The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-03-14

ItrylnE 10 secue the reputation OF MS
race. for the distinguished Ell. Nathan,
had been slandering his people in a
lot OF alleged negro dialect stuff-stuff
that would shame the jargon Of a
South Sea Islander. Rev. Jackson's 5
article is so much ahead Of any Of his
white contemporaries that / take on
my hat to him. and believe that II FL
Nathan will 80 to Elder jerome e W.
Williams for some light, he can be
Accommodated, and he will not be under
the necessity in the future OF saying
that the sun and moon etarried," in
stead OF standing STILL Just what diff
ference there is in the two statements
deponent saith not Elder Nathans
church career reminds us Of a story
recently passed around. II seems that
an old darkey conceived a n 'tion that
he would be much better off in his
chance for an Eternal Home in the
Celestial City If he could secure mem
bership in a very exclusive high-toned
white church. The darkey approach
ed the membership committee and
made his wants known and they hated
to turn him down outright, for they
OF course believed, that the eolored
man and the white man went to the
same Heaven; but they told their
preacher to talk the darkey out of the
notion. Agreeable to this arrange
ment. the pastor sought out the darkey
and told him that he had better take
the matter up with the Lord and pray
over it earnestly The darl1ey went
his way. and some time later, when
seen again, the pastor said: We'll,
Rastus, what did you do regarding the
prayer to the Lord as to securing COM
munion in our Church.
Well" says Rastus, Il done tole
the Lord about trying to jine your
church, and how hard had tried, and
he said, Keep on trying, Rastus, Use
been tryin' to git in that church for
twenty year. and | hasn't made it yet.
That's the situation with El Nathan's
church. the Lord has been trying to get
into it for several years but he has not
been able to make the rifle. The
great trouble with our distinguished
and all his lieutenants, is
that they pretend TO believe some
thing that is impossible to believe.
Nathan well knows that the Old
Fables and Myths Of the Bible are un-
and unspeakably cruel, and
knows too that the Commandments
that he pins his Faith too are impos-
sible and unreasonable Any sensible |
man knows that it is impossible for a |
human being to Love the Lord thy
God with all thy might and with all |
thy SOUL This Commandment is so |
foolish that any reasonable man, after
a moments reflection will admit to |
himself Cat leastl is impossible. A
man might worship the Book" or a |
symbol as fetch, but how could he |
love any being that he had not seen,
a Being that made man,
when he made him that he |
would damn him, and punish him for
ever and ever
The Commandment: Thou shalt |
owe they neighbor as thyself," is also
'oolish and one that could not be ac-
unless human nature is en-
.irely made over. No man of any
sense believes that this can be done
El Nathan, he of the Most Holy |
Faith and large library (of Almanaes
md Patent Medicine Advertisements
will not write a further testimonial |
of his mental vacuity, by endorsing |
this commandment
was little disappointed that Ma
than did not further carry out his |
apology for the discrepancy of three |
hundred years between Matthew and
Luke on Christ's Genealogy, and had
thought when he got that untangled,
would have him explain away the dis
on the trip of Christ to
Egypt after his BIRTH Matthew says
that he was taken to Egypt, Matthew
II, Ch. 1923, to avoid being put to
death by Herod, while Luke says that
after the circumcision, eight days after
birth. Luke II, 22-S9 and II, 2b they
returned to Galilee, and to their own
City Nazareth Why do inspired writ
ers contradict each other in material
OBSERVER.