Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-12-04

man, the family, the nation and the
world may be ''for Christ" All this
bringing in of the power of Caesar for
the work of Christ is not rendering
of the things of Caesar to Caesar and
the things of God to God, but be-
lifting of the things of God by the as
sumption that the power of Caesar is
necessary for their handling. The
law lifted up Christ to the height of
the cross once and there are no in
dications that the world, brought 20
the Wooley standard, would lift Him
any higher now. Spiritual processes
cannot have substituted for themselves
the policeman. the detective, the fine,
or the Jail. and all attempts to call in
the substitutes only prove conclusively
the utter lack of all true spiritual, or
religious power on the part of those
who make the attempt.
The majority of socialists are inf
dels; Il perusal of their papers proves
that. Ultimately there will be IA con
f1ict between the minority and the
majority, unless religion is entirely
swamped by the lufdel contingent
But in the meantime the christian
socialists of Il certain school have
been welcomed to the ranks of the
Wooleyites, and in the Christian citizen
proof of the same is continually In
evidence. Prof. George ID Heron,
OF Iowa College, Grinnell, Ia, is about
the leading christian socialist of the
country. Quotations from him have
been used as notices by the Christian
citizen and his utterances have appear
ed side by side with those of the
churchmen of the Wooley class. In
the September issue of the said paper,
along with all the other Rev's and ID.
D.'s, stand extracts from Wooley and
Herron-( Heron ranges next to
Wooley). Let us see how they read
Push the National Christian,hp League
with might and main let nothing discourage
you. Something tremendous is in motion
no man knows what; bu. God is about to
say something to this people and blessed
are your ears, for they hear Ilooieu.
Your call has my glad and heartiest APP
proval. 1t is noble and quickening. There
is not much time to be lost if this nation is to
be saved from something like, or worse than
the French Revolutlon.-Uelron.
Not long ago Prof. Herror's motto
emblazoned the cover of the same
paper. 1t read:
Except the nation be born again it cannot see
the Kingdom of God.
After showed the country the farce
of the motto and the combination the
cover was changed. But the fact is
still before the people that christian
socialism and the aims Of the Wooley
and Sam Small patty are identical.
Both aim to place the moral aud re-
ligious control of the people in the
hands OF the State; all individual
responsibility to God and all spiritual
effort through conscience, or Christ's
lndwelling spirit would be annulled.
The Wooley faction would sit in the
high places and be God, conscience
and spiritual life GU to all. while per-
secution would follow rtvengefulIv
upon all who bowed not the knee to
its authority. This is the long and
short of such demonstrations as the
Allegany Grove camp meeting aud
temperance conference, and it is time
the people We're made aware of the
snare laid for the suppression of their
religious liberties.
Rev. Washington GLADDEN., of Co.
lumbus, Ohio, it is reported, has re-
coded from his position in support of
the Wooley contingent on account o.
Its ehurch-State features in religion.
Many other ministers who were fore
most in the movement have also dis
covered Its tendencies and are severely
critlclslng it. One of these is Rev. J
A. Derome, of Mapleton, Mimi, who
comes out in the Christian citizen itself
IN the October number. Hear him:
We have on orr silver dollar the motto,
'in God we trust" but this has not stopped
greed, covetousness, the love of money which
are some of our national evils. Nations are
made up of individuals. 1t is the individual
who needs to have Gods name treasured in
his heart. You might have the word,
God inscribed upon the White House,
carved upon the gilded dome of the Capitol.
engros>ed upon the desk of every senator and
representative, and yet it would not make
much difference.
Catholics, freethinkers, Svedenbor-
gians, adveutists and many other sects
are opposed to the aims of the church
socialists in tote. while in all sects op
ponents are likewise found. The ma
Jorltv are not aware of their real in
tent, and 1t Is my object to inform all
such who are giving voice, pen and
money to the movement.
FRANCIS B. LIyESEY.