The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-07-13
There are three fundamental diyi.

There are three fundamental diyi
sions bf human effort:
The producer, the manufacture
and ths distributors.
There is another trini,y-the cam
mereial InstrunIf nts necessary IN tn
transaction.
The first ~ money. the second i
facilities for transportation. and tn
third is facilities for the transmis
sion of intelligence. And now ther,
is arother earthly trinity which w
must by 40 means lose sight of
which relates TO the rights of pro
perty.
That which nature provides j,
the common property of all God
children, that which the individua
creates belongs 10 the individual
that which the community createi
belongs to the community. Gap
plause.)
With these fundamental state
ments before you, allow me in tn,
next place TO clear away some of the
rubbish has been thrown in our way
in this debate. The Rev. Mr.. Con
wei, and read his speech with q
great deal of satisfaction and interest
get there are some things in it thai
ought to receive my attention. He
says he is not a member of the pro.
hibition party, because that is one
idea party: he is not q member of
the Republican or Democratic par.
ties, because they simply want his
vote; and he could not think of being
member of the Populist party.
Well, hardly know where to classi-
| fy the talented brother il he does
not belong to any of these organiza.
tions. 1t is possible that he ought
TO be located with the lost tribes. OF
Isreal. daughter and ap-
| plause).
Now my friends, the Church has
my profound admiration and res
pect. 1t is the first budding blossom
of the family, and it should be the
great training school of this world
for the development and finish OF
the highest type of citizenship. II
is great naval academy where We
may study the chart and the compass
and get our correct bearings, and
where We can learn to navigate the
dark and perilops sea of human life
Its chart has been peneiled by navi
gators who have sailed over ever
sterm-swept sea, doubled every cape
explored every estuary, every gulf
and every land-locked harbor known
to this slncursed earth. All it i,
the West Point of Ch,ist's militant
army where cadets are taught ant
disciplined for the ever serious con
fiicts of life, and the Church shnuit
turn them out by the million ready
to do battle against the giant wrongs
that are expressing the poor-wrong'
that are in conflict with the author
ity with the teaching, with the love
with the mercy of the Nazarine, who
is at once the great Teacher of the
Church and the Captain of its saliva
ton. The Church-why, it is every
thing to the world, and it ought tt
be; and let me tell you my friends
Christianity is more than a theory
it is life, and its theater Of opera
tioas is in this world. (Applause.
The Master taught us to pray, 18th,
kingdom come, Thy will be done OF
earth as it is in heaven" (Applaust
The Church should be an organized
army seeking to establish God'l
kingdom on this earth by every
Legitimate means, of which legisla
ton is one of most powerful today il
civilized countries. And | NAY say
here that just so long IS the Church
of Christ is in harmony with ani
gives countenance to an lndustria
system which is at war with tn,
principles of Christianity and jus
so long as the Church becomes yoke
fellow with the god Of this world, anC
consents to cast lots for the invest
ments of the crucified poor, it may
never expect the poor to seek refu g
at its alters. (Applause.)
J You may not, you cannot deceivs
the world, though you may deceivs
yourselves. They know that usury
is inconsistent with the teachings Of
the Master and of the Sermon on the
Mount; they know that corporate
greed, that is wringing the very lif.
blood out of the poor, is not in har
mony with the teachings of Jesu!
Christ, (applause) and just as long
as the Church and Church member,
set back in comfortable pews ant
wink and become the partner ant
share in the spoils Of the oppressor
they come beneath the maledictions
of the Master, and must accept tn.
visitations of His wrath. Gap
plause.)
| OF one of the seven Churches o
Asia it was said, by the -Divin,
Spirt-said at time when ther,
were men still living who had wit
messed the ascension of the Maste
it was said of that Church, "Yo'
have the form of Goodness, but yo,
are void of its power" If l was t,
be asked today-believer as am il
; the divinity of the Church, in the in
spiration of the Bible, in the Divin
mission of the Church on earth-if
were'asked today what the great nee'
of the Christian Church is, ] shoul'
say, the great want OF the Christian
Church is, to be coyerted to the doe
trines of Jesus Christ; applause
} conversion SO deep and SO thoroug
!, that it would put the church to wor'
for the salvation of meisl land women i
, this world-to rescue the poor fror
their cruel taskmasters; that woul
put the membership to work In thi
} world as the best training school t
it them for salvation in the the othel
(Applause.)
CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.
.GROSs ABUSES,