The Labor enquirer., 1886-10-30
Biblical Anarchy.

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DENVER, Oct. 23.-The world has had
its prophets and seers in all ages, pre-
dieting coming trouble, storm and con-
vulsions, everv one preachers of An
archy pure and simple. Deny this who
can Always pronouncing threats and
often calling the people to arms as the
only way to right their wrongs Beat
your plow-shares into swords and your
pruning hooks into spears" was the
message they brought to the people,
foretelling the destruction that would
follow the steps Of the oppre5sOr. EgYpt's
oppressive tyrant kings, who had re
duced the workers to nation of slaves,
and made the II build pyramids to per,
petuate their names, in these great piles
of stored up labor. More useful it may
be than the millions of a modern Van
derbilt, as they did not bear interest to
further impoverish the peo. le.
Tie prophet commands him to set
the slaves free, or certain destruction
must follow the refusal. II have surely
seen the affljction of my people which
are In Egypt. and have heard their cry
bv reason of their taskma ster5. for l
know their sorrows" In vain Pnaroah
pointed to their piles Of national wealth,
and his whole army of home bOrn Pat
riotic Sons of Egypt. on whom he relied
for defense. and we are told the result,
how he was out-geneTaled at the Red
Sea.
So II was in Babylon and in Rome,
and so it will be in America, aud every
other nation that enslaves iCs workers.
Anarchy and bloodshed snail follow, as
it was, is now and ever snail be. De-
struction shall follow the path of the op-
pressor. All the prophets and seers
from Moses to Jesus Christ foretells
their doom. And America, this great
and mighty republic, is shaking IN Its
boots. Like the great king Of Blbylon,
as he reads the hand writing on the wall
of his palace. AS witness four great de-
tectlve firms in this CITY, s)m9 of who n
advertise to furnish at short notice anY
number of well-armed men, for pay, to
hunt down, like blood hounds, or tc
shoot down at sight If necessary, guilty
or not glity, if the parties employing
them 80 desire, any citizen OF these
United States, in the year OF grace
1886, or to quell any ebulition or rising
spirit of Anarchy manifested by the op
pressed slaves Of monopoly ; and thu
aid the oppressor to bind more securely
the fetters on the enslaved. But the
day of retributien is coming apace-foI
no weapon that is formed against the
Almighty s. all prosper.
"Inasmuch as'Ye did it. or did it not
unto one of the least of these M
brethren, ye did it unto me. For wa
an hungered and We gave me no meat
thirsty and ye gave me no drink, nake(
and We clothed me not, sick and II
prison and We visited me not And
these shall 60 away into everlasting
punishment, but the righteous into lif
eternal" With the execution of thi
sentence l have nothing to do. But th'
oppressor may we'll fear and quake
Every wind that blows bears the mes
sage, and the sound in the tree tops tell
the ominous tale. Judgment does no
linger; and the day is drawing nea
when the Judge will recognize brothe
even in prison. for he came to set tn
prisoner free and to break the bonds G
oppression.
Jesus Christ was an Anarchist, an
the prophets were Anarchists. 81 cam
not to send peace but sword" Toer
can be no ?eace with oppression. Not
the words: He that hath no swor
let him sell his coat and buy one.