Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-02-27

Dr. Thomas Says Socialism Ia Amer
win Eventually give Men Eq

Dr. Thomas says Socialism In America
win Eventually Give Men Equa
Rights
The sabiect Of DR.. Thomas sermon at
the Peoples church was Teaching ~
History His text was from the l.
Corinthians: Now. these, things zap
pened unto them by way of example. and
they were written for our admonition,
upon whom the ends of the ages are
COME
"Ihc universe, said DR. Thomas, rs
rational and progressive order The be-
pinnings are typical Of the endings and
the endings the fuliillment of the begin
nings Such an order makes possible a
philosophy of history and teachings by ex
ample Man learns by experience, and,
having the power to register that expert
ence and pass il down to others, the past
becomes the teacher of the present Paul
felt that his age constituted one epoch in
world history. Civilization had been ear
ried 10y Alexander the Great from Asia 10
Europe the Roman empire ruled the
world. Greek philosophy had ended in
skepticism, the voice of prophecy had
ceased, luda was q captive province AID
the old sacriicial worship had ended in il
cold Journalism The 'fullness of time
had tome, thc Christ was born, and q
religion Of life of the spirit Of love was
30 take place of the old. One great era
had cioscd, another had opened.
"pall saw also the beginnings Of the
corrWtious of Christianity by the incom-
ing OF tine Jewish and pagan rites. He
said the mystery Of iniquity doth already
work These beginnings went on; the
church became portion of the state IN
despotic power, an aCcompice IN cruelty
and IA refuge for superstition; IT projected
a system Of doctrines that degraded rea-
son and outraged justice, Then came the
revolt of ndvidualism and the protests OF
reason and conscience, and such 70 move
ment could NOT be confined to religion At
such time it was hardly strange that Crom-
wei, could cut OIL the head of Charlie, ].
and that the American colonies should
| little later protest against the injustice OF
George ] ILL., and should issue the deelar-
alton of Independence resting their cause
upon the laws of nature and Of God and
appealing g the c0nsiderate Judgment OF
mankind
Last week our country celebrated the
anniversary of Lincoln and this week Will
celebrate that Of Washington In doing
I thi, we stand in the line of the historic
continuity Of the eighteenth century The
war for liberty and the rights of man
could not at last stop short of justice TO
the dark race 70 The country that WASH
| lnpton gave independence Lincoln gave
liberty so that heuceiorth the flag Of the
free can never again between the great
oceans wave over the auciion-block and
the chains Of the slave These things
were written for our admonti1u, and the
page. written in blood and tears tell as
! that external authority can never rule the
world. but that the white throne of mercy,
Of Justice. and love. and brotherhood must
be lifted up IN each brain and heart. That
! is Christianity an appeal 10 the divinity
in man. coming Of the divine 10 man,
man filed with the spirit Of God as
that spirit filled the human soul Of Jesus
/ Christ
"The cause Of truth and liberty and
Righteousness can not fail, but the nations
ana the churches that refuse TO follow the
light and teachings Of God in history. the
progress Of truth and moral principles,
must be- left behind in the onward march
| of the race. The meaning OF mhllsm IN
Russia. communism in France, socialism
in Germany. England and America, though
poorly stated, il that perfect justice must
come to All in their equal rights, y TINS
great are finds no higher use for all IT'S
amazing powers and wealth than personal
ACKNOWLEDGMENT and pleasure, sitting
down 10 eat and rising up 90 play, 1t VIII
fail of IT. proyidential mission, and must
+ give place. IA have the buried nations or
the past. to civilization that, like the
! Christ in the mdnger, will reach down 50
low that none can be beneath its power 10
elevate Salvation is harmony with the
great moral order Of God, the universe ex-
ists for righteousness, hence man must
conform to the divine plan.
The worlds fair conference committee
met tonight and finally agreed on the re-
port to be presented to the legislature to-
] morrow which is in accord with the Depew