The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-14


OF the Internal regions, take full pos
session of this world. Do you know
who Supply and Demand are? They
have gone into partnership, and they
propose to swindle this earth and
are swindling it. You are drown
ing. Supply and Demand stand
on the shore, one on one side, the other
ca the other side of the lifeboat. and
hey cry out to you. Now. you pay
as what we ask you for getting you to
shore, or go to the bottom?' If YOU
can borrow S., 900 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: The crops are short.
We bought up all the wheat and it is
in our bin. Now, you pay our price or
starve." That is your magnificent law
of supply and demand.
Supply and Demand own the 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 grinds.
That dlabolic law of supply and de-
mand will yet have to stand aside, and
instead thereof will come the law of
love, the law of cooperation, the
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 is full of
promises on this subject, and as the
ages roll on the time will come when
men of fortune will be giving larger
sums to humanitarian and evanrelistic
purposes, and there will be more james
Lenoxes and Peter Coopers and VIII
liam Z. Dodges and George Peabodys.
As that time comes there will be more
parks, more picture galleries, more
gardens thrown open for the holiday
people and the working classes.
L was reading in regard to a charge
that had been made il England against
Lambeth palace. that it was exclu-
slve; and that charge demonstrated
sublime fact that to the grounds of
that wealthy estate 500 poor families
have free passes, and 10 croquct com
panies, and on the half holidays 1000
poor people recline on the grass.
walk through the paths, and sit
under the trees. That is Gospel
--Gospel on the wing, Gospel out
of doors worth just as much as in
doors. That time is going to come
That is on y a hint of what is going to
be. The time is going to come when,
II you have anything in your house
worth looking at-pictures, pieces of
sculpture-you are going to invite me
to come and see them, you are going to
invite my friends to come and see them,
and you Will say: See what [ have
been blessed with. God has given me
this, and SO far as enjoying it, it Is
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 out on rock at
the very verge of the cliff, 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 for?''
Standing there, on the top of
the mountain, he said: 81 am
listening to the tramp of the
footsteps of the coming millions of this
continent" A sublime posture for al
American statesman. You and | to-
day stand on the mount tain top of
privilege, and on the Rock of Ages, and
we look off, and we hear co ming from
the future the happy industries, and
smiling populations, and the con-
secrated fortunes, and the innumera Bile
properties of the closing nineteenth
and the opening twentieth century.
The great patriot of France, Victor
Hugo, died. The $40, 600 in his will
given to the poor of the city was only
hint of the work he did for all ma
tons and for all times. | wonder not
that they allowed IL days to pass be-
tween his death and his burial. his
body meanwhile kept under trlunphal
arch, for the world could haIdly afford
to let go this man who for more an
eight decades had by his unparalleled
genius blessed it. His name shall be a
terror to all despots and an encourage
ment to the struggling. He made the
worlds burden lighter, aud its dark
ness less dense, and its chain less gall
ing, and its throes of iniquity less
secure.
But Victor Hugo was not the over
towering friend of mankind. The
greatest Friend Of capitalist and toiler,
and the One who viii ii yet bring them
together in complete accord, was born
one Christmas night while the curtains
of Heaven swung, stirred by the wings
angelic. Owner of all things-all the
continents, all worlds, and all the is
lands of light. Capitalists of immensely.
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 attendants.
With adze, and saw, and chisel
and AK, and in carpenter shop
showing Himself brother with the
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