The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-05-21
CONFLICT BETWEEN CAPITAL AND
LABOR
Comments on Some Remarks Made
by Rev. Thomas Dixon.

Mr.. Dixon failed to throw any new light
on this momentous subject, which now
convulses civilization; he left his audience
quite in the dark as to its origin, object
and purport, as viewed from a prophetic
stand point; he merely referred, in I'M
mistakable accents, TO this alarming
trouble as it at present exists, with
prospect OF its becoming more and more
intensified Had he understood the true
nature of the subject he was SO ably
handling, he would have told his audience
that these labor troubles were but prOvi-
Dental agencies now at work preparing
for, and Fastening on, the fulfillment OF
the most astOnishingp predictions recorded
on the prophetic page, all OF which have
been Familiarity known to the citizens OF
Henderson for the last two years through
the medium of an able work devoted to
this subject, entitled "Millennial Dawn"
q privilege they will know how to appre-
ciate when the dusty cobwebs of custom
are brushed away land the Shiny reptile
prejudice" has hidden it's venomous head;
when the thick wall OF public opinion is
penetrated, and stripped ofits prejudicial
casing, and when popularity and "re-
spectability'' has set in, then there will
be quite a stampede OF ''nos6s" in the
direction of this prophetic truth.
Mr.. Dixon's able allusiOn to this mo-
mentOus subject, reminds me of q Cir
cumstance that took place in the city of
Manchester, England, when | was there
a few months ago. The lord Bishop
Of that city with the clergy OF his diocese,
held conference on some church matters,
when one of the clergymen read paper
before the conference on Socialism" l
did not see a copy OF the paper read, but
in my opinion, Judging from the discus
sion afterwards, that those who took
part in it knew about as much of So
cialisrn, from a prophetic point of view,
as what COW knows of music that to
them rising 'phantom'' appeared to be
resting on their alarmed vitals, like some
tormenting might mare l selected
from the paper giving the report of said
conference, the names of several of those
who took part in the discussion, and
took the liberty of mailing to each of
them a copy of Vol. L., "Millennial Dawn"
pointing out, and calling their attention
to chapter Is, which gives q lucid and
graphic account OF socialism from q pro-
phetic stand point. Rev. r. Berry who
read the paper, returned the book with
thanks, stating that it was not in his
line a fact of which | was already cog
infant. In my reply | stated that it was
not a very edifying sight to see learned
men, especially Masters in Israel, hold
ing forth from the public platform on
subjects the object and purport of which
they do not understand. Socialism, |
continued, is only another name for one
OF the great prOvidential agencies now at
work, i'll order to hasten the fultillment
of the most astonishing prediction re-
corded ON the sacred page, eliminating
i'll the complete destruction of all the
present organized systems peculiar to
these evil Gentle times" ushering in
that long promised and blessed age, the
Millennium. Mr.. Berry's reply contained
an apology, confessing that he was
rightfully rebutted.
Mr.. DlXons sermon on these labor
troubles contains several openings for q
detailed comment, which would occupy
too much OF your valuable space. Wewill
consider only two or three of his refer
ences, in which he says that organized
capital and organized labor are be-
coming more and more bitter and
brutal OF course they are; and they
will continue to do so for twenty-three
years longer. The intervening time will
be utilized by both parties in concen-
trating their respective forces in order to
be equipped for the general onslaught,
when they will trT their strength on the
battle field OF a universal and simulta-
neOus strike" which will be the COM
mencement of that predicted ''trouble"
so graphically recorded on the sacred
page.
Mr.. Dixon continues to say that d
new era bids fair to become an era of
stirring events, in which will be found the
hopes and destinies of generations yet
unborn" Certainly a new era is about
to be inaugurated which will effect the
destinies OF, not only generations yet
unborn but of the many generations
that have been born and buried for the
last six thousand years. This new era"
is nothing less than the long promised
MILLENNIUM which is to be the most
blessed and happy age the human race
has ever experienced except the brief time
spent in Paradise, before transgression
crossed the blissful boundary. But be-
lore that new era can possibly be estab-
hshed the human race must needs pass
through terrible fit of madness in
order to clear away the human rubbish
now Obstructing the infinite track of
Jehovah which will make his paths
straight" Obstreperous man will then
feel the powerful and avenging wrath of
Him whose righteous law has been sys-
tematically and unblushingly broken
for the last six thousand years. BY the
time the fit is over man will not only
be brought to a halt, but to his senses.
when he will feel, and behold the awful
power of Him who inhabiteth eternity.
and who, outside of the "Atonement''
(Which has about accomplished it's Clio
rious work., is flaming sword" Man
will then not only hear, but will listen to
the sound of that voice, at which Creation
trembles, and will be astonished into a
confession, that the Lord Heis God. tho
Lord He is God" Mr.. Dixon does not
seem to be aware that the immense
wealth now being rapidly CONCENTRATED
into a small compass, Is for the very
purpose of expressing and driving labor
into a revolt, causing a cOmmercial panic
universally, which means the closing of
all the channels of industry. and the
complete destruction of all the present
social systems. Labor will then be ont
of employment universally, and it's con-
sequent necessities will DEFY all law which
will kindle that symbolic fire that is to
burn as an oven" not that mythical hell
fire" (Which would be an impossibility,
since it can be distinctly shown that that
much talked of place is non-existent)
but the fire of Divine wrath, which will
be found to be quite hot enough. Then
the symbolic mountains existing gov
ernments) will be called to fall upon them
(the wealthy to hide them from the
Judge Eternal tprOtect them and their
property from the violence OF the lawless
mob). Then the predicted trouble "such
as never was since there was a nation"
will have set in, a prophetic fact. of
which not only Mr.. Dixon, but the ma
iority of our would-be Bible teachers, are
in sublime ignorance. Had Mr.. Dixon
been in a position to have given his au-
dience prophetic facts on this all-absorb-
ing subject it would have been considered
on the part of his audience an innovation
to the customary line of orthodoxy and
so incomprehensibly new to their under
stondiDp that in all probability an the