The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-25
Fruits Of the Spirit


are all made up Of two parts-one Is
superstition and the other part moral
ity. Now these two never really
blend, but they exist side by side. As
have said, the morality Of all the
great systems OF religion are the same
and depend on the principles OF the
Golden Rule. These ideas were taught
by Confucius and Socrates twenty-four
hundred years ago OF course, Jesus
Or Nazareth gave similar teachings
400 years later Morality is the just
and proper consideration of the rights
OF others in its last analysis, and does
not need a miracle TO prove It's wis
dom or utility No one doubts for a
minute that Jesus was great and
good man. and man whose example
has been benefit to humanity. lie
owned no property. wore no robes Of
Office and organized no CHURCH, but
before his example of curage. frank
ness and meekness, we stand in ad-
miratlon.
But the morality of Jesus does not
constitute religion for, as we have
seen, it has been held in common with
the philosophers, saints and seers Of
all cllmes and ages. And, further,
Christians have always made conduct
secondary to belief ! may comply
with every moral precept and yet be
lost No matter what you rmorality
or piety may be. unless you accept the
doctrine Of atonement. and the fall OF
man. you can not be saved, You have
to do this, before you receive IN your
breast the Witness OF the Spirit,
which my friend the Captain carries
around with him. wish to say here
parenthetically: Deliver us from many
cases of the Captains brand OF Spirit
: In all candor and frankness, ! wish to
ask my doughty friend to read the
Sermon on the Mount before he takes
his pen in hand again, because the
Spirit he has may lead him to further
assaults on decency in an argument.
1t might put him on level with Wise
Man Colomon in his Assignation
hymn.
(see Song Of Solomon. 4. 5, 6, Chap
ters.3
In concluding this article, ! desire
to make an apology as abject as IT Is
possible TO make one for insinuating
in my article Of Monday that the Cap
tain's pastor was assisting him in the
preparation of some of his unanswer-
able arguments that Christianity or
rather the Bible was the foundation
for all civilization. ! have thorough
IL satisfied myself that | was wholly
in error In this matter, both from the
CAPTAINS article in which he pleads
guilty quoting from book without
giving credit, form of literary piracy
which man Is allowed to do who has
the Witness of the spirit and from the
Captains pastor, | am sorry that was
led into this error as TO the author
ship and trust that the remarks that
could be construed individually Will
be pardoned. As to the general
charges made as to creed, they are
true.-true not only the Captains re-
ligion, but all other systems. IN
sist that If the Lord was putting out
his Spirit into the breast of lndivid
nals, he would have them all believe
the same way and not allow some OF
his Christians to kill some of his other
Christians, and further contend that
If this Is not sufficient proof as to the
error Of the Spirit OF the Lord bearing
witness, to read one Of the Captain
abusive articles, will be entirely con
vincing. OBSER YER
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