be wrote vol.
ume on "America, the manners and
customs of lis people, His imagina-
ton must have been prodigy of
vivianess, bat his opinion could be but
of little or no value.
But to Happy Jack. lie gives us
now his authority TO prove that
Christianity does not keep pace with
science and civilization, DR.. A.
Broadbeck, of Hanover, who at the
Parliament of Religions at Chicago.
said among other things: "Millions
have practically given up Christianity,
etc" Now, who is Broadbeck? The
Ingersoll of Hanover? We have not
the least idea, neither has Happy Jack.
Is be specialist or crank or a scoffer !!
How are We to view his opinion !?
The Banner-Democrat of last week
says: "Prejudicc sees rot clearly, and
aversion sees not at ALL" is this the
time to apply this motto This is
startling says Happy Jack, and we
say: Yes, this is startling that Happy
Jack should be bamboozled by Broad
beck, when he is not blind and his
eyes are open, and he sees everywhere
.ehurches more numerous and more
comfortable, souls as large and as
valuable as they ever were," aud all
anxious, even Happy Jack, TO have
some religious consultations at their
desth-bcd, and some religious cerc-
mony at their burial; so. that even
Happy Jack is demonstrating TO us
without knowing it, that Christi
ani,y does keep pace with science and
civilization.
i But to his second authority. III
the famous Darmaphala, the creates
expounder of Buddhism "before Iii,
greatest lights OF the world" say
4 Happy Jack Darmaphala telling u
that ",he Christian story has been ex
!; ploded; it has gone into oblivion.
This is again mere assertion. lackin,
of proof, made by Darmaphala. w
saw tic great Dsrmaphaia whilst WI
were in Chicago he was then the draw
: ing star, the cynosure Of all eyes in tn
i Unitarian churches, where he preache'
! RI peatedly what he had said in III
! Congress that "Christiauity had gon
: into oblivion" land during his stay j
: the Windy City, he made only on
/ convert, one Jacob Strauss, who joine
) Buddhism aud WAS received in the ser
, by Che great Darmaphala. We hear
Z? Of no one else, unless Darmaphal
/ perhaps succeeded in persuadin
n Happy Jack than Christianity DOE
E not keep pace with science and civil
5 cation, and made OF him convert
4 the sect.
v As another evidence that Christ
5 arity does no. keep pace with scient
: and civilization, Happy Jack tells I
that @we cannot disguise The fact th'
s there il a great change. Even It
/ mode Of preaching has noiiceabl
: changed In his selections of proc
r Happy Jack is certainly unhappy, K
q if the mode Of preaching is change
J. it does not prove that Chrisiiani'
e does not keep psce, but on the contra'
{ it does prove that it is trying its best
/ Keep pace with science and civilizatio
h But now Happy Jack, u,lconsciousl
4 we suppose. passes from the mode
E preaching to the dnctrine preached; Al
9 probably not having read in the Mn
: ieenih Century the recent elucubr
e tions Of learned Engiishman, S
1 George Mivart on The Happiness
He'll, he goes on to assert, witslol
n proof again, that the doctrine of II
f existence of Hell is nigh explode
!. As another proof that Chrisiiani
D does not keep pace with science al
civilization, he quotes a part OF
h sermon of one L. T. Manager, q CO
! grcgstionalist minister, who asser
!. that 'sthe simply moral are punish,
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