The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-29

that MS pFeSenCe III hcofNh ""' VIZ
TO the fact that he was scared there
and that he had settled at the Bank
rupt Court of Heaven for less than
two cents on the dollar, Had been
saved by an innocent man being sacri-
feed on the cross.
The Captain in some three or four
OF his alleged arguments asks us to
furnish something in place Of his Hell
as II seems that he don't want to trade
OIL Hell Superstition and everlasting
punishment without something IN re-
turn. @You tear down without build
ing up shrieks this ignorant and zeai-
GUS bigot, repeating the words Of the
pious priests. am going to quote
the words Of the great Agnostic Pagan
Bob, in answer to this oft-repeated
query
eve can be as honest as we are
ignorant. II we are, when asked what
Is beyond the horizon of the known,
we must say that we do not know We
can tell the truth, and we can enjoy
the blessed freedom that the brave
have won. We can destroy the mon
sters Of superstition, the kissing
snakes OF ignorance and fear We can
drive from our minds the frightful
things that tear and wound with beak
and fang. We can clvilize our fellow
men. We can fill our lives with gener-
Gus deeds, with loving words, with art
and song. and all the ecstasies OF love
We can flood our years with sunshine
with the divine climate Of kindness,
land We can drain to the last drop the
golden cup Of joy
The Captain insists that his GOD
must have worship and that such wcr
lship must be made in the proper spirit,
land that prayer Of that sort VIII be
acted upon favorably by the Most
| High.
| OF course, such position Is only q
lpart Of the old superstition, the dc.
sire Of man by falling on his knees
land mubllng meaninglyless words g
lpropitiate his Deity, and in some way
curry his favor, A brief examination
of the question in the light Of reason
Twin certainly prove to anyone hoN
IfoolIsh il would be for poor weak
lpuny finite being to get the Infinite
Being to change his mind II a prayer
was answered, it would be a conyic
tion az the Infinite II would be al
arraignment Of his own wisdom, con
fession that his knowledge from w
beginning was insufficient and that h'
needed some assistance from q INIT
source
The attitude Of the present day peti
toner to the throne Of Grace is yer,
clearly illustrated In the followini
story. story that is entitled 20 rc
snect. on account Of its age. and 70
further reason that it happened /
Captain Whites native state of Arkar
sas-near his homethat part OF II
state where the soil is so poor, tina
yegation is very spindling and dwarf
! cd. and where the-people to a great q
tent resemble the crops, small p
tetoes aud few in hill"
/, two women were driving in
i buggy and the horse scared and ra
away. The woman that was driyin
i braced herself, and surged and van
i ed on the lines. but the horse kept
IA running. After awhile il came TO Y
i ton Of hill. and the woman that W
"a driving struck her companion with y
a. elbow Pray" she exclaimed. WI
don't you pray?" And the other Y
y man began to pray. loudly and urgel
ot IL. she laid hold on the altar as bt
n she could. going at the rate the n
IA was running The horse, still runnit
Al vent over the hill and started dow
he The woman that was praying, stopp'
lid and the other said. PRAY, pray WI
Tvs did YOU stop for?" When the OH
nis said; Its no use to pray any mo
20 the breechin's broke"
for Some good people still believe,
of rather they think they believe in
efficacy OF prayer for rain and pr
at sure Was brought to bear on Govern
en- Cruce last summer to set apart
as for supplication for rain; but let
be said to his credit that he put
'fal foot down on the application for 81
aid at the throne, There is no v
OBJ. authenticated answer to any pra,
and Tyndal's assertion that the pra
lful Of honest earnest effort is die o
one that is ever answered. still stas
the In former times, the~aid OF pra
was invoked to prevent frosts $
wly cholera. keep hail from ruining ST
we ing crops aud during the Civil v
sxS the Northern and Southern gene
nza ,anaatedlv nefiti0ned the throne