The Labor enquirer., 1886-06-12
ATHEISM.
While There is One Law For tho Rich
and Another For the Poor 1t
Will Continue to Exist.

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name and hang him." is an old proverb.
And as the wheel rolls around in its end
less run it often turns up as fresh as
ever.
The riots in Chicago and elsewhere
are by some attributed to atheism, and
the only cure for atheism is the preach
ing of the gospel" say some of the Chi
cago ministers. And from the daily
papers l learn that the instigators of the
riots at East St. Louis, were the United
States marshals, and at Chicago, the city
police; 80 as these persons were the
cause of the riots, leading to the loss of
life in both places, I take 1t for granted
that the officers are the atheists, and
stand most in need of the gospel. AS
one great minister has said.
Claw and order do but harden,
All the while they work alone;
But sense of free-bought pardon
Will dissolve heart Of stone"
In this sense both the officers of the
law, employers and some of the minis
ters would be greatly benefited by hay
ing little more gospel infused into
them, and 1 would suggest that Mr..
Moody, who was spirited away just
when he was most needed ii Chicago,
be recalled ut once, and special service,
set apart for these Christless preachers, =,
judges and marshals in the morning of
each day; for the mayor and city police
in the afternoon, and for the Pinkerton
detectives in the evening and when We
see what effect the preaching of the COS
pei has upon this class-and if the effect
is benefclal-then the workers may be
willing to listen to some of those minis
ters most endowed with the spirit of the
man Jesus whom most Socialists are
proud to call Masttr-to try its effect
upon them.
1 have yet to meet the first ATHEIST So
cialist. 1t is true there are large num-
Der who neither believe in ministers or
churches, but they hold with one good
minister IN this city that goodly num-
Der of these ministers and churches have
fallen from grace, and not only need to
furblsh up their weapons but also to ex-
anime carefully their authority to
pre- 4ch the gospel; for some think that
a good many have lost their credentials,
If they ever had any,-or have mis-
taken their calling. There are grow
ing number who think that something
more is needed besides preaching the
gospel to cure the kind of atheism that
exists to-day. While there is one law
for the Ech and another for the poor
atheism will continue to exist.
see by the Tribune Republican OF
May 26 that John S. Anderson wss fined
$35 and costs in the police court, by
Judge Barnum, for scattering boycott
handbills against s. B. Barne t, while
this same judge Barnum has been pub
licIy persuadlng everybody to boycott
every saloonist IN the city. Is not this
also a conspiracy to inJure man in his
trade.
The clergy of Cleveland have issued
circular advising their congregations
not to patronze, purchase or read Sun
day newspapers. Is this not boycott.
A large number of the merchants OF
Pittsburg have united in urging the
public not to deal with those shops that
keep open aftersix o'clock, and thus re-
fuse to join the earlv-closing movement.
Is this not boycott?
So we find hat ministers and rich
men may do with impunity that for
which poor men are fined $35 and costs.
A little more gospel here would do no
harm. THOMAS YOUNG.