Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-11
A sKEPTIC TESTED.


If men generally who profess dis
belief in Christianity would put the
World Of God to fair test, as was
done in the following case, they
would only be dong the just and
reasonable thing:
Some time since a minister, living
in a community where skeptlcsm and
infdelity had led many astray, gave
series of discourses on the evidences
of Christianity. OF course, more or
less Of his opposers were present, and
on the last night of the series a
prominent infdel came in. AT the
close of very impressive meeting
the speaker SAID; There may be,
and doubtless are, some here tonight
who do not accept the truth of the
Bible. If there are such, or il there
is one willing to come forward and
test this question OF such vital in
terest to every soul, | invite him to
the platform"
On the instant the infdel referred
to come toward and said: II do not
believe your doctrines; l cannot &C.
cept them"
But" SAID the clergyman, you
have denounced for years that which
you have never tested. Are you will
ling that 1, who have tried Christian
ity and feel it's truths, shall be your
teacher, and will you submit to my
directions? You say that you are
honest in your belief, and in an hon
est spirit you will meet me-"
II will thus meet you, and will
allow you to be my teacher"
Then" said the cody man, "kneel
by my side and repeat the simple
words, God be merclful to me a
sinnerW
But" was the reply, II do not be-
lieve in your teaching"
well, you say you are honest, and
are willing to test this question il so,
you will heed my directions"
The audience in hushed expecta-
ton, heard the infdel, as he sudden
y kneeled, utter the words desired
v 18th sarcastic defiance.
"Again repeat those Words" said
he teacher in tones of utmost gentle
nes, !; and again, defiant, yet more
,ubo 'ued, the infdel repeated, God
% m, 'rciful to me a sinner"
Ono more came the request to re-
peat tn Q sentence, and before the au-
Hence, held by the power Of the
Holy Gil ust, the petition went up in
tone of almost tenderness, far diff
erent fro n the bravo with which it
vas first r, pea ted.
A fourth tin 9 came the request,
Repeat it again." and, with his
strong frame quiv, ring with emotion,
he poor man pour, d out his SOULS
iced in the pray or on the publican.
At the fifth repetitio. the man then
md there, before the Iarge assembly,
,lfered up from his inmt'st soul the
prayer which, when thus offered,
meets with iorgiYing Fathers par
lonl
In conclusion we would ask this
question Of ali unhelevers: why
will You denouDce faith which you
ave never put to a test?"-Snnday
There has been Aa effort to put
Ils hop Newman OLE record as favor
lg that modern vagary, Christian
&C enco. The BisL op makes state
! ant which indicates no sympathy
,r the delusion. lie says: Il es-
eem modern Christian Science as
,erversion OF "a fact in nature and Of
gospel truth. The fact in nature is
nind acting on mind, spirit on mat
er, and powerful nervous organism
perating upon ore that Is weaker;
nd the pretcnde | effects produced
an be explained largely by natural
auses. 1t is also perversion OF the
rivileges of Christian prayer and
attn. The only healer IN the uni