Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-24
The oauso Of the world,. TroubIss.

umns of The Representative:
Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. 95.-Hon.
lgnatius Donnelly. Dear Sir: would
like to have you answer to the follow
ing questions. make this request of
fifty leaders in the different lines of
life in this city and intend to use the
answers in series of Sunday evening
services, one question for each service
beginning Feb. 9th. l know that this
is asking good DEAL but If you will
take the time to comply with the re-
quest you can help me to do good.
These are vital questions. am anx-
ious to throw the light of many minds
upon them.
/. (Feb 6th.) What influence in our
community do you think has the most
harmful effect on young men?
2. (Feb. 13th.) What do you hold to
be the present greatest enemy of home
life?
3. (Feb. 2Oth.) What more can the
churches do for the we'll being of The
world than they are doing?
4. Feb. 97th) Why do so many men
of good moral and business standing
maintain an attitude of indifference to
the church?
5. March 6th.) Is the world grow
ing better or worse? Why do you think
so?
6. March 13th.) In view of the whole
situation, theological, sociological, do
nestle, what have you to propose?
Please do not fail to answer even if
your answers must be only a sentence.
All answers should be brief. If you
can give fact of statistics or other
concise proof in support of your posi-
ton, do so. If you prefer not to be
mentioned by name in the sermon, just
mark your letter confidential Be kind
enough to let me have your reply by
Feb. 1st. Yours for good.
CAREY E. MORGAN.
Pastor of Portland Avenue Church of
Christ.
PSI am especially anxious to hear
from you ON any Or all of these. &C. E.
M.
To the first question answer: "Plu-
tocracy. Because it teaches our young
people that money, however obtained
is honorable; and that if man can
steal enough he will be honored of all
men,"
To the second question reply: ''Plu-
tocracy. Because it is undermining all
the old sentiments of honor, and duty
and religion and personal purity; it is
huge skepticism which simply lives
to grab"
To the third question reply: "Cut
loose from plutocracy. The churches
now are too often regarded as merely
rich mems clubs, which labor to make
hell as respectable as heaven"
To the fourth question reply: "Be-
cause the ministers too often preach
what is satisfactory to the wealthy;
and ignore the original bent and pur-
pose of Christianity, which wos an eff
fort to lift up the poor and discredit
the 'whited sepulchres which were out
wardly fair but within full of dead
mems bones"
To the fifth question l reply: "Bet-
ter and worse. Better in it's increased
power over nature; and in the posi-
bilities of good to the children of men.
Worse, because few grasp the fruits
of labor of the millions and leave those
who produce the wealth to suffer the
stings of poverty"
To your sixth question 1 answer.
THAT remedy is awakened Christiani-
ty; going back to the principles and
purposes of Christ; q determination to
crush injustice, even though it be pla-
ted with goldi a general instruction
of the human family against oppres-
sors. IGNATIUs DONNELLY.
A business man bowling for private
ownership of light, water or cars is a
sad exhibition of business1cumen. II
water and light are furnished him at
cost he is better off than II he paid some
capitalista profit on them. If they were
at q profit it would lesson his tax.rate.
He would derive no advantage what.
ever by paying several dollars addition
al each year, said dollars going into
the pocket Of some foreign stakeholder
who buys nothing of the merchant
would have no occasion for the services
of professional men. Then, too, the
wages of city employees Is always
higher than those which corporations
pay. They work shorter hours and
thus It rquires more men. More men
at higher wages is an advantage to the
business and professional classes which
IL notwithstanding Nation.