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A LESSON IN TRUTH
(Continued from page 2)
,* My Ru^iUUdMs the jupst beautiful sin
tie world has ever known; if was mere
ly an. uncontrollably 'exercise*
4 fei'^ljvin'eJv • eonfdt+ed* fo empties.
She had received unsolicited that won
do|ful gift of; reason; • aifjtflvilH’didr, to
plftsess'it, meant that ■she must use it.
Wl^re liad*:be!en awakened in her
I jurist'a desire' for knowledge, a thirst
for the n^ctaf-Of wisdom, and that thirst
s!ie dared to. cftitiicfl' ;regardllss of con
sequences; and because of this .wilful and
stubborn courage, Christian dogmatists
have compelled her daughters to bear
the brunt of that infernal charge that
she was first in sin.
•Many times these same schis
matics have met iii solemn, conclave
and like an Eucalyptus tree full of blind
owls have discussed for days and days
the vexing problem, Is Woman a human
being? “Has she a soul ?” And during
those ages' of mental poverty, centuries
in which the fathers of the church
seem’d determined to curse the world
with intellectual midnight, a great maj
ority of their number actually disdained
to believe that tlieir own mothers poss
essed a soui, and this reproach was cast
upon woman, because back at the daWn
of time, before the helpless cry of the
first offspring had awakened that statelv
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instinct of motherhood that confers up
on her the right to first rank as the star
performer in the great Drama of human
life; back at that time in defiance of div
ine fiat she determined to improve her
mind. The truth of the matter is, the
most priceless heritage she has trans
mittedtoher children throughout the
world is the faculty of reason, and the
thirst for Knowledge that surges thru
the human Heart, and this inheritance
alone has redeemed her progeny from ’
barbarism. These Doctors of Sophistry
and false theological wisdom may call
her disobedience, sin if they will, but as
one of her sons I claim the right to de- j
fend her, against all -the Gods ever in- j
vented by the puppets of bigotry.
Now, my pupil, my love and admir- :
ation for our great and distinguished
first mother has led me away from the
main subject of this lesson, to which we
shall now return. .
With the.foregoing historical facts be
fore you, it^is not difficult to perceive :
from whence the Christian »idea of a
crucified Sjayious: rwas borrowed; but just:
here another thought presents itself that
we must subject to brief but careful an- j
alysis i. e. That a desire for, or a belief
m a mediator or Saviour to rescue one
from imaginary sin, is characteristic of a
primitivf tinnd.
§uch gjimhjjisound and silly faith had its
birth *in tire ’blinds ' oE misguided men
when thg race w a s. young, w hen every i
mental f^cul?y was hirtnature. and they I
liad rjotyet learned how beautiful are the
ways of reason and experience. Even in 1
this age of wonderful intellectual devel-j
opulent, it is almost impossible to make"
the average Christian understand that ;
that their idea, and hope, of vicarious
atonement is absolutely and unspeak-;
ably bad, positively contrary to every j
lofty concept of divine justice.
" but' let us go on with this absurd thet> j
logy and, show from whence its everV !
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feature came.
The Trinity is of heathen origin.
The Holy Ghost idea came from India, j
The belief in a Devil is of heathen origin
Crucifiixion was borrowed from the Pag- :
ans.
The Cross on their churches came from i
Phalic or ancient nature worship.
The personalized idea of ‘ ‘the word of .
‘-‘Logos” as made use of by 8t
John wasborrowed from the Hast.
Tb "onfession a n d absolution o f sin
were of heathen origin
Baptism by water originated in India >
and Persia.
The sacrament called the Iiucliarist was
borrowed from the Pagans.
A virgin for the Mother of God, first re
eoghiztd by Pagans.
The doctrine of Miracles borrowed from
Pagans.
Immortality of the soul taught by Pagan !
philosophers many centuries before ;
Jesns of Nazareth was Lorn.
Now if these things were taught ages
before the apotheosis of the Nazarine
(and no Christian scholar will deny that
they were) then where is.the wisdom of
shutting our eyes and minds to the fact? ?.
The clergy of our land, and of every
nsyd where Christianity h o Ufa- sway,
claim great virtue for simply Relieving
this .mythological rubbish. T&s' must be
wrong and. subversive of morality ami
truth.
If their system is a structure dpi It of
borrowed legends, it is time the world
knew it; and to keep such knowledge
from the world is stepping very close
upon the skirts of efime.
There is a stain of blood running thru
the whole story that one might think
would be disgusting to any mind mak
ing the least pretense to culture.
To hear innocent little voices singing:
"There is a fountain filled with blood.
Drawn from Immanuel’s veins,
And sinners plunged beneath thatflood
boose all their guilty stains.’’
