Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-13
WEALTH AND HAPPINESS.
DIR. BUCKLEY ON THE QUESTION OF so.
cIAL REF ORMS. D

Conwell on the Humble Heroes of His
tory.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIspATcH1
T AXE CHAUTAUoUA, August l2.-It is now
that Chautauquas programme is most
complete, the lecturers the most talented, the
concerts the most brilliant, and crowds the
most abundant. Three men, all of wide, IL
not a national reputation, occupied the plat
form to-day and gave three lectures any one of
which was sufficient in itself for single pro-
gramme. DIR. ]. M. Buckley, of New York.
Colonel Russell II. Conwell, of Philadelphia,
and DR.. Richard T.Ely were all at their best and
the people were entertained with royal intel
lectual productions. The morning lecture was
given by DR.. Buckley on christianity and So
cialism." The Doctor thought that, through
the religion of Jesus Christ alone, could the
classes be leveled and social reform brought
about. Subjects differ according to their Sc
riousness," )" he said. 81 confess that this is a
difficult subject. Certainly pure Christianity
should grasp this questioned socialism. Suppose
man and his wife were thrown upon an unin-
habited island for an indefinite length Of time;
such words as capital and labor would never
occur to them during their whole lives. But
it would to their descendants, when they came
to the different stages of intelligence.
go where you will. you will find different
human race. Our own country has been mar
veIouslv bannv m +bo suoI, nrnhar of orr
poor. By poor mean those who if they were
Ill for month, week, day would be de-
pendent. Our population are gathering in the
her of thesa noor I1;11 raiot ti,aI ;,ornosn e NJ Nh,
thew use tba same Ian1nsge a ia Sre,I
about .Sa tme mes Sae one dSo weiso1 40
who vss nnth elm nno toIf o. % ni
r. is ;nSeeS .ha+ 49,, =, % t;s ago apPy
fnentiai yvthnn, ta ns c D1 I'LL
inteiectns, I'LL riuS1 & nave tne counsel Oh tne
nanv Jisti, apt;oa. p;. aIe 09Setnnens I'M maAes axes
navyy Re W. this, anu 50 uo Tue army anu
any anything 1g &c 60 to an army post where military
nnr 90 nrta1sI We anu you WIN nnu ;naS
'N1 $40 '1'i@nAeu ~ eocie'S ny d corporal
Wealth Brings Discomfort.
uTHERF are man in the House of Commons
. D, - -.
u HnEIahu VINO nave iar greater power
these inequalities? Intense hatred and feeling
Every inch of land in the country. except that
which NAV be owned bv the Government ia in.
nerl'eu. 90 you see tnose inIants VINO are porn
pUU, Isis e'ro .s INV .n' mou nanpPeu P
tbreatenine f1pnre before Germanv ia not Rms.
sia, is not England. il Is the sceptre of social
ism. We are now in the condition that an
Eastern despot said the people of the city of
Lond9n WeTeIn man resists poIceman ne
is r;Sht ~ Au Tbe workingman maIes nanv COM
nlaints which are Grossly eTae9erated' The
the skilled iaborers have money in the SAVINGS
banks can law mn money for oreat strikes and
can oroanize great narades NAN
iYo1 fnd t6a connternart of near,v avarv
Bible The Question of eapitai and labor is
MANY times discussed in Gods book with tre.
mendons force How did Christ crannia this
nnastion, In the frst nIacs he sai5. !Saet tbe
finrdom of God, His doctrine was that Won
sbafi And snnnort here on esrth Cbrist sat forth
no such theory as Count Tolstoi or Henrv
are eoinp to reeonstruct society Puop bv pWritino
lectures sbout its evils. Manv do not sncceed
Christ Above all the aristocracies there is fine |
aristocracy of Jesus Christ. II you are a serv- |
ans @ VI q idon nan, morA aonesty, Ior yUu are 70
fstic Socialists nronose to destrov cbr,sti.nitv
Let them study and they will find that Christ |
is the best friend of the laboring man. These |
nne sGnemgS, IKE LOOKING BACKWARD, make |
tne1 haxa IN nney couiu De run py sngeiS' OUT
'ne' A"'e no human nHsus III sne"'
"SaA~A 4r''fi'
iext 70 suit
DR BUCKLEY told the story of q band of |
~ Niller,tes in Western New York who
<.as = aa,-x;tr, - - ~. a., -. 80
tol,ae lrto t-anbIa 80 ~ ~. 1a eooiai
peieL Inc troupie was tnas al Oh tnem were
poor class OF people. Finally they coaxed
one man of great wealth to favor their ideas,
and they were happy at the PROSPECT of his
monev for their beneAt. He told tben, he
InomnS std, ,Uf th sr;tss n5s too men ne
ANYTHING in them stating the trntb of the doc
trine thew set forth. he would do as thev
wished. donate ali his riches to their commo1
good. When the day came he said he had |
Found a passaee and tbey were iovfni at the
prospect of his Conversion until he astobished
them with the following ouoration: 'You
occupy until GOMEZ
: ~ know of no better illustration of the hands
of equality in which the RELIGION of Jesns
Christ shall bind ali mankind than the remarI
of the Duke of Wellington when ar the com.
munion table. who. Greater than the Risbor
who nreacbed to him said. sRemamher We are
all eduaI here'D
sxs
The Message of the snir;,.
VI 'Ao SPhr"'
EDWARD BELLAMYs popular theme in
- ''Iooking Backward has been twisted and |
,on;sd In many forms and under the title of
~ D,ra >, f,oIo,o1 D,.aI n
AooAins Oo"n"u' oo,onei Iusoen u
Conweh mas maze an o,iginal ana taxing lec-
NOT sucpest his line of thought. az am not we'll
this afternoon, and were 1t not for the inspira,
ton oe LIE svn,nathstic andienca pood ,oS
cine There are audiences before which
Beecher could be eloquent. Mr.. Longfellow
once desired to know an Indian tradition which
exis.ea Ia d of re ,raot app appe~eu 70 Ene
d;on chief who had won his way bv his conrare
and ability tn the honors of chieftainshin u,as |
tba enhiact ot the tradition He was nj Greet |
;nteiIacinaI yioor and superior To those aronnd
him He Ionred for a greater world than this
to 90 to-the great spirit world where such
GRAND and divine spirits existed. He climbed
5n to the ton of the HIGHEST mountain that he
nnigbt reach IL
: ..ISor lonp months and wears he slent nm the
ground and lived upon this mountain TOP until