The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-01-24
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Preached Unto Thsm--A Woman Disoi-
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Preached Unto Thsm-.A Woman Disoi-
pic Of Henry George Has Something 10
bay, with Emotion,
ED WnHHLT DEMOORATE On Last
Friday Henry George addressed an
audience ~ tho Tabernacle, And on
sunday evening several pastors OF
churches, IN tho NRwatD RMOORAT
states, "made a dive A. him" one, tho
officiating clergyman or Trinity
Church, devoted his entire sermon 10
tlie theory" and gave home reasons
Tor poverty which Henry Georges tho
Dry did not account for, In his eatlma-
ton, theae "reaA0na' being tho follow
Ing illustrative eaaea, which he thought
could be by no means traced 10 defects
Ia exialing lhwa, aud consequently
could not DO cured by l%egialati0n, wiz
tbs family OF tho man dying OF con-
sumption, tho %drunkard, the idle man,
tho widow aud her family, left unprO'
ylded for, tho incompetent man who
hadn't Ia him 10 get on IN tho
world"
IhOae were people-and there were
many like them whose poverty mo
legislation under heaven on la heaven
could prevent or cure"
liut suppose II were true, which " IN
not, that there Arc no laws winch In
any way tend 10 produce such cases,
aud that consequently no change can
DO made, nor any hoped for, that viii
benefit such people, doea that prove
there arc no unjust lava la eEletQhvo
aud that therefore Mr., Georges plan
will result In no good 70 anybody,
What u comforting text surely 10
quote " a comfortable, well fed audi
ence, "fho poor 70 have with 70 al
ways"
What yooman service II IL doing 10,
day Ia tho CAUSE OF white slavery, ~
did la fellow, Servants DO Ob0dient 10
your masters" but \ short while ago,
For black slavery.
What the poor need, according 10 tho
reverend gentleman, 10 the Kingdom OF
God In their hearts, they need no laws
made for them, Surely no sincere be-
lever Of this gospel Of things 40 they
arc can complain OF In purity, ~
preached from this pulpit
Tho laws ara all right says this cler'
lcul oXpounder; tho trouble IN not with
them,
Why the early Christians lived under
Nero, who wished that the Roman pe0'
ple had but one throat that no might
alit II, aud yet under such 'an eXeCra
bic tyrant even as ho, thoy managed TO
live"
There can't be anything done by
legislation 10 help the poor,
for they arc lazy and
idle, and improvldont, and sick, aud
when they have any money they don't
save 10, but spend u for whlakOy aud
tobacco, and clubs and carriages,
About the most you eau do for these
poor creatures In 10 visit them ocOa.
.sIOnally, II you haVn't too llne u nose,
aud try 10 get them 10 cease their com.
plaiHta, aud strikes, and demands for
work OF bread, and everlasting disturb.
anct, ana b0 patient aud satisfied with
the Kingdom OF 00d Ia their hearts.
That's all thoy need. We, In tho
churches and pulpits have II, aud SEQ
how well OIL We are,
Ia II any wonder, when doctrines like
these arc preached from Christian pull.
pits, that there flames forth such u cry
M this, from zone OF the Poor" on
hearing not long since, this gospel OF
let things alone and be pationtf
You preachers OF Justice, how dare
you, from tho midst Of luxurious com.
fort, preach 10 Ms ~ DO patient In our
mlsery9 IL IL well; we aro patient,
OOntentment Is good FOR us, but what
Ia IL for your " was u good doctrine
for Lazarus, but n terribly bad doctrine
for Dives Let M alone then, ~ wo
go by you bearing our cross, and do not
stand and rGvile us, as the rich men
Of old, shaking their heads aud
layiug. "lIe trusted In God, lot Him
him II lilo viii have him."
IL " not enough that we
live for you, and die for your
Must we also, like our Muster, suffer
your %reproaohesY We cry to you 10 lot
ls alone that We may die In peace,
A SINGLE TAX WOMAN.