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Show ,1 1 , , I ! rr \I I \ [ | Jottings From FromL Froma I II SonDear Son SonDear L I [ a Prodigal ] : , j jDear Dear BIsh : The following letter Is a dIgressionfrom digressionfrom digression digressionfrom from what I intended lo o write WTltc you this thisweek thisweek thisweek week In my rambles I listen in m and andhear andhear andhear hear a great many things thmgs , good , . , bad badindifferent , indifferent Sometimes I butt in m andhave and andhave andhave have my little say , . at other times Umes I Ijust Ijust just listen to the arguments made pro proand proand and con and believe beheve what I choose andreject and andreJect andreject , reJect what I think thmk is nff-raff nff raff nU-raff nU riff-raff riff - Theother The Theother Theother other night 11lght the tall's talls talks tall'sYcre tall ' s ' \ were \Ycre Ycre rather in- in inI interesting In Interesting - I teresting to me , , . so I abbreviate and andcondense andcondense andcondense condense , , . but sr-nd sr nd spnd send - you the kernel of ofwhat ofwhat ofwhat what I listened to for an hour or mor more moreJust moreJust Just listen to it , . It " will "i1l i1l probably doyou do doI doyou doyou you neither good nor harm . The Thespeakers Thespeakers Thespeakers I speakers on the occasion were a a , Jew Jewan , , an Agnostic , . a Catholic , a Protestantand Protestant Protestantnd ProtestantI and nd a L Mormon Monnon , in m the order order named I "I I " believe beheve . , in 111 the Jewish rellglOn religion religion"sud religionsud , , , " i iI is'11d , s'11d s11d slid ' the Jew , , . because 'because ' I do not beheve believe behevem believe'in believe'in believein 'in in ' I ' m the supernatural Throughout the theI theI thel theages theages theages I I l ages the Jews have believed in m Juda1srn Judaism Juda1srnI JudaismI Judaismand Juda1srnand Judaismand I I and have maintained ma111tamed their nationahty nationality nationalitytheir , I Ithelr thelr their ' religion rehglOn and their traditions The Therace Therace race has bas never Intel-married Intel married . - - , and an anorthodo anorthodo anorthodox orthodo " c Jew will never do so , , . but wi1l will wi1lcling willcling willcling cling steadily by our creed , , our family familylife familylife ' life and our trust in God We do not notbelieve notbelieve notbelieve believe in Jesus Christ as the SavlOur Saviour SavlOurI SavlOurof Saviourof Saviourof theI of the world We do not believe in 111 thesupernatural thesupernatural the thesupernatural I I super-natural super natural - , , which Is no part of theJewish the theJewish Jewish religion " The Agnostic spoke next "I I " beheve believe beheveonly believeonly believeonly only in m what I see and can understand understand11 understandI I have no faith m prayer , because- because becauseGodLdoes - God Goddoes Goddoes GodLdoes does not exist eXlst , , he cannot hear or ans- ans ansI answer answer ans answer - I wer prayer If the Bible be true , then thenII thenGod thenGod God is cruel , . having no mercy and nocompassion no nocompassion nocompassion II IIGod compassion I have and ! can form fonn no noconception noconception noconception conception of God , . as proclaimed inHoly in inHoly inHoly Holy Writ Wnt He permits war , , bloodshed bloodshedfamine bloodshedfamine bloodshedfamine famine and iniquity imqUlty to t < > abound on theearth theearth the thebelieve theI earth I am an Agnostic because 1believe 1 1believe I believe only In what I see and can canunderstand canunderstand canunderstand understand with m myown my } ' own eyes