The Globe-republican., 1907-07-25

Belief is an intellectual act. A mar
believes because he has sufficient Uictive'
to believe. He can give reason for tn
tairh that Il ID him. Now what's ths
resson fCr ihe faith ID the creed that ont
religion is as good as anothery Doel
reason, history, revelation support ths
lcreed of.indlfferenlism?" Reason sayi
that two contraf ictoiy statements canno
both be true. II one is true the other II
false. II 1t is true that there are three
persons In one God, 'tis false TO say thai
there are not three persons IN one God
II II is true that the pope is infallible II
matters OF faith a1d morals when speak
| Ing as head OF the church, tits not true Y
say that he is not infallble 10 the cir
cumstances To cay then that one be-
| lief is as good as another is to say thai
fal,ehood 10 a. good as truth. II ills wrong
to knowingly speak what is false, how
can 1t be right TO knowingly consent to
what Is false? God Is essential Truth
He must then love truth. How can be
then be- pleased when seeing souls made
for truth, conseDting to, feeding on
what's false? History, sacred or pro-
fame, has nothing to say In confirmation
Of the doctrine that one religion Is as
good as another. The Roman Pantheon
Ia the strongest historical confirmation
Of indlfferentism. All the gods Of all the
conquered Roman provinces found asylum
there, but the God Of the Christianf
was excluded. The polite builders be-
lieved that one pagan god as good
as another, but that the. Christian God
was unworthy to associate with either
These old pagans did not believe thai
one religion Is as good as another
Egypt, Assyria, Persia, Greece, TIE
cradles and graves Of forgotten great
ness, all believed In national gods and In
no Other. Religion made the Mosaic Of
modern European nations out OF the
fragments Of the Roman Empire. Was
that constructive religion the creed Of
indifferentism? Did the builders Of this
republic, Times noblest empire, believe
that one religion Is as good as another
What is the strongest reason against the
cession of the PHILIPPINES to Japan
This: the United States Is Christian,
Japan is pagan. A Christian nation like
ours would rather fight to the death, than
hand over Its Christian subjects TO a
pagan master. The American conscience
then believes that Christianity is better
than paganism and hence that one re-
ligion is not as good as another. Reve-
lation, by Its very nature. declares that
the revealed religion is to be adopted
Else why should God speak. Some say
tina. though God made man He did mol
speak to man If He made us why
should f. not speak to US? If man can
tell his thoughts to man why can't Coo
mans Teacher, tell His thoughts to Hi
pupils? Can He that planted the ear no
beal? Can He who Ioosed the strings o
mans tongue, not talk? Others say tina
God spoke, but did not speak plainly
that He gave us book flied witk Ill
thoughts but that the book Is hard to res'
and that we have no one to explain II y
us. Does God then delight in puzzlinI
His little ones? If God spoke he mus
have spoken plain and clear. Listen I
His words; "'Go ye therefore teach a.
nations, He that heareth you heare'l
Me-, He that dispiseth you, dispisetI
Me- He that will not hear the church lie
him be to thee as the heather or III
publican Some would pervert In
gospel of Christ, Though We or a
angel from heaven, preach gospel I
Won besides that which we have preache
0 YOU let him be anathema. ," (Thes &l4
The belief that one religion Is as goo
az another is unreasonable because
puts falsehood on a par with truth. Ii
unhistorical because 1t runs counter
the convictions of the human race; It
condemned by the express word OF SOC
"He that belleyeth not shall be cor
demned."
How can an honest trutb.seeker find u
true religion? Be open minded ~
away prejudice. Search the scripture
and you will see, that Christ founded OF
church, the pillar and ground OF trul
big enoubh for all. You must seek wi
sincerity and humility of heart. "a
and you shall receive, seek and You sh'
find, knock and it shall be opened un
you"
G. MExNIs, D. D.