| Show RELIGION AND REVELATION We Rive gi pi pIce lac o today Oft gj n our eth th pat patto to a from Rev Re Frank ray Fa DId of 01 the Church in th which he lie attempt m to reply to 10 MM pom r r rIu ra a mark Iu of ot the Deer Mtr t 1 News Newa In reference to lib his denying the tb authenticity or of the Bible RUlle a U AI revelation from Irom God GIld and M promulgating the UMI all religion originated In de tle mIni of nf man malt In Ma his letter to 10 the tt wa he complacently announce hi his hll vw Ie of ot religion iw ei and common MU and thus thua by inference centre OO the opposite doctrine M so Ir Ii Irrational Irrational rational and contrary to 10 common eo NON MOM That Thai nay may ma be he an of M t what he lie the th tb undivided middle la to tor Cor Cormal or orm m mal l loRie lo t but w will l n not t av avenge enge reader A is either e mod ert frt or far tar removed from rem th the thi Wad of ot assertion that he ht to decry All Aft to tl the terrible boric that Ihal Dr Ed Eddy Edill dy ill ci nr at t u ui namely that thai in 10 OUI nn w tI commit a ft fallacy fn the tilt undivided middle we e ate are u in doubt It is t I not noL clear clur whether he Ii h adjudge u si guilty of or sophism or Ira mn HI lue JEO of It t the thA term undivided middle In ls confuting n Although wn so 0 bart hava a B recollection of ot on m n different kind or oZ tru trupI filed I with In dayi a All e given Hi excellent trea tr tIt tIie on nn logic w we are aro ar to place the th fallacy t the undivided mid middle dle dI even If It It be b a as common a Ill U we WS ore lire told It IK 1 W Wd may ma know nome thins Ad nd ot of n re of or r e ach oh of fit o the th fallacy of ot no middle of ot middle and tv CIl MI i of fit th the cy ot of And 1100 other It 11 tn III UK UJ u our crill In his Ilia ar IJo liR hAil linis I the be H M 1111 ut of an Illicit i ho o argues One may 01 wy uy Nt of a aman aman anian man nian who bo Ie a thit he h In II I either ither h fool 1001 or u IL kaRe and aM we would MII harl wr bf tP right HB 1111 may ma ho hao port h 17 anti ant partly or lib hu may IOn fla hue have been en either r or f f hay kaa hit IMi lit Iii one ret yet would WOUW out t not ot b ba tie bet her a II fool or a knave kne e In toto h hit hi In hi I tho tin on In Into 1010 which to 10 6 thi I hI term or fool vied i l In lu tl tM thu promises an on different dl tl tri Thin la Is I a also al o a very fF Cr rot nut But utile he a it man mall ho 1 hall Itan Men n God Goo lie hll either SIth t the truth or fir tie lie dlf not ot speak II Mk ho thi truth If Jt Mn p claimed that UaL Cod iod r haa hila to tl him bun that aIm i ill It either or alee alec There lt In III 1 ne Me It If Mr I hh In the Ih x of Mo I or IN l looke ok upon pen him hima a WI a nebulous hero ac U more lII a myth mOI than a man nun he hr th tI the ground of or tho u as to the truth or ral f r the th about aboul to c and anft he tablet of fir a The he In xh wilu i told toleS th i M III n ron eon I lh th c e law lio I ft r either l 1 nr nt told Sold the Ih truth rath Tezo la is no nn room In th the hl ar sr a count of thu Ihl matter for any al I cither olther or 1 th tho mme w II a to tn the tho who ho r In annalu anub Wil ho ht claimed Im to In hove have held lieu c e with wiSh lIh God or Of with eIth nn l they told the tie truth or orthey orthey they wi wr rr r fraud frauli Ami It If they th y Mid no nt AJI to In the occurrence then th the altRed hl lan wh who hn toM mu th the tales talc airn A ut d to tu t them haria taM ION ve fraud frauda or they th y nar nari i actual ran II If Jf Joart h Smith tU prophet of f t the h nineteenth century I dI not Dot no rec l t th i rIots latea he b claim d to tu i haw hot ha and from hr bi b d the tho t Rook Hook of Mor MorNO Mm NO In the tho work day liy II day da for a long lone period perlo he la It to U tHo be I In Is I the tho me and ant there in ts no plea lIb In lode 1011 cr r IB 15 romos a urn ne f Saw r any other rational view of 01 the tho lb mat mator tr or Mr Eddy Edd tt It ak iki of or f revelation a II as 1 Cern e f t the natural order U 11 doA ON l Ii h noo that revelation re tot Rod to 10 hen I men ma la Is nut In lit natural I I May Mar Ma It not DOt DOtU ot ho be beas nM M U natural tural a u as lbs tho tt A Aft ft of int llero hy by NN e ema t ma to