Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-03-18
WORDS OF REV. HERON.
Editorial Of A. ID. Hale in the Albany
Peoples Press.

Peoples Press.
one by one the brave men and self
sacrificing women WIN love Humanity
aud have caught the spirit OF the sons
which we sing 10 our Sunday schools
Dare Dare Dare n TO do right.
Dare Dare ] Dare u 10 BE- true"
have gone down before the relentless
sickle OF plutocracy; some OF then
with their spirits crushed, never again
30 rise, and others only 10 rise and
shine in greater spleDdor in other
spheres.
America boasts OF her free schools,
and the stars ard stripes (the emblem
Of liberty proudly floats from the
hag-staff on nearly every institution
OF learning ia our land: but alas II
now seems that we must fight our
battles all over, or lose all the llber-
ties gained by the struggles Of our
braYe forefathers.
Millions have been amassed, and
aggregated into the hands OF few
men, nearly every dollar of which has
been numerically wrung from the
tollers; and under the pretense OF
OF philanthropy a few OF these mil.
lions have been given 60 found col
leges, or endow chairs 10 those already
founced But 10 nearly every In
stance "thus far and no farther
shalt thou go" policy lso far as poll
tlcal, social or religious liberty goes
has been adopted by the would be
philau.hropista, as rules governing
the professors and teachers.
Pres. Andrews dared to express his
honest opinions on the financial ques-
tiou, and was promptly told by King
Rockefeller that he must close his
mouth or resign his position. Prof.
BepIs shared the same fate. Rev.
MyrOn w. Reed dared TO speak the
truth rs he saw 10, TO his wealthy
Denver congregation, and that set
tied his pastorate over that church;
aud scores OF other professors and
preachers of note, and hundreds OF
lesser lights, have shared the same
fate.
The greatest thorn In the side Of
plutocracy Of late has been Prof. Geo.
d. Heron, who occupies the chair OF
Applied Christianity 10 Iowa Col.
lege, at Grinuell, Iowa. Prof. Heron
has been lecturing and preaching.
"Christianlty as Christ taught H."
and daring TO say 20 Shylock: "Woe
unto ye scrIbes aud pharlsees, hypo-
critics" and the money power has
tried 10 vain 10 close his mouth by
threatening him with expulsion froul
his chair, but Prof. Herron has been
brave, fearless aud unlllpching.
While he may lose his chair, he is
endearing his name 70 the toilers OF
the world, and surely "llying up for
himself treasures In Heaven"
Below are Prof. Herron's own words !
AS given IA answer TO letter from
the editor OF "The Social Gospel" aud
printed In that paper We say long |
live and God bless Prof. Heron.
Editor Social Gospel
You ask me TO say word about the
Iowa College controversy, Person.
ally am not interested in this strug-
gle. have no personal interest In
what happens to me. am utterly
indifferent as to whether stay In col.
leRe or not. In some wavs | should
be freer 20 do my public work II
were not Ia the college. But the prIn.
ciple involved is so tremendous, that
shall iig6t the battle 90 the finish. 1
make no self-defense But shall de-
fend the liberty Of the truth TO be
spoken aud heard. This Is the only
Important college in'Amerlca that has
not been passed under thedrect or In.
direct control aud intimidation NJ
1f money II this colleges passes un. !
Ter the yoke, then the last citadel OF
rec teaching Is gone. For my breth-
'en's.sake | viii not submit 10 this bald
'nd brutal force OF money mot fof n -
moment. will not resign. II Igo. =
he trustees must put me out. and the a
'eople will know why III must die =
nstitutionally, | will die with nv G
ack 10 the wall, standing for the free.
ON nf the truth 20 the last breath. +
'ill not alter nor retract one word AZ y
he bidding ot sheer financial might ~
'etween this materlallsm, that holds
he world In tyranny and darkness, L
nd spiritual liberty, there Is war IN 2
he death will exhaust nv lfe in
DING what | can % arouse the people
destroy the snirlt of mateualism NJ
nd emancipate their souls and bodies :,
mere viii be 40 truce between us
he battle Is 90, and lam as serene 4
nd happy asa Guild on its mothers M
-east' am not alone, for God and 3
he people are with me, aud that be ).
'use the word speak Is the word of
'e'r liberty, GEoRGE u. hERRoN r.
Grlnnell' la, Feb IS, ISS9 :,
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