The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-12

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preme. We have already been greatly
cursed as a nation by false conceptions
of liberty. Our politicians, Fourth of
July Orators and College Professors and
preachers, have talked and written 50
much OF liberty, in a loose sense, not
knowing what they say. that it seems We
have almost come to the point OF layirg
claim to the DEVILS idea of lberty-tha
right to speak and do as we pelase. May
God deliver us from such ideas OF lib
erty. Mark you, man has 10 more
right to say what he pleases than 20 do
what he pleases. AS truly as there is a
law limiting our actions, just so truly
is there law limiting our speech. Prof
Bassett can be no more justified in VIII
ting that which was calculated to stir up
the hatred and animosity OF the negro
against the white man, than lie cold
have been, had he been guilty By his ac-
tions of trying to incite race riot
The fallacy, THE illimitablo freedom
OF the mind upon which the 5aard Oh
trustees bases its action and tries &c
Just fly itself before the public, was i'm
bibed by Mr.. Jefferson while Ambassador
to France. 1t is but a condensed state
ment of the Deistical Philosophy of Rous-
seau, and Noltaire, which bore such Bit
ter fruit in France; plunging that unhap
ply nation into the very depths or skeptt
cism infidelity and moral corruption. The
churches were closed, the Sabbath was
abolished, all allegiance to God was re-
nCunced and a common prostitute was
set up in the temple of religion. and wor-
sniped as the goddess of Reason" They
| robbed Christ of His Divinity and i"ied
intellect and free thought. Nc wonder
the horrors of he'll followed. Nj. Jnffer-
| son brought the seeds OF this Deist. cal
Philosophy to this country upon his re-
| turn in 1889. They were contained, large
~, in the neatly bound up package, The
| ilI;mitable freedom of the mind They
were scattered broadcast over the lGAd.
The soil of the South was not SO favor
able to their growth and development.
The mighty Wesleyan revival sweeping
over the South just after the sowing OF
these evil seeds bhghted the harvest and
prevented the evil fruitage. But IN New
England they fell into more suitable sI'l.
There, all the conditions were favorable
to growth The Wesleyan revival did not
reach there n power. Its saving effects
were only partially felt. The seeds Grew
and the harvest matured. 1t is not sur
prising, therefore, that Unitarianism, Uni
versalism, Christian Science, and all The
"Isms' and heresies imaginable sould
emanate from that common centre. The
tree of Deistical Philosophy, transplanted
from France, has grown to maturity
there, and is producing its fru1 TEny
deny the Divinity of Christ, and defy IN
tellect and the unlimited freedom of the
mind.
Only sort while ago, on the Centen,
NAL of Emerson's birth, some of their
most learned and prominent -clergynlen
We're so extravaganza in eulogizing Erne:-
son, that they declared openly and pub
iCly that Emerson was fully the equaI
f not the superior of Christ. A wonder
full manifestation of the Free thinking
and '"rranscendentalism' OF New Eng
land. Now it is a "Sprg" from this
same evil tree that Bassett, the unknown
correspondent of the Boston Transcript
and the board of trustees of Trinity Col
lege are trying to bring down from Dos
ton and transplant in our midst. Gods
blighting curse be upon this evil sprs
We believe the climate is too hot for Il
down here. 1t will die before it takes
root $50 mote it be-" They have 81
''Arbor day at Trinity, on which they
plant trees, but for Heavens sake don;
plant such trees as this.
DR.. Kilgo, a few years ago III very
able pamphlet, showed UP the skepticisn
OF Jefferson, tracing it all back TO the
irfidelity OF France. Now 1t Is surprisina
that the board of trustees OF Trinity
College should base it's action entirely up
on these statements OF Jefferson: TIE
illimitable freedom of the mind, "kca
d-mic liberty" etc, which are nothing
but the embodiment OF the deist;cal phil
osorhy out CT which grew all the 1atar'
evils of French infidclity. y prominent
member OF the board Of trustees, wnc
voted with the minority, Eas written this
to me: There is dynamite in that paper
adopted by the board With this LILLY
concur 1t will never do to allow Dr.
Bassett TO stand behind such breast
works as these at Trinity College anc
fire his poisonous missiles into the ranks
of the Methodist church. The Methodist
revival choked out the seeds of French
infdelity which were sown by M. Jcfer
! sen century ago, and you may resi-
assured the Methodist church is not go'ne
to allow them to take root and grow
now.
The advocates of this doctrine, tail
a great deal of liberty and freedom 81
she ech: and then allow, without word
OF protest, their followers to hang II
effigy a man who dares to eritielse them;
and to basely and cowardly SANDER the
Seven members of the board VINO dared
to vote to accept Dr. Bassetts reslgna
ton. These, and all the preachers OF th'
South, are denounced as towards, hin
ORANGES to progress, and accused OF being
mere tools in the hands OF politicians tc
dc mean and cruel acts, and OF USING
their pulpits to subvert justice and Srut
liberty. This charge of cowardice conc
with poor grace from one who WlthholdS
his name from this grave charge. NOW
in the name of justice, and or our com
mon humanity, l call upon the DURHAM
correspondent of the Boston TRANSCRIPT
whoever he may be- to come ont OF NJ