The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-16

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sympathiz9 with suffering humanity
Almighty God demands it and we mus
obey or suffer the penalty. Let us set
if am right:
IF thy brother be waxen poor x =
then thou shalt relieve him = x = tina
he may live" Lev 1915.
BLESSED is he that considereth the
poor; the Lord will deliver him.
Ps. All.
"He that hath mercy on the poor
happy is he" x x x He that oppres
seth the poor, reproacheth MS Maker
Prov. 1921, 81.
HE that hath pity upon the poor
lendeth unto the Lord and that which
he hath given will he pay him again"
| Prov, 1912.
"Whoso stoppeth his ears at the Cry
of the poor, he also shall cry himself,
but shall not be heard" Prov. 21;13.
He shall have judgment without
mercy that hath shown NJ mercy and
mercy rej2iceth against judgment. "
James 2:13.
Now, with these messages from the
Almighty and many other passages Of
Il similar character, shall [ not try to
do something for the poor when I see
that they arc oppressed every day
more and more by the contraction of
currency2 Most assurcdly [ wall and
1 think every Christian nan and VIC
man should DO The same.
He that is glad at caIami5ies shall
not be unpunished." Prov. us,
He that considerath the poor x x X
the Lord will strengthen him upon the
bed Of i8nguishing." Prov. 41:13.
Brethren, have you ever though cf
the responsibility resting upon Us min
listers of the Gospel relative to the con
dition of our country
Many will lock 70 us for advice;
shall we base that advice upon our
own party preferences, individual
interests or upon the Word of Go37
Or shall we acknowledge that there
is something wrong in finance
and try to right it through an old party
that has promised and deceived Us and
made money matters worse every time
since 1872 Or shall we for a party
namesake continue to increase poverty
and starvation, binder business pros
perity, cut down education, grippe
the church and increase ignorance and
immortality l mean that this has
been the tendency yer since the con
traction of cur currency end that it
will be SO so long as it remains a law.
I mean hat that law will not be re
peaIed through the old parties, and l
mean that when you vote an old party
ticket for President, you vote for the
further contraction of the currency.
Now shall we still vote with them with
the social, educational and religious
welfare Of u country resting p 81
our ehculders7 /, for one, cannot do
it. Before God l stand or fall.
Again, do we not know that when
we nave but half the money we need,
that we must suffer in many thing?
s. ppose Il salaries were one half, CT
one third q what they are, would @e
not be crippIed2 Could we surpor6
our families and educate our ChildTeD2
Just go It is with cur country with
the single gold standard which gives
us bat enc half or one third Of the
money we need. Think Of it, broth
rem.
d. we net know that silver. as we'll
we'll as gold was used as money in
Abraham's time and yer since9 Shall
we be WISER than Abraham, Isaac,
JACOB and Jyy? L3t US see what JOB
says about Il:
"If5nou return to the Almighty, thcu
shalt be Quilt up; thou shalt put away
iniqui5y far from thy tabernacles."
Then shal5 thou lay upgold as du +,
and the gold of Op1lr es ID stones or
the brooke"
va, the Almighty shall be thy de-
fence, and thou shalt have plenty If
silver"
For then shalt thou have thy de
delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift
up thy face unto God.
Thou shalt make thy prayer unto
Him, and He shall hear thee, and thou
shalt (ba able to- TO pay thy vowe."
Thou shalt also decree a thing, end
it shall be established unto thee, and
the light shall shine upon thy ways
when men are cast down then 6ho
shalt say, There is hitting up; and He
shall save the humble person"
He shall deliver the island of the