The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-05-22


and queen of the Internal regions. taxa fun
possession Of this world ID, YOU know
wno supply and Demand are? They have
gone into partnership, and they propos. &c
swindle this earth and are swindling IL
You are drowning. Supply and Demand
stand ON the shore--ona on one side. tn,
other on the other side of the life boat. and
they cry out to YOU. Now. YOU nav q,
what We ask you for getting you to shore. ~
go to the bottom" If you can borrow $500
you can keep from failing in business. Sup
ply aud Demand say: "Now. you pay Ne ex-
orbitant usury or you 20 int bankruptcy
This robber firm OF Supply and Demand say
to you: The crops are short. We bought
up all the wheat and " is in our bin Now.
you pay our prira or starve"' That is youi
magnificent law OF supply snd demand.
Supply and Demand own the largest mill
on earth, and all the rivers roll over their
wheel. and into their hopper they put all the
men, women and children they can shovel
out of the centuries and the blood aud tn,
bones reddeu the valley while the mill grnds
That diabolic law Of supply aud demand will
yet have to stand aside. aud instead thereof
will come the law of love, the law Of 90
operation. the law OF kindness, the law Of
sympathy. the law OF Christ.
Have You no idea of the coming of such u
tnay Then you do not believe the Bible.
All the Bible Is full OF promises On this sub.
ie"t and aS the ages roll On the time will
come when men ~ fortune will be giving
larger sums to humanitarian and evange.
listic purposes. and there will he more
james LenoNss and Peter coopers aud viii.
lam F.. DodgeS aud George Peaboiys A.
that time comes there will be more parks
more picture galleries, more garden, thrown
open FOR the holiday people and the work
ing classes
was reading some tim, ago in regard 10
rharge that nad been made IN England
against Lambeth palace. that II wa, e1 In.
Slvr. aud that charss damnnStrSt Il ths
~iihim" fat that 90 thu grounds of that
wealthy estate eight hundrrl poor families
had free passes and forty rro1u"t complnies.
aud ON the half day holidays four ia ,usini
poor people rerhn" ON the grass, walk
through the paths. and sit uul"r tn trees
That Is gusp'.-gosp'l on tho wiug, gospel
uut Ot doors worth Just "a, much a. in doors
That time Is going To- come.
That Is only u hint - whl' Is gnius - h".
The tune j. going - cpm' wn'n. IT YOU nave
anything IN Your huus, worth looSins at
pictures, pieces of sculpture .-pu ar" golns
- invite IN" to come and so n: you are 90
in to invite nv friends t. come and -" II.
aud YOU will saw "Srn want I have been
blessed with, col hn, given m thi,. aud.
80 far as enjoying II, u - yours also That
Is gospel
In crossing tho Allegheny Mountains,
many years ago. the stage halted. and Henry
Clay dismountel from th' stage and went
out on a roci at the very vers' OF the cliti.
and he stood there with his cloak wrapped
about him. and he seemed 20 bc listening for
something Some one said u him "Wnat
are you listening for9 Standing there. on
the top of the mountain, ne said: II am
listening to the tramp of the foot
steps of the coming millions Of this
continent \ sublime posture for an
American statesman You and | to-day
stand on the IN Iuntain ton Of privilege and
on the rock ot ages aud W. look OF, and we
hear coming from the future the happy in
duNtri'S, AM smiling populations, and the
consacratei fortunes and the innumcrable
properties OF the closing nineteenth and
tn' opening twentieth century.
Aud now | have two words on TO cap
itqliStS and the other to laboring men.
To the capitalists: BE your own executors
Make investments for eternity. DO not be
like some capitalists | know who walk
around among their employe. with supercil-
ious air. or drive mp to the factory IN n manner
which seems to indicate they are the auto
Gratis of the universe with the sun and moon
i'm thcir vest pockets, chiefly anxious when
they 20 among the labpring men not to be
touched hy the greasy or smirched hand and
have their broadcloth injured BE-
Christian employer Remember those
who are under your charge are bone Of
your bone and flesh of your flesh, that
Jesus Christ died for them, and that they are
immortal Divide up your estates, or por-
tions OF them, for the relief of the world
before You leave IL. Do not go ont of the
world like that man who died eight or ten
years ago, leaving in his will twenty mill.
ion dollars, yet giving how much for the
church of Goiy How much for the alevi-
alton of human suffering He gave some
money "A little while before he died. That
was we'll but in all thi, will Of twenty
million dollars, how much One million No.
Five hundred thousand No. one hundred
dollars No. Two cents No Dne cent?
/ No These great cities groaninS III anguish,
! nations crying out for the bread OF eyeraSt-
ing life. 4 man IN will giving twenty
millions of dollars and not one cent 10 God
IL j. IA sgrsce 10 our civilization
To labOring men: ! congratulate you on
your prospects. ! congratulate you ON the
fact that your are getting your representa-
tveS at Albany, at Harrisburg, and at
Washington. This will 90 on until vos will
hav. representatives AZ all the headquarters,
and you will have full justice. Mars that |
congratulate you also on the opportunities
FOR your children. Your children are going
10 have vast opportunities. congratulate
you that you have to work aud that when
you are dead your children will have 20
work. ! congratulate you also on your OPP
portunitieS of Information Plato paid
one thousand three hundred dollars
for two books Jerome runel himself
What vast opportunities for intelligence for
You and your children 4 workln.man goes
along 10y the show window of some great pub
fishing house and hc secs "A book that costs
five dollars! He says, II wish could have
that information: | wish | could raise five
dollars for that costly AMI beautiful book, "
\ few months pass on and he gets the value
OF that booS for fifty cents in a pamphlet.
There never was such a day for the working
men Of America aS the day that j. coming.
But the greatest friend Of capitalist and
toiler, and the one who will yet bring them
together in complete accord. was born one
Christmas night while the curtains Of heaven
swung, stirred by the wings ang' L.. Owner
oi all things-all the continent. all worlds,
and all the islands OF light Capitalist OF
immensity, crossing over q onr con
dition. Coming into our world, not
10y gate of palace, but by door OF
barn. Spending His first night amid
the shepherds Gathering afterwari around
Him the fishermen u be His chief attend
ants. With adze, and saw, AMI chlSe, and
AK. and in IA carpenter Shop, showing Him
self brother with the tradesmen. Owner
OF all things, and yet on hillock back OF
Jerusalem one day reSigning everything
for Others, keeping not 50 much as shekel
10 pay for His obSequieS. BY charity
buried in the suburbs of city that had
: cast Him out Before the cross OF such a
capitalist, and such "A carpenter, all men
can afford u shake hands and worship.
Here is the every mans Christ. None So high
but He was higher. None so poor but lie was
. Zoo ha hnstila aNtr will