3 '¡nee her sickness, a note came sav ing thut he was corning* to gee her E ditor T orch of R eason : by the evening train . In view of the fact th at I am get Not a word about his w ife did he ci* •• » write. And M other H aw kins,look ting old and m ay not la-t much ing at M ary moving about with longer, I desire to place on record such a bright face, thought th a t if som ething regarding my views on Will had m arried a girl like th at what is term ed “ religion”, especial ly the religion, so-called, which is they could have been so happv. But her rckness Lad softened her prevalent and somewhat in fashion ta Mfr / 1 am classed by re- hard old heart toward h e ro n lv s o n a t this time. and she wanted to see him very ligionists as an “ Infidel” . N either much indeed. the appellation nor my views are She heard the whistle of the train generally understood, and I do not th a t brought him down. It was expect them to he, because of the only a half-m ile from the farm ignorance and prejudice generally house, and she waited, listening to prevailing, especially am ong Chris- • very sound u n til she heard his tians. And I claim to know more •!. step upon the porch. about myself as regards these m at- “T h a t’s him! t h a t’s my boy, Ma ters th an others do or can know; ry, come to see liisold m other!” she hence this w riting. As to my belief: I believe in a said, eagerly. “Open the door a n ’ let him in !” suprem e power. As to the attri- butes of th a t power, I am , in com- .1. Mary opened the d o o r— a n d __j <• what? M other H aw kins conld not mon with all others, to tally igno- believe her eyes. W as W ill, a m ar ran t. And I regard all persons who ried m an, hugging and kissing her pretend to know more th an I do re- hired girl, with all his m ight, right garding th is power, eith er as frauds 'YT1 * before her eyes? The scandalized old e r a s ignorant, u n th in k in g persons lady sprang right up in* her chair, on this subject. crying o u t: I believe th a t true religion, in “ \\ by, W ill! — W illiam ! — stop that! You, a m arried man! T h a t’s life here. This is right-eousness. I my M ary!” “ Yes, m other,” answ ered W ill, have endeavored to do this to »he best of my ability, and do not en- brightly, “ ar d she is my _ s S = ê !J æ =^Î8— » M ary,too.” •» Z And he took the new girl to his tertain the slightest fear of death, | m other with his arm around her as such, or w hat m ay come after. As to a future state or condition, waist. “ M other, this is m v wife.” “ Your wife!” and the old lady I know absolutely nothing, and I Pupils are Given Every Opportunity to Learn dropped hack in her chair, over regard all persons as equally igno come with surprise. “ But your rant. V if Lout Being Hampered by Supersti The only guide to conduct is wife’s nam e is L ily .” tions and Dogmas. “ Yes, so is this lad y ’s. Lily M a reason, hut a great m any people, a ry »Sherman H aw kins. I sent her large m ajority perhaps, are con to take care of her so you would trolled solely by prejudice and con learn to love her. You have le a rn ceit, the result of ignorance. As to religions and religious sys ed, h av en 't you, m other?” Well, th a t stubborn old lady, tem s, they are sim ply schemes con who had vowed she never would ducted by designing rascals for the have a n y th in g to do with her purpose o»‘ securing the resultant daughter in-law , ju st put her arm s power and revenue. And I regard w up about L ily ’s neck and cried like the C hristian religion as the most ^1/ cruel ami unprincipled fraud of the a b ab y ! lot. O f course they condem n me. ^vX And now, when Mrs, .Jones goes uver to take tea, M other H aw kins I do not blame lln m ; it is a p art can talk of nothing half so much of their business. as the perfections of her daughter- I he necessity of my m aking some i »‘-law.— [Selected and Revised. statem ent regarding m y position on these questions was exemplified some three years ago. 1 was quite S k ep tical. sick, and a report got abroad th a t I An old \\ est of E ngland co u n try was dead. And the lying about me woman, speaking to a district visit im m ediately began. How I had re- or of her son who was a sailor, said: pented; had called upon C hrist; A Splendid ( orps of Teachers and Good Eaci “ Ah, in a’m, m y son th a t has was a ¡raid the devil would get me: ¡ties for Teaching. For information, been to th e N orth Pole, he tells and a h»t of sim ilar silly stuff. 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