Christian Educator and God's Defender from Great Bend, Kansas • 1

THE CHRISTIAN EDUCATO 5000 Headers Donated by the Uhureh. of Humanity to 1)00 Rdl'ors of Religious publications; 750 Cleryme ri. 1500 American Millionaires; 400 American Colleges and Universities. AND GOD'S DEFENDER. A Growing Church Members In 22 States Devoted to Teaching the Dtm-overy that Ood luamyth like Santa Clans and to Founding the Church Humanity.

H. KERR, Editor and Publisher Whole No. 18 Vol. 2 No. 6 Great Bend, Kansas, May, 1905, 6he Chirch of Humanity.

The Church of Humanity is the name under which those are expect any thing better of a cur." No name signed, perhaps he is ashamed of it himself. On another returned paper is this significant message that smacks of the infamous Spanish Inquisition: "Keep your paper, I would stop you sending it through the mail if I could." No name signed, he uniting into one compact society who have learned the great scientific discovery that God is a fiction-made character like Santa Claus. They are thus uniting for the purpose of accomplishing the object and fulfilling the demands through a united effort that they as in- 1inV1ii'ilo art fkvir1cc tn cvmiti Amnnor fh 1rncr fplfr wanta that too may be ashamed to own it. If he is there may be a little hope for him since he has the sense of shame to some degree. Tlus type of Christians are ruled by prejudice and fear and hatred They cannot be reached by reason, argument, evidence, or proof or anything else of an educational nature from our side.

They shut their eyes and ears to our teaching. There can be no hope to educate that type, and they will use all their political power and physical power they can to prevent us teaching the better type of Christians. They are the legitimate fit of the most ignorant and brutal teaching of idolatry of which the following letter from tiii 'prei hue of 3:. diaries College seems to be a true exponent. are to be accomplished through organization are: First, a bond of union and sympathy, companionship and friendship, and of mutual protection and defense among those who have learned this discovery.

Second, the establishment of a uniform affirmative system of teaching this discovery through schools and instructors provided for that purpose. Third, the establishment of local church societies for the benefit of the members and their families where good moral ethics are taught in connection with this discovery about God, and the latest discoveries in all branches of science. The many letters that come to my desk from those of all grades of Christian knowledge and temperament, as well as those from people who have outgrown a knowledge of the errors on which it me in a position to know the needs and requirements of both parties. To illustrate my meaning I shall here introduce sample letters from Christians indicating their needs and dispositions and how we must prepare to meet them. The editor of "Primitive Monitor and Church Advo 'The Christian Eiusator ani Goi's Ddfenler' two copies of which were lately sent to our college is the worst rag of a piper that ever entered St.

Charles College You, the editor, are spreading by your lying paper and propaganda the mo3t fatal error that will poison the fountainheads and sap the foundation of this beautiful country. Those who have the power, should stop you in your impious work by cutting you off from all communication with your fellowmen. Anyhow I hope that you will not insult us any more by sending that paper to our College. Cii4itLE3 B. SoiiiiA-urz Zk Pres't.

A This is the President of a Catholic College. I am glai to know he does not represent near all the Citholics in this con ltry. Tiny like members of other churches represent all degrees of advancement in the knowledge of God from this college president to of the Church of Humanity. I am glad to know there arc seven ex- cate," of Greenfield, writes: Dear Sir; You have been sending me your paper for some time. You talk much about your late discovery, but never tell how or where you made it; how you know there is no God and no devil.

Solomon said, The fool hath said in his heart there is no God." In the last issue of your paper you ask 58 questions on the last page and 47 on the second page, but you answer none of them. How did you learn that God is a myth? Who told you so? You should prove what you assert. You remind me of a man that would tear my house down when it jfriiWi degrees hfilnw varr lucf-. honnea vnn rllrt nnt Ulrp th(k wa.v it, was hnilr. n.ttiL vl.

i tn Catho' ics enrolled this church. Jiiey have learned the truth perish lu the rl; TkGad.j.uijJte 'r 1 ln then build me a beP on 1 Gel and hell. TheyreToice in their freedom and the orreat truths thev --n jou nob iik uihouse 1 live in, then build me a bettL one and I will gladly change. i The Bible is God's book and it can not be i mpeached. It tells us of the only true God and our blessed Savior.

You can publish this if vou want to. Yours in hope of eternal life. Jl. W. Thompson.

This letter indicates the Christian gentleman who is guided by reason in the best light and logic he has. He is not afraid to read and hear the other side like a true juryman. He is open to conviction; susceptible to argument, hive learned. I represent them. They employ me to teach rhat tljey have learned by contributing to the educational fund.

wish others to learn the truths they have that they too may be itte from idolatry. They have as much right to the use of the mails as ti President has. But he does not believe any one has a right to live if he does not accept his teaching. He represents alUhit is bruUl in idolatry. Reason, evidence, proof of our discovery can never educate him.

He is proof against it. He will not give us a hearing. He represents the type of christians that established the Spanish Inquisition and maintained it; that burned Bruno, tortured cnce, proof. He will stop teaching and practicing idolatry when he is I Galileo and killed or imprisoned every scientist and discoverer for convinced by proof that it is such, and that God is a fiction-made I hundreds of years. They brought on the midnight of the dark character.

We owe all of our advancement in church and science ages that turned the progess of the world back a thousand years, and invention to this type of men who back up and support the They have tried to block the progress in the study of God for ages pioneers in every line of progress with the encouraging words, "build I and forced their false ideas of him on every one. Shall these people me a better one and I will gladly change." I who have not learned the truth be allowed to prohibit others from There is only one type of man and woman to whom we owe doing so any longer? Have they not kept the world on its knees more and that is the pioneers themselves who will bravely endure worshiping: their priest-made idols long Should not the intelligent classes who read and hear all sides of the question be the "40-degrees below zero" while they build the new. But their he allowed to teach what they have learned about it? Must those who wish to know the truth "about God, and put in a score of years studying him from every viewpoint, be "cut off from all communication" with their fellowmen because they have made the greatest discovery of all the ages, and desire to teach that discovery to others and thereby rescue their loved ones from The duty of the Church of Humanity is as plain in its treatment of this type of Christians as the other. Nothing but numerical power will convince this type of Christians that those who teach a new discovery should not be driven off the earth. They refuse to consider our evidence and proof.

They can only think of meeting our claims with physical force to prove we are mistaken roic sacrifice would.be in vain did not this second type follow up then and occupy advance position when it is prepared for them. The duty of the Church of Humanity to this man, who, I am glad to know, represents a very large per cent of the members of all mistaken Churches, is quite plain. Before that type can come to us we must build and furnish the new mental home for them. That means we must have a church organization more numerous and wealthy and popular than the one they are members of. We must have more.

We must have schools and instructors, text books and a regular system of teaching that will meet every requirement, every question these people advance in a straight forward manly way. We must deal with their intellects and reasoning faculties i i.i it.1. i 1 1 .1 .1 and satisfy them with positive proof they can understand that their The sword and the torch have ever been their arguments to prove church is based on error and that ours is based on fact. Above I all scientific discoveries false. Nothing but numerical and financial all, we must treat them with the kind, considerate respect due ladies strength can they comprehend.

Hence it is the duty of all who do not wish the worship of and gentlemen of the highest order. I would be glad to know we are making our sacrifices for ouly such people as these. But I turn with sorrow and regret to another type that must be dealt with in quite a different manner. On the margin of a returned paper is this message: "Could'n't a priest-made God forced on their children by the public schools to rally to the standard of the Church of Humanity and make it strong enough to convince this type of Christians that we know enough about God to be tolerated..