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to such u problem as I have submit­ water, blessings, the vestments, im­
ted on the wing of a bird, and the in­ ages, Scripture, the stcry of Mary and
REPLYTOMATERIAUSTS telligent
people who are reading this the angel, — everything used by the
debate will ask for something m<
than evasion. Another thing, Mr.
Ross, the wing woud have to be fully
In the Journal of Jan. 1st V nTrump developed before it could be used, and
iaaued hi* Lincoln chuilengHave it never could be fully developed -
you bam noticing hln craw-finh? All according to evolution—till it was
u bluff. They huve quit culling It a used. Take your pick of horns. Mr.
science, you notice. I will meet Mr. Ross thinks that our arms were once
VanTrump before twelve men who ure wings! A new standard for Temple
not Christiana, here at Philomath, Bar! But he thinks they will never
and will allow him the same number become wings. Why not? But will
of chullengeH aa u court of civil law. he tell us why our wings changed to
Now we will wee who la the bluffer. arms after grandpa natural selection
Mra. Bliven unyw every <*vil In the had made them wings because the
world proves there is no God. Then "fittest for us”? And will he t«-ll uh
I suppoue that every good thing proves whut part our hands played in the
there is—Eh, Mrs.B----- ? Mr. Ross matter of flying? Really, Mr. Rosa,
goes his all on slumped tulle. What if you keep on you will get where
do you think »f u theory which rests you can lielieve in miracles. Then hr
upon such a foundation? Think of u shows himself a true evolutionist by
man calling himself scientific who suying that man is not the equal of
goes among the bodies of men—and the brute in many ways, and only
women I<H>klng for rudimentary tails above the animal in reason and im­
to get evidence? I think the Indies agination. How small he makes
ought to object. 8peaking of rudi­ these when he is hard pressed. I-et
mentary orguns Huxley suys: “It is the work of man testify for him that
almost imposible to prove any struct­ he is infinitely above the unimal.
ure, however rudimentary, is useless; Then he gets off that old saw about
that is to say, it plays no part what people believing that me world was
ever in the economy;an if it is in th< part of a sky sphere, and takes the
slightest degree useful there is no liberty of saying that I believe it.
reason why, on the hypothesis of di­ This shows that my statement is true
rect creation, it should not have beep thut infidelity does not want to find
created. (Enc’y Brit.) Let Mr. Ross the bible true. The prophet did not
take off his hat to Mr. Huxley on say that he believed such a thing; he
the question of rudiments. Mr. Ross simply speuks of the circle of the
refers to the appendix as a rudimen­ earth,
which
shows
that
he
tary organ. How does he know? If knew it was round. Leave it there
useless why do so many die when und don't practice an infidel dodge
something gets wrong with it? As to get out of a tight place. I had to
to babies: I huve found they can smile at VanTrump's remarks on the
stand as soon as they can cruwl. He "empty place” of the north. My read»
compares them with the calf and era will smile also at his ignorance.
wants to know why God did not nuke What a stew of guessing and suppos-
u baby so it could stand also. There i ing infidelic evolution is. No wonder
are three reasons: First, he did not Darwin said: "I am like a man who
want to; second, the calf has four has become color-blind.” Darwin got
legs while the baby has two; third, where he could not endure music, art
the calf is grown at four years and or poetry, and the sound of the wind
baby at twenty-four. Ih n't laugh at (in the trees mude him nervous. He
Mr. Ross, for on Just such slush as | said: “But then with me the horrid
this Darwin established his 474 page doubt always arises, whether the con-
guess called Origin of Species. An<. , victions of man's mind, which has
they want us to take them seriously. , been developed from the mind of the
By the way, Mr. Ross, why iii<i not lower animals, are of any value or at
Evolution make the baby so it could all trustworthy.. .Would anyone trust
strnd us well as the calf? Eh? Why ir the conviction of a monkey’s mind,
did it give the colt leg.; strong enough if there are any convictions in such a
to stand on, and leave the puppy mind?” (Life and I^et. of Darwin.p.
blind and helpless for a couple of 28», Vol.l)
This is the fruit of his
weeks? And here is the place to ask degrading. Godless theories on his
the tadpole school a question. If own mind, and the same mental and
there is no God as evolutionists moral rust appears in all his converts.
claim, then all things, and man,just In his effort to get man up from a
as he ia,are the products of evolution. a monkey Darwin became so much of
Am I right?. .Well, then it follows one himself that he cries out that
that a belief in God, a knowledge of “the horrid doubt always arises”
right and wrong, a conscience, fuith that the mind which is only a devel-
In immortality, the religious nature ; oped monkey’s mind cannot betrusted.
of man. arc all products of natural Exactly so, and Heeing that according
selection, which, you know, always to their own contentions all evolution­
keeps the fittest and rejects the- ist« are but moderately developed
worthless. Darwin forever contended monkeys why should they ask us to
that natural selection .would touch take them seriously, for as Darwin
nothing but that which wax benefic­ says: “Who would trust in the con­
ial to the species or individual. Then victions of a monkey's mind, if there
it follows that u belief in God and are any convictions in such a mind?”
