The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-06-20
A METHODIST GOES OUT AFTER
DIR. KILGO.

, Points Out Some I'm Christian Doctrines
Promulgated by the Learned Doctor.
correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
The true Methodist who engages IN a
church controversy does go with a
feeling of great reluctance and genuine
regret. And / do regret that there
should be any division in the ranks,
when the time needs all the strength OF
united power. But perhaps we should
not deplore the fact that we have
brought before US great questions and
principles, for in meeting them, insti,
buttons as we'll as individuals prove
themselves.
DIR. KIlgo has been attacked at vari
Gus times in public print on account OF
his views and expressions. He, as
President of Trinity College, IS held by
the church for approval or rejection.
II there has ever been any uncertainty
as to DE-. Kilgo's petition as to the
great struggle between the man and
the dollar, there is TO- 10 reason that
it should longer exist, since his ad-
dress before the graduating class on
the 5ih day of June. We must say
from what we have seen of this address
that it is certainly without an equal Of
its kind.
It abounds in truths and truisms,
sound logic and good philosophy, but
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most consummate defense and plea for
o~ligarchy, a~ristocracy and monopoly
in a word. the divine right" of a few
to own and rule. The ancients never
put forward a boIder claim and argu
ment for the divine right Of kings"
1t is we'll that we are acquainted
with DR.. Kjngo's environments and
previous utt9rances, for all point in
one direction, and in this baccalaureate
address he discloses his true position,
not fairly a~ndfrankly, but with learned
subtlety and rare ssgacity, yet unmis
taxable in trend and declaration. It is
not our purpose to undertake an an.
swer to this address, Our main pur
pose is to call attention to the state.
ments made by DR.. Krlgo. If we do
him injustice we are ready to make
correction. We understand DR.. Kilgo
to say that it Is a divine right Of a few
to rule; the divine right of a few to &C
cumulate; that a fe should W the
earth and the fullness thereof, and all
the great mass of unfortunate human
ity are divinely called to contribute to
the welfare of the powerful and strong.
DIR. KlIgo teaches, if 1 understand
him, not the heavenly law of bearing
one another's burdens, but the carnal
la which is in slang Look out for
No l" h seems to think that if you
can cpprtss your brother you have a
divine right TO do it. To use his own
words, When it comes to rule and
reign in the world, no man has a right
beyond the p1wer he possesses DE-.
KiIgo may deny that this is his teach
ing. l would say that it seems to me
that il Is infinitely worse, for he has
stood up and boldly declared that it is
the dIvIae purpose of the Heavenly
Father co deal thus with his children.
This aeeus 90 me a most strange idea
OF Goa. / prefer to think OF Him as
one who had compassion On the mul
titude."
We will here give a few statements
from Dr., Klgo's address to show the
trend othIs argument, his subject being
Joseph, or the Successful Young
Man"
They believed in a society Of ccm-
m0n4lity, g dead level Of m~ediocriJy a
great deal OF nothing, and they sought
to new down to their own level the
man unto whose dignity and height
they could not attain. They were Sc
| c~jaliate. and socialism has against II,
uo5 only provlden.jaj orderings, but
pr lVidenCial movements. II God sets
value u where He sets it on the indi
| vltual, and there ien't in all the range
of divine revelation any conception Of
a community as @ BODY to be dealt
with.
Socialism looks to an equality of ell
men, ignoring the fact tnaE GID has or
dered that there shall be eternal inc
quality among men and among all
things.
You may call this inequality erif-
tocracy if you choose. l have no OBJ
lection to terms 81 long "a they have
significance, but God has appointed
every where individuals to be dominant
in classes.
There have always been towering
men. CD has crowded centuries OF