New-York tribune., 1886-11-08
CHRISTIANITY AND SOCIALISM.
LITTLE DANGER 10 CIVILIZATION FROM The ARMY
OF 1BE DISCONTFN


OF rBE DISCoNTEN
The Rev. Dr. Z. McChcsney, of st. PauTs
Methodist Episcopal Church. preached last night tile
nrst OF short OF sermons upon Christianitv
and Socialism" He announced ss his text hat shall
It prcat %ra u ne * gam .ns ssoe "Ora and lose h'
1.-The of THIS Old text TO our subject will ap
pear But first oi All. name some reasons TOT
this suhJect nave tssen 10 thls iDene
,T rs IN the arr socialism anou thirty years ago
pronounced by eminent French horlty to be dead
said Louis Rebaud IN his Dictionary of Political Icon
omy' published IN 1854 Socialism IA dead. 10 speak
oi Socialism Is to pronounce IT'S unera ors.ion: bu.
IN various the civilized world Dreams
OF v.r AMI are nng tAo minds of
the Old World winch = century ago were Hvlng IN du
ave know how II is In midst The Army OF
the DIsconeuted, as Mr.. POwdorly calls IT, is beginning
10 show how great an army IL s Every one Is asIins
What will be the outcome and no one Knows IL Is
not easy to predict We hope and be!ev" mat ihe
ultimate Will be social order firmly estabshed
CivnzAtion easily overturned Ii has stood many
shocks ana can stand nanv more. The man Who taxes
p-ssmsc view Of the situation must forget or DE
Ignorant OF history Bu the emu Is QUE thR lne way
end Ia another. Christianity has ihe message Tor
this Aud It Is the duly of All who represent
i ne IN s ssunns1i.sliv as nn..blr bellryr
moreover that the Ony uiiOn that the problem can
that shall he complete and final is the Christian
Ideal evening with only one phase OF the great
question AID feature. Of great m,sTes are 0ve
d~s re now To show the peculiar -tan.
point Christianity with rrteronce u these Hsues ana
with respect to the standpoint Christianity
d ifrrs from SoriAlsu.
were barrier when Christ appeared Our text Illus
the peculiarly OF his t~arhns socialism concrn-
'lhe sou, the man himself Socialism pays respect 10
what The man has; Christ to wat the man j.,
socialism upon society from without thrisNah-
iy works from within. eOeis.l~m seeK- thrOusn me
.r.ag. CeTtstisniy seeks to saw. the ind vdua ana
thu from niu tn regen@rao -ocley, Ii 10 no unus-
mai thng 10 near Christ led a ~ Simon
Titled us work upon Socialism The New Christianity
II By TINS IL "a meant that Christianity IS DiOahv hu
ani that proposes TO regenerate human ne SO
clA a. well individual, then II IA rue But 10 no
otner TIE humanity of the Gospels one
This teII not only illustrates the peculiar standpoint
Christianity. II eIhioi also some o the great potent
IA OF indvidu.is Here nnd put IN the strons--t
form tho idea OF human worth. man Is wrished
against The world the man outwelgAs tee 'w,r'a
TINS been the heart or all true human prog
Impulse and inspiration TO the most msgnn ncent enter
prises for human welfare. We mad here also protest
Mrrriy material Tne first business OF men /. to De
save ana that IL simply 70 ne right Ih's goes 20 tns
oppressive In 80 far As U l. true, wby lttruef sim
hat wealth brings chan they care They
for what they have rhAn waat they are In
many cases weath no! Oppressive IL because ne
What means the mrnacins cry that comes up from
the and The factories ami the tenenent hoases
Ii means again that men are more anxious about tne
world than about lhcir souls Granted that mnlt-
comfort Granted that multitudcs are ourienoi with
that many their wretenefness 20 themselves Lhzi-
ness s sin not ony AGAINST Cod nn sgalnst ones own
soul There thousands, doubtless throughout tnls
country who vaguely looking for The Government
work for YEAR. In other saloon preferred
TO the sanctuary. The bartender receives tns money
that one bit TO 20 TO the home q the bank.
Let the practical suggestion OF our text be- needed
ann the ranks Of missry would be greatly thnned Let
ChrsII.n people that charity be All ulnistsred with
defeating It's own ends and Their cry will not DO un-
hoe.ied. Some mon neet justee Others, cnarity. In
proportion Christianity pr. vas in the same meas
ure justice and charity will reign
CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY OF CHURCH.
The .Bowery Village" Seventh Street Methodist
Episcopal Church, sketch OF which was published In
The TRIBUNE yests rfsy celebrated its centennial an
niverssry by several services A. n NJ A. o. ThOmp-
son presided over clans meeting. half hour later
Bishop T. g. Andrews ndu cted love feast Al ha.f.
past 10 Bishop T. G. Andre VS. preached upon rate,
ihe op-ning prayer being offered ny DIR. Daniel Curry
Al o'clocH The sund school addressed ny for
mer supsrintcndens and te-chers ana a. eocs tae
the leader Of tho bsnx John stephenson. the
csr.builder. The meeting opened with the hymI,
And sec each Others fscs"
The whole congregation jonsd IN singing the hymn 70
the 1%"r 2 suBs Bs,soms sse onoru. Of n,esn
anthem Mr s.spnsn,n said sm"nS o,nsr IN
this churcn then meeting in the old Academy became
Interested in the and t.nsh eisss ihers
since have had God for my stay. am now seventy
four four =, my pr..sDt som. in Y.w-Rocnee. weIl re-
member the young men Who used 10 meet Win me hsie
Graham. 2 gradusls OF Columbia College SAM Charles
aud James Davis Waen 1 sans here IsonAs F.ir.
OUT -ssfuy and have fulfilled their mission here
Mr.. Stephenson then invited every one TO take psrt
and the time fully occupied. Among inc speaEes
grre the present pastor the Rev A. M9reaonse' tns
Rev. DR. g. G. Lee, the Rev. Dr. Lncus ii. King, the
oldest pastor OF this church now alive Dr. King read
poem written for the OCCASION and upon asking found
that emily one memDsr remained who In the church
wlen be was its pastor Francis A. Palmer. president
OF the Broadway National Bank, Mrs L. A. Bottoms
MIS-. sArah Goldins. Among the others present wers
W. IL Brummsi, Jessph 'HaixnL NJ Henry. Mrs sulli-
van, Mr. and Mira l. N. Roth. Dr. Dunn Mr. and Mrs
Davidson.
The small debt OF 81. 500 nearly provided for
the morning aud afternoon SERVICES the pastor said
that enough money would he connection with
fhn AM ha Ira dahl