Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-11-22

Il has been ana still is the prevailing trOuble
to get the mind 10 gee the difference between fact
and The abuse Of fact. A fact exists independent
Od mans belief m other words the fact existed beiore
the man was born and will exist after the man ceases
to exist therefore the fact exist wholely indepen
dent Of the man This is manifestly true 30 TO the
law OF liie Mars relation TO law Of life meets
him at the threshold Of life and win operate and en-
force its decree whether wiliag unwilling Cecog
mitiOn s given to 1t. Mans intellectual power en-
ables him to discover the OpperatiOn Of the law;
and mans natureO love pleasure and avoid pain at
once, becomes hts school master to teach him the
udiciOue appication Of the law in order to secure
the greatest amount Of hapWinesa Knowledge Of
the existence OF fact and wisdom to apply the tact,
brings man into harmonious relation to the fact and
establishes the benefcent results that demonstrates
the fact.
when by the use Of our eeason we recognize
pleasant results we say that is goOd', and on the
contrary we say that is 'badv. 'GOod" or "bed'
are terms used to express Our appTOval or oar dis
apprOval Of things said or done and these terms are
the language expressing primary obligation to the
law that established oneness OF obligation, right
and duty This natnral law is no respecter Of per-
sons all are included under it and thereis escape
The Civic Law s like unto it. All the nations
dead are but SO many monuments standing as pa
thetic witnesses to mans inhumanity to man. And
the nations now struggling for their existenceare in
evidence as the ruling class, trampng on the right
of their fellow man and deiying the law Of nature
that of oneness oi obligation, right and duty.
Whea Won come to the social order GsOciety), yOn
will find society q temporary order Of things, shift
ing to meet notions that grow ontof abnormal Wis
ions Of propriety and taste, and probably for this
reason is often called "a law unto itself but be
society what it may it does not escape the ma
tural consequence cf violated law. Whether in
National lile Civic Or Social life, the angel Ofex
pereIce has declared the fact that the result Of sin
is sprematnre death.
we are now prepared TO notice the religious Or
church side Of the question that is now under fire..
Some facts must be- admitted OK denied before sen
sible conclusion can be arrived at. First the
Christian religion was established by Jesus Of Naz-
aretb; second, that Jesus was Of divine origin,
declared by his bOgraphers; third, that the church
was established by Jesus. Admitting all three
statements to be substantially true the mistakes Of
Che critics lie In the attempt TO disprOve the truth
Of the gospel chain BY proving the hypocricy Of
proiessed followers Of Jesus, while instead Of dis
proving on the other hand establishes the fact. II
sEeaeonlng IA circle InaI forever Keeps up War;
fare Ia the critical world.
The whole controversy hangs on che trutbOr fall
sity ii IRE second proposition, 10 wit: sWaa
Jesus ci divine origin as declared by his biogra.
piers. The church says s'yesv. TneD where III
the cause 81 al this criticism to be found9 Ny
anawer IL that the cause ID 10 be found IN the man
iest tact that the church profess 90 an organized
body 10 believe TACT that II neither breaches nor
practices Let uh look " the fact asset npsby The
gospel Jesus, tho son Oi God begpttenby the Holy
Ghcat. Goa manifested IL the flesh with power
over lile and DEATH With power TO forgive sins; al
VI which ii fully proven by raising che dead, re.
storing The blind 70 eIght and BY hia own EesuFrec
tion Here then II the chain his bicgraphers spd
The Evidence ID support the iaci
NOW where dcsn the church stands listen moS
mont please until tall YOU. The church disputes
ChrlaDn power over anS 9et me prcduce Bitnes1.l