The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-02-10

that we are finally interested in-the
intellectual side Of the discussion.
Any person who Is an investigator
and thinker is bound to progress and
no matter what absurdity he sub
seribes 20, he VIII. If he has his ears
open TO reason and his eyes open 10
The facts Of science remodel bis views
even in spite OF himself
As a parting shot Captain White
with the able collaboration Of one Of
Yinita's foremost Divines. enters a de.
murrer to the whole matter and says
that he believes the Book from kiver
to kiyer," that it has all thar man
needs. That the fool. though a way
faring man need not err therein" The
Captain does well not 10 attempt an ex-
planation Of any Of the absurdities or
crimes that were sanctioned by the old
Bible. as there can be none eyinced.
He has adopted the only method. He be-
lives, and that is all there is to it. He
started with the postulate that the
Bible was the book for the people to
read as a foundation of Justice and
Mercy. and now when pressed to re-
eoncile the terrible things sanctioned
by Jehovah, he relies on the Thus
saith the Lord"
Writing on biblical subjects is not
the Captains long suit, as we believe
that his style of literature should be
more on the order of his Famous Fox
Hunt" story, and we would respectfully
call the Captains attention to the fact
that he has not published that classic
yet this year It seems to us that it
is long overdue, as We are now long
ing to know how fast Queen" ran in
that famous chase.
w. S. Maloney of Bluejacket takes
his pen in hand to say that he is not
very positive as to the Old Testament;
that he is not prepared to say whether
it was proper for the great author of
the Universe to kill Ahab's 70 sons for
crime that Ahab and Jezebel did, or
whether the clothing worn by the chill
dren of Israel during the 40 years that
they wandered in the wilderness did
not grow old and grew with the owner,
and that when button fell off another
grew on in its place, nor is Maloney
certain that Jepthah did the proper
thing in sacrificing his daughter on the
account of a foolish VOW he made to
the Lord. Perhaps also, Maloney would
hardly think it necessary for the Lord
to kill 10000 Israelities because they,
after 40 years got tired of Mama.
Brother Maloney pins his faith to
the new dispensation--to the law Of
Christ, and he does not see anything
wrong with the fable of Christ being
Prince of Darkness and offered all the
wealth of the world if he would wor-
ship his Satanic majesty. The fact
that Christ the son of God was owner
with his father of this universe before
the worlds were, and that the Devil
didn't even own a tax title to a foot
of earth does not make any difference
with the true believer. He takes it
bug or cherry" There is some New
Testament scriptures that fit Bro. Ma
loney's case Brother Maloney was a
very devout democrat until he failed
to secure from the democratic party
a coveted nomination a few years ago,
and when this occurred, the scales fell
from his eyes in one night. like Saul
of Tarsus he saw the light and has
since been chief mourner in the ranks
of the G. o. p There is some more
New Testament scripture that might
be used to advantage by Maloney and
that is the advice of the Savior to the
lawyer GO sell what thou hast and
give to the poor. pass this to Bro.
M. for his consideration, but am not
expecting Bro. NJ. to unload soon.
In your editorial page Brother Marrs,
you state truth as to the history of
the Bible. 1t is true as you say that
the Bible has been banded about and
that it has been used on every side of
every question.
The south used the Bible to prove
that slavery was right before the war,
and John Brown of Kansas executed
two shareholders in Kansas before the
war by authority of the scripture in
Exodus which says that any person
his fellowman shall be put