III ay y cit 01 una I til Id It I e rl and aIM Them to an ala uninformed formed farmed be domed a as III In o lil lIh tho tte natural order n in o II I II the natural order ro r In on thIs globe a A 1 h hiew k f bout about II navigation a op r c tay that a balloon ball I lP non wa w aa In n with lih the th natural order Mo o 4 with VItia M nic fr lUll tun t un up hilt hill the Ih fort tr r It St t h nei or r nOI If th Ih r re t If I a 0 x r ona rj Ind vt 41 divine I cli irr t sj r o 1 4 n h I hr it 0 uM II I If U I u natural for tor I tit Pelt to tu r v al i t S SSI SI If r torn om ors truths truth to tn hama nv it if It and nd I Ij tn to IPeI Ih a mMa bf by byi brIt r WM of It 1 rich nd III tl nr nt i ir i Ir Dr r v r d t ROUld nut ri t I i 1 n III i I 1 rut cur ur Why hy h I t I I I I an annh nh II h S u I hi 1 I r r rIt It If chown MOMon o t i i iter ler ter the i i 1 h i ir rem wI hH ri ria l might not U Le ix to a and aad en cn tightened T JI Th The t te W not on 00 i fl j t but a KO m in n to answer a plain argument He ayr nyI say alluding to our conclusion ho hi does doe not need to believe belier belle that thaI the tt mat mattor matter tor ter of the those revelation revelations u Is ur I r rp II n a S deliberate fraud W We 1 Mid nothing about ut the lie matter of thy lit being a fraud Wo We W referred to 10 tha Iha tat facts In the tho Ih COt cope such uch u M dONS Moaca receiving tables tabled of Jt Mono Hone prophet converting conversing with God Joseph obtaining and arid the metal trIai metallic lie lic plau li It na was 1 the ho eon l t thine th Ib hit t w we detig ar 1 If thy they Ih not the truth The Th ui matter of the Ih revelation thu obtained we did not discuss tt It la I a better to keep kep to tn a point In than Ihan to divert atten attention lion tion from ITem It M hv II the Introduction of or Mm fINS other IRd nd tote What It U to Is or nr impoSsIble for Mr Ir Ed Eddy d dy dJ and nd other ut to I cuts cut cutno no ml teal 1 n ure In I nil tit dIspute It la I to so for I f tilt the variation In us human thought thou and be bi belief lief ltd l hut lut ut it U Is I not KIt oo so to an ordinary to that a Mate m nt of fact la I 5 either lIber true t or MISS falM without soy any n of 01 J In tn Alain Again we e did not aay y anything a about reading the Bible literally nor nr requIre I Mr Eddy or os till elm hM to do aD There are ar ao so many rin an llena In the lI Bible ao N many man metaphors metaphor n much mn hyperbole rommon to Oriental of ot that wo we i would not nol think o ui ot demanding a literal 1111 rued road d log and Dd understanding of If the Iso book But Bat when then It l I Is tat J that tal Noah built an SM Irk ark that Mow received Iud of oC tone limb containing the ten tf command menu that I t the dead dd were reload to tu lit life by th Ih he power po of fk nod d that an n Ith mortal and nd other remark remarkable able bI occurrence took look place and aM the tho teaser Creator tor to t re 11 rev I v vesil 11 nl III liSa word wont and Ilia Uta III will for tor the th I Iobe obedience obe of mankind we WI w maintain that tho were rt either true or taiN and anet an that thet the tue who wrote them him were It r divine or 01 ble tI further urther we wo made mati no 00 division III fc k the tho Old and the tho New ew or required r anybody to 10 be bIP tired uril by II one esso or the Ihl other olliff So 10 0 Mr SIr Ir Eddy FAd disclaimer doe doco not count fount In Int Inthis this t h I connection If U he Iu h can an reconcile tae lill t eUlma of oC Jui Jue of a 00 the lilt M Ih the th the th Bon ann iS 1 the tho living i IW od th the Light Uhl and aM Life JU of the tho World who wa Will In the tho with Father Fth r and Me who ho I voluntarily laid down hl hIli life lit to bring brill about a II Of ot the 1111 e aa a of ot hint Him by III moot 11 In Intimate IntImate HI III Ills hon and an 1 companion with UI the Ih notion that Ho Ito wa Was a a great fIAt only a declarer d of ot rand Fraud truth truthe an n cum tiar Ilar lar and a guide sod and nd at the tb same lame time timea a of 01 concerning tont then our He 1 and hat Mi a anost extraordinary faculty of enter entertaining taming and t leg Ins theories This eem to UI u tu tO require much of or that legerdemaIn to be refers refer ami 1 n R menial con Ms condition more to 10 