Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1889-09-28
SUGGESTIONS, FACTS. &c.

SUGGESTIONS. FACTS. &c.
There are Remaining tendencies
in the church of England, not only
in England, but also in this country,
in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
The artifcially lighted affairs, the
sign of the cross, &C., are certainly
not signs of the New Testament,
Worships of God, or the necessary
evangelistic movements for the sal
walton of the world. They are GER
tainly departures of material kind
from the necessary, and demanded
spiritual worship of "The Father"
The plainest and simplicity of Jesus
Christ and His deciples, as taught in
the gospels and epistles, are certain
ly not made clearer to the masses by
surplaces and incense and intoned
monotony. Lighted candles at mid
day are certainly no addition to the
light of the sun. The one thing the
church and the world needs is Christ.
It is folly to substitute Him by
anything and especially by such
useless trifes. They are churchly
reflections upon the competency of
the word of God and the great COM
mission to "Preach My Gospel"
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A religion of principal is the only
religion that will stand the test Of
the great trying day. Then all 9th
er kinds of religion will prove as the
moving clod, and as the early dew,
and the hopes that are builded upon
them will perish as the spiders webb.
--Neac York Observer.
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As the Sun does not wait for
prayers and ineantations that he may
rise, but shines at once and is greet
ed by all. Do neither wait thou for
applause and shouts and enlogies,
that thou mayst do well, but be
spontaneous benefactor, and thou
shalt be beloved like the sun.--Epic-
titus.
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Is it not time for the masses CON-
posed of our farmers, the bone and
muscle of our civil, and the very
fountain of our commercial life, with
our mechanics and engineers, yea
railroad men generally, and miners
of Goals and iron, yea all the laboring
class. Is it not time for these pro-
ducers and consumers of the world,
to see that, in these modern times,
that only enterprises on large scale
can succeed, which suggest to them
that their remedies for their evils
they are suffering from, are to be
found in union and cooperation
They can and mast be gigantic in
their field of toll to compete with
organized capital.
We see no reason why money cap
ital shall any longer enslave labor
capital, certainly the latter, pro-
ducing wealth as she is, and intelli-
gent as the laboring classes are.
They can devise plans in co-opera-
ton to assist each other up the hills
of commerce and into better condi-
ton of lifes. The small prices for
grain and cattle, with the descending
scale, and the low wages of mechan-
les, g., and the rapid and gigantic
increase of money in the hands of
the few, must inevitably bring CO.
operation as suggested, or such OBJ
ject poverty and dependence TO the
masses as shall be similar to the Eu-
ropean, yea Asiatic gentlemen, wisely
and betimes deliver yourselves. Let
the producers and consumers come
together, and let not trifing failures
or mistakes prevent the possible. 1t
has been and is the time for the con-
centration Of wealth. 1t is now in
order to execute plans for the healthy
and equitable distribution of capital
Educate Cogitatel Agitatel
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IF the education, union and coop
Grafton the masses should seek wise
distribution of the ever accommodating
wealth, will it not be well for them
to consider and if possible remove
such forces and tendencies as are
patiently extant which arc destruc-
tive, Obstructive of what of educa-
ton, of union, of cooperation, OF
health and life, OF individual means,
so much needed for the success of
each and all The liquor curse is
largely in the way, preventing the
greatest good to the masses. 1t is
one of the great pamporizing forces
that the masses must remove, to
reach their good, now only run in