The New York herald., 1878-12-02


instances of ovcrprodnction cotton cloth and rail-
roads and recommended our merchants to seek after
markets.
Rev. Dr. storrs followed in the same strain and
remarked that the distribution OF property among
three million farms and savings banzs forms nn
insurmouatablc barrier 10 the spread OF Com
munism in this country. He said that like
yellow fe.ar and other diseases. Communism might
he brought here. but il is easily checked. An i'm
ported heresy never take root i'll this country.
Our perfect freedom renders all such poisons innocu
All that is needed is stu greater freedom OF
Gospel that it may be brought To the heart Of
every one.
DE. gYLANCE Tor ST. MAgKs) VIEW or CON-
MUNIsM AND THE EVILS IT ENCOURAGES
ST. Marks Church wen filled last evening with
a congregation attracted by the announcement that
DR.. Rylance tho rector. would preach the subject
of Communism. That there expectation Of
any npholdng of Communism il. lis pres
cnt popular form shown by the
spicuous absence OF prominent Communists.
The Communism os the Scriptures. while it was
acceptable to the congregation rs the subject OF the
sermon, could hardly bSexpected 10 prove attractive
to the modern opponents Of the doctrine He took for
his text Acts, iv., 32--"And the multitude OF them
that believed of one heart and OF one soul:
neither said any of them that aught which he pos
sesscd his own; but they had all things in
mon
He said it was not fair to Judge a system by its
name. From. the oufrages in France under the name
OF the Commune. Communism has bad name. The
gentle Ebcneer Ellio. says he idlcr is very willing to
forfeit his penny and poke. your shilling Another
writer says that envy is the ground of Communism Yet
wise have deeuel the subject worthy of careful
study and many OF the best men Of the world have
been Communists in theory at least. Plato and Sir
Thomas More. Harrington and Campanclli are among
them. No will calumniate the late Robert Owen,
who spcnt fortune honestly earned in trying to al
lcyiafe human suffering. such men are neither
a.
many social wrongs to be met with the vitn-
peration. OF preachers. Communism. as system s
not to be crushed by abuse Communists insist that
present form of society il unjust in theory and
crul in practice Its be met. according
the socialists by abolition OF private property.
There 10 be no idlers OF men or leisure but all
to be employed. The proceeds to be equtably
distributed. The diseased and other incapaoles are
to be provided for by the WELL
EMpIolERs AND EMPLOYEES.
Talk will of the evils. of capital he said this
weak will probably have suffer in the rsce Of life.
The employer will get all he can for his money.
Tie iaborer is = part Of the machinery.
impulses oftcn lead capitalists to sacrifices
for the benefit Of the laborer II preaching TO
company Of workingmen would try to enforce con.
sderation OF these thingsof the burdens borne by
employers. God help masters as well rs men in such
tions to the masters give higher wages
There is great deal of that kind Of thinking
among the people. Competition is not taken
into consideration But just here commun.
lists say the advantages of their system will come.
wish e9mia ~ a believe IT, G"s ranmot i too
great and high characteristics. They do not rule
men. little company might possibly succeed for q
time but it would not for the world at large.
pr. Rylancc then cited the inst ance of Robert
OWENS settlement of New Harmony, quoting Mr.
Greeley Is review of tho work
RELYING STATE.
When Communism Ae continued. undertakes to regu
late the world tries 10 do something which will result
in failure There is a cowardy and idotc reliance
the State in Communism. Experience teaches
that the people the best off when the powers OF
the State curtailsd the moss. Yet these who
CRY ont against desposin propose adespotism in
olerabe than any in history All IS to be done by the
State Let the reward of labor be equal to all
equal the result would be ruin Again, it would ruin
the higher charc .teristcs OF men: II would put
premium ideness and skulking The late Mr.
Mill asks il there would be any asylum left for ind
vidualitywhether all men would .lot be ground into
exact similarity. We will most OF us take this as
cautious condemnation OF Communism There
other objcctions but enough. You have not seen in
what have said any animus against Communism.
But it is impracticabc: it is dream very pleasant
dream, but little more begging the shade Of Plato
pardon. There is little danger OF the American
people adopting Communism Let us not
yield to foolish alarms feel unkindly
toward agitators There is i'll feeling
the part Of the working people, but under the cir
cnmstances I wonder there is not more. Let us
member that that strong ought to bear the in
| frmities Of the weak. As to the text, think
explain its seeming Endorsement of Communism in
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