The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-24

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Mr.. McNiece gives, US new story OF
| Ingersoll, wherein the great a-gnostic
| admits he Is not sure OF his own po
sition and quotes Newton Boleman as
authority, but the reply docs not sound
reading Ingersoll Will believe he ever
gave utterance to any such phrase.
To. quote Mr.. McNiece further. And
yet he UngersolD went RI lght on pro-
trines OF which he himself was In Sc
rious doubt"
| have read volumes OF 1ngcrsoll's lee
lures. and debates. I have, found no
harmful doctrine In any OF them,
| 1t is little singular that II you tell
the truth about Christianity YOU are
you tell good lie about II, you are re-
garded as respectable member OF So
ciety.
Life would not be worth living II hell
child into the world would be worse
crime than murder. When soma men
become Christians they seem to think
IL a crime to become anything elso--tilat
a searcher after truths, Thus does re-
liglon kill the mind: but. then. history
affords US this consolation: Bad as re-
used TO be, Civilization Is built and Is
being built upon secular knowledge. and
not. upon divine revelation. Many a
|
but not one by the EiDle.
II We stick TO what we know we shall
never wear our tongues out talking
about the hereafter. The. gospel truth
! Is not the Whole truth and nothing but
| toe truth,
II am wrong, don't condemn ME. but
correct me
/ l will pass over the remarks regarding
the funeral arrangements OF Colonel In
| gersoll's sorrowlnS family.
Nothing Is sacred to some Christians
national greatness is bullded on the Bi-
bic and the Christian religion" the con-
st!tution to the contrary notwithstand~
ing And let us also hear what the I'M
mortal Washington said, for he was not
protesting Christian. Today. over his
signature, are written these words:
The government OF the United States Is
not in any sense founded on the Chris
tlan religion
Think Of this McNlece man comparing
the great Ingersoll TO the traitor, Bene-
out OF the indignation of my heart. to
protest and pen this letter. have, no
desire TO sully clean paper by resortinlg
to personal abuse Ingersoll never al
worthy example. Lots OF people. look
backward so much that they think the
world is going In that direction, and I
guess 1t is the most charitable View to
take OF McNiece's letter
| 1 have accused him OF never reading
Ingersoll, and I now accuse him OF never
| reading ana STUDYING MS 6lDlc.
Ingersol was Justified in all his doubts
by the holy book.
"Whatever thy hand flndeth to do
do it with thy, might, for there is no
wisdom in the grave whittier thou
goest. .'-Eccleslastes. 4; 10
"For that which befalleth the sons
OF men befalleth beasts; even one thing
oefaleth them; AS the one dieth. so
dieth the other-yea, they have all one
breath; so that man hath no pre-emi-
nence over beast. for all is vanity.
"All go into one place; all are OF the
dust. and all turn TO dust again; Who
upward. and the spirit Of tho beast that
goeth downward to the earth?
Wherefore. / perceive that there is
nothing better than that man ma should re. re.
portion; for who shall bring him to see
what shall be after him. m."-Ecclesiastes,
49, 19-20-21-22.
all the deepest thinkers OF tho Bible
| JOB David. Solomon and Isalah--to show
that they were unbelicvors IN a future
| life.
/ must crave the public's pardon. thank
| The Tribune and close.
Q Ingersolil Immortal OF the race
| Whom superstuons somoer pail could
ne'eT embrace,
Who thro' thy days and nights and all
| the years
Didst labor to dispcl mans baseless
Courageous and without a fear,
Thou shalt remain TO mem'ry dear.
Tho creeds may strive and mists at
Thou Wit endure, eudearcd to human
J. +. HOWELL.
6ls South Main Street
Salt Lake City. Feb. IL. 1915