La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1911-04-08

The Existence Of God.
Mary Cane. little friend of
mine. travelled an the summer Of 1903
iu company with her father The
rhild's mother having died when MARI
aas quite small. our little heroine
vas reared Ia convent and In keep
Ing with a promise. her father had
taken her. after her graduation on
this extended tour
Daring Mays school life. h,r de-
voted father had worked very hard
40 nov on the inter 10 % bis money
th.y could live very comfortably
They had been ira. cling since June
and il vas now mid-AuEust. when
they reached Graudalr. Noya Scotia
where they were 20 remain f,S
days Here they met au old acqua.n-
lance whom Mr. Cane invited 10
dine With them The trio were soon
seated o. small remote table In
enc of the leatIu- hotels Of Do"
city
The conversation very soon turned
lu religious subjects. the guest. Nlr
Duke. expressing himself as my,tified
as 20 how Mr. Can, could have en-.
trusted his daughter 90 those fanatic
al nuns Now Mr. Duke was a puc.
deal atheist, ana openly declared
that there WAS uo one living who
ouli convince him that there BE- a
iud Mary thought moment. she
felt sure that she was able 20 ad-
.ancc proofs sufficient 10 convince
any right thinking man that there is
& Supreme Ruler Of the vast uniyerse.
should she Try. or was it useless
Iud, rrakiur7 Was hr too obstinate
% admit that truth Obliged him to
hau-' bis opinion Finally she de-.
ormined 20 MAX. Ga" attempt. aud
bus addressed her mthrrs guest
Sir Duke. 10 any one did H,inop
sou that th,rr is Cod. guuld you
ID" candid enough 10 admit it
Mr. Duke smiled family yen said
Ner. II you. nay little friend. ran
. kpla.u the matter la such way as
put b. iryoud the seop" of a
loubt. I shall certainly b~oomr your
. losciple but mind. think yours IL
% be- giant undertaking During
he foregoing conversation, Mary's
.athor said nothing. but his deep in.
I ,-rrst vas manifested by an rrprps.
sion Of open Joy
4 should Tx. to make sure b.
pr' begin. Mr Duke. that you r..
ii,zr you have mind aud reasoning
.oWvrs" The gentleman again smil
f d aud said How eau you doubt
hat I possess mind or n. reason.
ing aeulu's Why could not get
tlnng without these Mary laughed
,Hd said well. have never seen
tour reasoning powers how then
an youch for your possessing
such Mr Duke answered. You
10 not need the sense Of SIGH, 10
uuEinor you Of the existence IL thee
.'aN,rs. common sens" argues their
acc. Esity" This Was exactly What
Nary wished him to say as she
Sas thereby enabled - rcfutr his
arguments alalust N. existence OF
Tod. iy USING his very WORKS Since
Fou are 80 thoroughly convinced that
ypu have reasoning powers. though
you have never seen them. il II not
Jolly 10 doubt IN" existence OF su.
,crior Being Who has made and. nov
governs the marvellous planetary sys.
,emf All thlnEs hss" maker DO
iou suppose that watch. for In.
stance. made Itself lias. our beau
ful cities sprung M Of themselves
all these comparatively shortlifc1
structures require an intelligent
sausr. then what must ~ believe Of
he fabricator Of this wond' rful
world which lies about usl what
mortal or what millions Of mortals
-ould make even the tinicst grain
u sand. the smallest blade Of grass.
he day. the nitht. the seasons Con.
slider the tree. man can make an
artificial tree. no doubt. Tut what
man could cause II to grow single
nch who then does this7
There II non. among the tbonr.
ands Of existent languages tina, has
not an appela,ion Of the Deity.
wen tn. iKnoran, savage believes In
a Supreme Being. Then. too. why