World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1907-02-07
The Voice Of America,
is
FREE. SPEECH ND
FREE PRESS,
Why TREN CLOSE CHURCH
DOORS ON OFFERS WHOSE
BELIEF Is NOT YOURS.


The cry ID hoard from ,hs Halls
81 Congress, I'VE are q free peo-
pls, living 10 q land Of Freedom"
Again, tho cry 10 heard, from
The Superintendent Of Free Schools
and from the teacher. that we are
. Free people, and living inuder
the great advantages OF free
schools".
Again We hear .he cry coming
from the Public Speakers Of the,
two great political parties "we
arc living in land Of Liberty:
And that over eighty million Of
free people ure tho ruling power"
Once again we hear The cry
coming from over u thousand dit.
icrent UNCONVENTIONAL pulpits:
"We thank cur God. that cur 10,
has bean cast 10 y land OF Liberty.
where every man has a perfect
right to worship God according to
the dictates OF bis own con.
science"
Now then. II our Congress are
the representatives Of tho great.
est people on earth, and are sitting
on tho Gro hills Of boosted Libcr.
ty; and are hoyeving around
the fireside cf the principals, which
warmed up and inspired tho
hearts of our fore. fathers, who
taught. bled and many OF them
diod on the cold battle field: All
for those certain unaielable
rIghts; which our constitution dee
Glars belongs to oil men.
Then We say why pass q Law
that would rob any one OF those
rights accept o criminal.
And again We cay: II our boas'
10 90 FREQ schools; why then should
We make compulaary school law es
pccially without proyisior; which
oh-tiraes COMPEL Father. Mother
or guardian with who c,roum.
stances will not admit them Ia
send their children TO school
thus force them 10 violate suct
law. and by so doing become
q criminal. II political liberty
belongs TO oil alike, (oxccpt th'
criminal) why should there b
made prohibitsry iavs? II th'
Hosannahs and thaukrgivings arr
true, and come from true and hon.
"st hearts, - they drop hon th'
lips Of the mighty hosts Of 'he de-
nominational ministerial troops IL
this language? "We thank GOD
that oil and every one have q per
feet right, 10 worship God accord.
ing 10 tho d,cta,es Of their own con
science Why. we ask, should thsy
shnt their church house donr Of
any professor of. christianity
Especially in = boosted land o
Free speecb! Why we say. shoult
they rob others OF tho same right
and privileges and tho persuits o
hrppincss, that they claim Coz
gave 10 them. and the cons.itu
ton CT the United States demsnd
for every one? Il not this III
| tuc,, for tho cause Of their clos
listed liberty! That IA they fea
for an exposure Of their hobb!
horset: that when II 10 expos
ed it will 10 so weak that
will crun bic und fall. We know
that we are q christian, and tha
, Godf,r Christ cake has ,pardope,
h our sins. And that denomination
close their doors aud cay you cat
. not preach 10 our church. uuies
i, you Can como in aud psrtske q
= tho sc'nty bonrd Of the loye q
Christ closed Up IN our denomina
~, tional basket. We can only o.
:, 10 this; whero 10 ito hoaste
freedom Of speech! Who're 10 III
boas,cd liberty Of conscience! h
>, psciaily the Liberty Of conscIeoe
that Paul spoke Of wbco DO sai
"why 10 my Liberty judged
asolhsr name eoDscisoce;" I
when hs said "Stspd fas, ia Il
Liberty where with Christ b
:. made ne free Or The liberty ID
Patrick Henry spoke d vtsa
lsaid s'Giys me liberty Or i've 1