The Washington times., 1918-01-20
Plato defined God as "The Eternal GeOmetrician."

Plato defined God as 'The Eternal Geometrican."
Science reason, investigation only tell that behind
each veil there is another and behind that another.
The astronomer whose brain the suns dis
tanc weigh accurately this planet and distant star knows
about the real force controlling star and planet
than known by the savage fat his face before idol
painted green
the reach of the telescope resides persistent consistent
benecen just force that have called God and shown
in thousand FORMS from the hideous Moloeh Of Carthage
receiving sacrifices live babies to be burnt in the furnace
within to the high ideal of Zoroaster Confucus to the
sympathetic kinder teaching of Christianity borrowing the
idea OF single and infinite power from the Jews modified by
the thought "God is love"
The mind of man cannot even conceive the meaning Of
the word million" and must imagine it. How that
mind conceive the power that holds directs and balances
billions Of suns in infinite space through endless time
There is infnity between God and u.s., said Voltaire
And Votaire falsely denounced an atheist believed
absolutely in the real existence of Supreme Mind and for
his belief wrote and thought most logically.
1t was not lightly unbeievingly that Voltare said
there had been God would have been necessary to
invent one.''
He knew that man and the world had need of a God
and he believed firmly in Gods existence when he wrote His
above the door of the church that he Votare built
his land at Fernex Concerning the truth Of Gods
istence Voltaire wrote:
"It is impossible to resist that truth, surround
ing and pressing upon from all sides. Is God
in place, in all places, without occupying any
space! Of that know nothing Has He Of His
: proper substance, arranged all thingsi know moth
ing: Is He immense, without quantity or quality
Of that know nothing All that know is that we
must adore Him, and act JUSTLY
You may fhdge man by his belief in God that is to
say, his belief IN eternal justice.
Faith tells you that God made man in his own image
The history of hundred religions tells you that
has made his god in the image of man.
The god Of the savage is savage delghng in cruelty
The heaven of the Mohammedan sensualst is heaven
filled with immoral ladies eternay youngwth the earthly
wife carefully excluded.
The heaven of an Oriental people fond of gold jewels
and brilliant display is heaven in which the cheapest
material is gold in which trees flowers lakes and green
grass not mentioned
The vengeful man creates vengeful god stern and
cruel.
The poor, oppressed slave craving pity creates and
establishes mercfu god promising all things to the poor
and humble.
The strangest thing in man is this with but few days
to live here he spends those wondering and
worrying about the time to and the probability Of
future meike forgetting the banquet before him
to worry about next mornings breakfast.
1.-THE Immortality of the SOUL" says this much
abused Votare, lis not probable truth 1t is mathe
matcal truth God is wise He adjusts to ends The
by few days.
In five lines of verse the great Frenchman painted
religious faith In way that professional preachers might
envy.
We translate literally as nearly as possible.
4 caliph of other times in his last hour
To the god that he adored addressed but this prayer
bring to thee Oh only King only being without limit
All that thou has not in thy mmensity,
Defects, regrets, evils, and ignorance.
There three kinds of religion within man. based
on the hope of reward and striving for it.
One based fear of punishment and seeking avoid
One that neither fearing punishment craving re-
ward in divine majesty power and justice eternal
vered for their own sake.
You compare the attitude of toward God with
three attitudes of three toward the great cataract
Niagara.
One said 'In take good care to keep away from i'll
dread its power
Another said 81 hope may harness it, sell the current
make myself rich
The third thought of great lakes from the Far West
pouring precpce of rock heard the thunder the
beauty adored the power without fear hope Of profit
The best story of true religion is that Of the simple
minded old peasant woman who said:
81 want to rise from my grave with pail of