The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-22
The Work Of Name Rcdcaption-A Few
UtopIau Ideas.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HnRALO:- rt4
In response to your correspondent who complains
that have '.failed to inform US how or when man
can be redeemed from the burdens which lie so
heavily upon him'' viii offer the following incon-
trovertiple facts, from which he will probably be-
able to derive the desired information:--
The clergy. or rather the Church, which includes
the clergy can be, 1t always has been Of inest.
mable service In the work or mans redemption and
am almost persuaded that the movement which Is
now going on In the Church Will speedily result In
the contamination Of the work which Christianity
was inaugurated to accompsh-the redemption Of
the world from 'the sin which so easily besets'-
covetousness Men covet riches that they may live
in luxury and comparative fdleness upon the pro-
duct of other mems industry, which is doing unto
others as they least desire that others should do
them. TO redeem the world from this sin IL Is
obviously necessary to create necessity for men to
do by others as they wish to be done b. The Church
has been SO completely successful In the effort to
persuade men that this Is the only right principle
for men to act upon, that every one you meet, II
be at once and universally adopted. The only OBJ
lection offered Il, chow can II De adoptedW To this
Se wU agents and
their peoples. Beginning With making them
our banking and commercial agents. we would re.
move this most oppressive branch OF speculation
from the control OF irresponsible individuals, and
place It under the immediate supervision OF the peo
dunn Of exchange Could De provided, and agents an
pointed to employ 1t in the interests of the whole
people by purchasing commodities from the pro.
Queer and dispOsng or them to the consumer, which
would place the people In position to make the
cost OF production the standard OF prices; and the
profits arising from business transactions would as
sumo the character OF governments tax levied upon
consumption to increase the revenue and be dts
bursed In payment Of government liabilities, 1n-
stead OF tax levied By irresponsible individuals
upon peoples necessities, to butd up monopoly
OF wealth. This Arrangement, by deprtylng tndt-
vduals OF the monopoly OF the most effective ma
ch1nery for drawing wealth from other mems labor,
Will create necessity for their doing for them
selves what all are willing and even desire that
others should do for them. but which OF US are
satisfied to do for OthersaDor for their support and
enrichment In view Of the simplicity OF thm plan
and the ease with which 1t can DO enforced and the
strenuous but misdrected efforts which men are
making to relieve themselves OF the burdens which
speculation imposes upon them, we will hardly fail
to realize vivid perception OF the probability that
the question OF mans redemption Will he forced
upon our attention In this orm sooner later and
believing that the sooner viii be the better. pro-
pose to present II In this form now and eight II ont
on that line. Who's afraidS Certainly the Church
ought not to be- for to reduce the theory of doing
unto others we would have others DO unto us, to
practice will be the GROWING glory OF the Christan
religion a. typIned Dy the second coming OF Christ
to reign upon the earth King OF Kings and Lord OF
Lords. They are but sorry students Of the Bible or
Of Nature who suppose that either teaches that He
will ever come In person. but where His principles
are practised there Is lie In spirit. truth and power.
aIe AGAMEMN0N.