The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-02-23
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new fur overcoats.
Capt. Brown purchased w. Paton's
threshed hay.
Elmer Brown has been looking after
another car of coal.
Our postman has retired until after
the snow blockade.
The suggestion of The REPORTER is
good if we can have all questions before
the people discussed by representative
men at the chautauqua.
The good roads question should be
acted upon. The Governor of Illinois
claims it will save half and be support
ed by all tax payers as all people use
the roads.
requested several farmers to sub
scribe for the Breeders Gazette but
some claim it is more for fine stock
breeders but that is mistake. 1t is
Respondent with the experience of
farmers and the experiment stations of
the different states as how to produce
the best grain and stock.
In reply to the Grand River cores
pondent will. say great many we'll
meaning people think as he does but it
vironment. have learned from obser-
thclOus oAB0IlCNSO NY
Your position is not sound or capable OF
being demonstrated. The telescope has
aided in securing photographs that &c
farther toward demonstrating the
theory Of the universe. The idea OF
a human sacrifice to please God is grad
ually growing out Of the mind Of man
When you speak Of the sermon on the
mount we will accept Of anything that
will better mankind, but you must re.
mepber there was a Caezar, and there
has been as fine literature produced by
Greece and Rome as there is in the
Bible. Did you ever read the Declare.
tion OF Independence or the lecture or
"Man, Woman and Child?' England is
the only country that claims to be
christian and her history shows one
continual war and bloodshed. How
about the dark ages when the church
had full control.
Kersy Graves. of Indiana, had occa
sion to look up this question Of theology
and he found there are 16 crusified
Saviors and ~ Bibles or sacred writ
ings on record or more. Inger.
sol said, "a we'll organized person
does not want to lean on the super
natural, they learn to lean on them
selves" Herber Newton claims the
spiritualists come the nearest demon.
strating eternal life. If you wish tc
read the materialists and spiritualists
position on this question there is copy
Of the debate between Messrs Jamisor
and Hull owned by prominent spirit
ualist in Leon.
If you are anxious to learn what Col
Ingersol and Gladstone had to say about
Evolution and Creation you can secure
copy of the discussion for Is cents al
the Truth Seekers Office, % Lafayette
place, N. Y. City. They are the cham
pions of the world.
There is scientific lecturer, Johr
Roberts, who was law partner o
Ingersol, speaks to fifteen hundred PEG
pie in Kansas City at what is known a.
the church of this world and they have
excellent music.
M. NJ. Aangasarian, editor of tn,
Liberal Review, speaks on Sundays a
the Grand Opera House Chicago. 1t il
claimed by some that Ingersol's mantle
has fallen upon this man, and the bust
ness men of these cities support thes,
men for their moral courage in teaching
the truths of science, art, literature
etc.
These are only two of the numerous
free thought meetings held in tn,
United States and the old country. W,
should have just such meetings In Leol
once month. And you will learn VIII,
free thought is growing. Last fal
there was five thousand people attend
ed the free thought congress in Rom,
and twelve thousand people marched il
line to Browns monument. The Ger
mans assisted in the congress at st
Louis last fall and made it success
Their people are pleased with thu
growth of public opinion in favor o
| liberty, science and humanity.