Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-28

shall be equaliZed, God forbid! that is
phase OF anarchy,-b,lt his plea must
he forever that the chance to accumu-
late wealth shall be equal, and that is
part of his mission to the modern
world. Men talk of socialism and sheer
at Christian socialism. 1t would be
well sometimes for them to steep their
brains in a little study of just what
Christian socialism means. 1t does not
mean, by any means. that by law, or
by mob the poor shall go into the
pocket or bank of the wealthy, but il
means that law and legislation shall be
rs unccmpromsing to one class as to
another. as unbiased as the throne of
God itself. and you can judge whether
we are in that condition now or not,
and whether there is any room for the
plea of a Christian socialism. Along
With that he must plead for a broader
philanthropy and broader statesman
ship, at home and abroad. Friends a
nation cannot become individualistic
aRw mere than an individual, for that
moment that nation dies.
Now here am led to something that
has recently happened in a gathering
in Massachusetts. DR.. Ward. editor of
the New York Independent, | suppose
one Of the most Chrstlike and the
broadcast minded of our religious edi-
tors, at the meeting of the American
missionary association in Boston.
brought forward this resolution:
Resolved: That the horrible mas
Facres of the Armenians in Turkey de-
| inahd the speedy and effective inter
Fention of the nations Of Chrstendom.
| end that Il special duty rests on our
own government TO protect the rights
OF American citizens which have been
IN danger of being violated, and that
Our people and our government are
under obligations 10 offer an asylum to
those who have escaped the massacre
with their lives.
My friends, the editor of our Journal
rightly from his standpoint says that
TINS resolution is out of place, and |
differ With him. | differ with him for
this reason, that while / believe the
time has come, it came long ago when
Is country we should have put up the
oars against the admission of men who
carry revolutionary ideas and low
moral lives into our social and business
iife. l believe that the agitation that is
gong on now is none too soon hut
differ with my brother, the editor of
the Journal as to this. These Ar
mcnian refugees stand apart and | tell
you why. Dartmouth college was the
iirst reilslous institution To receive into
us School room colored man The
press of the South. and some of the
North. demonstrated with the authori-
lies of the college, and what did these
authorities say? Dartmouth college
can close her halls, but she will never
lei go of this man" To read that
makes the blood circulate a little more
freely. If they had cringed and said.
Yes the funds of this institution are
dependent upon the business aspect of
slavery. and we better hustle this fell
low out of town. we should have been
ashamed of such an institution today.
by the providence of God there comes
to our doors.-how many, say 300,-
suppose it is 5000 men and women who
are cast out from their homes and des-
ttute on account of the most diabolical
cruelty history records What shall
We say? Begone? We have no room
Tor you. the American people have
gnough to do to take care of them
selves? We are so poor that we are
starving and we have TO room for you?
ihis is not the ordinary question or
migration. 1t is a question of Chris
nan sacriilce. Ii is question of a ma
ION sympathy for a poor oppressed
ace. Can it be extended to 5000, YES To
1900 ArmeniansP They are not men
-Vho come with a dagger in their cloak
they are not men who come very often
'fith the sin Of intemperanee ard licen-
iousness. They are among the most
moral emigrants who come to our
shores. and in their hour of need shall
cur assumed respect for the almighty
t'"iiar ana our material well-being
Ailhd us To the glorious opportunity of
Nlaeflca to say to them before the
world Yes, come. We viii protect
Fou. We will give you a home until
peace shall reign in the home from
which You come" We are all agreed
think. that a Turkish government is
not a very pleasing thing. 1t is not
me best thing TO put dynamite under
e bat therefore shall we do nothing
snail we whose souls are lightened
"ith wisdom from on high.-shall we. |
men benighted the lamp of life
Geny? To its credit be il forever said |
mat through Roberts college our for
tign missionary work more than auy-
thlng else freed Bulgaria and freed |
@ervia, so far as they are freed 1t is |
nos the moral personal repentance that |
alone follows in the footsteps of the |
missionary. but after il there must |
( ONE Christian civilization. That is |
wat our missionaries have been labor |
'nS for in America. Shall we uphold |
lhcir hands or sheer at their efforts? |
1t seems to me that instead of con- |
demn1ng this resolution at an hour
when our government ought to have a |
little more backbone. it would be a |
little better taste to be silent When (
over $zC0.00o of our property has been ,
burned, when we for years have been |
trying to get the Turkish government |
to pay an indemnity for outrages in !
ilicted on our citizens, would it not be |
wei! for us to incite our government to |
nave at least little more backbone in |
their dealing with the slippery Turk? |
II our ships have to go up through the
bosphorus, and if they have to shell |
let them do it, Ameri-
can citizens must be protected whether
they are selling IRON steel or gold. or
are missionaries of the cross. if they