The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-09-24
WANTED-.LEADERS.-NOF AGITA-
TORS.
A Strong Argument Pertinent to the
Occasion.

From the Wesleyan Christian Advocate.
IT IS refreshing in the midst Of
the stir and turmoil of these troub-
lous times to read the lines of such
an editorial as that in the last Yves.
leyan, emphasizing the call of the
Christian Union for princes and
leaders. You certainly point the
way out of the jungle in the last
paragraph.
AS travel my circuit, visit here
and there out of it, as necessity
calls, mixing with the people, hear
them talk, talk, talk, and as | read
the papers of the day, telling of f.
nancial troubles, monopoly, extor-
ton, wealth concentration, Cypress.
ion of the poor by the rich, and
especially of the terrible enmity of
all other callings and classes to the
farmer as heard in the harangues of
the Alliance leaders, my heart
bleeds at the prospective outcome of
it all Where and when will this
agitation of the public mind cease ?
For nearly forty years have lived
in this world, and during that time
l have knocked up against many
rough and smooth corners. AS. |
have grown little ways into man
hood and its high responsibilities,
have studied human nature by con-
tact and at a distance. 1t is an ex-
haustless subject. | confess
haven't got to A in this stupendous
| task Of knowing men. But l have
learned few things, | think. Oh
them | believe | can speak with
certainty.
l. | don't believe there has ever
been time, or ever will be a time.
when everybody will have as much
of this world as they want.
?. There seems never to have
been time when there were not
some few folks who had more money
and more brains than a large major
| ity OF other folks. Abraham, in
whose household God started the
organization of His church, was a
man Every rich in cattle, in silver
and in gold" The kings of Israel
| were almost without exception men
of great wealth especially is this
true of David aud Solomon whose
incomes were both far ahead of that
of any money king of this day. The
! Bible is full of pictures OF the in
equaNties of lite. Rich men anC
poor men are held up in contrast
! David's contribution to the building
of the temple embraced forum,
larger than that possessed by an,
man on the earth to-day. | rea(
figures Alright. David sang, "Bless
ed is he that considereth the poor =
There we're many poor, very poor
folks in his day. Our Christ said
''The poor ye have with you always, ,
and it was He who drew the awful
contrast between The riches OF earth
and the spiritual riches that never
rust or decay in the wonderful par
able of Lazarus and Dives, N which
We see the terrible chasm between
wealth and poverty-as pictured in
this world. Yes, it seems that the
inequalities Of life are here to stay.
and TO remedy it no human brain
hes ever invented the way. II
seems to be one OF the fruits of sin
that may be used to the real advan.
tage of the race, in that it stirs de.
sire, avakens the sleeping energies
of the soul and body, and really ma,
be the mAinspring to all human
progress. Indeed, would there b.
any progress at all if all men in the
world were equal in wealth and in
telligence? How could there be
| would to God that there was moi
a real poor man OIL earth. Had
my way, every man, woman and
child should be comfortably housed,
clothed and fed during all their
lives. But / might change Gods
plan of running the world if l gave
them all an equal amount of brains
and money. A few must lead-the
great mass follow. Thus it has
ever been, and will be to the end.
II