The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-18
HARD ON TIE PREACHER.

TIE minister of the gospel is not an
envied being just at this writing. His
position as a spiritual adviser has been
rendered an uncomfortable one.
Affairs have been fiery recently. The
public mind has been inflamed TO a
great degree. The mental fever has
produced strange images, and contorted
truths. The wrongs that men suffered
have doomed into tyranies, and simple
adversely has come to be looked upon as
persecution.
If the preacher is a strategist, and in
fighting for God he has right to be, he
must, if he wishes a hearing, draw his
illustrations from these questions that
are now disturbing the public mind.
Modern instances must become wedges
for gospel truths, The gospel truths
! themselves will not force an entrance to
mems thoughts.
The remedy for all human ills can be
found in Christ's teachings. But the
human breast must be subjected before
that remedy can be applied.
There are industrial wrongs in this
country. 1t is wrong that enc single
being should be starving. Whether 1t IS
the fault of the starving man himself,
or of corporate greed, or the foibles of
organized labor, or the absence of proper
legislation, or the presence of spurious
legislation, is not known. No man
knows. No intelligent man has the
audacity to say he knows, or the wisdom
to assure him to point to a remedy.
The thinking people OF this nation
know that the wrongs are here. Like
the progressive people that they are,
they want to hear some man name a
remedy.
The Reverend Myron Reed says he is
an Anarchist If he means 1t, he con-
fesses he is for disorganization. Per-
manent disorganization is impossible.
Anarchy is only temporary, and the re-
organization that follows Anarchy
takes the form Of monarchy, if the
illustrations of history are of any &C
count at all.
Monarchy, the child OF Anarchy,
means state supervision Of church, an
idea abhorrent to this country.
Reverend Myron Reed is ali extremist
on the question. Archbishop Ireland is
another extremist. He is the direct OPP
posite of Reed. He is for the govern
ment as it is. He would maintain the
social order of this government at all
costs. If the government is wrong he
would correct the fault by mild means.
Mvron Reed, the Anarchist, says mild
means are impossible. 1t would prob |
ably be frightful If 1t were possible to hear,
today, how many people in this country
agree with the Reverend Myron Reed. /
If that sentiment was not large and |
strong and dangerous, Myron Reed !
would not be allowed TO talk il in public. |
He would be hauled from the pulpit and |
torn limb from limb by patriotic peo- /
pie. He was chcered.
There is no denying 1t. The social |
istic spirit, which Is the anarchistic |
spirit, Is abroad in the land. 1t is in |
Kansas. Our Senator Peffer arose in |
the senate not 4 week ago and proposed !
seriously a plan which, if carried out, |
NOuIU uiSL upC IhS 8oNtILAnGAI III ten |
days. Giving the Populists of Kansas
their minimum strength, the number of !
people in this state who indorse PETER !
is appalling.
The prea her who talks 10 c mixed |
congregation today must be in some /
thing of a tangle. Unless he keeps |
strictly IN the bounds Of scriptural |
language and as strictly draws his con-
illusions and illustrations from biblical |
incidents he IS sure to offend part Of the |
congregation. And when he eliminates
the strong, vital questions o. the day |
from his discourse, he weakens his |
rhetorical and persuasive powers. His !
position at best Is uncomfortable