What men and women want is happiness, not Heaven. They want a good home on this globe, not a loafing-place in Abraham's bosom. They want the opportunity to enjoy the good things of this life, not the promise that they will hear the angels sing. They want better wages for their work, better treatment from their employers, and better things to eat and drink and wear. They want better things here, not hereafter. They want to be happy while they are living on earth, not have the assurance of happiness after they are dead. If I ever attempt to write my creed, I shall say: I believe in so much that I can hardly expect to express all of my faith in one statement. I am all the time believing in something new. But there is one thing that I most heartily believe in now and have believed in ever since I was a child, and that is, SUNSHINE—external and internal and eternal sunshine.
Sunshine is the joy of the universe, and joy is the sunshine of the human heart. Let us be bright and cheerful. Let us be happy. Let us give to the world the sunshine of our hearts.
A male trinity is repulsive; Father, Mother and Child is the sacred triad. The Christian trinity is a monster.
DECAY OF CHRISTIAN MORALITY
Nature has no need of a Holy Ghost.—Lemuel K. Washburn.
All progress has been due to the Devil. He was the first investigator.—Ingersoll.
God takes care of the weed. Man must take care of the corn.