The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-06-20
THR BIBLE REVISED.

We are not surprised that he and
other Methodists are puzzled over this
speech.
We are not surprised at the sugges,
tlon that Judge Clark should see that
it is widely circulated, as the best pos
sibIe proof of the charges which the
Judge has made against the learned
Doctor.
But perhaps we are too old fashioned.
Unfortunately we have been brought
up to revere American institutions
and to respect our Constitution and
Declaration Of Independence. We
were not taught Dr.. Kilgo's doctrine
that a country produces most great
men when it is most ~aristocratic in it's
feelings" and that it is 1.-The reckless
masses who fall on kings and in mad de,
lirium drive them from their thrones"
as our Revolutionary ancestors would
have done. It is indeed unfortunate
that Washington and Jefferson did not
have DR.. Kilgo to advise them. If
euch Rad been the case, perhaps they
would have acknowledged his superior
wisdom.
Another old fashioned doctrine in
which we have believed ia that might
does not make right, and that in the
business world instead of considering
that our brother has nc right beyond
his power, we should rather accept
Christ's doctrine that i've should do
unto others Rs we would have them do
unto u.s." And we are still loath to
give up this teaching for DR.. KHgo's
teaching that when it comes to rule
and reign in the world, no man has a
right beyond the pO1Uer which he pos
sesses" In all this we are doubtless
old fashioned.
Again we have foolishly believed
that neither the tobacco trust nor the
Standard Oil trust has a divine" right
to crush competition and rob the
masses In the same old fashioned
way we have admired the apostle
James who, when similar conditions
prevailed centuries ago, refused to
recognize the robbery of the poor as
business genius by divine appoint
ment" but, on the contrary, said:
"Go to now, ye rich men, weep and
howl for your miseries that shall come
upon you.
Your riches r corrupted, and
your garments are moth eaten.
Your gold and silver is cankered;
and the rust of them shall be a witness
against you, and shall eat your flesh as
it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure
together for the last days.
"BehoId the hire of the laborers who
have reaped down your fields, which
is of you kept back by fraud, crieth:
and the cries of them which have
reaped are entered into the ears of the
Lord of Sabaoth."
But perhaps the apostle also needed
DR.. Kilgo's advice. Had be been s. for
tunate as to have heard Dr.. Kilgo's
speech, perhaps he would hav9 said to
the oppressed of his day, "Ah, DR..
Kugo is right. This is business genius
by divine appointment Our nation
must be '~RrisEocratic in it's feelings if
i5 is to produce great men. You are
not powerful, and as DR.. Kdgo says
when it comes to rule and reign in
the world, no man has a right beyond
the power which he possessesi"
Perhaps, too, James would have
agreed with D.. Kllgo and would have
said:
"'Ireada great deal these days about
a more "a Ial distribution Of property.
What's the use to distributes The
same divine talent to accumulate
property would destroy the equality in
less than twenty four hours, and ten
years would reinstate the very same
condition. You need not think that
because a man is greater than you
that, therefore, you are cheated out of
something. God made him greater,
and if you have any complaint against
him, lodge it at the throne of God and
not at his feet
And, brethren, as DR.. K, go says,
don't be calamity howIers. If the
rich keep back your hire by fraud.
lodge the complaint at the throne of
G0d, not at their feet
And still we must confess that we do
not believe james was that kind of
man.
And finally DR.. Kllgo classes Labor
organizations" with paternalism, az
archy, and in6delism. Perhaps this
is Christian docCrine. Possibly a fol
lower OF Christ should pass over the