The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-03

mythical Indian Orphan School: not
was it necessary when the Pious Tom
preached for him 10 use one OF his
Sons as a stool-pigeon to lead the con
verts to the altar II Thomas Paine
had been guilty of any or all Of these
things, no doubt his reputation would
not be attacked by such human hyenas
as Marcus Marcus OF course. be
lieves that Thomas Paine. will be tor
tured forever and ever. yet like the
Ghoul that he is. he seeks 10 deyour
the dead II Marcus win look about
him. he will notice the great men
over the country. this republic OF
ours. ere paying tribute 10 the great
apostle Of Freedom. Paine Statues,
Paine Busts. and Paiue Societies are
in evidence in every center of learn.
ing and culture and the name OF
Paine viii be written high on the
scroll OF fame when all his traducers
viii have withered to dust. Paine
believed in one God. and no more and
hoped for happiness beyond this life. "
Here is his religious idea,--his creed:
4 believe in the equality of man;
and believe that religious duties CON
sist in doing justice. loving mercy. and
endeavoring to make men happy"
If Marcus viii look up current his
tory of Church Movements, he will
find that they have recently made a
very careful poll of the church going
people and they find that with all the
aids to garRering in the brethren, they
are only able to get about SS per cent
of the people to attend church. leaving
60 per cent who are Indifferent. Sub
centage of Hypocrites. you have per-
tracing fro mthis SS per cent the peh-
centage of Hypocrites. you have per-
haps ) per cent of actual believers, -
people who are honest. This per
cent don't know what they believe but
they are sure that the religion of
Mother is good enough for them.
There is a movement on foot to do
away with so many churches, so we
may soon see the spectacle of City
the size of Vinita, having only one
a church large enough to hold
all the women and children and the
disabled men. The active able-bodied
men mostly go fishing on Sunday. In
an article by one of the writer's on the
side of Superstition recently, the state
ment was made that the Catholics, and
Protestants of each denomination were
in full fellowship in this city and the
final brotherhood of man and father
hood of God was in sight. This may
come in the future, but I am some
what doubtful right now About six
months ago, the Catholics of this city
had a series of revival meetings in
the court om,-called by them a
series of Lectures. These Lectures
were delivered by one Father Bren-
nan, very able lawyer and priest.
It was really remarkable with what
the other preachers of.
Vinitas Protestant Churches turned
out with their Congregations to hear
the Father deliver his Lectures.
attended one of these services and
the crush and jam of Protestants was
by its absence. This is
a sample of the good feeling. Under
the surface there is petty jealousies
even among the Protestant preachers,
but what else could you expect from
believers in the infamy of eternal
which is so viyidly de-
scribed in the following from Col.
[ngersoll. 1--WE sit by the fireside and
see the flames and sparks fly up the
happy, and the
cold wind and sleet beating on the
window, and out on the doorstep a
mother with a child on her breast is
'reezing. How happy it makes fire,
hat beautiful contrast. And We say
God is good, and there we sit, and
here she sits and means, not one
hight, but forever. Or We are sitting
1t the table with our wives and chill
lren, everybody eating, happy and de-
lighted, and Famine comes and pushes
,ut its shriveIed palms, and, with
hungry eyes. implores us for a crust; |
low that would increase the appetite!
And that is the Christian Heaven. !
Don't you see that these infamous |