The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-10-17

ALL -E- BROTHERS.
Shur Scorrers.
Home and farm.

politics, and II everything else. but
even into our columns creep a httIe
BAD temper and verbal abuses
Only a little, though, for busy, hon
est and upright men, though earnest,
and often serious. are still a. a rule.
aven-tempcred and not inclined to re-
sort to hard words
But North Carolina is inst now excit-
cd by the utterances of DR.. Cyrus W.
Thompson, who, unfortunately, hap
ems to be president Of the North Caro-
ina Farmers Alliance.
In a recent public speech Dr. Thomp
son, who has a great many plans for re
torming society which do not commend
themselves to the great mass Of his fell
! low citizens, grew angry, and turned on
the church as the center Of opposition.
The church" says he, Stands on the
side Of human slavery"
Or. Thompson is fortunate enough.
or unfortunate enough, to have IN his
conflict with the church a newspaper
owned hv Marion Butler, who last year.
slipped into the United States Senate,
| Butler says:
DIR Thompson does not make an as
prti0n unless he knows what he IS say
INC. He attacked the organized church
md moi Christianity. and he will whip
It if there is contest. The truth is on
he side OF what he said
1t is not strange that infidels and an
lrchists, from Ingersoll to Butler and
Thompson, attack the church, bat they
have even. when combined, no power
permanentlv to iniure the church.
In truth, the church, the organized
Christian church, is the defender OF
he poor, the helper Of the needy, the
.ustainer of those cast down. It abOl-
shes caste distinction, and places man
IN his own feet as his own master. Inc
church. like charity, suffereth long
and is kind 1t takes from the rlch
md gives to the poor. 1t breaks do"f
he wall Of selfishness and makes the
world akin. It restrains the power O
the mob and teaches patience to thf
ouIt,tude and to those in power.
It is not possible to eXaggerate tn
henefcient influences Of the church o.
mankind. IN Just so far as the clVln
!. zatIon of this day is broader, more gen
ero,1s. more gentle. more kindly IN
| word. more humane Just III 50 1af a
II reaches the masses rather than IN
classes. modern civilization owes It's st
= neriorItv to the civilization OF anclen
Greece and Rome and Egypt to Chrls
: ia Christianity and to the Chrlstla
church
While il is true that many crime
have at different stages OF history pee
committed in the name of the church
while if is true that savage brutanl
!, has marked some Of It's pages, still '
have but to compare the condition
The multitude today with It's condltlt
TWO thousand years ago. with us co
dltjon today III nations which khc
j not the church to see at once that u
obnrch i the foe Of human slavery a.
+, the friend OF human progress.
But for this very reason 1t STANDS
} lion ii the path Of passionate, |
j, reasonable, ungoverned men IKE !
" anarchists of Europe and America
Zoo alike 70 those who turned I
French revolution into q carnival
hlood and to those who ID AMER
j, today would overthrow all e5taoil9i
order aat they may for moment
100 eminent
: We know nothing OF this DR.. Thon
yon hnt from this utterance he
tvne Of men we know in the clty-l
fessionaI reformers, or agltators, ="
ionorant Of the first principle OF 9
H. eminent, self-control, seek ~ the ha
Of liberty to subject Others to thelr
these men do the cause OF the /
ain llleeo ii'ol' 4l,o1.
nle infinite harm We mean lneS
i, the coming OF The time when
IL ordinary comforts OF life Will be WIT
the reach Of every sober and industrl
oo man and woman
zee That j. what civilization IS bring
maj - looking back we realize that m
has been done in this direction.
that more and better things await
no multitude receiving an eVer-lncr
cas- ~
y ef mat i material clvilization- and
1--WE terial prosperity has tendency
nap doaden mems svmpathieS and to hai
oi tbnir hearts The church comes te
anu mo that all men are brothers the
TINS dren of a common father, who $
uIi> -Inasnuch as YOU do il unto them
do it unto me.
'le So the church, With It's teachl
ioh and lis institutions and Its custC
ever With sermons. songs and prayers
nor cbnrch at the bridal and at the 81
anu softens all the hard lines OF lie,
''''se' courage into the hearts OF those
are disturbed and gives sUehgtl
coz those who are weak, putting an eve
= : ING arm under those who have 10