Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-26
no! FOR The KLONDIKE GOLD
REV. :. b. WARNER breaches On
THE ALASKAN DISCOYERY.
where One Man Makes a Fortune
Thousands FAIL, Il His Warn
iur-kIondike Rush a Fool
hardy Movement

"Ho, For the Kloudike," was the subject
Of the Sunday evening sermon OF Kew. =
2. Warner at the Dundee Place Methodist
church. The KIoudike is the rage just
now" said Dr. Warner. O every mana
we hear the enthusiasm for that country
Il has reached all quarters Of the globe
On every side the cry seems TO be. literally,
As well as spiritually. no, for the hlon-
dixie II was not very long ago that this
whole nation Of ours seemed TO be turned
on the thought Of legislation in the matter
of the tarin. but ! suppose to-day many
who are thinking Of the klondike could
hardly tell US whether ongres has dis
posed OF the tariff or not
Every part Of our country mas con-
tributed TO this pilgrimage TO the lar
Northwest. II Is not strange. history tel!s
US that in 1877 a orkman at a mlliTacg IN
California discovered gold in the sand. The
word went out. and by Kis multituces were
vending their way TO California. and so
sr-f.,c. I've have an illustration
OF the spirit OF to-day. There are those OF
US who remember that in lSl a California
miner. who had abandoned his prospects IN
California. found gold in Australia. and the
tide turned from California in that direc-
ton. 50 that within a very short time one
quarter Of a million people hau gone 10
Australia. seeking for gold.
Il recently came from Colorado. where
for the last twenty-five years there have
been periodical announcements OF the as
cover OF gold, and mhuSes OF people seek
ing wealth. The vast majority who go on
Elfn a uAtEk d. LAAE IAN " my -p@- =
successful in his search for wealth and
gees away with a fortune. mUltitudes ruin
themselves in health and IN fortune. More
money has been wasted in the holes Of the
Rocky mountains Of Colorado than has
been taken out. When one man makes his
fortune that fact Is heralded All over the
world. but when the thousands lose their
fortunes they 20 away, broken in health
and heart. and refuse 10 publish to the
The rigors OF such a journey as that to
Alaska can hardly be overestimated, n
the probabilities are that starvation as well
as the cold of winter will pinch and BRING
misery into the lives Of myriads this COM
ing winter. The stimulus which has been
given to this movement of late has not been
one Of highest incentive. No one who has
been to the KlOndiEe country has had an
idea that he would bring others with him,
colonize the country and make il blossom
as the rose Neither were their journeys
taken with an idea of evangelization. There
IS a chance for that which has ben neg
lected by the churches, but it is not this
fact which is the imulus for the move
ment to the Klondike.
The cost in life and health is marvellous.
One man who has returned tells us he
counted 2.0O0 newly made graves in that
country. and he and a companion came
back broken in health. What this man has
experienced others have experienced, and
many more have yet to experience in the
gold fields Of Alaska The labOrs Of the
journey will be severe as well as the labOrs
necessary to attain anything like satisfac-
tory results in the gold fields, and a very
large part of these labors will be absolute
~ wasted-worse than thrown away. AL
this shows A desire that is inOrdinate and
d reversal OF the natural order"
DR.. Warner proceeded to show that the
course Of events for a considerable period
of time had been in line with the rush to
the KIondike. christian nations imported
into China the opium which is the curse
OF that country" he said. that they might
secure gold therefrOm. They have taken
rum into Africa. and for a long time took
out their maidens and youth to be held as
slaves He argued that the rush to the
Klondike was a fOOlhardy movement. with
out the merit of evangelical or colonization
effort, and purely for the greed of gain.