The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-21
COMMUNISM Is A FAILURE,
Every MaB Must Bear His
Own Burden.
v Thoughtful Sermon by Rev. j.
S. Thomson.
"TEe Baptism If the Holy Ghost" at
Triaity Meth sdist Episcopal Church.
Ths Y, NJ. @. a. Ma@ting.

Yesterday morning the pastor OF
Unily church, J. 7. Thomson, selected
the wcFdi, EverF mac shall bear his
own burden (Gslstions vi :5), for his
text to ths eormoG upcn Irdividraliem
and Com munis9l.
Thays sra different kiads Of Commun-
iats and ScoielisSs: but logically they
mnst eeres thss ali citizens eboald live
On tha eame level. aui that all phould
9at At punic tables. live in pablo
houso9, wear public clathea and eugSge
in pubic works; and they @lao agree
thai thera ahouid he 90 c3m petition, n D
priraSa property, no political oya@rs, 40
eouiei datil9tionG. rray 2lsim that III
this way uo ono viii he hpagfy, naked.
homelsss. ign ,raot, idla. The goysrn.
nsnts Ut che world i9.tsr cae0 logiala-
tiou, corruption, oppyss son, trickt and
lies, eud tns courta Of jusEice are go
hedgod sbouG with tech niealities aud
subteriugsa that no honest poor man
can Fet jnsties in a contest with rich
men Or rich corporations.
They claim slq0 and with truth, that
chs ssrih proanos9 enough to cloths,
feed. shelter every msn, woman and
child. Thess are she alleged causes for
com piiiFsiEsio diGdGG5aat, agitation and
insurrection. We must, nowsvsr, criti-
else their methods when tbeT are in VIC
lation Of any OF nsturs'9 laws. They
would make all individuals alike, and
reduce than TO- the same dead
level OF life. In this enterprise
they will have TO fight tho natural
law of human differences. The earth Is
not dead lsvsl; and IONS atag differ
eth from another altar in glory" God is
the head ri the pDiveree, having oonnt-
lees orders of bsinga under him, from
the loUeet earth to thu brightest heaven.
So she Socialis'iG plan 10 ia defence OF
the laws OF tha universe. la nature on
our earth We have proof that she is
pursuing some grand ideals, By preserv-
ing and improving the best, Rnd by
letting the incompetent and worthless
die. Races CT animals and men have
already disappeared from the earth, and
some OF them are now disappearing.
The tares ara to be burned by the angels
and the wheat saved. Farmers SOW
good seeds in the soil, cattlsmen breed
from good stock. and we cut down the
ugly and worthless trees in our gardens,
and spare aud pruns the best ones.
The earth, according to natures civil
service, is passing into the possession OF
the fittest nations. There are high
places on Garth ss there ia ia heaven,
and the aonls thaL render the bsst SER
vice to the racs will occupy them.
Christ taught his am bilious disciples, by
L., El,,k tha
worthy servants and noblest sufferers
could occupy the exalted places in the
gilt OF the Supreme Governor. Society
should be organized 30 improve aud ems
courage the best, and not TO suit the
parasites, worthless, lazy, boodlers i'm
posters, bad judges, hesrtless corpora
lions and political machines. "A man that
cannot made an honest living is not fit to
dictate the policies OF nation; but the
man who, with the came conditions, has
wrung success out of the grasp of diff
Guilty and supports his family in COM
tort is qualified to euggest plans for ao-
cetv.
Every man has divine and natural
right to ha own honest earnings and
savings, snd, aa Jesus taught in the par
able OF the laborers, he has right to uee
his property according to the dictates of
his own conscience, and every Buch man
will refuse to submit TO government
contrived for beggars and lazy cranks.
This is world of suffering and sor-
row and, while 1t 10 legitimate to ban
ish all artificial evils, there are natural
evils which will accompany the race
always upon this earth. and the5e can
never be eradicsted by any scheme OF
government. Besldea, morality de.
mauds that the individual should be
free and have temptations. Suffering
follows both resistance to temptation
and submission to it. The communistic
theory OF making life paradise without
discomiorts and pains 10 absurd. The
Christian leader works or suffere, aud
the mau who fears to suffer must be left
behind in the Rwful struggles OF exi5t-
enGe. Whatever form of government
undertakes to ignore individuality or
any princi plea in human nature will de-
serve to fail Ii communism were in
troduced into America all the peo-
pie would want to live i'll the
best climate, to do the least
work, to live on the nices
stee. Rotation would be impossib BILE in
sailing, working iii mines. sweeping
streets, plowlug. Discussions would
wreck the eGnen Immediately. In the
case OF AnaniRs and Sapphlra. commu-
nifty OF gooda nndar the beat manages
ment. failed. Jeeua snd John absn-
doned the community OF the Essenes.
Every attempt at communion has been
failure. The only way to have the
beet possible social order is 60 develop
the individual. When every man and
woman will be taught to do their own