The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-10-24
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What, then, is our hopee Flow
can society be redeemed How can
our civilization be transformed How
can the State be SO reconstructed as to
iiurhish ih adequate protection to it's sub.
!ects and TO all Of their legitimate In.
tercsts Our answer to each of these
questions ie: BY substituting for the
law of self-interest which now domi.
mates our social life the law of love
the law OF self-sacrifice-the law
whlch Chrlst illustrated whom He be-
came poor that we, through His pov-
erty, might be rich--the law whinh
makes each man his brothers keeper
ana requires us to boar one anotber,s
burdens 'o' .
Tho cross of Christ is the solvent
or all the great social problems of the
world. There God unveils his heart
TO mon. There He reveals His re-
deemlng love--a love which expresses
Itself in absolute self-renunciution
Hc VINO knew no sin was made sin for
US. He bears our sins in His own
body on the tree.' He died for us
slops.' He was bruised for our inioui-
ties. And by His stripes we are heal
ed
is it your purpose 30 be useful to
your fellow If that is not your pur-
pose, ana your supreme purpose, you
have no claim upon the respect of man
kind. If you intend to be Il disciple of
Cain and repudiate all obligation to
care for your brother man, YOU de-
serve to be treated as Cain was-brand-
ed as an outlaw. If you will not be
your brothers Keeper and burden
'earer. you are his enemy. You will
seize every opportunity to defraud. op-
press and degrade HIM. The spirit
That controls you will make you
u monopolist, or u gambler, or a bank
- But if your purpose is to be useful
.-us;ful not only to yourself and your
family, but to the word--your life
must be " sacriticial life You must
look out over the wide world and re-
cognlZ" avery man in it as your neigh
Dor. !; feel your obligation to help
him far as God gives you the abil ty
and opportunity. To serve your day
and ,eneration according to the will
OF God and make an enduring contribu-
tlon to the welfare Of the race, you
must make an obligation of your pos
sessions and Of yourself.
When men in all vocations who
claim to be Christians heartily accept
to it, we shall sec Christianity grow as
1T has never grown. We shall see So
clety quickly cleansed of It's present
pollutions. We shall see the State
purgcd OF all injustice and favoritism.
we shall see strikes between labor and
capital cease, and throughout all our
borders reign of righteousness. con
tentment and prosperity.
10 redeem 5ociety--to remove it
from It's present basis Of selfishness and
plant it on the foundation of the gold
en- rule of the gospel will require he
rolc courage, great sacrifices and
martyr-llke endurance on the part of
men in every calling. In putting YOUR
business on the basis of the golden rnle
you would probably suffer great losses
Tor time. You could scarcely com
pete with mon of selfish and fraud
ulent methods. Bankruptcy might
overtake you. But in making the sac
rlhce you would have the fellowship of
Christ. You would manifest His
spirit, magnify His truth and grace,
and extend the conquests OF His king
dom. This would compensate YOU a
Thousand times for your material
| losses.
. am confident that among the
men who till the soil of this country
| - ii'"i " iiiSoi lnLCSrlUy
than can DC found in any other element
OF our population. For more than two
thirds OF century agriculturalists
dominated the government and social
HE OF this nation. 1t is now dominat-
ed by monoDolists, money lenders and
spectators. We need not to be told
that the change has been prolific of
anything but good, either to the mate
rial or moral interests of tho masses of
our people. 1t requires no prophetic
gltt to SEQ that "a return of tho ar-
! rlcultural classes to power would re-
suit in revival Of that virtuous sim
pllclty and uncompromising integrity
which characterized the American
people in the better days of.the repub-
lie.
Gentlemen of the Farmers Nation
al Congress, if You are fighting for tho
enthronement of trlCh, purity, fair
dealing and Christ-like charity In the
government and social life OF your
country, and are determined to be
loyal to your convictions, even to the
last extremity, you are knights of a
nobler chivalry than ever unfurled O.
Nag or unsheathed q sword on any of
the worlds historic battlefelds, and
ior each of you invisible fingers ore
weaving an imperishable chaplet"