Blue-grass blade., 1908-07-12
BLUE GRASS BLADE

difference with his mother over religion and
church worship.
1t is repor ed that five years ago the
parents of the patricide had separated be,
cause of religion. The father belonged to
one denomination and the mother to an
other Differences sprang up between
them. Each tried to convert the other.
Both failed 1t ended in separation. The
wife agreed to return and to pacify her
husband joined his denomination. The
husband later, became filled with re-
ligous jealousy which led 10 fresh trouble
and a final separation During coverture,
so the lad claims, his father gave his
mother frequent whippngs, and this So
preyed upon his mind that he resolved upon
his maniacal deed and killed his father.
Ordinarily, this crime is not differen:
from many other crimes The feature
worthy of comment in these columns is the
fact that sectarian hatreds was the remote
cause of the terrible deed. At the bottom
it is religion and this dread plague has one
more horror credited to its account.
In the face of such events can it still be
said that Christianity is a religion of
spiritual holiness and from god?
Rev. William Thurston Brown, the West
ern Unitarian preacher( has followed in
the footsteps of several other preachers, by
questioning the reality of Jesus as an his
torcal parsonage.
This has been a long time coming, but
the turning point has been reached. Grad
ually, silently, but certainly. the spirit of
doubt is permeating the pulpit and in few
years the refusal to accept the historic
character of Christ will be a popular move.
One by one the clergy are coming over.
True, Rev. Brown, is a Unitarian, and
theism represented by that church has been
well described as a Feather bed upon
which to catch falling Christian
The Blade has no cri icism to offer upon
what Rev Brown had to say, but appreci-
ating his utterances on this subject, we
quote the following from him with approba-
ton and concentration
AN attempt to establish the historical
truth of Christ on literary grounds is diff
icult task. 1t is fair to say that there does
not exist single contemporary who men,
tons Christ outside of the New Testament
writings and the works of those to whose
in crest it was to prove that the character
really existed. Profane history is silent
concerning such man.
The alleged quotation from Tactitus
has no historical value and clearly belongs
to the category of forgeries which unfortn
nately were so very numerous during the
time of our new testament writings were
taking from In determining this question
we must depend on religious writings en-
tirely and in interpreting these we can not
honestly ignore the fact that some dis
credit is due them especially where the
miraculous stories of the gospel are in evil
dence.
THE days of authority in religion are
numbered. II means something more than
mere believing in miraculous doctrines.
The data upon which we must determine
what is right for ourselves, what is our
duty or our destiny in this world or any
other is not to be found in ancient records.
The greatest number of human failures can
be lad at the door of precedent. We our
selves, must attempt new things and no;
try to enter futures portal with the pasts
bloodrusted key"