The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-03-20
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LEAGUE AND RELIGION


ditor Tribune:
Is the Nonpsrtisan league controlled
y Infdeis and Atheist. AMI co the
eaders dream OF some day controlling
ne aaLic.. D, enemies 10 Christianity =:
The Top Of the league, Mr. Town
=y aErl his closest advisers, Mess's.
e ouer, Thompson. Bowen, T!egal,
e, while composing the head OF the
7cfsliet part in Mirot. made no ef-
orts to profess Christianity. On the
luey yOIIiE a35c. 90 ina
be churches and Christianity was
40 greatest obstacle in their road, IN
extending socialism.
While the Leader bears the name
f another person as editor, ye- MT.
-Uun!ey sia Ell under oath while Oh
ne grill crer the La Toilette speech
r s.. Pau lasJ September. That ne re
.elY~@ s. 70" PEI month as editor OF
he .-ealer and Courier-News-New
,prk "G~ld, Lee. 2G. 1917. Hence
ne re.Aer VIII nndcrstaad why | state
9Th "er;aint: in credi:ing editoria.
statements in the leader 10 Mr.. Town
ey.
Editorial, subjec. religion and the
League" quoted from the
Leader, viz:
1.-The league does not seek to
use religion in any sinister sense
nor TO commend religious inf,u-
ence II takes for grant
ed that it Is every mans duty to
fight corruption and seek justice
X X. II religion means the SOL
emn conviction that this can be
better state and happier one
for all who live in it and that
the way should be taught by CO.
operative political action to at
tain that end then the Leader
freely confesses that ii is willing
to make use of it X y X. II is
willing 10 do without the help OF
any man OF any creed who Do
NOT"-Leader, April q, 1916.
Who is go blind as not to see that
he makes religion secondary matter
Just like all socialist leaders do?
Speech of Mr. Townley at Grand
Forks, last year, viz:
Socialist, socialist. Well,
we'll, Go you know that ] am sup
posed to be a socialist. an agitator
an |. W. W., an Atheist? X X X.
Now for the purpose for argu-
ment | am going to assume that
those lovely names are right, X X.
II the eminently highly respected
Christian Republicans and Demo
Gratis X x like Sorley, Bacon, and
Sandstrom, and the rest, if they
are so blind and dunn and dull
Xxx l say ii eminently highly re-
spected Christian gentlemen X X
50 far neglect the management OF
the state, TO protect the hundreds
OF thousands Of men, women, and
children, against the robbery and
now as a last resort socialist, agi.
tators, and Atheist have to do it
x X."-Leader, April II, 1917.
Yes, he was using figure o
speech, but the purpose was to EV
ADE answering the question. Nc
Christian man or woman or Child viii
make such concession without stating
their position in respect to the churcl
or religious matters. ONLY tue Ath
eist and Infidel will dismiss such {
su oject in such a manner. It is the
natural course Of the Atheist and In
fidel to side.step the issue in such a
manner.
Let me state here that it is the duty
Of every { hristian man and woman tc
% receptive at all times to extend &
glad nani OF welcome 50 any Atheis
Or Inidel who changes his belief pro
vided that his acts in attending chris
tian gatherings are consistent witt
his professed change of heart.
TIE last statement was made. tt
cause a query in the mind of the rea
Ter, as How does he know that Mr.
Townley has not made change Of
heart9
We have some later and more ex
oluit record on The subject. An edi
tcriai sahjsc.. "Ihe Conscriptio-
Law" page 7, viz: .,. -
A X The people have accept
ed with little or no protest Sc
lec.iye draft law that it faulty and
Unfair in many respects. For in
stance X x why, exempt ministers
OF religion and students OF divini-
ty? II ministers are exempted,
why not lawyers or farm boys?
K X These faults are unfair dis
ordinations are not the worst
features. It's worst feature is
its recognition Of the principle
that a mans conscientious scru-
Piles about killing his fellow man
is a valid objection to army SER
vices, and WHILE RECUGNIZ-
ING THIS PRINCIPLE, LIMIT.
ING ITS APPLICATION TO
MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH
E5 THAT OPPOSE WAR AS A
PART OF THEIR CREED LEAD
er emphasis) that Is utterly in
defensiole. II scruple about TAX
ing like are valid reasons for eX-
emption for military services
then every man who has honest
convictions Of that kind should
he exempted no matter what
church he belongs to or political
,arty, X X. The people have gen.
orally accepted the consumption
law in spite Of those indefeusib]e
provisions. Header Aug. 9, 1917
Collateral question, III the law Is
unfair, faulty, and indefensible' is
his an encouragement or a discour-
cement to registering"D
Why is it "indefensible" because il
ministers of religion?
There is but one possible answer,
nd that is, because he don't want the
jeople to hear Christian religion