Blue-grass blade., 1909-06-13

Because
principles of Christianity do emanate from awse and
nfabe head and because the majority of the people have be-
nfde to such doctrines broken from the clutches
OF boodthsy priests and UNCONVENTIONAL skyo whose one
purpose to fill the peoples minds with fearful maginaons
of gods and devils collect their revenues and send the
creduous souls soaked in faith For this
5SOOOOOO nonchurch members in the United States today
We probably have population of 9O,OOOOOO people, OF
this number the church claims about 32OOOO which to
that only about onehd of the people of country have been
regneraed According Christian teachings that part of the
100000 who die each day will find eternal happiness awaiting
them, while that part of the 58OOO00 who die each day will
meet eternal damnaion Most of these 5SOOOOO people are
good citizens who have committed against
individual committed the objectionable ofense of
not joining the church and being baptized born again =
consequently they must be cast into hell for all eternity
expate the objectionable crime of not pooling their
science with nsatate Christian god and socaled Christian
felowmen Can such doctrine appeal any reasonable
right thinking being ustce9 Can other than
those blinded by cloud of faith and superstition respect god
who will sanction such punishment?
In several many have been killed and many
died of disease reasonable suppose that many
these members of church, thousands of whom
doubers ndierensts According the socaed in
falbe doctrine of the Christians of eternal hell of fire and
birthstone (which they would like discard for something
nfamous) these ndents who passed into oblivion fighting
battles of liberty the sunbeached fields of war; will be
aroused of the calm and of DEATH and their bodies
god made hell regned by devil,
fry and simmer for all eternity for having been champions Of
personal and intellectual liberty.
To perpetuae this damnabe doctrine Christians asked
to and do contribute literally On Easter morning of the present
attended church at the Episcopal edfce at Sewckey
Pa The congregation this church rich and fashionable
The Rector asking for his Easter offering remarked about
follows: "Las Easter offering $5O000; this
morning to be $2000O0' have since learned that
the offering 49, and the Sunday Scho" Mite Box
offering $4,000 in addition, making Easter contribution of
$2,02483 for the of hell and superstition
On this Easter morning the theme of the Rectors
belief makes the that better than what he be-
eves and if he time better he will gradually
to be bad his belief In respects this may be quite
but let turn the guns He compared the beliefs of the
Atheist the Panheis the Des and the Christian He said
Atheism breeds sefconscousness that the Atheist knows
god and it is the inclination of worship something,
the Atheist is wohppe and denying Immortality puts
a par with animals; therefore, puts himself
equality with the beasts Panheism breeds sefghteousness
the Panths god is matter itself sm breeds superior
ty the Des puts god in remote place from earth,
from which place he the world Christianity he said,
hatng religion which brings god to earth and associates
him with man, and makes bow down to the What