New-York tribune., 1899-05-28
CHRISTIAN SOCIALISM WANTED
4 CORRESPONDENT WHO THINKS liS i''

A
NEEDED TO COUNTERFEIT CAPITALISM
To the Editor of The Tribune .,.,o..
Cir. Machines in politics are not ~.
-. 4, Professor Wilson. OF Princeton NOUS " ',o
oor,rarv and Judge Davis's letter OF p'o'e''
most timely. ..., ,her STU
80 sou, M. TO separate themselves from pon
tics any more than from rehgioh' "N"
he the handspring of action throughout =.
We must all be. in sense. poh''''""s "a no Of
,,.o,oy,ans and socologists II we "ouu az
~ 81 ssrvice In correcting grave soc'ai O
- Every student in these days heeus 80, ~
S.,,a,,,o, of a social economist ana MS s'uu, ,.,
,n soc,o,osy physics and biology DIS We. - In
s,enents OF the humanities as one "nuI ,.on,,
N. English masters will give him Jus. '.1 ,h,cx
.aea he needs Very soon he will be IN 'ne me, wv,
euee " 80, and IN the coming days he VIII heeu
% he armed mentally with the best iii0oe'"
l.. .Aosa conclusions
not only by his friend Judge DAVIS a 80 s,o,a
rr,hune hut by the meeting on the INu " ,ort
conference Of religion. SO far az Pi -. o~rea.
goes the conference proved OF service " soc,al
oarse q, religious unities and along hnes io' ,
...., rverv effort OF this sort Is OF Vaiue'
o. =, sssus plain that the present sociai eooi'
rs,ero and the present industrial oroer ",'
nosed TO the laws OF Christian eVoiu'io' h. tha
beaIthful order Of civilization Aiso ,.roo
social consciousness and the lnuiFiu s o,d
have become distorted temporarily by gree ans an
nav - Capitalization, a power which mas
sbown its hand not only In poh'ioS w
universities and our chprches ..,.o re
W. seA 700 many Instances OF compro'h''e'
spect neutrality OF interChanee VI u,au
tween the money power ana 'he pu'p,S oove,
az ~ the lack OF fearless preachhs upon ia
o,,.ooss and want OF Church discipline LOT tla' ~
kindred sins In the words OF the ne,. q. Cor
NcCoub the foremost demand or our ui"o - ~
radical reform in pulpit ideals an ano stdv and
CRY OF the hour Is for men ~ho the Gospel OF
revItalize ;he reeha"' '0'
AS it is the business Of the Chnrcn 70 o5aer spi' Of
oc,ai institution both pulpit and pew s'1old odaWs
in guiding the labor mSye%en Struggle As religion
form M OF nst nowerfui social force known to man man
this OF the 70 AND is RsU9e
we have it appears. plenty Ii IIiio,olpoitcal Jour
it 1be PGh'GiahnS ehnrch Why we not
nnox therein Christian Socialists, VINO WIZ dangers
our society through capitalism the
ng OF the bonds Of Christian cbester England
The he FeT Sonference Of the Labor Churches WhS m
dorsed his words SAID 9a N 1o,ional righteousness
n pSe work Of GOD in time and is the about
truly religious nsf;ays heSiness n God n or not That the
W. movement is a religious movement wi,t ,5a
unes members of all classes IN IA %9I tbo emancpa-
aoot32n no sbor % can be realized only so far as ed ed
iaarn both the economic ana moral io"' u
and endeavor to obey them. d ,borouehly
believe this wslspp0iIn5e@a mt @ ao%er an% by
vnnart and wise legislation, to make II poSStVtc ~
give employment and equality make 0f the State
Sus,nass institution for the promotion OF ,he or
pery and happiness Of all and TO onS GuG With fp the In
SividuaI worshipper. but means rea! ai'' ''
a new and right social order ,. ,e all stand
Lying ne ned o Of and as 20 our religion II we nave
any 1t will go into our politics ,nad ana UsL let US
Apply Ourselves The task of anss
perfectng just social sysrem ,a and poverty vice
and misery will be ,Hs sRnfs Seen 9 es2ed ee and
EK,,odom OF Heaven will be set up ana HIS Will
done on earth in heaven; ~ r. p,-NpEIJY
Now.Ynrk Nav o. 1899.