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COMMUNIsM /
A Aaasterly sketch OF its Aiotosy
and It, Fruits,
From Sermon Of Rev. +. Dewitt Talmags. Sep
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: From Sermon Of Rev. T. Dewitt TAlmage. Sci
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Well now, what have you to pro
pose, my friends, for the alleviatfo
Of the troubles Of the working class
esq A great many men In this da
say: "IIet US try communism" l %
ready to try 1t if that be hest. cal
tell whether IL shall be better by zoe
ing what communion has dome 70
other nations. If it has done wei
else here, let US adopt it. Ifit ha
done badly elsewhere, let us stant
clear oft. Communism was born II
France, April 10, 1892. It was borl
) again in France, March 18, 1871. 1
invaded Germany in 1874, and VA
called Socialism" Trouble arisfnf
among the Silesian weavers abOu
their wages, 1t was supposed that 20
cialism would cure the trouble. II
Invaded England in 1862, and wal
lcalled the "Internstional party" and
il has come to this country under Va.
rious titles, and unless our American
lpeople find out its true character, the
time will come when 1t will build
bArricades across the streets Of New
York, and Brooklyn, and Boston, and
New Orleans, and all the stroets OF
our great American cities VIII run
red with the blood of our be6tcifi-
zen. I can tell you its true character.
Instead of being the friend OF the
workingman, 1t ia their worst foe.
In the presence Of God. arraign it
to-day, not only ~ the worst foe of
the workingman, but as the robber,
the despoiler, and the murderer Of
nations. Robespierre, DantOn, and
Marat projected it. The party in
France was called the Committee of
Public Safety, the National Guard,
the Mountain, because of the elevated
seats in which they sat 10 convention,
On the night between the ninth and
tenth Of August 1892, suddenly the
bells of Paris rang, and indiscrimin-
ate cutthroatery began. The deprav-
ed people of the city marched up to
the Tuileries, took it, captured the
prisons, took off the heads of 1900
people that were incarcerated, gull
lotined the king, throwing his body
into . trench and covering 1t with
quick-lime, 30 that no future funeral
ceremony might be expected after
the sham trial of the beautiful Marie
Antoniette, rolling her head into the
sawdust; without any opportunity Of
appeal or trial, arresting or putting
to death al those who were suspect.
ed of being friendly to law and order
and government. Communism ruled
the hour in assassination. The insur-
rectionary party offered rewards for
those who would sacrifice their vir-
tue. The most horrible indecency
was crowned. The day for the delft
cation of the Goddess Of Wisdom ar
rived. The wife of Monmoro was to
be crowned and deified. The best
musicians and artists of the city were
compelled, under fear of losing their
heads, to come and make music du-
ring the ceremony. The procession
started, Four communists carried
on their shoulders the Goddess of
Wisdom In gilded chair. The pro-
cession passed on through the streets
until it came to the Church of Notre
Dame. The people bowed before
this uplifted Goddess. The young
women burned incense. While this
scene of awful blaspemy was being
enacted in the main audience-room Of
the cathedral, in the chapels all
around was being enacted scene of
riot and uncleanliness such as the
world never heard of, and enough to
shock devils damned. That was the
coronation and dedication of the wife
OF MonmorO, q communist, to be the
rival throne Of the Lord God Al
mighty! That reign of terror went
on until Robespierre attempted to
take his own life with his pistol. The
pistol going off fractured his Jaw, but
his life survived until he died on the
very guillotine that he had lifted for
others. That was the first, long. keen
wide, terrible swath of communism.
Communism halted then until years
passed by. 1t occasionally lifted its
head In some dark passage Of French
history, but broke forth in 1871, when
the news came of the surrender of
Marshal Bazaine. at Metz. The Com
munists said, "Now is the time for us
to rise. France is in trouble" In the
early part of that time l saw in Paris
men in blue blouses hanging around
waiting for the fires to kindle. Com
munism has been fasting so long It
was hungry for human life, and thirst
ing for human blood. "Give us the
comm une of '93w cried the demons.
When an officer Of the genuine gov
ernment was arrested by these ruffians
arrest. They said: eve have no war
rant; we represent the people," An
archy ruled Paris. The Hotel de
Vile was surrounded by these hu-
man tigers, one of these Communists
sending q shot into the clock, so that
it stopped at three o'clock and fiftecn
minutes, marking the momentous
hour in French history. The cannon
were turned around and the place
surrendered. Strangers in the city
suspected of being spies were drag
ged by the mob through the streets
and thrown into the river Seine. A
prominent man was lifted by four Of
these ruffians, and with three swings
and jerk he went over the parapets
into the water. Communism forbade
divine worship in the Pantheon. A
concert was given in the palace Of
Tuileries such as the world never
heard Of The musicians were the
most depraved men and women in
Paris. The audience, made up of the
slums of the city, corresponding with
tho Five Points of New York, were
at their worst. The statuary in the
parks and ON the streets were left
footless and headle 1t was thought
to be great joke if one of these spe-
cimens of sculpture worth five, ten,
or twenty thousand dollars could be
destroyed. The Column Of Vendome
must come down. The communists
arrived with red sashes and red flags.
The ropes fastened to the top of the
column began to tighten, the windlas
turned, and in one awful crash the
monumental glory of France perish
ed. Churches were sacked. Mock
religious services were held, the
Communists putting on the garb of
the priests. The bones of the saints
were exhumed and scattered about
the place. The waters of the holy
communion were distributed in de-
rision. In one Of the cathedrals the
font Of the altar WAS filled with to-
bacco, and the image of the Virgin
Mary had pipe put between her
lips. The image of the cross had its
arms broken of, and there was not .
depth Of sacrilege that was not touch
cd.
HORRIBLE SUICIDE
An Old holland Gentleman Cuts
Als Throat With q Razor.
A horrible suicide was committed
on last Friday evening about nine
o'clock, two miles east Of Pella, an
old Holland gentleman by tho name
of Van Corp cutting his throat with
s'razor. Mr.. F. Van Corp was . man
Of about 60 years Of age, having .
wife and five children, and has been
suffering for year and . half with .
sort Of morbid depression, during
which time he could not be persuaded
to eat with the family. Eatables were
placed where he could find them and
At night and at such times when
AWAy from the rest Of the family he