| Show INGERSOLL ISM A chicago exchange takes notice of the rather interesting fact that while robert ingersoll was regaling ng a by no means large audience at columbia theater chicago last sunday ten thousand people were struggling for admission to the auditorium to participate in a purely religious ceremony conducted by christian christiaa people to commemorate the return of peace mr Inger remarks were as follows 1 I do not thank god for the fhe victory at manila I 1 thank dewey the bravest admiral that ever trod a deck I 1 thank the brave men and officers under him X do not thank god I 1 do not thank god for the destruction of cerveris Oer veras fleet I 1 thank the brave officers and I 1 do not thank god for the capture of santiago I 1 thank the heroes I 1 thank the regulars white and falack black I 1 thank the men in the trenches the volunteers the rough riders the wounded and maimed malm led I 1 thank the worn and fainting I 1 thank them all the living and the dead while this harangue was being listened liste ed to in the theater the immense ahr throng at the auditorium united in thanksgiving to god for the victories won and the return of peace rendering honor and glory to him f for or the outcome of the war commenced in the interest of justice and humanity the gatherings in chicago prove that the star of the agnostic is setting people have become tired of the old jokes and poor aphorisms that are his stock in trade they are passing and in few more years there will be even no imprints left of them in the consciousness of the nation but while they axe are sinking into oblivion the religious truths against which they have been hurled will remain brightening as before the lives of millions and lightening their burdens and what is perhaps worth especial notice is this th thit lt the triumphs of christianity over its assailant is due entirely to its own intrinsic value Ingersoll ism has of late years not even elicited a serious retort it has been treated with silent pity and yet it is vanishing as the walls of sand built on the beach are washed away by the tide so completely that no trace of them remains history repeats itself he who has patience pat lence enough to wait will always be rewarded by seeing truth triumphant and error even it if making a great stir temporarily fall error is but chaff which the L wind eriveth away |
