Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-12-10
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Socialism,

At the meeting of the Inquiry school
recently Geo. r. Malone delivered an
address on "Christian Socialism"
He handled the subject in fearless
manner, and showed up the many in
Equities growing out of our present
competitive system which would be
done away with by a socialistic one.
The following is a summary of Mr..
Malone's address:
II should define "Christian Socia-
lism' as a system of sociology of gov
ernnental rule based on the teachings
of Christ, including especially the Ser
mon on the Mount and the Golden
Rule
Not only did Christ teach that we
should love all humanity as we love
ourselves, but by both precept and
example he taught that Christian
life must be life of sacrifice and con-
secratiOn of our lives to the welfare of
humanity. But SO far as the practical
applications of these great principles
in the industrial and economic teach
ings and practices of today,
protested Christians are as far from
the teachings of Christ as inhdelity
is from Christianity
and it is almost certain that if pnre
christianity were to be preached upon
these lines today, no Lansing preacher
could hold his pulpit.
Christ taught that ali men are
equal and that the blessings of Cod
including all natural resources-were
to be bestowed upon all alike, but we
teach land the church dare not oppose
the awful heresy) that the blessings of
God are for distribution accord
ing to each individuals natural or
acquired ability to accumulate them
even by the most heartless methods
which the competitive system has
been able to devise.
"Under this, worse than barbarous
system, fewer than 100000 people
have since we were born been able to
accumulate$36,0 900, 1000, 900 OfWealth
or nearly SO of the wealth Of the en-
tire nation, and this too, while mil
lions of others who assisted in produc-
ing this wealth-and for whom Christ
laid down his great principles and
finally died-have been reduced to pen
urv and want; worse in many cases
than the condition of chattel slaves.
Yet many OF these who have robbed
humanity Of the just rewards of their
labor, stand high in the church (as
slave holders once did while millions
of those who have been robbed are re-
duced TO acondition whereof is scarce
" to be hoped that they--or their
oh iAeaf- 40 r-a,cl,
ed by the gospel Of Christ; yet the
church dare not condemn the internal,
anti-christian, competitive system
which is the parent of these crimes
against humanity.
Rockefeller is said to be worth
100000, 000-more than he could
have earned at 500 a dav for every
working day since Adams time, vet
Rockefeller stands high in the church
andis even praised for his christianity
liberalitv to churches and colleges,
while millions for whom Christ died
have been crushed and ruined by the
Infamous anti-christiau system known
as the survival of the httest Il should
say of the most infamous) of which he
is a shining example.
/ nOuSStuuS WHO nave GCQ ultGu
their millions by these anti-christian
methods are living in mansions which
but bewilder the senses in maguih-
cence, with $4,000 stables for
their horses, and some of them
giving 100000 suppers (while
Others have poodle-dog receptions
where poodles are brought in dia-
mond-studded blankets to drink out
of gold saucers and get acquainted
with other poodles) and all of this,
when within the sound ofthe bells of
the churches where some of these peo-
pie pretend to worship Gods an army
of women and children, working in
sweatshops under such awful condi-
tons of poverty that thousands are
annually compelled togo to the street
and sell their very souls for price in
order to get sufficient means to keep
body and soul together. Yet this 10
called Christian country and profes-
sed Christian people, and often even
ministers of the gospel speak of the
competitive system by which the bles-
sngs Of hsavsa are thus wrenched