The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-30

The world has been a long time
finding who Is right AMI who Is
wrong. The majority usually runs
things, bat this does not mean that
the lnajorit is always right. As the
world Goes, might makes right. and
the OK with the strongest neck and
the longest horns is the boss OF the
herd. The minority may be right. and
as a matter of fact, history records
innumerable instances where time
and experience have demonstrated
that right and justice have won many
battle through the perseverance on
the few. This is true especially in
matters that involve questions Of mo.-
atty and religion. and mankind has
never been free from qnarreis and
contentious concerning the rignt ana
wrong OF acts and opinions OF men.
The majority has always insisted up
on furnishing the judgement ana
conscience for the minority, ana
choosing the route to the New Jeru-
salem. The majority would bar the
doors of paradise against those who
would cut across lots or knock a
board OF the fence and crawl through
the crack. Heaven must be approach
ed by the route Travelled by the ma
jority, and the man who kicks on the
accommodations is denominated a
hereto. In war the hereto is calIef
a traitor, in politics an insurgent, in
civic affairs a crank
iDhring the past week the general
assembly of the Presbyterian church
In session at Atlantic City tried one
of its leading ministers on charge
of Iieresyiand ToHhdThim guilty. Tne
accused minister entertained opinions
oh biblical matters that did not meet
with the approval OF the majority. and
he was declared a hereto. The Pres
byterian church is no different from
other denominations in this respect,
and it Is specifically mentioned only
because Of the recent occurrence An
denominations produce heritlcs, ana
the majority demand the right to set
tie matters of opinion and matters
that should appeal only to the con.
science Of the individual. Heresy is
made an objectionable offense against
the church simply because an indi-
vidual has been impelled by his con-
science and his Judgment to liffer
from some man-made ritual or creed.
Christ was crueified by the Jews De.
cause he was hereto, and while
christians have never tired Of lam
bssting the Jewish race for the trial
and execution Of Christ, they are com.
mitting acts today that are equally ~
reprehensible in the sight of God.
Men entertain strange and startling
conceptions of God. One would have
him a Presbyterian, another a Metho
hfSt, olulHCI bdtuOllC, dlOlHeF
Jew, and another messmate Of Bur
ham Young, One denomination would
have a man go to glory through i'm
mersion, another by spraying the
baby's head another by close com
munion, and another by bowling te
craven images. 1t seems to us thai
God cares little for mems opinions or
these matters that churches figh
about In our humble opinoion the
greatest heresy in the world is .
wicked life, and that God will lool
to the heart and conscience of mer
rather than to cold and bloodless in
tellect. The individual must event
nally answer to God ard not to TIL.
church. 'fle may lbe a heNic on
earth but of he has been square witt
God and with his fellow-man he viii
be given through ticket to kingdom
come and be met at the station b,
Gabriel and his heavenly band. Yol
cant keep good man out OF heave,
BY calling him a heretic.---Danville
f'ress.