The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-02

the fact. No one can point to any state
paper from the hands of Washington
wherein he ever recognized God positive
~ or openly. To just such men we to-day
owe that religious freedom of thought.
the glory of the United states government
/ have been led TO the above reflections
by reading the following from the Morn
ing News of Nov 70. ''rhe Mussulman re-
ligion teaches that the Nussalman who
kills Christian not only increases his
own future glory and happiness but i'm
parts 10 his victim chance FOR the joys
of the future The MOhammcdan fanat-
les, therefore. think that they are doing
the Christians a good turn in sending
them out OF this world by Mohammedan
hands"
Religion. in its true sense. means to do
something; not to talk or pray with any
body, but to help our fellow man. Prayer
is that communion with God which. di-
rectly interests the one who prays. and
with which no one is at all interested.
Mahomet, in the day of his glory and
power, said. and the Turks are acting
upon II, il seems: THAT God sent Moses
10 give his law; he sent solomon 10 show
forth his wisdom and glory. and sent Je-
sus to teach his love and mercy; but as
men would not hear or obey. ne has sent
me, Mahomet. the last of the prophets.
10 hold no argument with inhdels, but of
with their heads And history tells us
he did it with vengeance and success.
The object of this article is TO show how
watchfUl a people should he who values
the great Importance of free. full and I'M
questioned religious thought and action
just 50 long as We 90 not interfere with
the rights of others. The so-called
church Of whatsoever name lives up
and believes in the doctrine that might
makes right when il can enforce that
right. but when that right is denied the
church Is as humble as a whipped spaniel.
If such Is not the fact, then all religious
history is a lie.
Who were more intolerant than the
Jews, when they had their enemies, where
the angel had Jacob when ne broke his
thigh? when they said Thus saith the
int. Hesra M
than the Roman Catholic church when IN
the days Of its undisputed powersg Who
more intolerant than Queen Elizabeth in
the DAYS of her reign2 CalVnism burnt
Servetus because he was Unitarian: had
the power il seems. In Holland the Cal
vinists prosecuted the Remonstrants, had
the power. Cranmer, when a Lutheran,
consented to the burning of John Lambert
and Ann Askew because they were Uni
tarians, and in time the Roman Catholic
church burnt Cranmer. because he hap
pened to differ with the church Such is
history. and IL only goes to- prove how
jealous people should be of putting pow
church.
When any one man or church imagine
that they are doing Gods service by their
intolerant ideas and have a right to pun
or church. Their so-called religion has
truly made them dangerous. and they
must be watched; In word, religion Is a
very good thing in its place, but must be
made to know its place and be kept
therein. A shooting down of a few thou
sand Mohammedansfwil put the believers
in Mahomet to thinking that there are
two sides to all questions, and If they are
doing Gods service in the killing of Chris
tians the Christians are also doing God s
service in putting them in the grave and
those alive to a little serious thinking
Nothing. after all, like knocking n man
down to make him respect your rights, for
that is an argument that beats logic and
reason out of sight; for mans body can
be made to feel, as well as his mind. All
established religions backed by govern
ment, are corrupt from the very start.
or have read religious history to a very
poor purpose. r. NJ. o.