The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-07
Paganisrn.

Editor The Washington Herald:
Must paganism be revived under mod
ern hahiliaments, and without even a
pro, est?
We are approaching Easter" so-called.
a pesiod-a Sunday. which is 20 remind Us
OF the introduction into the world Of q
new era. the most glorious of all time
Christianity. established on the fact OF
the resurrection of our Lord and Saviour.
Jesus. the Christ; the supposed symbols
| COMMUNICATING which are now 10 be seen
displayed in stores and shop windows.
that the eyes of our children may see.
and that they may become educated
thereby. We see eggs. geese. hogs, boar
heads and tusks, rabbits. sc.
Are these the accredited symbols of
Christianity, or Of psganism? The latter.
as pagan history will prove. But who Is
introducing these pagan symbols of Chris
tianity, and for what intent? Is IL not
diabolieal TO seek to destroy, by custom
under a supposed Christian dress. the
very elementary principles Of Christian
ity? Must we fear TO correct, under the
penalty OF social or religious ostracism2
King Solomon was guilty of introducing
'Ashtoreth. the abomination of the lid
onians'' q Kings. xi:5; II Kings, xxiiI9
into Jarusalem. thus corrupting the re-
ligion OF Jehovah, until Josiah, the good
King of judah, destroying them (II Kings
xxih:24,20.
"Ashtoreth" was the Astorte of the As
syrians and Babylonians, which was a
goddess woman holding a child in her
arms. who was styled the Queen Of
Heaven and 'Tammuz' was her son.
The Iraelites made cakes" or waters"
DER vii:1s). and ate them as offered TO
the goddess, when they had gone astray.
Ezekiel, the prophet, found them pagan
lied, and the women weeping for Tam
mug Ezekiel viii:lD, who, according TO
the legend. was killed in the hunt. by
the tusk OF wild boar. The cakes or
waters eaten in commemoration OF the
death Of the son Of The goddess, accom-
panied with the weeping is the unreal
or an exhibition of a false faith-"the
abonlinaton of the Zidonians."
Ashtoreth. Astorte. Foster, Easter, is
but simple trensposition of name from
one language to another, until it reaches
the English language. when. lol we have
the symbols of Tammuz and Ashtoreth
exhibited in our store windows as SYM
bols of Christianity! Who is guilty of
thus, by the outward vision, at least.
paganizing the Christian religion?
The eggs, the hare. the goose, the boar.
the hog. are, every one OF them, true
symbols of Ashtoreth. the pagan super
stition, and are not the symbols of Chris
tianity.
It seems 10 me that we, as Christians,
should introduce q campaign Of eduoa-
ton, and teach our children the true
origin OF these things, and not 20 on
with the deception any longer or else
Christendom will be filled with all the
pagan symbols until every vestige of true
Christianity will cease being oecularly
taught. Not that Christianity will not
triumph, but either this or the
rising generation will suffer such a spir-
tual famine that, to preserve the truth.
God must brush the generation aside.
almost completely. and start another on
other lines, as He has done in the past.
and will do again, and quickly. If there
Is not an end in sight of all this vain
superstition.
Our otherwise excellent King James
version OF the Holy Scriptures. by his au-