and andreason andreason andreason " . reason The Catholic spoke next "Any Any "Anychurch "Anychurch "Anychurch Anychurch " church that can weather the storm orcriticism or orcntiCIsm orcriticism cntiCIsm criticism and abuse'T abuseT abuse\Jor abuse Jor abuse'TJor abuse'jor abusejor ' \ Jor nearly two twothousand twothousand twothousand thousand years , . multiply Its membership member member- memberslip membership - ship slip by the hundreds of thousands thousandsstand , stand unflinchingly sinc since the days of ofits ofIts ofits its first Pope , , . St Peter Pete Peier ' , . maintain mamtaln andhold and andhold andhold hold Its doctrines , , for that time tlme , , mus\ mus must musbe musibe \ , , be and is , . the true church of Christ ChristOn ChristOn On that ground I rest my case and am amI amcontent amcontent amcontent content to live and dfe die a a * Catholic " I The Protestan ne ne\t ne t next \ ct spoke somewhat somewhatas somewhatI I as follows "I I " am big enough to t < > takeJudaism take takeI takeJudalS111 takeJudaism JudalS111 Judaism , Catholicism , , . Agnosticism Agnosticismsift , I sift out the bad , , . accept the true ana ann anagood anngood anagood good m in each , add a little Iittle more liber liber- liberI liberal1ty liberality liberality - ality al1ty of thought , cut out the errors of ofboth ofboth ofboth I both churches and Agnosticism , , andthus and andthus andthus thus become more humanitarian humanitanan 111 in indoctrine 111I 111doctrmc indoctrine doctrmc doctrine , in religion rehgion and thought , . and I . thus exceed you all an , , ti , - , , ? - , . i i1 _ _ . oa -1 1 - 1 in L\ L : " \ ' t.hprpfnrp thprpfnrp therefore alltherefore . h have . , , _ . . in intn intn1r itherefore tn tn1r tn1rL 1 ' " . . ' , 'have have all ail ' n tt1 n'l nl ailhave that have , and a little llttle 1nor nioreat nioreataal ' aal an , ( ' - Lastly came the Morr Moi Mo ; , wran ran Moran somewhat 011 011Mormon n as a . < ! t011o'l\s t011o'l t011ol s fold foldsQ foi sQ t tMormon " ' \ Mormon because " l , lknow i 1 q ' know "Hknow Hknow positively thAS w .rll rll . 1III III qi qiand that that4 and answer G Got Q Qcreated praycr prayer . 1 I IGot created man in Hi His HisbeltEBe1 ! , beltEBe1 beltEBe1God V e ilJ1ae God has the attribute attributeBe ilJ1a Be < Icreated can .love love . . , rewaru rewara attributes andof and of ofIquity ; ; I iquity and 'ttds ttds ' i wrong-doingh wrong doingh - - wrong-dolng wrong dolng tt i ican ttcan can extend mercy mercy6 ' " , , , , X ! tfI , when rcnenteD . and andli < l ! fo man rc.pents rcpents repents rcnent-e rcnent e rc.pentsand - ? -D D - I andI believe th3.t th3t that . and SIr , lIe He I Iwhen crea , and creaand is its Ruler , ie ieevery ieQ and ito itoie every 'Ievery knCIJ knee shall bow how anclthatu that ! 'I I Q ' i iconfess confess aconfess that He Is the theEYEZ and andtv a tv EYEZ f c I King rttNow of earth , With WithaU withall aU all Kht Khtrtt li rtt I 1 . Now take vour your Our 'i i ' 1 choice , , choiceyou you GodVll1 G GHeaven God od \ will \Vll1 Vll1 never onL 11 t & I tl Heavenod Heaven force rorce orce an " @ ! Congratulations to Ke Keson son Moab is on the Kenneth t6k . 'talented talented 0'talented ' talented t6ktalented sons has rna nia 0 0- 0 a : - ato i.t it . mo mothat na nai.t SDI SDImo ( , to IIthat Senator-elect Senator elect - Thomas 'ri ri 'rio 'riSDI ' o mss msssaw I 1 III II that Moab has amss a SOn saw : fit fcrC I i and fully capable of of.Tiiiln ofTiiiln . , f11Ilngl illling ' ' , r or o , 1and and good luck uck . , Kenneth 1 ! 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