St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-10-09

URDAY. OCTOBER 8
the Judgment day afe spiked. and
Pluto and Proserpine. king and queen
Of the internal regions take full pos
session 6f this world. Do you know
who Supply and Demand areS They
have gone into partnership. and they
propose to swindle this earth and
arc swindling it You are drown
ing. Supply and Demand stand
on the shore, one on one side, the other
ON the other side Of the lifeboat and
they cry out to you. 'Now. you pay
US what we ask you for getting you to
shore, or go to the bottomr II you
can borrow 81, 600 you can keep from
failing in business Supply and de.
mand say: "Now, you pay us exorbi.
tant usury, or go into bankruptcy
This robber firm Of Supply and Demand
say to you: 1.-THE crops are short
We bought up al the wheat and it il
in our bin. Now, You pay our price or
starve." That is your magnificent law
Of supply and demand.
Supply and Demand own tho largest
mill ON earth, and all the rivers roll
over their wheel, and into their hop
per they put all the men, women and
children they care to shovel out Of the
centuries, and the blood and the bones
redden the valley while the mill grindA
That diaboiic law Of supply and do
msnd will yet have to stand aside, and
instead thereof will come the law Of
love. the law Of cooperation. tho
law Of kindness, the law Of SYM
pathy, the law Of Christ Have
you NO idea OF the coming OF
such time? Then you do not believe
the Bible. All the Bible il full Of
promises on this subject and - the
ages roll ON the time will come when
men Of fortune will be giving larger
sums to humanitarian and evangelistic
purposes, aud there will be more James
Lenoxes and Peter Coopers and Will
liam E lodges and George Peabodya
As that time comes there will be more
parks, more picture galleries more
gardens thrown open for the holiday
people and the working classea
Twas reading in regard to . charge
that had been made in England against
Lambeth palace. that it was exclu-
sive; and that charge demonstrated
sublime fact that to tho grounds Of
that wealthy estate 500 poor families
have free passes, and 20 croquet COM
2anies, and on the half holidays 200
poor people recline ON the grass.
walk through the paths. and sit
under the trees That il Gospel
Gospel on the wing, Gospel out
Of doors worth just ~ much - in
doors. That time il going to come.
That is only hint of what il going to
be. The time il going 20 come when.
if you have anything in your house
worth looking at-pictures, pieces Of
sculpturc-you are going to invite me
to come and see them, you are going to
invite my friends to come and SEQ them,
aud you will say: ''See what have
been blessed with. God has given me
this. aud SO far a. enjoying it. It -
yours ALSO" That is Gospel
In crossing the Allegheny noun
tains. many years ago. the stage halt
ed, and Henry Clay dismounted from
the stage and went ont ON . rock at
the very verge of the clih, and he stood
there with his cloak wrapped about
him. and he seemed to be listening for
something. Some one said to him:
''What are you listening forf'
Standing there. ON the top Of
the mountain, he said: Il am
listening TO the tramp Of the
footsteps of the coming millions Of this
continent" A sublime posture for IN
American statesmanI You and / to-
day stand on the mountain top Of
privilege. and on the Rock Of Ages. and
we look on. and we hear coming from
the future the happy industries. and
smiling populations. and the con-
secrated fortunes, aud the innumerable
properties OF the closing nineteenth
and the opening twentieth century.
The great patriot Of France, Victor
Hugo, died. The SO. 900 in his will
given to the poor Of the city was only
hint of the work he did for all nar
tions aud for all times wonder not
that they allowed IL days TO pass b.
tween his death and his burial. his
body meanwhile kept under trlumphal
arch. for the world could ha1dly afford
to let go this man who for more than
eight decades had by his unparalleled
genius blessed it His name shall be .
terror to all despots aud IN encourage
ment to the struggling. He made the
worlds burden lighter, and it, dark
ness less dense, and its chain less gall
ing, and it, throes Of iniquity less
secure.
But Victor Hugo was not tho over
towering friend Of mankind. The
greatest Friend Of capitalist and toiler,
and the One who will yet bring them
together in complete acc0rd, was born
one Christmas night while the curtains
of Heaven swung, stirred by the wings
angelic Owner Of al things-all the
continents. all worlds, and all the L.
lands Of light Capitalists a inmensity,
crossing over to our condition. Com
ing into our world, not BY gate Of pal
ace, but by door Of barn. Spending
His first night amid the shepherds
Gathering afterward around Him the
fishermen to be His chief attendantA
With adxe, and saw, and chisel
and ax, and in . carpenter shop
showing Himself brother with the
tradesmen. Owner of au things.
and vet ON . hillock back Of Jerusa-
lem one day resigning everything for
Others, keeping not % much - shek-
el to pay for His obssquisa; by charity
buried in the suburbs Of . city that
had cast Him out Before the croos Of
such = Capitalist and such > sCarpsnter.
Ill men can afford to shake hands and
worship. Here - the eveEyman's Christ
None 90 high, but He WAS higher. Nooe