Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1898-07-13
lnfidelity has always been apologize
for self-immolation. After Tom
Paine's Age of Reason" was pub
lished and widely read there was a
marked increase OF self-slaughter.

A man in London heard Mr. Owen
deliver his infidel lecture on socialism,
and went home, sat down. and wrote
these words; Jesus Christ is one OF
the weakest characters in history, and
the Bible is the greatest possible de-
ception," and then shot himself.
David Hume wrote these words: at
would be no crime for me to divert the
Nile or the Danube from its natural
bed. Where. then. can be the crime
in my diverting few drops of blood
from their ordinary channel?' And
having written the essay he loaned it
70 friend, the friend read il, wrote Il
letter of thanks and admiration and
shot himself Appendix TO the same
book
Rousseau, Noltaire. Gibbon, Mon
taigne, were apologize for self mmo-
lation. Infidelity puts up no bar 10
people rushing ont from this world
into the next They teach us il does
not make any difference how You live
here or go out of the world: you will
land either in an oblivious nowhere or
glorious somewhere. And infidility
holds the upper end of the rope for
the suicide, and aims the pistol with
and mikes the strychnine for the last
swallow If infidelity could carry the
day and pursuade the majority of peo-
pie in this country that it does not
make any difference how you 60 ont of
this world You will land safely, the
Potomac would be so full of corpses
that boats would be impeded in their
progress, and the crack of the sui
cide's pistol would b. no more alarm
ing than the rumble of street car.
have some times heard it discussed
whether the great dramatist was n
Christian or not. He was Christian.
In his last will and testament he COM
mends his soul to God through the
sacrifice of Jesus Christ l know that
he considered appreciation of future
existence the mightiest hindrance of
Self-destruction:
For who would bear the whips and scorns Of
time
The oppressor's wrong, the proud mans con-
tumely.
The pangs OF despis'd love the laws delay,
The insolence OF ONCE and the Spurns
That patient merit OF the unworthy takes
When he himself might his quietus make
with bare bodhin! Who would fardels
To grunt and sweat under weary life.
But that the dread OF something after death
The undiscovered country from whose bourne
No traveller returns-puzzles the wills"
Would God that the coroners would
be brave in rendering the right yer.
dict, and when in case OF irresponsi-
bility they say, while this man was
demented he took his life" in the
other case say, having read infide
books and attended infidel lectures.
which obliterated from this mans
mind all appreciation of future. ret
ribution, he committed self-slauph-
ter.
Have nothing to do with an infidel-
ity so cruel, so debasing. Come out of
that bad company into the company of
those who believe in the Bible Ben
Iamin Franklin wrote: .Of this Jesus
of Nazareth | have to say that the sys.
tenn of morals He left and the religion
lie has given us are the best things the
world has ever seen or is likely to see. -
Patrick Henry, the electric champion
| of liberty, says: THE book worth all
other books put together is the Bible. y
Ben jamin Rush, the leading physiol.
/ ogist and anatomist of the dav. the
great medical scientist-what did he
say? The only true and perfect re-
ligion is Christianity" Isaac New
ton, the leading philosopher OF
his time what did he saw? .sThe
sublimest philosophy on earth is
the philosophy of the GOSPEL. =
David Brewster. at the pronuncia-
ton of whose name every scientist
the world over bows his head-David
Brewster saying: "Oh, this religion
has been a great light to me. a very
great light all my days" President
Theirs. the great French statesman,
acknowledging that ne prayed when
he said: Il invoke the Lord God. in
whom ! am glad TO believe" David
Livingstone. able to conquer the lion.
able 10 conquer the panther. able to
conquer the savage, yet conquered by
this religion, so when they find him
dead they find him on his knees.
Salmon +. Chase, chief justice of the
supreme court of the United States.
appointed by President Lincoln. will
take the witness stand. Chief JUS
tice Chase please TO state what Won
have to say about the book commonly
called the Bible The witness re-
plies: There came time in nv
life when / doubted the divinity OF
the Scriptures. and / resolved as a
lawyer and judge / would try the
book as ] would try anything in the
courtroom, taking evidence for and
against IL was long and serious and
profound study. and using the same
principles of evidence i'm this religious
matter as always do in secular mat
ters. have come 20 the decision that
the Bible is supernatural book. that
II has come from God. and that the
only safety for the human race is &c
follow its teachings Judge. that
will do Go back again to your pillow
OF dust ON the banks Of the Ohio 90
Next put upon the witness stand q
president Of the United Statcs-John
Quincy Adams President Adams.
what have YOU 10 say about the
Bible and Christianity The
president replies. n have for many
years made IT, practice to read
through the Bible once n year Nv
custom IS 90 read four or Ave chapters
every morning Immediately after ris.
ing from bed. 10 employed 20 bout an
hour of my time. and seems 60 me the
most suitable manner OF beginning
the day lu what light socvcr we re-.
gard thc Bible. whether ith reference
To- revelation. 60 history or NOR.
a.ity. 10 is an Invaluable and inexhaust.
inle mine " knowledge and virtue.
"Cuancell Tor Kent. what do YOU think