The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-06-06
THE HIRED MAN

"Mr.. Hired Man: What do you
think of the evolution of the Bible?
Should not people be better inform
ed on the why and how of the Bible?
How could those men at the conven-
ton Of Nice. chop off IL books of the
apocrophy which had been followed
for 800 years after Christ's death
when the Bible says Anyone who adds
or detracts from this book shall go to
hell? How could King Johns court
remodel and renovate the good old
book? Men who were no wiser or bet
ter than the average man today. Was
God sitting. on a shelf to guide those
pens and scissors2 To say those men
had some connection with supernat-
urai wisdom sounds like hokus pokus.
And Z think they make no claim to
such, power. How can we say of the
Bible, the book which is the same to-
dag. yesterday and tomorrow. When
anyone who cares to investigate can
has undergone. Ii there have been
expect radical changes in the future7
conception of God change as he
shall we sing the olA.-time religion
which was good enough for Silas"
quote this, long question in full.
owing to its sensible trend and be-
cause / know the young man to be
on the dead square. Let him always
remember that the Bible is taken from
inspired manuscripts. If we should
find a. book in the Bible at this late
IL a. A. L. 4 r. q
ancient manuscript, it would not be
adding to or taking from" the Bible
IL one. cut it out. for that EXPRESSION
was used onl'. in reference to insured
writings. All the, members of King
James court. and the Council of Nice
may ali be in the bad region so far as
you and + and the Bible are concern
ed. A snake. one time crawled into
a blacksmith shop and commenced
showing his mouth along the side Of
biz sharp file. He saw blood and
flesh piling up and he exclaimed
Gee, how / am wearing out that
file" Later when the smith found
the snake dead, he. found the picture
of all those who are pushin~ away at
Gods written words.
Of late certain questions and other
conversations / have had tell me that
Europe. has almost destroyed our
young mems confidence in our YOUNG
women and that thousands are, afraid
to go through with their. enga gements
and marryN In Europe. there was no
double standard ofmorals. 1t was one.
standard of ipanorals. Our bows found
it out and today Satan is; making us.
suffer through this fear. Let the
Hired Man offer some suggestions.
Those young men who most entered
the Europeans standard, Of immoraIs
will. of course. most feel that; we, did
the same thines here at houae. Keen,
your shame covered as far as vor
can. If your sweetheart is still readv
to marrv you and Won are morally
clean and capable of loving a good
Young woman. launch out and GO
through with it. for YOU only stand
two chances in hundred of getting
stung. You also stand that many
chances Of doing the singing your
self.
IT everybody in this region would
do the right thing by the magpies we
Yonld soon have fewer Of them.
Some instances have been reported to
me where these birds peck the eyes
out OF chickens and go away and leave
then, to starve: They carry off your
chickens three weeks old. They rob
the qtail Of their eggs and young
they destroy the nest and young of
several kinds Of useful birds. IF any
BODY has ever discovered anything
ioor which the magpie is needed, the
Hired Man has failed to find il out.
NH them morning. noon and night.
You are forgiven of only those sins
that YOU think you will Quit. You may
not quit them, but you must honestly
tnink you. have quit them.
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You have no more right to what
YOU find in the road than to that
winch You find on friends dining
Gods wrath joins his mercy on the
east and his grace on the west. Any
earthly traveller must select his own
moraSgeography and look a little out
%
II is all right, IL we see IL that way
10 go on and make light of the men
and women who are standing out for
piety and righteo usiness in this city
put the day will, come when just one
promise OF our. Cod will be worth
more than all the yah yah of all these
kay friends put together The Hired