The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-11-01

Rose with a sweet soprano voice anu
a sweeter face who carries in her very
bearing the love of humanity in her
heart and one by Mr. Rose. our Man
0I the Hour" began to speak
IEe told us of the wonderful battle
where the Phnlistines were driven
back again and again by the army Of
Israel and finally routed but the
leader wounded and dying claye 10
the sword His ability at disruption
is dramatic and one could almost see
the picture so yividly was it pointed.
He likened the sword to the good
book, and gave many incidences where
it had been the prop of those in high
authority Can we rid the world of
the bible-we could not if We tried
but to believe in its truth. men and
women Of today are asking for proof
reasonable proof and DR. Bulgin can
give it to them
1t is. he says, the key to all human
mystery Why am I here? What am
doing? Where am / going? Can
science answer these questions ?"
Then he gave amusingly the Darwin
theory. and said, If any of you are
willing to believe your great grand
daddy was monkey, I'm not even if
do look like one" Then he spoke
OF the spirit of life dwelling in the
human frame and how one might look
upon him or his bones long after death
and say. WAS there ever any life in
Bulgin's old bones?" Just then the
squeal OF a mule was heard, family,
but il did not escape him and he said
funnily Enough 10 make a mule
squeal."
His humor is limitable and ii is not
even bordering on coarseness. 1t is
real wit--real humor and comes in
-quite naturally. making his arguments
more forceful and conclusive.
His knowledge of all scientific and
poetic literature shows the great
amount OF reading and study he has
done to make firm his convictions and
his unfaltering faith. He showed how
almost every scientific discovery in
all ages past, were first made men
ton Of in the bible and then he de.
manded of science to prove the origin
OF human life without going back to
the idea of protaplasm which he con-
sidered no theory of life. as science.
is unable to do this. he lifted the book
high above his head and said. Here
IS the key. Here is the mystery soly-
ed-snd made clear TO the man or
woman who believes in il. Not that
NE may understand it all. for as il is
beyond human invention il is neces-
sarily beyond comprehension-as every
great man Of his time has ideas be-
yond the comprehension OF others and
the invention IS first formed in his
brain before it Is given to the world.
Without the bible where would be
the LAWS which have ruled and gov
erRed since Noses gave them to the
people from Mount Sinai thousands OF
years sgo. Where would be the beau
sifal morals given in all literature
Shakespeare. Milton. Dante and a long
line Of successors, authors, musicians,
statesmen, hare everything beautiful
sad good upon the teachings set forth
Il this book Of hooks. And yet. the
reading Of the hibls is forbidden in
the schools aRd this fact Is deplored.
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harm q Jew @ Gentle.
His knowledge Of history was 70
less than thar OF science and litara-
sare, ara hs believes that the training
af the mind ard the reading 81 gcod
literature does sway with many foel-
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sod sah5eets IS better than i6le
games
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