the religious nature of man is good • Mr. Ross, Mr. VanTrump and Mrs.
for the individual because they nre Bliven are only apes, so far down in
the products of natural selection the scale that they have not lost all
which always keeps the best. If this the ape antics, such as a "desire to go
be true, and according to evolution­ on all fours”, so their minds must be
ists there is no escape from it, why still under the cloud of ape reason­
do they fight these things so bitterly? lessness, their own theory being wit-
They tell us that reason and instinct | ness.. If so why do they not say
are products of evolution; then so are with their materialistic daddy Dar­
the other things, and they are to be win that the mind of a monkey can­
retained and cultivated because not be trustee! ? I am never tempted
grandpa natural selection found them to believe in monkey evolution till
the fittest. Why do evolutionists get I find some one monkey enough to
angry at the products of their own believe in it.
system? Meet this Mr. Ross, nke
a man and explain the inconsistency
Mr.Roas fails utterly tomeet my point
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Blessed Creatures
that rudimentary organs were pro­
In “Substitution for Marriage,”
duced.” But we are not talking about
rudimentary organs, hut a wing Father Quinn, formerly priest of the
which is in use. Darwin says 1n Or­ Roman Catholic Church at Kalamazoo,
igin of Species thnt natural selection Mich., says, “In the year 1866 Pope
NEVER keeps a variation UNLESS Pius IX sanctioned the establishment
it is BENEFICIAL TO THE INDI­ of one of the most appalling institu­
VIDUAL. That is a settled princi­ tes Tf immorality and wickedness
ple of evolution Well, take the wing ever countenanced under the form and
of a bird as a test. It was of no use garb of religion........ Giving to the
whntever for several million years clergy the right to use this ‘Substitu­
because the development is so slow, tion for Marriage.’ ’’
This is a secret order composed of
according to evolution, that it could
not be of any use whatever. But “Ho'y Fathers in God” and “Ble sed
what kept it developing by natural Creatures” of the other sex. To be
se'ection for millions of years while eligible, a priest must “have served his
it was in a useless stage? Darwin function seven years (with exceptions
contended for vast periods of time for in favor of the specially fit). Any
the development of an organ. Then woman, married or unmarried, nun or
there were vast periods of time when otherwise, who suits the fancy of a
that organ was utterly useless to “Holy Father in God” is eligible to
the bird, and it is the duty of evol­ membership, as a Vessel of Election,
utionists to tell us what made natur­ but she must be p'iant, docile, obedi­
al selection develop it while it was ent, sound in mind and body, free
useless, seeing Darwin repeatedly de­ ' from any hereditary taint, — for it is
clares that anything not of benefit not permittea that impurity should
to the individual will not be touched touch the body of a Holy Father. She
by natural selection. On the theory must consider it an honor to hold
of evolution there would not be a these sacred relations; must aid the
wart developed in the first ten mill­ Holy Father by money and otherwise
ion years. But what kept the wing when in need; and finally under pain
developing all that time, seeing it of persecution and death, must deny
was no benefit to thu bird? Tested all knowledge of such a society. She
by their own ground evolutionists must attend Mass, take part in keep-
stand defeated before this simple i ’g the Altar and Sanctuary, and
test. Mr. Ross utterly refused to Vestments in order, and must pay 25
answer it,
so will
they all, cents a month (or week) which goes
simply because they cannot. No, I to tho Holy Father for the honor con­
do not expect anything to evolve in a ferred. Prayers, music, pictures, can­
day, but I do not ask for an answer dles, incense, bells, ceremony, holy
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Church is used and involved in the
ineth-ids of the Holy Fathers to give
tho form of sacredness to the Order
and its obligatlcns, and to persuade
and convince the timid or doubtful B.
C. Her oath binds her to implicit
obedience to all clergymen members
of the Society; she must watch her
sisters; oppose and pursue My mem­
ber who may become dinaatisfied with
the requirements of the clergicalmem.
tiers; protect the clergy by swearing
falsely; if married, to hold and main­
tain inviolate the Sacred Mysteris for
the sake of the Holy fathers in God.
The B. C.s wear certain badges of
insignia easily recognizable by other
members. Many a Mrs. O’Foley in
the presence of her husband, is recog.
nized and saluted by a Holy Father in
God, while Mr. O’Foley is piously and
dutifully respecting her religion, con­
science. scruples and purity. The Vir­
UNION
OFFICIALS
gin Mary is Protectress of the So Jety FARMERS’
and is depended upon to shield from THINK RAILROADS ARE EN­
TITLED TO MORE REVENUE.
exposure, from scandal, etc., etc.
This order is variously called “Ro­
sary," “Sacred Heart,” “Compline,”
“Immaculate Conception,” etc., etc.
