The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-07-06

man adoat and affords not 80 nue.
as a spar or a plank IS substitute, l
would extingnish the only hight ths
has ever been kindled for the trouble'
and the lost Let the spirit Of inf
deity take hold Of a DeighbOrhood
! and in that town the marriage reia
ton is = farce and good morals Civ
place to al styles of immorsls. Let I
take possession Of this earth, anC
there will be no virtue left in all tht
worlds circumference. All the SIM
rebuked In the Ten Commandment
would be dominant. The torch thai
shall kindle the coRisgration Of th'
earth in its last catastrophe will moi
do as much damage as would inhdel'
ity and agnosticism, IL they got the
chance. BE angry with such theories
of unbelief and hatred Of God. Never
laugh at 'he wiiticisms OF those who
would beiittle the Bible with their
POPULARITY. Quote 20 them the four
lines of Whittier:
And weary seekers Of the best
We come back laden with our quest
To find that all the sages said
Is In the hook our mothers read.
Have n lightning in your eye and q
flush in your cheek and a frown on
your brow for a bastard that would
blot out the sun and noon and stars
Of Christianity and leave all things in
an arctic night, the cold equal TO the
darkness. You DO wen to be angry,
but how about those who have been
flung Of s~cepticisn, and that is more
millions than you will ever know of
until the judgment day reveals every
thing. All. here IN your opportu-
nifty for gentleEess, kindness and
sympathy. The probability is that if
you had been plied with the same in
fuences as this unbelever there
would not be a Bible in all your
house from cellar to attic. Perhaps
be was in some important transaction
swindled by a member of the church
taking of the sacrament was a
sacrilege. Perhaps he read agnostic
books and heard agnostic lectures
and mingled in agnostic circles until
ne has been befogged and needs your
Christian help more than anyone
hat you know Of. Do not get into
my lahortd argument aoout the
OF Christianity. He may beat
you at that. He mas a whole artil.
cry OF weapons ready to open fire.
Remember .lat no one was ever re-
for this life or saved for the
life to come by an argument, but in
,umblest and gentlest way, your
'oice subdued, ask him q few ques-
ions. Ask him il he had a Christian
and il he says yes ask
Tim whether the old folks died happy.
Isk him il he has ever heard of any
me going out OF this life in raptures
Il infidelity and agnoSticism. Ask
II IL is not a somewhat remark
bile fact that the Bible, after So
many years, sticks together and that
here are more copies OF il in exist.
nee than ever before, Ask him IL |
e knows of any better civilization |
han Christian civilization and
whether he thinks the teachings Of
.'oniucius or Christ are preferable.
lsl him if he thinks it would be a
air thing in the Creator Of all things /
o put in this world the human race
giv" them no direct communion |
for tbeir guidance and. II they !
wrong, tell them Of no way OF
ecovcry. | think If q famous infdel
I u time, instead Of being taken
way instantaneousiS. had died in
is bed after weeks and months Of
mess he would have revoked his
eachings and left for his beloved
lmily consultations which they could
OF find in obsequies at which not
word of Holy Scripture was read.
r at Fresh Pond erematory. where
o Christian b~enediction was pro-
ounced. do not positively say that
J a prolonged illness. there would
been a r~etractiou, but | think
here would.
But let me confess at this crisis Of
~ sermon that there is not an in.
motion in the Bible more difficult to
oey than the words of the text
ME 1t appiauds n wholesome ;ndig-
alton it warns against sinful an
er' And 'here is in all she realm
! passion nothing more destructive
ian indiscriminate hate. First OF
H. 1t f%renaies the nervous ranrlia.
people who easily fare up on
tile p~rovocation go into high dud.
take umbrage without reason.
zap you up quick, have ruined their
and there Ia only one thing
'orse to ruin, and that is the brain.
nd We say of one that is given to
ebuilitions of temper that
is an unbalanced man. A business,
ian OF our acquaintance said: ~
lhnot afford to get mad. II hurts
&c So"
a man thoroughly mad ian saw
Tough IN two minutes to damage