The morning times., 1895-09-30
EXCHANGED OUR TYRANTS
DR.. Kent Compares the Past With
the Present Civilization.
New Order of Kings Has Arisen.
Those Who Rule by Superior
Ability and Cunning.

The Peoples Church closed yesterday the
fourth year since IL was established and
the pastor, Rev Alexander Kent, in his
| morning sermon told of its work and its
purposes. He said that it differed from the
churches usually spoken of as orthodox, in
that its purpose is to make men happy here
| rather than To save them from eternal hell
for an eternal heaven.
| The Peoples Church has been mainly use
| fulinsowing the seeds OF thetruth thecentral
thought of the gospel of Christ that God is
the Father and all men brothers.
mo form OF civilization has existed,s
he said, that does not imply an antagonism
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES bet weenclasses
The solidity of humanity. the absolute i'm
possibility of any part of the human race
really and permanently lifting itself up by
depressing and degrading another is con
yiction that has never found embodiment
in any social structure.
The founders OF the American Republic
came closer TO this conception tnan any
others that ever attempted the building of
a nation. The great principles upon which
! they based the right and duty of lf-govern-
meht were principles rooted in this tact,
But they were not wise enough to see
that in breaking away from the old po-
litcal institutions and ideas they were in
augurating a revolution that could only
De successful as II reshaped and remolded all
institutions as well.
They did not gee that in importing into
this country the industrial IDEAS and in
stitutions that had grown up under the old
notions of caste and class they were laying
the foundation Of tyranny more pow erful
ard ruthless than that from which they
were seeking to escape.
The doctrine that might makes right
discarded in politics, was honoTed and
Glorified in industry. The people emanci-
pa;ed themselves from the rule Of political
oppressors only 10 fall into the hands of in
dusJriai tyrauis
Under the spur and stimulus of the
prizes offered TO enterprise and industry
i'll the field OF competitive effort the strong
and cunning have been forging 10 the front,
getting control of industries and finances,
and, in utter disregard OF the general W cal,
enriching themselves at the expense of the
nation.
"A new order of kings has arisen and they
claim TO rule by divine right-the right of
superior ability, shrew dness, smartness,
foresight-as much as any kings of old.
We have money kings, and railroad kings,
and oil kings. and host of other kings, and
they all believe themselves superior order
of beings, made to rule, and they look upon
the masses as inferior stuff fit only to
I'VE deny utterly that superior ability
involves any such right. On the CON
trary, we affirm that all ability is ours
only for service. ana that superior ability
always carries with it the superior obliga
ton 1t has divine right to control in
the affairs of the nation. but only for the
common good. Our rulers should be pre-
eninently our servants"
He admitted the inability Of the Peoples
Church, in common with allother churches,
to put into full practice the principles
announced. but hoped they had glimpses
of the higher grounds and were approach
ing them.
He closed by calling attention to the
danger from the greed of the tobacco manu-
facturers.
mo other evil here" said he, "is COM
parable in its ravages upon the virility
of our young men to the cigarette habit.
The manufacturers of the cigarette are
well aware of this fact"