Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-20


The second mistake OF NIoses-the
second mistake OF Ingersoll. | beg
Moses pardon. | never like 10 Islander
a man when he ls dead Ingersoll says
our fathers wanted every man to be-
leve Just like they did. and II they did
not Che spoke about the Christian
fathers), then they brought out an ar
gnment In the shape OF an iron thumb
screw They put It on your thumb and
began to turn II, and you would very
soon say: Gentlemen Just write il
down and I will sign H. Is not that
MS language? What has the Bible to
do with that? Show me n thumb
screw In that blessed book and will
never preach another gospel sermon I
WIN go and follow the tracks OF the
pagan lecturer at a thousand dollars n
night, II I can get IT, Listeni Hero is
thumb-screw Of the Bible, whose
ever Will Any thumb-screw about
tnht II any man is willing to COME
hfter me let him follow me" ANY
numb screw about that2 Many things
nave been done In the name OF Christ.
suoHefsiNe, as | have said, of all his
ttaehlhEsi things that Christ is not
responsible for, and for which no man
WIN a sense of justice will endeayor 10
mold him responsible.
Inc next thing Colonel InrersoIt
makes light OF Is baptism. lie says
tne christian world believes that N
you are not baptised you are going In
neH' ana he pictures God holding a
t ,man UP az the Judgment. TO find the
the Bible teaches nothing aboui ran
ism helping man to heaven, or It's
apsence driving him TO hell. Rantism
" an ordinance, 1t is a rite az the
unurgh on earth. the visible church. nv
when you are Initiated in to 1t. You
nlust De Christian before YOU are
D"Ptiseu' Nobody Is commanded TO he
D,"r''seu VINO Is not Christian. There
~ no such thing In the Bible ms han
tlsm Tor the salvation of the soul II
" simply an ordinance. given b,,
Christ' by which His disciples shouid
separate themselves. In figure fer,
me world. 1t Is an outward act de-.
caring an Inward work Of grace
nan nan, may De a Christian aud not a
VIII n'' ,,e Oh me church: but Christian
WIN not remain out of the church A
Cnurch Is simply an Organization 81
CHRISTIANS for the purpose OF helping
uhe ahnther along, and for doing the
"orR OF christ: and that Is all IL IL.
Sourth mistake, or MISREPRESENTATION
, NououS ever was Prosecuted for
thinians bad, but good, of God AMI
men ne takes the case of Calvin and
SerVGtus. John Calvin. the founder Of
spyt'flan church, burned Ser
sttus at the stake: and he hold II lin
y you. Servetus was a ehrist III, IL
christian, and he was burned nj thc
STAKE by religious fanatic, What has
the hlole to do with John Calvin hurn-
ing serNetus2 John Calvin burned Ser.
Eetus because he Calvin refused Ia
follow the Bible: Thou shalt NOT
hi' serVetus accepted the burning
because he would rather follow ire
teaching OF Gods word than :" ill.,
as rooanter. servctus Ia a tvna NJ
,he blble follower. Robert Ingersoll ia
blaming the Bible for that which never
,'oN mace until 1900 years after ,ha
DOOR OF the Bible was closed and for
,,nat winch ia contrary to all the teach
ings Of the Bible.
~ say Colonel lngersoll Is supernc,aI
He lacks depth. He is unaoanaintot5
with the scriptures, or he would no,
nave made those statements. Accord
ING 10 the law of our land Won shoiI
not XIII but here LAWYER zoe. nnt
ana In the heat OF passion puIls bis
pistol ana shoots another LAWYER Now
u you want to do like Ingersoll. Won
w he iaW Is wrong. Blame the law.
My, the law saws Thou shalt NOT
Kill don't care; blame the la,,.
me Bible says Thou shalt NOT XIII;
John Calvin is murderer. Rut tho
lecturer condemns the Bible which saws
Thou shalt not Kill" '"'s
Another thing: "what I saw from,
the little mud paintings"-you ,tnon,
ne was describing progress: adyamoe-
ment; What saw. from the iIttia
mud paintings OF the savage nm IA Inc
hagnihcent painting OF the master
Us progress. is liberty. Ia freedom, n,
man, woman and child" Uold s,tu
colonel Who has fostered and nre'
served the greatest painting OF I'VE
world greatest masters? Who're sro
you going to find them9 Who has
Sept them In existence" with all par
departures from the New Testament
, va concerning Christ's church,
me Roman Catholic church bns bcen
she nreserver Of the arts. and thav ave
louhd with her today. From tn. mud
,p,n,ihtings OF the savage to the mnstarsi
what are the subjects Of the great
INNINGS pss; the masterpieces OF the
worldY Are they scenes in the life Of
nelsus the infidel or Of Purphyry
me lnndel? No. They are Bible scenes
rthe Madonna; the Christ on the cross:
me Ascension; the vision Of the angels
% the shepherds. Bible scenes are me
because they are the OK
PRESTON OF nouls gone heavenward nm
Vt an inspiration that will never van
sh away. And yet he says the rnud
pAintlngs OF the savage Is the exponant
u what the Christian would bnve von
JelleHQ u ha . 49,