The Washington times., 1894-06-03
his brother is murderer" HE that looketh
upon a woman to lust after her hath commit
ted adultery"

his brother is a murderer" HE that looketh
upon a woman to lust after her hath commit
ted adultery"
It will be granted, then, that in so far as
these are divine commands, they are one and
the same business is business" then be-
comes the motto of the self-deluded conform
ist to the present condition OF things. "Au
can get is mine," and the value Of the law is,
first. to clearly define the line, the imaginary
lire that divides covetousness from robbery,
and secondly, to defend me In my rights Of
possession Of all have gotten possession Of
on the safer side OF this boundary.
Paul in his later days became quite en-
phaiic in his denunciation of this all-per-
vading divergence from a possible way to the
incoming of ''peace on earth and good will
toward men" by declaring the love of money
to be the "root OF all evil" He did not speak
of the evidences above ground, covetouaness
and stealing but went deeper to find the
root" the seed Of this luxurious "tare,
that SO chokes the possible growth OF the
wheat
This, gentlemen OF the assembly, Of all as
semblies for the promotion Of Christian or
higher civilization, is the false God to be de-
throned-the usurper-the baneful enemy.
Would 1t not be well for these assembled
preachers of the Word, instead Of working
over the old timber that was cut down IN the
destruction OF the "Groves of Baal, to con-
suit together about sharpening their axes, to
be eifectually applied to the root" OF this
tree that shadows Christendom and puts the
multiplication table in the minds OF men in
stead of the Lords Prayer; envy and cove
tousness where charity must reign supreme,
unless they can be content with sounding
brass and tinkling cymbal" and begin the
good work by grubbing up any root" that
may have forced its way into their own per-
mol dom nfvu1 Ear Ainn Ia
clares they are not only to be the preachers
of the Word. but doers also.
Men. nations, communities and "assem-
blies" are known by what they reject as well
as by what they select. The Presbyterian As
sembly has made a feeble attempt to be recon-
ciled to their Brother of the South and has
iniled. The ''inerrant" declares by the mouth
OF Jesus himself that such reconciliation is
imperative. Then come and offer thy gilt.
But. ON the contrary, they have offered their
gift. and what is iti We hereby declare that
we believe. aud it is henceforth heterodox not
to believe in the inerraacy OF book. however
much it may seem to interfere with the log
ical exercise OF the divine consciousness func-
tionary through tie brain and mind OF man.
MADE in thu divine image This declaration
excludes thought from the category OF reli-
gious preaching and practice.
They can be up and doing" can work
while the day lasts, provided they do not ex-
ercise the mad and image making power OF
the soul. That shall be Gagged safely within
the iron bars of preconcepticn. But evoiu-
ton, that mill OF the GODS grinds on; its
unvdrying rule Is growth or death. The
leaves of last season added strength and cir
cumference 20 the body of the tree, but they
fell or that new leaves might come. and now
the new leaf is making its contribution. So
with thought New thought for further
growth. Your book. gentlemen, is holy be-
cause Of the thought it contains, but the life
OF mankind. the soul always has existed,
always, will exist in an eternal now. II is the
leaf of thi. wear that is building the tree; it is
the thought oi this year. this day. that is
tuildii Z the trunk of civilization. .oi the higher
evolution. OF man, which is tending toward
making that long concealed image of God IN
him visible in act. thought, and deed.
What has been was holy, because all is
holy. Nothing IS urholy but the petty pride,
vanity. and separating sefhood OF man;
nothing profane save the dedication OF per-
sonal opinion about the universe ana its
mighty Architect. II this or any religious
organization wishes to bow down before the
image its yesterday Of thought set up it will
only be one more straggler on the grand
march toward the holy city. and will soon be
dropped from the rolls.
And this larger assembly. this assembly of
men who have accepted the public Office (the
SOCIAL d public trust') of lawmakers for
the people, the devisers of ways and means
to healthy growth, it may be well for that
assembly to remember individually that out Of
this one root has grown that fatal tree that
casts its shadow on the fertile soil of this COM
monwcalth. From its outsureading branches
drop suffering. strife confusion, and dsrup
ton OF party lines. Under its shadow is the
fiap nf and spip
and the sneering question stares you all IN
the face, "What are you going TO do about
ii!" while the continuous discussion OF Sec
tional triliing is an open confession OF ''we
do not know wha; to DO or the more to be
dreaded I'VE will do nothing"
Why not recognize this shadow and seek to
know whence it comes. and cease to talk Of
grains of sand while this mountain OF evil is
threatening destruction 10 the very founda-
ton of all loyalty? What is party allegiance
when il stands in the way of statesmunshpy
Maine would steal Cor, at least, openly
coyets) contributions from all the people for
its lumber interests, while Louisiana would
be made a little more rich by tax on every
mouth that INDUCES in sugar and the great
West would have all the poor pay tribute for
the wool that scantily protects them from the
inclemency of the weather.
What is sectionalism If not this? To do evil
that good may come to your section, gentle
men, is the building of sectionalisn that can
only result in gradually developing lines of
sectionaiisn. The poor ye always have with
you." and the poor will not always consent to
be taxed for the defense Of other peoples
property.
The tree of covetousness casts its own seed,
which falls by the wayside and takes root in
the deep soil OF want and hopelessness. You
may put shacklcs of law upon the visible and
an bi1t ic hrl eli nd
duty, gentlemen of Congress- to ascertain the
real cause the seed from which the Coxey
idea grew and is still growing, and put your
ak to the root of that tree.
No law can stand, or ought to stand, that is
not a protection and defense OF the poor.
From the homes Of the poor are coming the
swarms of voters of the future. What are
you doing, gentlemen, that they shall come up
in an atmosphere of loyalty and reverence for
law and order? Instead of taxing their food
and clothing, would it not be wiser to protect
them from the ndulterations Of food; to
make Justice mean the universal defense OF
individual rights instead Of n mythical thing
to be pleaded for by hired advocate?
Brilliant men, successful men-the earlh is
full OF their forgotten graves; but they who
have lived and toiled for humanity in all the
ages ''shine as stars on the pages Of history
1t is consciousness alone that develops con-
science. and out of the profession of politics
may come the self-denying statesman. Men
still vote and hope for this much-to-be de-
sired rebirth.
The book said by the ''assembly" to be in.
errant gives US the story Of two wealthy and |
cities given over to ungodliness, |
whom the divine conversationalist agreed to |
spare il but ten righteous men could be found |
within their borders. Liberal as this offer |
seemed to be, yet the ten we're not forthcom- |
inc IN avert fha ssare and hrimcfone ~ We |