The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-05-15
RELIGION AND BREADSTUFF.

sentiment and su 6staDce Whica toRetn-
or touch the universal sense. The lndi'
vidual who cannot be aroused BY the
moral issues involved, will be involunta
rily affected by the price OF -four. 30
nearly have the facilities for commerce
and communication allied the divisions
of the globe that tie clash OF arms be.
tween these distant nations reverberates
at the does of every domicil in America.
Thelheligeut and the illiterate alike are
studying the problem. as one of lndiVld-
} ual concern, which it really Is.
. The question of sending away our
bread aud getting only an increase of
money III return lie ""e OF special signlf'
icance to the masses of the people. 1t
may make farming more profitable for
the next two or three years, but our
farming population Is not the class that
has suffered most from The Stationed
condition of money matters and the de-
preston which has hung like pail over
our business centers FOR the past few
yeare. 1t is the poor mechanic and the
immense !sboring population OF our
large cities who are bearing the
brunt of this stagnation, and it will
be- long time before the Golfers
of the slow moving farmer Will
open 10 the public to furnish lbe poor
man the additional price put upon his
loaf of bread However largely pro-
longed war may add to the aggregate
wealth OF our country, the most needy
classes of our people will suffer serious
Inconvenience before they participate IN
the profits.
But outside of the economic considers-
tions which this WAR forces upon US, 1t is
attracting eager attention from The
Christian world because Of the religious
element involved. The svowed purpose
of the aggressive force is to free the
Christian population OF Turkey from
Moslem rule and persecution. Whether
this avowal is or is not designed to cover
more remote and sinister purpose, 1t Is
well chosen, and SO far successful, pre-.
text by which to elicit the sympathy OF
Christian nations in favor OF Russia. Nor
does it fail to CONFORM with the general
character of the Russia people They
are leputed to observe unlimited telera-
tion toward those of other religious
faiths. This federation is not only the
policy OF the government bu. it forms
fundamental feature in the character OF
the Russian people Their history has
not been Redeemed with the blood OF any
fanatical religious wars; the Russian
church has lighted no stakes for heretlcs,
it has built no iE4uisllions, and had
10 Jesu,s. There is no Inconsistency,
therefore in the position or purpose
Russia has assumed III this matter.
But the sympathy Of the Christian
world with Russia will eLd when she has
fought her proposed battle with intoler-
ance. she must net thereupon set her.
self up rs a teacher OF morals. She must
not, III the event OF conquest, seek to set
up her brilliant images Of the Saints In
gold and silver before the vsnqueiShed
Turk and compel him to light her sacred
csnd dle.ticks and do homage only after
the fashion of her ritual. 1t is not that
the Christian world loves Grecian idol
itry more. bu. NJ oslem bigotry less In.
tolerance is the battle cry, and absolute
tolerance must be the bow Of peace.
There is but little in the Constitution
of the Russian Government or the char
scter Of the people to give them rank or
lrtlue. ce among the civilized nati)ns, or
TO warrant their assumption to supervise
or control in the affairs of another ma
lion. She lacks culture as nation. She
has contributed little or nothing TO
science, art, or the literature Of the
world. A very just and conclusive esti'
mate of her literary taste and attain
ments is found in tho significant. fact
that ou. OF l,SOO,OOO,00O pounds of ps-
per annually produced BY the paper
manufactures of the world, Russia
consumes less than any of the principal
nations. The United States averages II
pounds per head; an Englishmsu, III
pounds; German, s pounds; French
man, pounds; an Italian, 81 pounds; a
Spsinard, IA pounds, and Russian, only
| pound annually, on an average.
What Russia wants is the common
school and the intelligent teacher. which
will serve her in the stead OF 3 legion OF
priests and al exhaustive devotion to re-
ligious rites and variety of supersti-
tiops. Till then the Christisn world
will not accept Ier as n teacher in mat
ters OF religion, or dictator in matters OF
craftsmanship.
European nations will be very glad 10
have her whip the in.oIerant Turks, but
on condition thst she stops right there.
Proposiifon 10 Pay the Army.
u .Su1NcrnS MAY l4-Cha Sc re-