Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-22

hgteeu WIN MN were TOO NnittH 70 Mss
Some Of thein tried 10 get IN word Of
protest cdRowlao, but ihoy did not make
much Roadway against the Hood Of Or.
Morodith's excited cloquoncc.
sin his Introduction Dr.. Moro1ith said
that tho lesson was given TO show how
God deals with naiion-. snd was needed
by Sunday school children. Thetcachors
must not let them got the idea that God
was In tho affairs Of Israel more than IN
those Of The United States " Great britain
Or France. The bc.t way 10 get It out was
TO summarize the history " Israel, be-
SHINING with tho promises In Guno,is w.
aud skctching II rapidly to SHOW how
faithful God was and how f,iihloss they
were until they wrought th1ir own de-
struoilon. Then no asked. what were
tho prevalent sins to which Amos re-
forrodr
"volccs - Dishonesty In business
Depressing tho poor.' 'Irfoligion." Greed
for money
"Dr Edward Bcecher - They didn't
loyo God supremacy aud didn't love their
noighbors A. themselves.
"Dr. Aioredlih--Did they love God at
all1
"Dr. Becchor-f should ay not.
"Dr. Mcrodith-f say not, too. The
root Of tho mattor was their greed to be
rich, not 10 hoard. but to got money 10
feed tholr vices and support their lux
uries. Thoy lived in ivory palaces and
luxurious houses, aud they swallowed up
the poor and showed no morcy. Thoy
wanted the holy days cut abort 80 that
they could have more tlme 10 make
money In. No nation could stand tina,
was W undermined by irrcliglou aud
honoyoombcd by immortality. hut Israel
seemed a. secure thon NJ this country
does now. She had large revenues and
was In hor second century Of prosperity.
She mover saw third century aud God
only knows whoihor we shall. Cod gov
ems this nation AMI will wipo us ont for
our sins rs quickly as no did Israel.
Teach tho children that. They need IT,
by what nation wa, Israel desroyclg
"Noiccs-'By Assyrla.' by Rome
sly themselves.
pr MerodIth-Why didn't YOU say
mat hr-W THAT'S the point Of tho lesson.
NO nation was ever destroyed from the
outside.
"A Noice-liow about Polandf
pr Merodith-Carlylo says that Po-
land he'd become 40 corrup, aud Immoral
that sho had to be wiped out for tho gon'
oral health OF Europe. No nation Of hon
osl' ood-foaiing mon was ever wiped out.
spain couldn't crush tho Dutch Austria
the swiss or Turkey tho Grcoks. Public
luxury aud private dishonesty are the
foes To national life. Prosperity Il no.
signof permsnencc. You might multi
ply our area, our population and our
wealth all by three and make Ne weaker
than We are. Teach the children tina, 40
long as tho public service Is a subject Of
party spells our nation Is In danger.
There i not worse government on
earth than that Of New York city, and
Brooklyn Ia not 40 much better that we
can laugh at them. We are taxed, taxed,
taxed. Yet We can't ge' decenily clean
streets because there Is 20 much ihioying.
That's the truth. II bribery Is to
make void our laws, II public cor
rnpllon Is 10 sap our vitality while
atheism stalks abroad corrupting tho
hearts Of tho young II is Gods truth that
this nation can't go on. l didn't choose
this lesson, but us hero 10 be- taught, and
Il IL one to mako good cltizons with. Tho
rich isaoliics at this timc were swlnd-
ling tho poor aud Amos gives their
methods. ls thcir anything In our sys-
tom that rob- the poor In the same wayg"
"a volee-rhe Institution Of trusts"
"socond voioc-Do thoyg'
'Dr. Meredith-well, do theyg Talk,
oil you. This Isn't theology aud you
ought not to DO afraid"
Third yoico-rhey do, because they
arc monopoly"
Fourth yoicc-Eyerybody likes To have
his hand In a monopoly II no can.
uAughiorl
"Dr. Meredith - Does that mako II
righu"
"a voicc-Tho standard oil trust has
been blessing. II has reduced tho price
Of oil and they pay better wages than
other people,"
SECOND yoico-Iet him start In tho oil
business and -eo."
Third volco-Wagos are rising and tho