Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-05
Steno's Reply To Young Ket
PRESTON, WIS, MARCH Is, 1894.

PRESTON, WIS, MARCH IS, 1894.
Mr.. EDITOR: reply to Young
Ket' will say to begin. that it is very
kind of him TO come to my rescue if it
is really so, that | am walking IN the
dark. Though, appeared ''weak in
the knees" and wrote at random in my
last article in regard to Brinton's views
and on the subject of volution, is no
reason that there might not be more
good logic in the theories than in the
''old story I've made no study of
evolution 10 any extent. and only read
an extract on Brinton, thus. | honestly
acknowledge that the Pupil wrote
good composition. have not claimed
to. in any of my articles to be a s'stud-
emit but said that had the same rights
as any student did, TO write my little
squibs to suit myself. Yet | see no
particular reason why one cannot be q
student out of school as we'll as in if he
studies, but / Ill try to say o'hiDg more
about the word. | wish to compliment
you, ''Ket'' on your good letter and for
coming at my articles instead of sluring
me- Il shows you to be fearless and
scholarly, to tear down and analyz re
condemning the whole mess as folly
find it is more Of burden to discuss
with man Of candor than one who is
prejudiced and satirical. In your views
on existences i cannot consider you
any more than ''skin deep" yet, you
have your right Of opinion. You may
call it begging tho question" q YOU
choose, but do firmly believe ..all ex-
istence is matter but you are aware
betleUiag is not kkomiaQ. thus | don't
kllot0 il, but only betieUe it as | can ex-
plain a te'o facts tnat go to shot0 that
''all existence IS matter" also, 10 show
there is no God but shall not venture
to proUe by the facts there is none.
though, you can draw your own con-
illusions. OF course if | were 10 say
there is no God. ''lhe argument is to an
end, as you express ed. Your com
parsons on ''all idiots being men, but
not all men IDIOT" does not satisfy me
rs an explanation, aud your dog in
the manger' might as well have been
hen as "a dog for as far as il goes n
making your theory good
You say | should commence at the
beginning p" Now as I've never
preached in The pulpit, nor tven fitted
myself for PREF cher, and my text up
pears ''cut up try to under stand,
please, What | mean; wish TO inquire
iulo the causes which caused God, after
an eternity OF con ent inactivity, to
create the universe, | should think ii
there had been NJ other. extraneous,
causes influencing him of course God
would then have renamed eternal.
Like causes prCducs ike effects so
il God had been the sole factor in ex-
islenee, prior 10 creation" and not
having create q a thing during all
eternity, iii = OF curse would ever
have created anything. What then
caused God 70 change has mind2 Here
was sur, IN startling fleet which mast
hsye had a cause. " hat hen were the
cau,es which cause God TO cause the
universe 6 600 but not 6. 600. 600, 000 0O0.-
G9o, 600, QUO (Nil that be far enough
back for beg inning p") of years asoP
Ii there had been no cause, God surely
woult 10 have created the universe
1t there were such causes. why dos the
Church worship e. d as a First Cause
en- it is self evide Il fla At other causes.
caused God To cause the universe. aud
con> equenlly. are CO eternal with the
SUPER or God Thus it looks TO people
who are not afraid 10 think ani reason
that all such not ons explode like soap
bubbles Nature, existing To day EN-
dies its wn proof that it has always
EXISTED You acknowledge hat ",ll
matter exists which Of course is a
suited anu plain fact Then is i now
lust as plain fact that il embraces All
reality, - fact x,stence? Il requires no
proof, and without it sentiment beings
could not evoute. ("Pup,n' sa ;
"BrntDn exp'odrs evolu,ion' Now
why does il look absolutely impossible