The herald., 1893-10-02
Church of the New Era.

The morning session was we'll attend
ed. the subject being Prohibition. The
topic for next Sunday is The Unem-
ployed.
In the evening Rev. Mr.. Bowman WAS
greeted by crowded house, though Illi-
uois hall is the largest lecture room in
the city. His subject was Socialism and
Anarchism Defined. By way of intro
euction he read some verses by Bulwer
Lytton, after which he said l propose
to give from the new era some points to-
night aa to the true definition OF social
ism and auarchism, and also defend the
people against the attacks of religious
bigotry. He took for his text the re-
marks made by DR.. ]. P. Widney at the
recent Methodist conference held in this
city. After reading the remarks as re-
ported in the daily prees, he said that
he respected the position of DIR. Widney
as an educator and also as a gentleman
OF culture. He said they heard the re-
marks made by the doctor at the Pres-
byterian church, when he saw the
"beast," and thought them rather lib.
eral from man trained, as he had been,
in the school OF orthodox religion and
politics.
l1O duuitb bHhb Dc iedTucu EUIlttlIUk
on that occasion, when he looked into
the eyes of wild beast. He stated that
the name of the beast is anarchy.
This thing Of prejudcing the people
by calling all reformers i'll names, is one
OF the tricks of the trade of those who
enjoy the benefit of monopoly and plu-
tocracy. But the time is past " hen
people can be frightened by ill names
that thAV do not undnretarid
Socialism sounds awful to innocent
ears. But what is it? Webster says
SIT is more harmonious, hence more
orderly state OF things than those which
have heretofore prevailed" Is there
anything alarming in this? Those who
have the easy places in life, thoee who
held the Offices and run the banks are
opposed to all change in the established
order of things. They hold up socialism
and anarchy as something terrible,
something to be hated and Stunned.
What is anarchy? t4s
Many crimes have been committed by
men called anarchists, but their crimes
no more represent their principles than
the crimes committed in the name of
religion represent the doctrines of Jesus.
The wordl anarchy comes from two
Greek words, meaning ''no ruler" An
anarchist is one who believes in the
domination of man over man. An an
archist is one who does not want rulers
or bosses, but believes in government
of and for and by the people.
We do not want state of chaos,
without regulation; we do want TO
make our own laws, by sending repre-
sentatives to formulate those laws.
When these laws have been formulated
they must be sent back to us for our
own endorsement. This is the reieren-
dunn. And we intend to have it. When
we have the referendum and initiative,
we will have a government of the pso-
pie. This ''beast," which was seen by
DR.. Widney in the Presbyterian church,
was said by him to be not American,
but coming from the slums of London
and other European cities.
/ think the gentleman was mistaken.
have no prejudice against any race.
The only foreign element who are dan.
gerous to our civilization are those who
come amongst us not to assimilate with
us, and become citizens, but those who
are inimical to our institutions, who
come among us n to make money
to take to their !. without ever be-
coming American4zed. The question
that is pressing upon us now is to give
work to the army of the unemployed at