Blue-grass blade., 1908-07-05

and women, there Is work waiting to be
done by all. Instead of being even the
semblance of blessing, such a religion Is
a positive curse and must be destroyed II
the race Is ever to be free. Such fearful
examples are given in the bible. Moses and
Isaac, Jepthah and his daughter, to say
nothing of the bible god offering up his
only son as a sacrifice, all tend produce
morbidity of mind in it's believers and II
they initiate the examples given, they are
led to believe that they are following d.
vine guidance. Let us strive to rid the
world of all gods, and belief in gods. 1t
is our imperative duty and this duty must
not be shirked.
Modern Christians are incapable of
trusting each other. Even church officials
are suspected of mismanagement in hand
ling gods cash. The Sunday collections
are to be protected and it has even been
limited that some churches might install
one-armed men to take up the weekly col
lections. Be that as 1t may the parishioners
of St. Casimir's Church, at Worcester,
Mass, are to be given an innovation. By
order of Bishop Beaver, who Is in charge
of the diocese, modern cash registers are
to be placed at each entrance to the church,
and the congregation, as they pass in, not
as they come out are to deposit their con-
tributions in the register, ringing up the
amount of cash given in each case. BY
these means the church officials hope to
keep a stricter tab on the money collected
and maintain a close espionage upon those
in charge Of the cash.
Just think of 1t! Dishonesty among
church officers! Too much loose handling
of cash! Accounts all tshgled up and even
prayer will not help in making balance,
God says nothing, practically refuses to In,
terfere, and human inventions, machine.
known far and wide In fact, cash register
must be used in an effort to keep the church
officials from pilfering and mismanagement'
Now the question arises, what moral or
beneficient effects has the Christian religion
wrought upon such people? Further II sus'
picion must attach to protesting Christians,
who can blame hereto for getting wrong
occasionally?
Horse racing, gambling, and the saloon
Bad enough in their way and yet these con-
stitute the trio Of objective attacks for the
efforts of the modern reformer. The latter
have not yet, apparently, realized far
greater evil which is undermining the moral
vitality of the nation, that of bad literature
Inspired by religious zeal many OF these So
called reformers actually believe that the
kingdom of heaven is very near to reali-
cation in that community where there Is
neither saloon or betting upon horse races.
The closing Of saloons and the abolition
of race-track gambling do not of themselves
create moral character. Nor do they re-
move the sources of evil in civilization.
These things are merely the outward ex-
pressons of certain moral phases in our
social, or community life. and are, by their
very nature, mere effects rather than
causes. Honest men, liberal men, intell-
gent and high-minded women, all are essen
tial to the true morality of society. The
victims of the saloon and the race tracks
are, as a rule, made up Of the debris of
society and those who have not the moral
courage and force of individual character
to overcome temptation. 1t Is well enough