West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-01-22
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Another EpIsue FROM SiIamander 10
the Burkwhcatites.
For The Arsu,

tue buthNhcatttcS.
For The Argus
GAINESVILLE. w. Va. January *. fsea -
We se glad to see that Mr.. G. Il .o
homes, In expressing himself and that h.
drops ono more rose 10 his path~a, Of life
and acknowledges ell the works of the
Creator as being good by admitting that
Satan Is an angel OF light IN disguise
He asks several questions all OF Which
seem TO be embodied In the question Of
rs fright To do evil that good may rrsult7''
To which VIC answer that Il is IG thy
right eye offend thee cut II out and cast IA
from thee 1.-two evils are pending aud
one must be needed we believe in show.
| ing the least and since Il is the Divine
plan that evil shall exist we should resist
its influence as the mighty oak rcsi.t. the
storms and thus take firm root In the
grounds OF nature.
We hear much Of this ERE and briu.-
stone doctrine OF a He'll that is to exist
throughout an endless eternity.
The word He'll simply means the grave
and the time Is TO como when there IS 10
be no more pain and We often wonder as
10 what state our eternal punishment adj
vocstes; think those condemned people
VIII be in a, that place. where there shall
be no sorrow. sickness pain or death.
Could any person possessed of rational
mind assert that a Supreme Being would
create planet and create on Il race
that would be tortured in the manner that
many OF our Clergy represent or does IL
look reasonable that a Creator would
create an adversary that would work In
opposition to His Divine plans.
Would creator even have a right to
punish an individual because he was the
Creator OF that Individually IL so then IL
man saves anothers lie that life is his
own. or parent would have sbsolute
con,ral OF the lives OF his childred or his
animals. The possession of things de.
mands protection rather than distraction.
| The word eternal punishment is dark
page to the Prophets and Apostles II was
born OF a tyrannical heather parentage
According to the Book of Job Satan was
an associate OF God and the angels, yet he
could not afflict Job without the consent
OF higher power and he was given power
to anict Job. but not TO take his life and
after Jobs affection his attcr.life was
better than his first vain. glorious Iife)
thus showing that according to the Lords
prayer We are sometimes led into ,empta
tios Tor our own good
| IL seems to be time that at least the
American people should do away with old
traditional dogmas snd not listen 10 any.
thing that is not weighed in the balance
OF reason. We have no more right to heed
the advice OF men of rank than our own
/ ind H. q. 4
for the last 500 years We would have all
been idiots. II we would have listened to
Kings we would all have been slaves. II
we would have listened to Doctors we
would all have been dead | can recollect
when doctor would no, give man water
Ia fever-not drop. Now and then
some fellow would get so thirsty that he
would say, We'll will die any way. so III
drink it," And ihereupon he would drink
gallon OF water and burst into gorgeous
perspiraiion and get well. and Doctor
would come aud say. My god what
constitution"
The place termed Hades where many
seem to thiak that Satan abides was never
thought OF until long after the days OF
Socrates. Before that time the furnace
used to crematc criminals was He'd
'heils ire, and it got its name from the
savage in the dugout. who got IL from the
wild beasts from the glittcring eye of the
serpent from the coiiGg twisting snakes.
with their fang mouths and il came from
the bark. growl aud howl Of the wild
beasts It was born Of laugh OF the
hyena and the chatter OF apes
To teach the doctrine OF eternal punish
Il
teach that fond mother could be happy
in Heaven with her baby in Hell. or the
DARLING babe could be happy in Heaven
with its mother in torment.
When does this doctrine of Hell stop
Did you ever hear OF rich man preached
there in a funeral' No he says I have all
the luxuries want. give that TO the poor
Who goes to Hell Tramps
There was once frightful storm and the
animals held a convention TO see whose
fault it was and tho fox nominated the lion
as chairman. The volf seconed tho nomi.
nation and the hlena said all solid. The
lion led OFF by saying he had killed few
men. bnt that was what men was made for.
The fox gave his views on the goose
question. The wolf admitted he had
killed sheep and her, and there a shepherd
| but shepherds had been his enemies
Then away back in the rear rose a
donkey with an Abrahamic countenance.
He said ! have eaten nothing for three
days and as was passing a monastery I
reached over The fence and stole bite OF
| clover.
They all cried he's the fellow And IN
two minutes they had his hide on the
fence That is the kind OF people that the
Clergy says go to Hell especially II he
does not belong to church aud cast
penny or two in the contribution basket as
Il comes around
This doctrine Of eternal punishment
makes 100 sinners to one saint and il Is
arraigning the creator rs an inadequate
being, tyfant and a fake. awhile his works
teach ms that nothing walks with aimless
feet That not one life shall be destroyed.
or cast as rubbish to the void. when God
has made the pile complete
SALLIR MANDER.
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