Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1899-02-18
A Means to An End.

and I'm not sure that | did not, like Mrs.
Jolly, promise friends TIC write apd tell them
all about colony life; even tried to write OF it.
/ wrote on separate sheets of paper, Favor
ale Features of Colony Life" and Objection
able Features of Colony Life" numbering
the pages. [ also took into consideration the
reason for each, and what would remove; or
assist to remove, Objectionable features:
Then | read in the Coming Nation of De-
cember 81, 1898, DIFFICULTIES of Colony Life
by II. N. c. 4 wish our editor would cops it
for the benefit of those who did not see it,. /
consider it a true picture, and should like to
read difficulties of Individual Life by the
same author, so that they might be compared
Each must Judge for himself which he pre-
fers. YEA; and why even of yourselves
Judge ye not what is right" DO your own
thinking and reasoning and grant others the
same right. If those who repeat THY king
dom come thy will be done on earth as it is
in heaven" really want his kingdom to come
and his will to be done they will go to work.
either in colony or out, and do his will on
earth and help to bring his kingdom. What
good news, are the vendors of our gospel
bringing to our people today? Does it sound
something like this? Come unto me, all ye
that labor and are heavy laden''-here shall
We pay neither rent, interest nor profit nor
salary to support others in idleness, luxury
and fine clothes. Here ye are all priests asd
kings. Cast Oft your old shoes and frayed
and quilted trousers. The earth is the Lords
and the fullness thereof, and He says, THE
land shall not be sold, forever, it is mine and
We are strangers and sojourners with me-"
IF thy brother be poor, take thou no usury
of him nor increase. Thou shalt not give
him thy money upon usury nor lead him thy
victuals for increase. All We are brethren.
Whatsoever ye would that men should do to
you, do We even so to them" In the face of
such teaching can we say, Gam | my broth
er's keeper?
GAS it is in heaven" How is heaven pic
tured in your mind? What is the condition
of the inhabitants there? Well that should
be the condition here and will be when the
people want it, and realize that they can have
it; for then they will no longer say, God
wills it so, i" but will say. God wills not that
any should suffer-" He has provided all tn at
is necessary for the comfort and happiness of
all his creatures, and placed the means of
production and distribution in our hands and
we are responsible if they are not used justly.
No rent, interest, profit or salary in heaven,
all on an equality there. Why not here?
We came TO the Lewis place March "A, '9s,
and to Equality May l.. Left the colony No
vember % and came to Ellensburg Washing
ton, where have seen more of the wage sys-
tenn than ever before. And now after about
two months on the outside we expect to re-
turn to Equality we hope better prepared for
our task there. have said that women are
not as good c9Sporators as men and still
think it is a fact; for their. work has not been
such and they have not been so situated that
they have felt the necessity of cooperation
But, sisters we must begin. 1t is our only
hope, and if two or three or any number of
you are so situated that you can try it | hope
YOU viii do so. If one can keep the little
ones Of several families, another bake for
several, another iron, another sew. etc. hav-
ing stated number OF hours, and not make
it too complicated at FIRST | think you will
find you will have more time to improve your
minds. Hope some Of you will try it and re
port success.
es, in the colony some of us at times get
discouraged, dissatisfied and even homesick;
but how many, who nave reached the age of
maturity, have not ON going to new country
with entirely different surroundings, done
likewise? Aud how many can you find on
the outside, who are never dissatisfied, never
discouraged and never have the blues? eWe
are all human bein's'' whether in a colony or
out. A sister says, 1--WE cannot change our
nature as we do our Dress" and yet We are
gradually changing. IL is growth; and
from this growth We hope for much fruit
Colonization is not what we are working for.
1t Is but one of the means TO accomplish an
end. OF course in our weakness we make
mistakes, but it is by our mistakes we learn.
No mistakes no Improvement
Now to our sisters outside we would saw. II
possible, try cooperation where you are. lust
rs much as you think best under existing con
ditions, and in your present surroundings.
To those in Equality, We expect to be with
you again before long. Amy Odell
Cows Wanled.