Show TVPAT CHKISTIA2aTT DID Col Bob Ingersoll has at last been elected to some position It is said that he has been elected president of the Toledo Cincinnati it St Louis Railway Company Since the Colonel was defeated de-feated in the race for the Governorship of Illinois several years ago he baa despaired of being elected to preside over anything The Colonels religious or rather irreligious views have defeated de-feated him whenever he has been a candidate can-didate for political position It would eeem however by the action of the above company that there is at least one place where religious prejudices not countthat is in a railroad corporation corpor-ation Perhaps this will be accepted as proof absolute of the old saw that corporations have no souls Speaking of the Colonels stand on the question of religion having hav-ing defeated his political aspirations brings to mind anecdote once relat d to us while traveling through Illinois Soon after the colonels defeat for the governorship he was going up from Springfield to Chicago and it happened that a number 01 clergymen were in the same car as that in which he secured a seat Learning that the gentlemen around him were ministers the Colonel as his custom is soon struck their shimmering shields with his bright lance and a debate on the benefits of Christianity to mankind followed In the course of his remarks he asked he parsons who had been dazed by the boldness of the attack to tell him one god thing that Christianity had done for humanity just one There was a moment of silence and then a lady who had been an interesting listener spoke up and said Colonel Ingersoll I can tell you one good thing that Christianity has done for humanity least that part of it living in Illinois Ingersoll bowing to the lady and smiling Will the lady please name itl Lady Certainly I It was Christianity Christia-nity prevented you becoming Governor oLIllinois and I think that WAS a good thing The Colonel of course joined in the laugh raised at his expense but for the rest of the journey he sat silently gazing gaz-ing out of the car window with a sort of far away look in his usually expressive eyes and the parsons had peace |