Or that other good old Methodist hymn
“Washed in the blood'of the lamb”
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is horrible, and I feel sure that every
good mother of our land would revolt at
such teaching if she gave the matter
really serious thought, or permitted pure
reason to assert itself.
Unfortunately, upon the subject of re
ligion our mothers allow others of the
opposite sex in most instances to do
their thinking for them. Just think of a
bath of blood! Could anything be moce
repulsive, even as a mere symbolism.
A belief in the salvation of the race by
blood whether of sheep, bullocks or
goats, or even the son of a God, may
have served a purpose in certain lower
mental stages of humanity, but to-day
the minds and hearts of men and wom
en are hungering for knowledge of a
higher, more refined, and more divine
type, and at least a score of our modern
philosophers have wondered why the
Caucasian Race cannot muster sufficient
moral courage to cast aside these obsol
ete remnants of barbarism.
What of the moral precepts of Christ
ianity ? and whence came each tenet ?
Well let us see! At this time we shall
be able to take only a superficial glance
at this phase of the subject but “to.-uior
row you know will be another day. ’ ’
“Menu nearly a thousand vears before
Christ said, “I,et no man be offended
with those who are angry with him, but
ijeply gently to^those who curse him.
“Endure injuries and despise no one.’’
Pittueus taught 650 years before Christ
“Do not to your neighbor what you
.would take ill from him.’’
ConfuciQjm rtaught 500 years before
Christ: Do unto another what ye
would have him do unto you.- Thisjs,
the, foundation of -perfect .justice.
Hold sincerity and faithfulness as first
principles.
To subdue one’s self and return to j
. perfect propriety is perfect virtue.
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Buddha thus taught: Let a uiau over
eonie anger with love, let him overcome !
evil with good; let him overcome the j
greedy with liberality, let, him overcome j
the liar with the truth. i j
To do good and purify our mind that
is the wisdom ot the awakened.
Thales taught 464 years before Christ.
Avoid doing what you would not app
rove if the same were done by others.”
Cultivate friendship for an enemy.
Let your mind be calm and unafraid.
Be superior to injury and scorn to seek
revenge.
Speak evil of no one not even thine
enemy.
Bias, one of the wise men of greece 600 I
years before Christ, tanglit
Be not unmindful of the misey of oth- ;
ers.
If you are hansome do hansome things
If you are deformed, beautify the de
fects of nature, by beauty ot mind
and virtue.
Scorn to praise a worthless man for j
the sake of his wealth.
Do all the good you can and whatever j
good you do, ascribe the glory of -rt to 1
God.
My pupil, these belov ed philosophers j
were men of refinement, wisdom and
culture, morally and mentally so far sup
erior to Abraham, Jacob, Elija, Elisha,
David, Solomon, Old John of the wild
erness, Jesus of Nazareth or Van! of
Tarsus is worse (ban odious.
We cannot find where any of them
had 300 wives and 700 concubines.
We cannot find that any of them mur
dered his own loyal subject-merely that
lie might debauch that subic ;'s home.
We cannot find that any Bne of them
barter’d the honor of his ^ife ’for the
favor of,a king. -*
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Not one of them ever uttered so hellish
a fiat as “He that believeth in me shall
have eternal life, but he that believeth
not shall suffer eternal damnation in a
lake of living fire.
If it were possible fpr-wou and me to
recall those splendid old fagans from
that eternal past, we wpulfl find them
the most delightful companions and
teachers, even in this enlightened age.
They were really men after God’s own
heart, and the fiber of their character,
the quality of their mentality has ini
planted in the human breast a most ex-'
alted faith iii some great and omnip
otent power far above anfl beyond any
God ever dreamed of in Christian theo
logy. •* »
This ends the fourth lesspn.
HOW THE FAIRBANKS
• SOCIALISTS VOTED
Fairbank, Alaska, April 16, 1914.
Kditor Alaska Socialist:
Dear Sir: I stood at the head ol the
stairs listening to the judges of election
counting the balFbts in the late municip
al election. I looked for the straight
Sociaist ballots but didn't hear many
called. This is wliat the working class
of Tanana Valley expect from the char
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acter that call themselves the Fairbanks
local of the Socialist,party. Such people
as them that waste lota of hot air
talking about Socialism and then vote
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for any old one, will have to change
their wavs considerable before manv o f
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the working1’ !n this vicinity will have
anything to do with them.
> WORKINGMAN
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$5,000, big pluirks is said to he the
sum Jim CrpsSlcy draws down from his
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Uncle. This is a state of affairs that oui
local Democrats can no longer stand.
Besides if the r^ght man was appointed
he might overlook law by the transport
ation outfits and this no doubt would be
appreciated. Old Judge Harlan is said to
have been one of those “good fellows."
Jim Crossley is said to be a “son of a
gun,” he,wont mix and make a good
fellow of himself,—with ftfcGouati. So
cut off liis head.
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