Agnostic Objections to the Bible by Ingersoll Debate
Dr. John P. D. John ex-president of DePauw and a Methodist minister rebutted Col onel Ingersoll after his Militant church address. He argued truth must stand on its own merits, not epithets, and outlined two main objection types moral and intellectual to the Bible and its God, stressing education must develop with civilization.
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DePauw University
Colonel Ingersoll
Militant Church
John
Ingersoll
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Life Gift in Trust and the Right to Demand Surrender
An excerpt debates life as a divine gift held in trust and the obligation to surrender it on demand. It contrasts theist views with atheistic challenges, noting the paradox of consent, duty, and the moral implications amid war and slavery as historical questions.
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Kirst
Jehovah
Maine
Remarks on Hell and Bible Infallibility Refuted
The discussion contrasts Ingersoll’s hell critique with a view that hell is the consequence of sin and endures while sin remains. It argues science supports eternal hell if sin is eternal, defends biblical inspiration, and suggests Moses foresaw universal evolution. It concludes that miracles imply a miraculous origine and that the sun’s long history points to a perpetual existence.
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Mr. Ingersoll
Hell
Esell
Moses
Science and Religion Rest on Faith in Purpose
The article argues science and Christianity share faith in the uniformity of nature and the success of their methods. It contends that scientific induction relies on faith, as does the Christian worldview, and that working hypotheses prove themselves by practical success across nations and individuals despite hardships.
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Aciones
Mesattoell
Jail Delivery Foiled As Man Is Disarmed by Deputies
In Marion county Indiana a prisoner named Claude St Clair tried to shoot his way out of jail. Deputies and police seized two loaded revolvers from his clothing after a planned escape. St Clair, about 23, had earlier attacked Horatio Garner with a rubber hose and sand bag, stealing $560. He is jailed awaiting trial.
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Burford
Garner
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English County Seat War Rages In Crawford County
Five hundred men from English and nearby areas in Crawford county seized Leavenworth court house and county offices, loaded records and property onto wagons, and moved them to English the new county seat. A long legal battle preceded this raid, raising threats of armed conflict as Leavenworth supporters vow to retake the records if forces march on English, signaling potential violence.
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New Albany
Crawford County
Supreme Court
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Woman Charged With Arson Faces Habeas Corpus Case
A Chicago area case draws police attention as Mollie J. Davis, a colored woman living near the Phillips Opera House, is charged with arson. A young woman, Gertie Thompson, testified of pressure to burn the property. Davis was released on habeas corpus after Judge Comstock ordered a hearing, then rearrested on another warrant. The case, amid warrants and bond, reflects a troubled investigation.
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Mollie J. Davis
Phillips Opera House
Gertie Thompson
Tramp Buris Arrested After Attempted Assault on 6 Year Old
7 RE Havre April 15 Charles Burris a tramp from Pittsburg secured work at a tool works and was imprisoned for attempting a criminal assault on six year old Mark Madigan. The father James Madigan hunted him with a shotgun but Burris was jailed first. Two pensions voided by death. Rev Thomas Workman aided by widow and death follow. Death of Hon James R Baxter. Sunday baseball ban to be enforced by Mayor Taggart. Daniel Glass shot four times in Cementville. jealousy suspected. Stephen Clevenger residence burned in Winchester. loss $2000. Mrs John Lofland dies after fright over feared run over grandson.
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Pittsburg
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James Madigan
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Orst
Ouro Fargis
Daniel Glass
Cementville
James Webb
Webb
John Leathers
Crawfordsville
John Lofland
George Fox
Flames Devour Walton Block in $225000 Loss at Fairbury
Peoria April 15 Spontaneous combustion in the oils of the Walton Bros brick block at Fairbury caused a $225000 fire. Heaviest losses fall on Walton Bros and tenants including Jay Taylor J R Rayburn Dan Brewer Carruthers & Agard C W Keck Phelps & Moberly Robinson & Farr E M Phillips John Virgin W G McDowell. Fire spread fast nothing was saved and insurance under $100000. The British home secretary again declined to intervene for Mrs May brick.
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Money market and grain quotings from New York and Chicago
New York money on call easy at 31 g per cent with mercantile piper rates. sterling heavy. bonds steady. Chicago Board of Trade quotes show wheat to 65 at May 65 c, corn May 20 4c, oats 19c, Park 18.55, lard 5.00. Chicago live stock ranges hogs 4 1/4 to 5 0. cattle 4.70 to 7.00. sheep and lambs 2.50 to 6.00. receipts noted for day across hogs, cattle, and sheep.
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Train Wreck after Rain Injures Thirteen Near New Orleans
A heavy rain storm in Louisiana and Mississippi caused a serious wreck on the Queen and Crescent line three miles above New Migs. A train carrying passengers plunged through a railway trestle, injuring thirteen people. Local crews rushed to the scene as rescue operations commenced and authorities investigated the incident.
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