The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-11-19

A. Give do not believe that many
Auiancemen in North Carolina will
agree with their president, but if there
are some who agree with him they will
see that in the neal future when we are
mens ced on the one hand by Socialism
and Anarchy, and on the other by cen,
~tralization and monopoly, the churches
will be the mainstay of society and the
salvation of the republic.
Livery honest, practical, conscl-
entious man will agree with DIR.
Thompson; every hypocrite, every
toadyist, every INSCRIPTIONS mar can
agree with the clergy. The churches
are among the responsible agencies for
socialism, for Anarchy, for centralIza,
ton and for monopoly directly re
sponsible. otis education forms the
common mind; they have been among
the educators of the people, these dire
results we see as fruits. and the
churches have contributed to them.
We want men like DR.. Thompson, to
fe~arlessly expose the disruptive tenden-
cies of the churches. Men who believe
in Christianity, but not in churchianlty,
are increasing in number. From the
leading thinkers down to the humblest
toilers the conviction is growing that
the churches do not represent Christ
that their ministers are merely wolves
in sleeps skins and are to be Stunned
accordingly. Huxley was one of such
believers.
A.. C.-The popular leader who turns
his back on his Bible aud neers at the
churches is on the road to anarchy,
whether he knows it OF not.
1.-The popular leader who turns
his back upon the perverted use made
of the Bible by the churches is a de
fender of the Bible, a p~reventer of An
archy, a preacher of glad tidings, and
he knows whereof he speaks, and those
to whom he speaks shall know the
truth and the truth shall make them
freq. One hundred men like DR..
Thompson scattered throughout the
country, could reform the land. Let
such men rise up with their God given
authority and lead the 40, 600, 900 non
church goers of this republic to a tenn
poral and a spiritual salvation that the
minister's of the sounding brass and
the tinkling c ym5ar" have never ush
cred in.
A. C.-Instead of SUCH food of wild
and radical talk these days, we need
more conservatism snd patience,
L-Why hear ye Him, He hath a
devil and is mad" was the u%tterance
declared against the Prince of Peace
Listen to Dr.. Tnompson's radical
talk" Listen TO a few extracts from
his article in THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER
of September 175h: II spoke of the
spirit of the Order AlliaDcel as being
Peace on earth, good will toward men,
not for ourselves alone, but in behalf
of every legitimate calling, we contend
againat against the common enemies Of
liberty and individual Development.
You cannot come in contact with
the infinite except through the medium
OF the finite" an conscious Of 10
ambition that would whisper: BE
cautious; suppress the truth as you see
it, for the SAKE Of your future"
My only ambition is to do some up
lifting Of men that are oppressed, that
humanity may De freer, happier and
more sure of Gods love because the
Father gives me life"
IF I love Christianity, may l not
make war upon war wherever l find
i5-even if in the Church, The
Church should never be more sacred
than the truth"
Every line OF Dr.. Thompson's utter
aaces are pregnant with love to God
and love to man; the misfortune is
that the ''Scribes, Pharisees aud hypo-
critics. Of the present day, like these of
the past, do not know a good thing
when they see it-they are too seriously
engaged in the glorifcation of them
selves and their " ACKNOWLEDGMENT
In the same breath that they shout for
the ''fatherhood of God and the broth
erhood of man." they damn the man
that, nearer than they, brings about
both. THUS the Baltimore Sun of No
vember 1st says, in commanding a new
religious work: las a cry for a more
universal brotherhood of mankind,
Spirit Of Judaism will be acknowl-
edged to be from the depths of a wo-
mans heart, and it is q striking token
of that ~yearning, earnest, wide spread
longing of the souls of the race of man
for a Kingdom of God, bound together
moro by love and deeds than by creeds