World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1905-02-23
The lJnreason-
ableness Of
Infidelir Y
No O..
sNU' u
Continued from last weck,

Honce, be must suppose that
christianity sprang up without any
adequate cause. add ut u time IN.
known; ho must suppose that 1t
made lis way 10 the world on what
was known To be Il falschood, he
must suppose tina: mon everywhere
embraced the system by against
their own interests, and nothing TO
satisfy them Of il truth; he must
lrnve nncxpinined The conduct Of
thousands u martyrs, many OF
thern s.! no Meai'hame IN phlluso
ply ard social rnns; he must cx
y 40 hos II was tnat Il cate aud
truauing ~itrnias like Gri.ns, Pvr.
I u yry.aud ,niat,. did DOT make
,atrl woik ~ hD argument by
l,nl lux ,hr Truth If the main
facts Of the Christian history -
| tEclsns, makes eighty indirect
qno'ioos fram the Gospel history,
and makcs no denial OF the history
he is the first gentle inGde), to
write against the Christian relig
ion tho ancient temples whose
ruins are scattered everywhere
the tombs and inscriptions 10 The
Ca:acomos at Rome, the sculptures
and paintings which have called
forth tho highest efforts OF genius
in the early and she medieval ages
and tho books that have been writ
ten on the superstition that tho re-
ligion had the origin ascr,bed to it
in tho New Testament: no must ex
plain tho observance If the first
day Of the week In 40 maoy lands,
land for 50 mary ages, il q n,n-m.
grafton Of the belief that <jhrls,
rose from he dead on that day; he
mist explain the observance Of The
day which is supposed 10 common
crate she birth Of tho Redecmcr,
us ore wonld have 10 explain ,hs
observance o. .hu birthday ot
| Washington, ~, the supposiiiou
That Washington was "myih.'
land the observance Of the Fourth
OF July on 'ar snpIos.ion that
what has been regarded ~ his
tory Of he Amrr,can Revolution
WAS n romance; re must explain
the ordinance kept up ia ncmory
OF his death for nearly two tEnu'
sand years on the suppos,tion tina,
tho death OF Christ never occnri.
cd on the cross Mt all he mus, ex-
plain thu honor md tho homage
! done to the cross everwhere--as Q
standard 10 war, IA symbol VI faith
ns a charm or as amulet, as 40 or,
nament worn by beauty aud piety
as reared on high TO mark the
place where Godsis Norshiped, as
an cmblem Of seli.sacrit!ce, OF love
OF unsullied parity--the cross, il
itself more igneminious than thu
gullIotine or the gibbet--for why
shoald men do such things with I
gibbet il ali is imaginary Car
the fossil remains Of The OiC
World, the ferns inthe coAl.beds,
land the foams Of fishes imbed
dcd in the rocks, and tn,
, bones az mammoths, aud III,
skeletons o,.| ,he lch,hyasanr
. iar and Piosiasurian races be rx
I pla,ned on the superstition tha
such vegetables, and snch land an,
Marine monsters never lived! vii
the geolosls,, who happens 10 b
Ism lidel IN religion or in The fact
Of The gospel, allow me 70 nrg
this explanation IN regard I
these apparent records Of the torn
(. er history Of tie wn.ld'
8 The ln'idel nr Skept;c, who ia
~xplain amy ga" ~ ,hc things
. have above enumerated upon h
\ suggestion tan wipe oul all h'stor
Ancient, Medieval and Moder
--~nnd no, only these; but, IN
whicl. is written in the rocks All
coal-beds in the bowels nfthe cart
Who viii be the first 10 try' Den