West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-11-19
THE AFrERMATH.
Political Sermon'--Text. Acts i:33.SI
ny the Rev. John Vin,on Potts.
NoaIu ROBINSON, O.. Nov. s.
L. THE PRELUDE.

Now the better clements in all may
come together on true conviction
AMI net as Hue, free men. The
right must win. The following re-
Aections are suggested by two
things /, An open aud public in.
suit aud abuse offered me yesterday,
IN this place, by u wealthy business
man IN his own store, where | had
gone to do some trading. The
man is a member IN high standing
in the church. and | have hereto
fore regarded him as a personal
Friend, and as such have confided
I'm him. This made the matter all
The more surprising TO me. This
I'll conduct toward me was obtruded
without any excuse or prvocation,
except that | had worked and voted
for Bryan in the last campaign.
Ihls person is gold standard man
ana an intensely partisan Repub-
lican and an Ex- Deputy Postmaster.
3. During this dIsgraceful ARRAY
another leading church member
slttlng by remarked TINT "gold is
Gods standard, A" which is an abso.
lutte falsehood. God never made
gold a standard in any such a sense.
The single gold standard IN finance
Is the Infamous work Of men. 1t is
not Of God. Gold is one of Gods
creatures, intended no doubt as a
basis for the coinage of money, but
he never made it the standard in
suanee.
This is one of the single gold
standard falsehoods. twill not be
endured. 1t caunot be endured.
Not that we intend to arbitrarily
PesIst the government. but we shall
continue to protest against, and ex-
pose the present Outrageous fnan-
ciai system existing to day in the
United States or America, mon
strous thing that has been quietly
foisted upon the people of this
country. The fight is ON, and must
continue till relief CONES iu a law
ful way.
II. THE SERMON, JAMES 2:G.
/. The tyranny of aggregated
wealth is appalling. It's heavy
hand will be felt with leaden weight
and iron GOODNESS IN the next four
years. All that it has cost pluto.
eracy IN the last election will be
wrung from the sweat ana blood
and toll Of the working classes.
2. Wealth is usually as hcartless
as Nero. as ovaricious as Baalam.
and as treaeherous as the traitor.
Judas.
3. There are many noble cxcep-
tions among the wealthy. They
are a hops to humanity.
4. But it is a difficult thing for
m1n or woman to become wealthy
aud remain liberal hearted. As
wealth increases most mtn set their
hearts upon 1t, contrary to the in
functions Of the scriptures.
3. Gou's order is that wealth
shall be distributed among the peo
pie as evenly as possible, and that
there should be frequent peaceablo
establishments.
8. This is shown in tie social
economy Of the Jews, which is the
only diyinelY inspired system OF
political economy on record in ex.
istence. This system. set forth in
the Old Testament, and enforced i'm
the New Testament is The only
financial hope Of the world Of man
kind.
Q. The principles Of The Bible
records are Of universal application.
They can aud must be adjusted 70
alI conditions OF man.
3. Those who tave wealth must
yield up something to those who
have not, in order that all may have
employment. and d competency.
.. 10 IS not Gods order that any
man sbali suffer from want or pri.
walton, unless 10 b. roformatory or
voluntary for thc good Of othcrs.
10. Christ outlined The re adjust
1nent 100 hi5 sermon to tbo rich
young nob.eman. Mafb. I9:IG 80.
I"o things among others isuo,aLIo
ln CHS rcumstanco. The Grst Is
ibat fhis young mans heart was
TOO much Goo 0n b. riches to be-
come Chfstisn. fho second Is that
tbs yoH1g maa somehow owed