| Show AND INGERSOLL MANY of our scandinavian readers are acquainted with dr P den strona strom professor of theology editor and member of the swedish parliament who some years ago created consternation in religious circles by declaring that the death of christ was no atonement no vicarious suffering but simply the death of a martyr dr Wald eustrom visited the united states last year and became acquainted with col ingersoll among other celebrities it appears that he has been infatuated by this eloquent infidel in an account of his visit to this continent he says As to mr ingersoll himself a few words may be deemed appropriate about this man who has exerted such great and characteristic influence on the rellious religious life in america he holds the position of colonel in the united states army which distinction he won during the late civil war he now rm resides ides in new york city very often he be travels in different parts of the country and gives lectures with marked distinction as an infidel he is generally considered one of the most subtle and dangerous enemies of christianity in america it cannot reasonably reasonably be doubted that this man is endo endowed ived with great mental abilities he is an intelligent man and besides this is a moral man and a strict and zealous temperance man but he is nevertheless as I 1 have said an infidel yet however his infidelity seems to be the natural result of the distortion of the christian doctrines which the prevailing dogmatism has inflicted upon american theology the results of this kind are very common in these dogmas that are now so generally accepted god is represented not as a father who in unchangeable love sends mends his only begotten so son n in search of the bewildered children childre n and to bring them back to the forsaken fold but rather as a grim tyrant who alleging his accept or pardon a sinner unless he god has first inflicted upon a substitute that punishment which the sinner has rue merited 11 in one point dr Is right ingersoll Ingers a infidelity is a natural result of the fearful distortion of the christian dogmas as is most of the infidelity of our age but dr should draw a lesson from ingersoll if the prevalent distortion of the christian dogmas has produced inger bollian infidelity what kind of infidelity is Walden stroms distort distortion lob of the christian dogmas likely to produce dr WaId enstrom we have no doubt fainot has not the least desire to contribute to wards the spread of infidelity but he has nevertheless dore much in that direction and if his doctrines gain ground they are very likely to produce more than one 0 ne disciple or imitator of inge ingersoll ingersol |
