The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-01-22
True Christianity Versus the Repiti-
ton Of History.
Written by Ooe Who Believes That
Christianity Stands for Something
More than Creed.
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e is, in the survival of the most greedy
: the most plundering, cunning, cruel and
: murderous; they can draw an answe:
3 that will suit them also. We must moi
think though that there were no true
, Christians during that long dark period
of rapine and murder. There were a
, great many of them, but they were kept
J at bay by nquisltion, torture and stake.
They had to live in kind of conceal
ment and incognto TO the public.
But it is claimed that now we are re-
formed, civilized, scientific, enlightened
and not superstitious any more. Yes
we quit burning witches and heretics at
the stake, and science is truly a great
factor in our age. We haye scientific
swindlers, forgers, thieves, bribers and
scientific politicians even the killing is
accomplished scientifically. And civil
lied yes we have our lynching bees,
our trust concerns, Our imbalming and
white.washing Industries; our enthusi-
asm for civilization and the practicing
of our philantrophy goes so far that we
are bound TO have those Filipinos civil
lied and freed, even against their OWN
consent, even II we have to give them
the alternative Of our conditions or an
Inhalation. We also want them Chris.
tianizcd for their own good and for the
sake OF commerce and their money. III
is far less dangerous too, TO preach the
gospel to them by the sound and under
cover OF the cannon and sword, than
without
The fact is, IL does not take particularly
strong eye sight TO discover that in all
above named crimes, concerns, indus
tries and so called Christian phlanthro
ply, the actual aim and object is lucre
and power, a repetition Of middle age
history, with different varnish, a back.
ward step Of thousand years.
There are also other existing condi-
tions that seems rather mysterious and
incomprchensible TO the vulgar eye.
For instance, great many Of our min
iiterj Of the Gospel are upholding and
advocating war and are invoking the
Lord Of peace for assistance in commit
ting what he has actually prohibited or
forbidden. IL not that superstition,
transgression and sailing under false
colors combined2
How are we 10 tally or conform with
the Gospel those high styled preachers
accepting salaries as high IA ten thous'
and or more per year, the money deriv-
cd partly from families that have TO be
contented with less than one twentieth
Of those ministers salaries, and earned
by hard labor How about those great
money concerns where millions of dol
lars are handled, in the traffic OF books
and commentaries over the Bible, and
especially over the Gospel and the life
Of Jesus. How is il TO be reconciled
with the teachings of the same Jesus
who drove the Jewish money changers
ont of the templeP
The above does not seem TO be quite |
as absurd and ridiculous as the rosary |
and indulgence traffic Of old, yet the
actual motive power can be seen through !
the polish, nevertheless. just now that
cruel Anglo Boer war OF socalled Chris.
tians against Christians, either OF them !
claiming TO be right and the other
wrong is the topic Of the day, discussed
pro. aud con- For the vulgar eye there
is nothing to be wondered at in that
war, il .is only repetition and con-
tinuation OF the record OF the European
nations, in fact OF all nations-in war
fare the right was always claimed by
either side, but the might always de-
cided the right-that is the justice of
war. II Washington instead of having
been successful in the war OF Indepen-
denoe with England, should have been
defeated, he would undoubtedly have
been convicted OF high treason by Eng
land and suffered the penalty. William
the conqueror by invading England
changed great many rights by might.
England contains mixed race, but
no more so than France or some other
European nations; she is not better.
neither is she worse than the other ma
lions. 80 it is only for those, who, de-
,eived by England's exaggerated claim
If civilization and humanity over other
nations, were under the impression that
'he had experienced a change of heart,
'ince our war of independence with her,
hat il is n surprise and wonder.
To the vulgar eye il would seem that
heBoers, even II they are q small nation,
'ught TO have the right TO make their
'wn laws as long AS such laws
10 not interfere with the tights
Il other nations. But England,
owing TO the glitter of
le gold and diamonds m the Transvaal,
nd the smallness OF that nation, looks
I that matter in a different way, and
wishes 10 enforce her right and way hy
night.
Why does she not come over here now
nd dictate TO Uncle Sam how 10 shape /
lis lawsg The fact is, England remem-
ets the black eye she has received from
Incle Sam In the past, aud that since
lat time he has even increased in mus
nlar capacity, 50 that she concludes
hat he is an ineorrigible fellow any
Iay, and that /. is more safe for her own
AXE TO pet, flatter and encourage him in
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