The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-16
IF CHRIST SHOULD CONE TO-DAY: VINO WOULD RfcfUf HIn
AND Who WOULD CRuciFY MN,


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Every age has sis special vices As a.,
special religious developEenis. Tas
past centuries ~sre o.,sa mark. 4
by great tame. And somsii mes gr~s,
fortunes acquired ty military ,rs.
uuPhs. Bot there a, least was ,hi,
redes ming tsa;Gre thA, the dsspoii-
ers had tie manhood 10 riEk th. III
lives and persons on the bArlsheli.
TINS age - marked by the aoezna.
lAiion Cf still yAster fortunes, but 4,
= done without personal usk. With
out be roism. by the wholesale de-
privaison and spoilGilon Of tie mas.
ses OF the peopl, he creators q.
this weal,h-in ,he interest ell fe.
combinations of capital.
DO you think that II Cans, came
10 day he would be beirr received
IN this so-cAlled Christian ago and
land than he VAS IN Jrdea nineteen
centuries agoi Rem. mber that he
was q. a.carrenter aud has aps siles we're
poor lAborers and hshernsn Sup.
pose some Obscure carpenter, IN this
day and generation, accompanied by
such COMPANIONS, should 20 about
the country denoEncing the robber-
les of the rich and corruption in
high places; suppose he should say
salvation could o,ly be he 4 by beiiey-
ing IN him and that Il xAs more pos-
sible Tor camel 10 pass through the
eye OF needle than for rich man
to enter the kingdom ef God. sup
pose such a one should enter your
-rich churches. where the preacher.
reclining on soft cushions. cfT r. an.
cense and adula,ion TO the million.
aire bondholderE, gorged with the
wealth they have illegally wruns
from the people, and with his knot.
ted cord should scourge those minis
tiers and those worshipers of Nam
mon from these temples erected 10
God. how would be fare' Suppose
he should teach the naked gospel as
Christ taught II, that wealth coufers
no privileges; but imposes great du-
ties and great responsibilities. Sup.
pose further that when these men
who daily rob a whole people OF
their Jlst earnings shall be wont to
give hundred dollars here, a thou.
sand yonder, a million TO this hos.
pItal, two millions TO yonder college
and every time they thus give back a
part of their stealipgs they should
cause every newspaper in the land
to proclaim their magnificent gener.
osity, and that this obscure carren
ter, with his barefooted followers
should denounce such: hypocrites: q.
he of Nazareth did those in bis day
who, in like manner, when the,
gave their aims, had trumpet
blown before them; add suppose tha
obscure man who was no respectel
of persons had aroused their hate by
his miracles, which should cause tn,
common people TO hear him gladly
and what, | ask, would this genera
tion do to such mani If il did no
cruelty him, il would be only becaus,
of the influence of his teaching
which in the lapse of nineteen cent
uries have given the masses q powe
they did not have In Judea. Th,
millionaires and their tools, tn,
preachers that worship them; tn,
papers, whether church or secular
that defy them, and all the othe
followers Ct Mammon would hat
Christ, as those of other rich mel
hated Him in the coasts of Jorda,
and Galilee nineteen centuries ag
and aa they to- day really hate every
one who truly teaches His saying
in their purity. If the rich syndi
Gates and trusts and other robber
of the people of this day and thei
toadies and bene6ciGries were no
allowed to cruelty Christ they woul
wish 10 do it. They would surel
hale him into prison and denounc
Him and His followers auarchis
socialists, and communists.
. Is not this true, men and brett
rent
IL Christ came TO day, who woul
receive, and who would cruelty Hin
Have you ever thought about il
. The pure minded little children woul
receive Him. They did SO when b
came nineteen centuries ago. "Su
. fer little children to come unto n
for of such is the kingdom ,
heaven" Then the good women ,
this land would gladly receive Hin
, And so they did nineteen centuri,
ago.
r "Not she with iraitorous Kiss her Ma
ter stung,
: Not she denied Him with unfaithf
|, tongue.
! She, when apostles find, could dang
brave,
: Last at His cross and first At his grave
\ There are dancing daughters