Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-13

selves almost tur utNt00llito ga IKE
This debt is growing year by year
There must come a change or ChrisJen-
dom Will become bankrupt
The interest on this debt amounts at
least to $500 coo GOO q year. and the cost
of supporting armies and navies. of re-
pairing ships OF manufacturing
NEW ENGINES or DEATH.
probably amounts, including the inter
est ON the debt. 20 al least $4,000 600 a
day. Allowing ten hours for q day
thar is. for a working day-the waste
of war is az least $500 600 an hoW-that
is t0 say, S10C30 q minute.
Think of an this being paid for the
purpose of killing and preparing TO kill
our fellow men. Think of the good
that could Dc done with this vast sum
OF m0uey-the schools that cOulg be
built the wants that could be supplied
Think of the homes it would build, the
children &c would clothe
IL we wish To- do away with war, We
must provide for the settlement of ma
-i0nal differences by an international
court This court should be i'm perpet-
ual session it's members should be Sc
lec,ed by the various governments 20
be affected by IT'S decisions. and. az the
command and disposal Of this court,
the rest of ChristendOm being disarm-
eJ. there should be military force SUI
fcert Go carry its judgments into effect.
There should be no other excuse. no
other business for am army or navy
in the civilized world.
10 man has Imagination enough 20
paint the agouies. -he horrors and
cruel-ies of war. Think OF sending shc,
and she'll crashing ,hrough the bodies
O. men, Think of ,he widows and or
pbans Think Of the MANNED the mu-
Itil8-ej The mansled,
ANOTHER WASTE.
Let us De perfectly candid with each
o-her. We are seeking the truth, -ry-
Ing -3 find what ought to- be done 20
increase the Well being Of man. /
must give YOU my homes, though You
have the riga- TO demand it, and | must
maintain the integrity Of my soul
There is another direction I'm which
tha weaI D. and energies of man are
wasted. From the beginning of his
T tory until now man has been seeking
/ the aid of the supernatural. For many
centuries -le wealth OF the world was
used 0 prcpita.e he unseen powers.
I Tn our own country the property dedi-
Gated Co this purpose is worth al least
/ $1,000 100000 The interest on this sum
/ SIS S50000O00 a year and She cost OF
employing persons whose business it is
/ .o seek he aid OF the supernatural and
+ Old maintain The property is certainly as
/ mucl more. So chat the cost i'm our
/ country is abou S2O09000 q week, and,
+ counting ten hours as a working day.
+ this amounts 10 about 5000 a minute.
f For this vast amount of money the
returns are
REMARKABLY SMALL.
+ The good accomplished does not app
I rear to be grsa. There is no great
/ dmimdm I'm crime The decrease of
immortality and poverty is h-rdly per
. cep.iale Tn spite. however of the APP
I parent failure here. a vast sum Of
money is expended every year 20 carry
our ideas OF the supernatural 90 other
races. Our churches. for The mos part,
are closed during the week being used
only a para OF one day i'm seven. No
one wishes To- destroy churches or
+ church organizations The only desire
. is h3t they shall accomplish substan-
. -aI coej for the world Tn many Of our
small towns-,owns % 5000 or 1000
people viii be- found four or five
. churches sonnet lines more. These
f churches are founded upon immaterial
. differences. q difference rs 60 the mode
of baptism "a difference as 60 who shall
he entitled -o p3r-3ke of the Lord sup
per. O. difference of ceremony of gov
ernmenc. o. difference about foreordin-
3ti1n difference abou. fate and free
WILL And &c must DE admitted ,hat AN
. the arguments ON all sides of these dU-
fer-uces have been presented
/ COUNTLESS MILLIONS OF TIMES.
. Upon .hese subjects no,h.ng new is pro-
duced or an-ic.pa ed and yet tho dis
/ cussic0 is maintained by the REPETITION
T of the ola arguments.
Now TO seems To- me that it would be
. far De ter for the people Of q Gown hav-
. ing a population of 4.0G0 of 5000 to-
f have one church. and the ediflce should
/ be fen use mo-, only on Sunday. 1ut ON
/ every day of ,be week I'm This build-
ing should be the library of the town.
T Tt should De the clubhouse of .be
/ people where they could find the prin-
ciuaI newspapers and periodicals OF the
/ world. Its auditorium should be like a
+ theatre Plays should be presented by
home -3Ien. am orchestra formed, mu-
+ sic cultivated. The people should NEE
/ there at any time .hey desire The wo-
/ men could carry their knitting and sew
i0g. and connected with 30 should be
+ rooms for the playing of games. bill
I lizards. cards and chess Everything
/ should be made as agreeable as pos
s.b'e. The citizens should ,ake pride
I'm this building They should ad0rn its
inches with statues and it's walls with
pictures Il should be
THE INTELLECTUAL CENTER
/ They could employ a gentleman of abjl-
/ i-y. possibly of genius. 90 address them
ON Sunday ON subjects that would he of
real interest of real Importance. They
could say 90 this minister.
Eve are engaged i'm business during
be week. While we are working 40 our
trades and professions we wan YOU to
udy and ON sunday tell us what you
have found ou-.
Let such minister take fo~ a series
Of sermons the history. the philosophy
. of the ar. and ,1e genius of tho Greeks.
/ Let him tell of the wOndrous metaphy-
sizes myths and religions of India and
Egypt Le him make his congregation
ronFcrs3nt with the philosophers Of
of the world. with the great thinkers.
the grea. poets. the great artists. the