The herald., 1895-03-08
COMMENDED BY LEO TOLSTOY
Laurence Gr0nIund, the Social.
list, in the City
WILL PREACH HERE SUNDAY
The Main Points of His Theory Of
Political Economy
He is Organizing Clubs of the Fabian
Nature-Soclalism and
Christianity

Many people believe Socialism to be thu
essence of communism, anarchism, dyna.
mitism and atheism; they hold this be
lief because they know nothing abou
the most important social movement il
the worlds history. Socialists do com
prise great many atheists, but larg,
portion of the adherents of the theory
hold to what is called Christian Socialism
which is based on the teachings of Christ
The accepted Socialist writer's are without
exception actuated by the highest mo-
tives, such as relieving unnecessary sui
fering the elevation and comfort o.
humanity at large, and regard anarchists
of the explosive type with the same dis
favor as would plethoric capitalist.
One of the leading men in socialism to-
day is Laurence Gronlund, whose writings
and sermons have given him the highest
recognition. This scholar arrived in the
city yesterday, and will preach in the
Church of the New Era on Sunday morn
ing at 10 O. clock.
Mr.. Gronlund' views have found ex-
preston among other ways in volume
entitled "Our Destiny" He has letter
from Count Leo Tolstoi, or as that scholar
spells it, Tolstoy, VIII CHI reads as follows
September LIZ, 1891.
Toula, Yesnaya, Polians.
Dear Sir:-I received your book ''Our Des-
thanked you for it before had 1 known your
addr SIS. l read it through with moro than
great interest l quite agree with your two
main points, first, that morality must be the
basis of progress, and second, that morality S
tue only when it is an effort to promote or.
ganic unity OF society, as you term ito cstab-
lish the kingdom of God on earth as express
the same thing.
The book made such an impression on me
that wished it TO be translated in Russian.
and sent it to a friend OF mine for that pur-
pose. quite endorse the opinion of the
Revue d Economic Politique. chat it is a quite
new and more 'eleve' aspec of socialism,"
If my opinion OF your book can be OF any use
to you l quite consc' cautiously. say that
highly appreciate your book, the ideas ex-
pressed in it, and the expression of them.
Yours truly, LEO TO.sToY.
as follows:
Events are at hand that can be most
fifty compared with the advent of Chris
tianty.
II believe that Socialism will be the
future economic system of all civilized
countries, and that it will be inaugurated
not BY violence, but by enthusiasm.
Socialism will establish, naturally, the
kingdom OF heaven on earth, mainly by
rendering all humanity precious to each
OF us-which now to all sensible people
must seem an impossible feat.
1T will evolve an irresistible belief in
God and Immortality that will satisfy all
the instincts OF the human heart, as well
as the most developed intelligences.
Il hold that, though it be perhaps a
fact that IA majority of those who are
c He'd Socialists are avowed atheists, yet
atheism is not an integral part of SOCIAL
ism, but merely an accretion upon it,.
Such are atheists, not because they are
Socialists, but because they are French
mo MI I.,l .n
nently religious.
ut is, indeed, towards the promised
land that power behind evolution has all
the time been leading our race.
If this modern civilization must pass
away it is only because it will grow INTO
something grander. At present it is an
immoral growth-Pharisaism precisely
akin to that SO tiercely denounced by
Jesus, which makes self-styled better citi-
zens, who, having never known what
temptation means, strut about praising
God that they are so much better than
their humble temptation ridden brethren,
who are tempted every moment OF their
poor lives by this Satanic system of ours.
1.-The morality which will take its place
can, | am sure, be best tated in that sub
lime precept which embodies the deepest
truth that in which we are hidden to
love our neighbors as ourselves"
Mr.. Gronluud is forming organizations
similar 10 IHe Tue 1dDlHl COCleGN
of England, which are for the purpose of
studying socialism and spreading its
doctrines.
The Fabian Society in England is COM
posed Gas this OF California will be- of a
number of young literary men and women,
especially journalists, and it has done a
remarkable work in making rational Soc
ialsm respected and re pectable in Eng
land. TO such an extent, indeed, has it
altered the manner of the public regard
for this system of government that Lord
Salisbury Is said to have replied to an OBJ
lection that some movement was social
istic in character. ooh that is no longer
an objection ~
Says Mr.. Gronlund: ''Such society is
greatly needed here. The people of Cali
fornia are strongly energetic, are clear
sighted, and have certainly more provo
cations than elsewhere; the need of a
change of government is nowhere more
evident and the work OF such a society,
in such soil, is bound to produce rich
fruit" Mr.. Gronlund went on to say
that the three first important steps to-
wards reformation were, first, State
productive work for the unemployed /;
second, Government banking" and
third, Government ownership OF the
telegra phi and railroad systems" He said
that we have a practical illustration
amongst us of the working of socialism in
industry, in the management of the trust
but there the benefit OF the system is alb
sorbed by private individuals and not by
the community.
"A man will be as free to do as he
pleases with his money under socialistic
regime as he is now-to save it, to be-
queath it to his children, everything
save to invest it, for interest of all kinds
will be abolished.
That we are on the threshold of great
industrial change is certain; that it may
be for the better is the hope of us all, and
it is worthy of our best efforts. National
cooperation IS evidently the h next step IN
Society will work for the formation of a
third party, that shall lead the people by
the close of this nineteenth century into
the blessings of co operative common
wealth.