Products of Plow and Farmer Who
About 30 pages are given to details
Lives at Home Should Bo
of the Society of the “Blessed Crea­
Exempt From Increase.
tures,” with many a blank space in­
dicating that the words or facts omit­
■ - -
ted were not printable.
By Peter Radford.
Why Priests Should Wed,” by
Lecturer National Farmers' Union.
Justin Fulton, D. D., 393 pages, |1.00.
The recent action of tho Interstate
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RATE INCREASE
' NECESSARY
General
Concubinage
Commerce Commission in granting an
increase in freight rates in the eastern
classification of territory; the applies?
tlon of the roads to state and Inter­
state commissions for an Increase in
rates, and the utterances of President
Wilson oa the subject bring the farm­
ers of thia nation face to face with the
problem of an Increase in freight
rates. It is tho policy of the Farmers’
Ualon to meet the issues affecting the
welfare of the farmers squarely and
wo will do so in this instance.
Tho traneportatioa facilities of tho
United States are inadequate to ef­
fectively meet the demands of com­
merce and particularly in the South
and West additional railway mileage
Is seeded to accommodate the move­
ment of farm products. If in tho wl»
dom of our Railroad Commissions an
increase tn freight rates is necessary
to bring about an Improvement In our
transportation service, and an exten­
sion of our mileage, the- an Increase
should be granted, and tho farmer is
willing to share such proportion of
the Increase as justly belongs to him,
but wo have some suggestions to make
as to the manner in which this in­
crease shall bo levied.
My non-Catholic married friend, if
you were not married by a priest.
y u are not married at all. Let me
prove it by the creed of the Catholic
Church. It is this way: Marriage is
one of the seven Sacraments, which
are given exclusively into the hands
of the Catholic Church. Logically,
tb»n. only the Catholic Church can do
th. business.
By order of Pope Pius X there was
published on August 2, 1907, the “No
Ternero” Decree, in substance and in
part, as fellows: “The marriage of all
falien-away Catholics (who have be­
come Protestants **r Infidels) before
a Proiestant minister, or civil mag­
istrate, is no marriage at all.
“The marriage of a Catholic to a
non-baptized person is never a real
marriage, unless the Church grants
a dispensation.
“The marriage of a Catholic to a
Protestant (one never baptized in the
Catholic Church) before a Protect -nt
minister, or a civil magistrate, is no
marriage at all.”
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In the Philippine Islands the priests
have so many women and babies that
concubinage is considered one of the
sacred and privileged functions. The
mothers boast of their sacred rela­
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objects to the liberties of the priest
with his wife or daughters, the pre-
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otherwise disposed of. Senate docu­
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2d session, signed by President Mc­
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would know what the Roman priest­
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an environment of its own making
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been built up along lines of least re­
sistance. The merchant, the manu­
facturer, tho miner, tho miller, tho
lumberman and the cattleman have
tad their traffic bureaus thoroughly
organized and in many inst&nces they
have pursued the railroad without
mercy and with the power of organ­
ized tonnage they have hammered tho
life out of tho rates and with unre­
strained greed they have eaten tho
vitals out of our transportation system
and since we have had railroad com­
missions, these interests, with skill
and cunning, are represented nt every
hearing in which their business is
involved.
The farmer is seldom represented
at rate hearings, as his organizations
have never had tho finances to em­
ploy counsel to develop his aide of
the ease and, as a result, the products
of the plow bear an unequal burden
of tho freight expense. A glance at
tho freight tariffs abundantly proves
this assertion. Cotton, the leading
agricultural product of the South, al­
ready bears tho highest freight rate of
any necessary commodity in com­
merce, and the rate on agricultural
products as a whole is out of pro­
portion with that of tho products of
tho factory and the mine.
Wo offer no schedule of rates, but
hope tho commission will be able to
give tho railroad such an increase in
rates as is necessary without levying
a further toll upon the products of
the plow. Tho Instance seems to pre­
sent an opportunity to tho Railroad
Commissions to equalize tho rates as
between agricultural and other classes
of freight without disturbing tho rates
on staple farm products.
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What Is a Fair RatoT
We do not know what constitutes a
basis for rate making and have never
heard of anyone who did claim to
know muoh about IL but if the pros­
perity of the farm is a factor to be
considered and tho railroad commis­
sion concludes that an increase in
rates is necessary, wo would prefer
that it come to us through articles of
consumption oa their journey from
tho factory to tho farm. We would,
for example, prefer that tho rate oa
nogs remain as at present and tho
rate on moat bear tho increase, for
any farmer can then avoid tho burden
by raising his own meat, and a farm­
er who will not try to raise his own
meet ought to be penalised. Wo
think the rate on coal and brick can
much better bear an increase than
the rate on cotton and flour. We
would prefer that the rate on plows
remain the same, and machinery,
pianos and such articles as the poor­
er farmer cannot hope to possess bear
the burden of increase.
The increase in rates should bo so
arranged that the farmer who lives
at home will bear no part of tho bur­
den, but let the farmer who boards
in other states and countries and
who feeds his stock in foreign lands,
pay tho price of his folly.
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