Show GOSPEL OF DESPAIR the chicago times herald of toes kaew day has baa an editorial on the of despair abich recites some gome potato point that deserve contemplation by persons person who may beattale beel beet taie tale between doubt and belief regarding the fundamental prin of 1 and the t f god the article la Is called forth hr by a got of display bea bearings dings in that pir paper the general effect or of the captions being laudatory of a sunday speech by robert 0 ingersoll in which the latter retail many ot of hla hill and untrue assertions concerning briw loo lon and the regret at the headings as a an affront to the people wh cherish the con conwill wils ot of the christian religion as aa in dispels ible requisites of a well order ordena life and says aay that it bag baa no exoa ato the excuse that la 18 often made mad tot tm those who make a study of writing attractive newspaper captions cao ilona to the public eye and it adds adda that hap bap the voluble who abandoned so an honorable profession to go attack christianity lor for pecuniary profit to la no DO longer taken seriously by the th people who represent the solid progressive gres sive and intelligent elem euto ot our esteemed then thea recalls recall that there are many people who have not yet passed the 61 ja stage PY that Is t sometimes regarded an aa A concomitant of true intellectual development yet who think they mental entertainment in mr logos sulad puerile attempts to pull down dowa what centuries cent of the most moat profound scholarship have failed to destroy slad aad it addi there la Is a period in the intellectual ex perien ces of no many any men where the ability to doubt everything to is foolishly regarded as the highest evidence evi denoe of great gre mental rotundity the young man at aft college gas has his little spell pell of agnosticism when he thrashes over the dry itral of unbelief under the impression impre gaion that the process proc eve in an infallible sign of excessive smartness but the newer generations generation learn as an they grow older and grapple with the problems of life that tile the men who really believe something and ar are anchored immovably to a fixed faith are the ones who have accomplished most for civilization and humanity the reason mr in Inger er gospel of despair makes so bittle tittle headway Is i because it is destructive ne negative gatie and pessimistic unbelief is a poor mental pabulum to feed human nature that chat 1 Is in such a way that it con susi bantly atly builds tor for the morrow and who am m build for the morrow without faith and hope this the christian religion is ig constructive and ad optimistic the youth who emerges safely from the doubting period looks about him and discerns the manifold eviden evidences of the fact that christianity is in he sees that it not only builds character but it builds great hosi homi aitala and noble institutions of learning va me aea that it to ia a barrier against those abo would despoil the home the corner tone of our civilization he finds that chis he admonitions ot of the great teacher constitute the warp and woof of our laws bawa that are enacted for the safety of enman society he finds that all literature to la redolent of bethlehem and judea he be learns learn that the most profound pro lound phi will not explain any of the saye teries of de deschand deat achand hand that science offers consolation to those who no 0 o comfort or lock lank with tear dimmed eyes through the of the coffin lid and if the youth row into a man ot of reflection and dis grown am anent he be will soon oon learn that such sen men an ingersoll ug ersoll offer nothing to take tha 0 of that which they would F and that life to those of simple jugh esth roy branah is much sweeter and fuller faller than it so 1 to those who have the ripest fruits fruita of with doubt and unbelief if there were lose lew of lavish praise or of ot bitter anil and more 0 rational criticism and aed locate indications or their eff effect ct bi toto snowed ired upon mr ingersoll loR ersoll la tirades christianity there would be faihst at fewer people caught vy by his coplit sophine ednd 4 in its ita apology for mislead dink liik out oar sets a worthy example ample the of a is 1 not only to give the now newe as CM at jj load lead the public naiad mind mi aright right and iff abound conform to that I 1 idaa 14 as nearly as ae possible and upon no point should public juravle Jur 1 ureala asle be on this course than in loading d ing to god instead of away from ra him ow the existence rod and activity of zen as ane father of mankind are to hl his works and by direct mind fid po positive sigive evidence ot of his identity and power lea testimony which never ter ban baa been aril ani never can be boes woes ba to te the support of unbelievers believers un ond nd without nt abion they fall utterly |