Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-02-25
oRaams ANn REALITIES.
DO Not Dream That aao National Union
co, Is u rhlianthropic society.

DREAMS AND REALIZES.
| Do Not Dream That iao National union
Co Is rhliaHthropio society.
Last night IN meditation wrapt
my memory wan Tered back 70 the days
Of my childhood and the 'tight lit le
is.o" whcreon was born-Old En-.
gland. Amid other memories that
flooded my mind was that of somber
and stately looking building bearing
the sign or legend in bas relief. "Royal
Philanthropie society" And then |
thought of the fearful misery and
want, wretehedness and despair exist
ing Ia the capital city Of the world, al
though surrounded upon all sides with
scenes Of inconceivable opulence and
luxurious wealth. And / thought Of
the grand and noble work being
wrought by the members Of the Phil
anthropic society, who freely give Of
their substance and time In an effort
20 alleviate the sufferings OF the poor
and smooth the path OF poverty stricken
humanity. And then. in dreams Of
agony, wondered how long a long
suffering God would permit the opu-
upon the gains extracted from the
bloody sweat and drudging toll of the
many, and why IL was that lie allow ed
the daughters Of fortune to wear deli
cately wrought garments, in which
every stitch is tear, and OF which the
price is the dishonor and degradation
OF their less favored sisters 'daugh-
ters of the Heavenly King
And then | saw, in words of fire:
"Oh, Jerusalem! Jerusaleml thou that
kllest the prophets and stonest them
that are sent unto thee. How often
would have gathered thy children to-
gether even as hen gathereth her
chickens under her wings, and We
wonld not And wonder IL the
''church OF the living Cod was not
fully as obdurate and obstinate in these
days a in those days when Christ de-
clared that they had made void the
word Of God with their traditions. And
then thought Of the meek and lowly
Jesus, the carpenters son, and con-
trasted His life and teachings with the
pomp and vanity, arr gance and selfish
ness Of aristocracy (2l in Gods church,
and the utter contempt in which
they held carpenters sons, or,
indeed, those who followed any
other labori us calling Anl /.
remember that now, rs then,
the church (Ierusalem) wrested the
word OF God 20 their own destruction,
and used the gospel Of a common
brotherhood to justify usury, specula-
tion. eXtortion, malice and all manner
Of uncharitableness. And | saw, in
vision, the grand procession Of prophets
and teachers, killed and stored, reviled
and cursed, ridiculed and made sport
Of But this dark picture was relieved
by CLINT of light in which / read that
the cranks OF one generation were
generally worshiped as saints by the
generation following And then saw
an innumerable concourse whose per-
sonages seemed TO be of high and
mighty mien. But OH the agony and
despair, remorse and disappointment
discernble on their features. And
perceived that they were the great
statesmen and prominent politicians Of
the past. political economists and
college professors law givers and
mighty men Aud scroll appeared
bearing the legend, "Woe unto you,
also, lawyers, for ye lade men with
burdens grievous TO be borne, and We
yourselves touch not the burdens with
one Of your own fingers. Ye have
taken away the key OF knowledge; We
entered not in yourselves, and them
that were entering in ye hindered." "
And | was glad in my heart because Of /
the fact that things were evened up" /
in the clear judgment Of the future |
"when the mists have cleared away. |
And then again ! felt sorry from the /
fact that the pSests, prelates and lay 1
men, philosophers, princes and /
potentates statesmen, fnancicrs, and /
Office holders, lawyers, politicians and /
professors all, or nearly all, upheld /
the Righteousness of private owner
ship of Gods gracious gift aud mans |
common heritage. the earth, while /
they extol and fortify financial system
which forces the great mass Of human
ity 10 toll and slave from lirlh TO
deoth to pay the interest upon five
times rs much as there is in existence
Of useless metals wrought into legal
shackles called money
And then my thoughts reverted to
the Philanthropic society, and ! said:
Here is chance to perretuate the
name on this side of the Atlantic
And thought Of the five noble men of
New York Incorporated under the
laws of New Jersey) aud their disin-
terested assistants and helpers the
various state alliance exchanges and
state agents, who propose TO pat upon
foot grand and philanthropic plan 10
give to the American farmer goods at
first cost and expense Of handling.
And when | remem bered that more
than l2, 600 business enterprises, whole
sale aud retail, faile during the year
1891, while almost go business men
and firms went T. the wall in the first
week of this year 1892, gloried in the
spirit displayed by these
noble men, that they should risk their
fortunes in an eff 3rt TO aid the farmer.
and proposed TO change the name Of
his aggregation OF disinterested phil
anthropy from the National Union Co
10 the National Philanthropic society
And then "a change came Ger the
spirit of my dreams The whole at
seemed t. become filed with
IN inconceivable number Of gnats or
which tormented me very
and distracted my thoughts
Observing these flying pests irtently
ioticed that they all seemed to bear
ome sign or hieroglyphic Catching
me of them and examining it closely
ouud the legend 10 be eight per cent"
About this time the tiny little insects
lid entirely from view the legend Ma
ional Philanthropic Societv" and in
IS stead appeared the words National
Trust" At the same time
messenger appeared who said: This
asst trust organized with S2l, 0O0 600
apital has 50 formulated its prospectus
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