The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-16

people of the Methodist Church in
North Carolina have an opportunity of
speaking in the matter they will say
with one OF their most honored laymep,
Judge Clark, that this blot shall be re-
moved from Trinity's fair name and
this grand old institution will again go
forth ''corquering and to conquer" sin
aud ignorance in whatever shape or
form.
We wish, however, to point again to
the treatment of Prof. Bemis, Prof
Ely, and President Andrews as samples
Of the nefarious work which may te
expected if the trusts secure q CONTROL
ing Influence in any of our colleges.
The safest plan, We think, is to &C
cept no money whatever from monop
olies, since it is admitted that they
''are unjust, leopard freedom, stifle
trade, and cause the people to suffer"
Can they then have good intentions
In giving to Christian colleges which
are expected to plead the cause of the
very ones whom monopolies oppress9
viii anyone answers Until this is
done, we shall not consider this an at
tack on Christian education.
Here, for instance, is q gift from q
trust. Will anyone deny that others
hope and happiness are buried in it;
the comforts of true Christians sacri,
feed to it; others rights buried in it; 4;
the opportunities of struggling men
smothered in it; their chances strangled
by it; their growth stunted by it; and
In amassing the fortune, that the trust
caused other men to have a smaller
loaf and meaner hCme2 Does that
trust desire Christian education-the
kind that Christ desires, the kind that
teaches that such trusts are I'm Chris
| tian, unhcly and unlawfuI9 No, a
thousand times, No! Not all the eulo
gies imaginable can make such a gift
holy, blessed and beautiful" The
curse Of the Living God is upon it, and
upon euch methods. We are willing,
we are anxious, that colleges shall re-
ceive gifts, but we shall not refuse to
| chare cter;z9 such 'benefactors" as
''conspirators and Ecoundrels," even
though they attempt to secure the sup
port Of colleges by pouring part of
their i'll gotten gains into the college
treasures. We shall refuse to believe
that in SO doing we attack Christian
education. GOD doesn't need the help
of the devil or of devilish schemers to
| further the cause Of Christian educa-
| ton.
Suppose that Christ were now
alive on earth in bodily form
Suppose, too, that some fend should
rob him, and beat him, and carry
part Of the goods taken from the Holy
One to some religious college and say,
Il give this for Christian education, :"
Would you believe him si1 csreG But
today, in this enIighted, Christian age,
a giant trust goes to Christian college
and laying down portion Of it's unholy
! blood money, says: II give this for
Christian education" The world ap
[ plauds; religious paper says the gift
is holy and blessed ;" the thoughtless
thank the donor. Bug few are listen
ing for the voice Of G ID and they hear
the voice of Him who spake as never
man spake, saying: ~ was an
hungered and ye gave me no meat; l
was thirsty and ye gave me no drink !;
naked and ye clothed me not. Inas
much as ye did 1t not unto the least of
these my brethren, ye did it not unto
me-"
In these few words Christ sums up
the meaning of Christianity and teach
es that he who robs His followers Iobs
Him. Where then is a viler hypocrite
than the monopolist who robs Christ's
followers and then pretends to want
Christian education9
We do not think we are wrong in in
sisting that the purpose of these men
is TO hinder rather than to further the
cause OF Christian education.
The fight is on-the irrepressible con
fict between Christian education and
pIutocratic education. There can be
no compromise. There is no middle
ground, the education that pleases
plutocracy, Mammon, cannot please
God, and cannot be Christian educa
Sion. We have chosen whom we will
serve. We await to see how soon other
men and their papers will do likewise.
They have got to do it.
We have as we seei it, only the best in,
terests of Christian education at heart,
and the man who says that we wish to
destroy confidence in any Christian in
stitution, is simply deceived or de-
ceiver. That's all.
Now, if the Recorder wishes it's read