Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-15
THE TRUE THEOCRACY.
DIR. RIcHARD 7. ELY DEFINES THE IDEAL
GOVERNMENT.


| COVERAMENT
IT.,
Ane fiace hengiou occupies In stnte-
DR.. wayIand nm tbe Influence of New
p~,. p.,.,.,
"s'ana idehs ana rnri"n rrhnc'pies-
Concert and Illumination.
rpvc, rv,vnn.ur ruv n,e,.rcr
| AH inNN0"A" :" AnA Do.
/ | AkECHAUTAUoUAr August tIa-ltls seldom
| you find a Iecturer or sneaker at Cbautau.
| Qua. or at anv nrhIic rlatform ybo Ia o. ou a.
varsa 80 ray,l pS ~. .nr.. a1 t;, ~ ,o -. aa
nafng tne repor.s VI niS iectuie
pnno nsu. especially !, II Is 70 De aeliverea Only
| the more pleased he will be- lavishing his most
| exquisite smiles on the innocent newsnaner
| man. Dr Rioh.rd IT NJ, ho.naro. dnae not
Ao W nave the pubic press steal MS 'tnun-
uer' and to-day as he came upon the platform
| ne glared at the CORRESPONDENTS in a peculiar
way, and advancing toward the stenographer
oi tne daily Assembly Herald, which pupilsnes
sno impor 1ant lectures IN iuii, ne en,ereu in1o
very warm conversation, IN Wnicn MS en-
uoaors W persuade tne reporter " ree,'s I'm ~
.aAs uo"n 'ne lecture eViueh'iy ian1u, ~ 40 .ne
persistent worker Kept rignl Oh Win nis notes
snfuuenou1 tne lecture. MI. Sis 70 aAvuo ,'io
" nis TWO piruS WIN one osone, anu xns s,,o
isGture matter INTO tne i0fm sh Oh aEcies @ nor
az hanaTt 'neieDS No-o peo1A
T'yhe Ro,nan r,hrr,b n E,r soio o,oi,,s 70
be the ono anS nnIv cbnrcb Rnt We cannot
adbare 70 its d+io hanansa - tnrns itS ha ~
to some Of N" rraotaSt 1Sinea ~, tba void
We cannot d;soss a% .I;a4ens Sd fro,, ~,
indiyidnal standno;nT We 15nst void the foo or,
much and the top I;ttIa If Won sau von ere nnt
protect1onIst tbev at oncs infer thai von are are
a free trader RI v9p Gov vou arc an individnaI
ist. tbey immediatejv tb;1I Won are a craat;st
The growth of nationaiism ia one of the most re-.
markable facts of the centnrv We see il aven
in RELIGIOUS bodies Wehave not onIy narionai
but International Combinations OF capital
Socialism is found in avery countrv The
movement of Hanrv George ia a worid ,v;de
movement. Take qovernments a. and ~vu ynu TiuS And
them comfininC We can now sand Iet,er to
most any countrv in the world for the snm of (
cents Of the International most union. At
present we see a discnssion of International
factory legislation. II is an eyidence of the
tendency toward nationaIism in evervthino in
church as well as State
c
faternai government
HE true theocracy means the establishment
of true religion here on earth. The source
of noli,;o,1 .ntho.,. - -,
-. ~ - CO, anu al o'her authority
mus' 10 III uod' otherWlse we do not believe in
God. history and philosophy are means of
revelation as well as the Divine Scrintures
The kingdom of beaven ia etarn,1 ,if. - -
inward snirit t. =. 20 ,. A.u ~
may oe salu bnat the ooml-
nsnI sIoe1was tne pohtlcal side OF the Jewish
tho I'LL naoses ulo hos oesplse the wisdom OF
Tue Gsy p.ans, Dut useo IL as an aid. therefore
l say ss tne tneocracy OF the Jew was good one.
5o,,as "oru paIernai Is sometlmes employed TO
ISno.e TI any governmental actlVity Whatever.
Inc suggestlon OF the government ownership
OF tne Ielegraph brings about the use Of this
woro. IN england ard Germany where the
governments respectively own the telegraph
USED. Inc WORD means Quality and not guam
naiernist The theorv of naternisnn "a "as 1sr' :
version of the true theory of the state. Neither
kings nor priests can govern as God rules men.
You may have paternal government and yet
EarS E in,tsu III, e. ioIce. At Lhe prssent Llme IN
large amonnt of chrrcb nrnnertv Tha nhrr,h
has, in a few years, multiplied its ac-
tivity many fold, 1 believe that political
economy must soon proceed to consideration
o. tne Ielatlons OF the cnuicn ana STATE Inere
10 uriLt toward gooiy, instead OF religious
sIate. II we get tne Word 600 In our national
CONSTITUTION 1t does not make us religious
state. Our religion Is observation-disclosures for
seirs sake. That which follows the right for
the sake or principle alone Is the only true
Ienglon. All men VINO place property above
edge would pe recognized by all men. All
tnlngs revealed by 600 should be taught to all
the people Inc GOD OF knowledge is also the
ZOO OF Joy. II tne cnurcn and state were now
dlsunited and we would have huge Episco-
pal1an sect and the result would be that 1t
would not be as capable to meet the encroach-
ments @ OF the Catholic Church as at present.
III. ELY Is an enigma, broad thinker. a care
1ul student and liberal critic; he feels of
every question, states its points and considera-
lions. Yet, when he Is through, it is impossible
the very points about which we most desire to
know: Some say he is free trader, others de-
ouce from tne same arguments that he is pro- |
tectionist.
New England Principles.
DRHS WAYIAND editor of the Rnn,5st |
- zd,oco,e r,ada h;s erst ,,,,,.-so 80 80.
0oA'e' Nn"ue ms iiise appearance upon |
tne Cnautauqua PLATFORM this morning. He |
New England as place. a race and |
an idea" The question has often been asked |
why New England has so manv nostsp Ona.
n,on s,;d +h,t Eli NJ a 80
,.AII oa,u 'i@S Oh ~ anu ilauo ner money
Dy writing poetry Tor the Atlantic Monthly. for
she had no merchants or business. PERHAPS |
in Its associations. There was a world of |
in those two words New England" |
1t was not to be Old England, but new En- |
behind them the divine right of Kings to gov |
eo eor anu Ins urae M .lEns Oh tae people 70 oDey
II has been said that New Enciandera 1spcTed
the aesthetic. The first thoupbt of democracy
was: Il am good as everybody" and the second
tnought Wnlch eliminated in the Fifteenth
amendment: EVERYBODY is as good as l." They |
DrougnG 10 Ine new ianu an tne glory and the
traaitlon OF IHe oId iand ana lett her shame
anu Iettefs. N0t a place and race alone New
Enngland is an ldea or rather group OF ideas.
Inc goou snIp May4ower was crowded with
ana loeas. II tnere mad been Gus
tom LON. aouse IN fIymontn Bay II would have had
trou pie IN setting tne rate on the cargo. The
rates on the otner sl9e would nave been very
0w, put oeai. II taken at thelr actual value,
u ne cos5 W9uid nave 1roKen the bank account
Dl tne m uTiCans anu al Oh thelr descendants II.
on tne olii OF isdl1g. the Item OF individualism
aaa Deen taAeai II tnere was anything the pill
frin Tn PossesseGM M ~ was personal responsibility.
,IIt orp Ioru ~ was no Lying sentlmenr,