The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-12

while the resulting Gases were col-
lected in the exact proportion Of two
atoms OF the former to one OF the
latter. these gases poured together,
the electric spark into the mixture
and the resulting explosion put the
atoms back together in the form Of
water.
| would recommend that Ignommus
secures a good work on Physics. and
with that a good Chemistry, and see
II there is any recorded instance in
the works of any OF the Chemists or
Physicists. where any atoms have been
lost or destroyed, Or where there has
been any demonstrable increase or de
crease of Force.
Ignoramus, doubtless unwittingly
allies himself with those Unitarian
Spiritualists who believe that Every
thsng is God; and | do not know
whether the Rationalists would dis
agree with him much. if ne insists on
saying that Force is spirit; but he is
purchasing himself large quantity
of trouble in assisting his Metophysi-
cal Defenders of Superstition, when
he takes this view; for Man is har-
Messing this Force that he is so
wrought up over, and he is in the pos
ition or arguing that Man Can Harness
GOD, II is matter of every day
demonstration that Man is rising the
natural forces of the World. The Light
from the Sun is used in the Sun En-
gines, the Currents of Water in the
many Falls, the force Of Electricity,
released by mans cunningly devised
instruments and machines.-these are
all used for mans work, and yet lgnor-
anus would have us believe that this
Force, this unseen and incomprehens-
ible Ignus Fatuus. is part of the Be
ing. that talked with Moses face to
face
II Ignoramus will read little his
tory, he will find that these Forces
have been great destroyers. instanced
by the destruction of life when the
Tidal Wave swept over the harbor at
sicily in the Mediterranean Sea,
where 10000 souls were snuffed out
in the twinkling of an eye. or Her
culaneum and Pompeii. or Mont Pelee.
All these great calamities we're the re-
suit of blind imprisoned force, and yet
| If the distinguished apologist for SUI
perstition. Ignoramus idea is true,
these calamities were caused by God.
He is the Force, hence he is respons-
ible for the terrible loss of life. This
solution of earthquakes. volcanoes and
Tidal Waves was believed some hun
dred years agoT but not now, hence
lIgnoramus is "up a tree" with his
1 Force-God argument No, Force is an
attribute of matter, my Friend lgp and
exists under certain conditions, and
these conditions are called Laws. Man
has taken advantage of his knowledge
of these laws and has harnessed these
forces for his use in the economy Of
life, and l do not believe that you can
find any of your co-laborers in the
army OF superstition who believe now
that God exists in the Winds, in the
Tides or in the Thunderholts. BEN
iamin Franklin taught us how to har-
ness Electricity, and Edison has
shown us a hundred uses for that won-
derful attribute of matter. Every In
candescent light bulb. every Electric
Motor. every Telephone, is living
witness to the fact that man has con-
trolled and governed TO that extent,
the mysterious force of Magnetism
l tonce believed by the ignorant to be
spirit) and is using that force in the
economy of the world. Ignoramus, il
he will turn back to his heather Myth
lology. will discover that his idea of a
Cod in every manifestation of the ma
| eUiserse. is not new. He will
find that they had God for the Blue
| sky. a God for each of the Winds, and
a God for the Deep and Gods for all
natural phenomena. They We're moi
stingy with their Gods; but he is just
going to have one God. and accord
ing to his own implied argument man
puny man, is capable OF harnessine
God and making him do the drudger,
of the world
i Galileo after a lifelong study came
to the conclusion that the CopernicaI
theory of the earth's movement arounC
the Sun was correct and wrote very
able defense of his belief The Cath
Ollie Church forced him TO recant; bu
his remark on coming away from th'
Trial has become a classic: E Pul
Si Muove." (But it does movel. anC
Ignoramus, If he is hunting rationa
explanations for natural phenomenon
may be convinced If open to conviction