l I be f deplored than that of the lb radical whom he ho mention With all lU 11 du duo dUl rt r 1 to u tit titan loan who WM pets note up lip vol 1 I accepted r the t of ot lI tn td tAct facts the ef of teas t of tit Intel In Ill lands land an anaM age aM ause look dl upon i on his attempt to out nut of tile the fI an all knitlI per al It WI Ith Hd PoUter r of the tit spIrits of ot sill nil mankind with power ami a a will to tl to HI ma and an nd the right to rule ruf then them themon on oa the M lM of ot eternal and aM n t mercy a III as atheism nr or masqueradIng In the Uie temporary garb Irb of ot ally We Wo do not the notion noSiest ne neiota iota Beta forth ae as religion at all alt It illS is men rero without It Jt Is SlOt net set act d Wait UM It II tf to not Ml Im U It may mar plea people who do not net desIre to 10 b bt be hold held 14 accountable for their acts ctt I II I by ti It any omnipotent power or author authority II IllY I ity ty Hut flut It U effete nothing definite o Ot reliable upon which the he soul can claM II a alt ac a tests latin of faith or os works work er or duty duly hll It to Is too a Sill egise for tor or a guide and too fan In fanciful cUl to cling rUn to 0 for comfort or Ol tM faction It II limply ruin lit doubt upon matters matts that afford IIO poise la nod lad support to 0 million millions and but bul notion and 4 Idea hi and without ut proof and therefore without aIlis I All 11 th the Uta MOW Mate he iso hot has a perfect parted right tn to t accept that thai which appear right to him and we simply tapir claim lalta sImilar Our faith In hi revelation ancient an anI l modern rn U Ii built buill upon both and ani aniU U W We tate are jut just a u II auro wre that th tile eM God and Father ather of ot our Lord J ChrIst and in to a personal M H wo we are If of 01 the of ot men and Mil pia that thai we have hn not Polo with our natural but the lile evidence nl of which al Is rational qUOn W We be bf behove hove In tn th Ih the and aDd an p v 0 vM tailed M miracle of olden old tims U nut nt NI of the testImony e ue tee rec record ord erd concerning g them but tut from what 11 wo we know kaow and aM bars That nat God Oot hear hears anti and mayors prayer w wo hav lall not the Ibo slightest doubt That He wort rb by bJ and 04 with and uC through the tit natural aa force and law a to very ry Ie few of wie mankind to io It a limited t le lefree 1 Iris free wo w bore moat Th fl called ura I I III ii to 10 u us UI a aIt alty Ity It although we ac w regard rord It a as perfectly natural MItTS tara that I Is a In III I O with wI wIet dorsal et and bt la laWo lees Wo we w haw he taa M na quarrel with people poo d who rho rhodo do not nit agm ua us en on the these or es oth ether r mottoes matter sad and nd would auld not Interfere rt re in I th the degroe 4 dogs with ith their full liberty of oC thought or tUG action If e o hid had the th right or the power e In the hI I that thai r In lime Um or in n light and truth and eM tIM the knowledge of or will U lie within the tho thor therah r rah rh II of ff nil all th Ih the aon nod and or orthe 0 the she M f M t High bM beate w e thai WIlt WU bo be t pay r III t rt ead obey 3 att UI their kInt In and wJ doubt and 1 iri r ry and r win wIll WI ul ultimately I 11 hi JA unton and att t harmony obedience to IC t law Ia and anti charge hope that therb ther will wilt be n a largi lart turnout We understand that the Ihl Daughters 01 M Mth I th Ih the Pioneers POn rs have lev ln keen I tn accorded the i privilege of 01 occupying a room In the Lion LIOtI Hout Houte a II their the tho of or th the h gathering at Uw the PIt will Kill be used for t and other Im tin i I In their new horne houi They The de encouragement In their j for tor their aim am U Is not nol illon but tiso IIII from rota oblivion of or the II work ork of the tho on of the III grand tat It t of modern history aider Caldere Park Jark under the new man lOAn management I J Is 1 i rca t which eon can be beb heartily b to th Ih the patronage i iI of oC th Iti the IF I done don to I Ike I Milk ke It an in enjoyable plate In l which to 10 spend pen pert part of a summer day dar Wo We W truel t tIt It II will be bt ni on II Monday with lib pleas pIAU pleasure ure K rn who o appreciate 1111 lb work 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