The herald., 1896-02-17

theory is not only mischievously erron-
eous, but flies absurdly into the face of
universal nature, whose entire realm is
realm of law. And yet we hear men fool
ishly prate about abolishing all law and all
governmental regulations in order to have
liberty" | sometimes wonder what good
the lunatic asylum does any way.
But the most serious error about liberty
IS practical delusion of the people in re-
gard to their own condition. This delusion
is that political freedom constitutes the
whole of civil liberty. We are glad that
many are awaking to the fact that it is
only part-and a very small part; that
political freedom is no guarantee against
industrial serfdom; that Il political dem
ocracy OF voters may at the same time be
an industrial despotism of slaves.
We have imagined that the voting fran
chise was the one great boon of liberty.
That secured, all else followed. Yet, let
me tell you something. This same politi-
cal liberty of ''voting" has in it under our
present system more humbug and delu-
sion to the square inch than any device ever
employed by demagogues to mislead and
enslave the people. Our grave jurists ex-
patiate on the glory of our republican sys-
tenn under which the American voter is the
sovereign and the office-holder a servant.
But ask them how it happens that these
servants are faring SO much better than
the sovereigns, and they had not thought
of that. Fourth of July orators slop over
with platitudes about "Old Glory" and
"the home of the free;" and the hungry
crowd out of a job cheer and yell because
they are ''sovereigns." 'Tis regular
crowd OF nobility-in rags. A grand
army as it were. of the unemployed, full
members in good standing in the II. o.
ereign voters "uncrowned kings" I'm
crowned. unfed, unclothed and I'M
sheltered.
And now it is time for another yell.
"Hurrah! for Cleveland and the gold
standard, MCKINLEY and the tariff, Roth
schild and another bond ISSUE" No. the
right to vote, without the right to live, is a
right appreciated only by deluded slaves.
Political freedom without Industrial free
dom is freedom which only serves to
rivet the chains of slavery. We have a
monster in our land-two governments in
one-a political government and an econo-
mical government. Two sets of rulers
political and industrial first only a
tigurehead and tool for the second. We
vote for our political rulers once in two or
four years. and work for both sets OF
rulers 800 days every year. Our political
despotism maintains our Industrial des-
potism by the bayonet and contempt of
court.
Is political liberty then good for any
thing? Yes, if used by the voter to secure
industrial freedom. Otherwise it is
curse. Yes, industrial freedom will come
we are foolish. Our political revolution
was over hundred years ago. Our in
dustrial revolution is now in progress
v. c. Lewis
V. G. Lewis discourse at the Friday
Morning club rooms on Sunday was based
on Jesus sayings found in the 9th chapter
of Mark, verses Al to 40 inclusive, and
was in part as follows:
The impressions of the thought upon the
mind are of so much Importance that in
reading, for instance, these last two verses
it is worth while to trauspose these verses.
reading the 18th verse last that what it
states may be the impression left on the
mind. 1t may look like very small mat
ter, but it is very important that the inn
pressions that are left should be the ones
that would be of most benefit to the
reader. Instead of reading the account of
the man that built upon the sand last, read
the account of the man who dug deep and
laid the foundation of his house upon
rock. The last story heard is
often the best remembered. We
have heard of the juror who
always believed the last witness on the
that the last we hear leaves the deepest
impression. Jesus says: why call ye
me Lord and do not my will?" The word
lord means master. Why call ye me Mas
ter if ye do not obey me-the supposition
being that a master is to be obeyed. When
reproachfully. Hypocrite means actor.
Jesus was pre.eminently a teacher. 1t is
| his teaching ittiaSn sayes or makes sound,
the terms being synonymous. He laid the
foundation of minds' control of the body
broad and deep-on the very existence OF
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wants of men in all ages. to the man of
faith and equal to the most searching rays
of the science of this most scientific
Nineteenth century. The most searching
scientific investigation of this age is de-
monstratng the truth which Jesus taught
taught he could not enter into the. phi
losophy of his teaching. But it was not
necessary that he should teach it as a
science. Faith is mental action and
mind governs man. Hence if man only
believes. these things shall follow, these
same thing shall happen when he has gone
further than faith, when he has by scien-
ttic investigation searched and studied it
out. So that Jesus in teaching explained
his doctrine only to the few. To the null
titude he taught in parallels , the dis
ciples he explained, but even TO the dis
ciples he said, II have yet many things to
say unto you but We cannot bear them now"
Again he says, 'When the spirit of truth
shall come it shall lead you into all truth, p"
When he makes the statement, ''This is
life eternal to understand my word" there
is deep meaning in the term used--under-
stand by investigating, by searching it out,
by mastering it. So, then, if one digs deep,
as he speaks of it in this lesson, clears
away the earth and digs down to what we
speak of as bedrock, he lays his founda-
ton on that rock and nothing can overturn
it. 1t is faculty of the mind to change
from wrong thinking to right thinking.
of their belief they can turn back. Signs
of fraud in someone in whom they believe,
OF manifestation that they do not thor
oughly understand, may discourage them
and they may turn back. HE that hear
eth my words and doeth them is like the
man that buildeth on the rock" and there
is no turning back. That is the differ
ence in studying from scientific stand
point instead of looking at it through
faith, instead of looking at it through
someone else's eyes. 'Tis of no use to re-
peat formula any further than you be.
leve in that formula. You will go much
slower if you study scientifically, but you
will win the goal sooner SIMPLY because
YOU have laid the foundation and are al
ways building upon that foundation and
no discouragements can disturb you, We
have been told that we cannot live what
Jesus taught. Ifwhat he taught cannot he
lived, it is of no account to humanity. If
Jesus was such teacher that we caunot
live what he taught, then his teaching
was in vain. If we look closely Into what