The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-12-06
Carson Letter.

vember, asks "Was Satan ever in
Heaven?' Then he proceeds to prove
in lawyer-like fashion that His Majesty
never was there. Weller's argument
is accepted as sound by the clergy.
He claims that Milton's Paradise Lost
has been stumbling block in the in
vestigation of Christian truth in basing
his beautiful epic upon the following
to be found in the Revelation of St.
John Revelations XII. ~: "And there
was war in heaven: Michael and his
angels fought against the dragon =
and the great dragon was cast out,
that old serpent called ths Devil and
Satan" Mr.. Weller argues that this
refers to the future and not to the past.
It is vision of the hereafter, in which
picture Satan is overcome-the great
triumph of truth over error, of virtue
over vice. He supports this view by
the passage, 'sCome up hither and l
will show thee things which must be
hereafter" With reference to the pas
sage, ''How art thou fallen from heaven,
o, Lucifer, son of the Morning." Mr..
Weller says that refers to the king of
Babylon, whose power and dignity was
represented as having exalted him to
heaven, and when that power was
overthrown the king was thrust to the
ground. With reference to the pas
sage, 81 beheld Satan as lightning fall
from heaven,o Mr.. Weller claims that
simply refers to the speed with which
the old man fell--that he went as fast
as creased lightning not from
heaven. But the strongest argument
which Mr.. Weller brings to bear is the
fact that sin and the father of sin could
not possibly have origin in a place
where evil cannot exist. ! accept the
last argument as correct. Sin can no
more begin in heaven than good can
begin in hell. If good could possibly
get starter in hell, hell would in the
cons of time be overcome-it could not
maintain it's distinctive character, as
such. It would become purgatory.
Now, then, If the foregoing premises
are correctly laid, the legitimate con-
clusion seems inevitable, that if Satan
never was in heaven for the reason
that sin cannot have origin where
there is no evil, then Satan never was
out of hell, for the reason that good
cannot have origin where there is moth
ing but evil. Of course, this is playing
hell with the Devil--but only in our
preconceived opinions of the Devil and
his origin; he remains the same old
thing. However, let the argument go
on, and we may finally reach the con-
clusion, that if there is hereafter, man
remains throughout that after life in
very much the same condition that he
made himself in this life. submit the
foregoing to the consideration of my
readers, with apologies to Rev. Mr..
Greenfield, who once wrote that was
not fit to monkey with such subjects.
Apropos of Roosevelt's dinner with
Booker t. Washington: A white man
In Carson proposed marriage to a
colored girl. 81 don't believe that
white man who proposes marriage tc
colored girl means her any good,o
she said. Who would you rather dine
with?
The reason Sampson did not appear
to testify before the Schley court of in
quiry was because his testimony was
all hearsay. However, the Admiral
vigorously objects to testimony reflect
ing in any wise against him, and asks
that the same be stricken from the
record. AS things appear, if his re-
quest is granted, they will have to
strike out all the material evidence in
the case. 1t is sad reflection for the
American people to know that a vile
slanderer, backed by jealousy, has
managed to financially ruin one of the
ablest and bravest men of the many
able and brave men that have achieved
victory in the American navy. How
ever, he has preserved his good name
and that is worth money.
Mrs. Partington: Do you remember
that SANDER we had about Mrs. Jones
last year?
Mrs. Bostington: My dear, you mean
that scandal.
Mrs. Worthington: / believe Mrs.
Darlington used the right word this
time.
If Mr.. Bryan is yet to blame for the
continuance of the insurreetion in the
Philippines, he ought to be mobbed.
The lives of the flower Of the nation
are being sacrificed, when we could
stop it by simply lynching this man
Bryan. In case like this forbearance
ceases to be virtue. There should be