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Lemuel K. Washburn: “Whatever is Right”

Posted on August 14, 2011 by The Great One

There are a great many familiar sayings that are in the mouths of nearly everybody which are perfect nonsense, and one of these many sayings is the one we have chosen for the subject of this article. One would imagine … Continue reading →

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Lemuel K. Washburn: “Indifference to Religion”

Posted on July 31, 2011 by The Great One

The pulpit complains that people are indifferent to religion. Why shouldn’t they be? It is about time they were indifferent to it. Our wonder is, that the people tolerate a single priest or church on Earth. Of what benefit is … Continue reading →

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Lemuel K. Washburn” A Walk Through a Cemetery”

Posted on July 9, 2011 by The Great One

In walking through a country graveyard one sees a prominent granite or marble monument here and there, but more of the stones that mark the resting-places of the dead are modest in appearance, plain and humble. But there are some … Continue reading →

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Lemuel K. Washburn: “Save the Republic”

Posted on July 5, 2011 by The Great One

Which shall it be, Christianity or the Republic? It is apparent that the Christian church under a purely secular government, where justice is granted to all and where favors are allowed to none, cannot long survive. The Christian church in … Continue reading →

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Lemuel K. Washburn: “The Drama of Life”

Posted on June 29, 2011 by The Great One

With the passing of the season we are reminded of the rapid flight of life. It seems but yesterday that the first bluebird of spring lit on the bare bough of the apple-tree in the orchard near by, and the … Continue reading →

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Lemuel K. Washburn: “A Cruel God”

Posted on June 26, 2011 by The Great One

There may be some other religion in the world that sings of a God more cruel than the God of Christianity, but we do not know of any. At any rate, we believe it is safe to say that no … Continue reading →

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Lemuel K. Washburn: “Singing Lies”

Posted on June 1, 2011 by The Great One

Go into any Christian church and you will hear the choir and the congregation singing lies. Is it not time to stop it? Is music married irrevocably to falsehood? Take up an ordinary hymn-book and you will hardly find a … Continue reading →

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Lemuel K. Washburn: “Give Us the Truth”

Posted on February 25, 2011 by The Great One

If there is one tree that man needs to eat of, it is the forbidden tree of the knowledge of good and evil; and if any knowledge will keep him alive and make him happy and perfect, it is just … Continue reading →

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