The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-09


but he made greater fortune for the
world. The world is richer and the
comforts of life are multiplied by his
life and labors.
There will always be men of excep-
tional and extraordinary ability and
power. There will be leaders in the
worlds industries and commerce They
will stand in the front rank conspicu-
Gus by reason of their genius and tai
ents. Sometimes these men will use
their power and gifts seltishly. They
will enrich themselves at the expense
of their weaker brothers. They will
climb to eminence on the backs of men
! and women too weak to resist them
This is being done by many in our land
to-day There are men to-day growing
fabulously wealthy because In sweat
ers' dens men and women are COM
PEELED by poverty to make garments
at starvation wages. Many of the COM
bines to-day are nothing more or less
than organized brute force enrlchins
] the few at the expense or the many.
If this Republic is to grow strong ana
endure this thing must come to an end.
The hopeful thing to-day is the fact
i that writer's of political economy are
seeing and saying that paramount over
the rights of property are the rights OF
persons The wealth of nation lies
not in her money, but in her men ana
women, and whatever harms or h1nders
| the welfare of the people must be dis
allowed. The truth that Charles Kings
ley spoke fifty years ago in London
pulpit and which called down on his
head the bitterest persecution, is true
to-day and needs to be proclaimed by
all who are called to spread the prlncl-
pies that Jesus taught. "All systems
of society which favor the accumula-
| ton of capital in a few hands, which
GUST the masses from the soil their
forefathers possessed of old, which re-
duces them to the level OF serfs and
day laborers living on wages and aims,
which crush them down with debt or
in any wise degrade and enslave them
or deny them permanent stake IN
the commonwealth, are contrary to the
Kingdom of God which Jesus pro-
claimed"
The Christian principle is that the
strong are to bear the burdens of the
weak. When God endows man with
superior, talents He does so that that
man may become special helper OF
his fellow men. Wealth, talent, power,
superior education are to be used as
Jesus used them, for the betterment of
humanity. Some men are seeing this
and acting on it. Sutro saw it and
devoted a part of his wealth to the
good of the community. He beautified
the waste places. He made the desert
sandhills to blossom as the rose. He
| brought from across the sea the treas
ures of art to add to the beauties of
1 nature. Then threw open wide the
doors and welcomed the poorest in the
city to enjoy with him these beauties
of nature and art. With his capital
he built and equipped road and made
! the fare so that the poorest man could
ride from his home to the nights on the
sea at the lowest possible cost. With
some of his wealth he collected rarest
books and opened them freely to the
use of all who would read them. The
worlds redemption lies in this direc-
ton The strong must use their strength
| to help the weak The intelligent must
use their culture for the enlightenment
| of the ignorant Wealth must bend to
the service of those who are poor, even
as did Jesus of Nazareth who came not
to be ministeredy unto, but to minister
and give His life for the worlds up
lifting.
| This is the lesson that is taught US
as we stand by the grave of Samuel
| Plimsoll who died last year. He gave
his talents and ability to right the
wrongs of men who were unable to
speak and act for themselves. If you
stand at the wharf where the ships of
the sea come and go, you will see on
the sides Of the vessels. what is called
''PlimsoTl's Mark What does that
mean? It means this. Years ago
owners of vessels would overload their
| ships and thereby peril the life of the
sailors in charge. Plimson saw this
great wrong that was done the sailor,
and he entered Parliament with the
sole purpose Of righting the wrong.
After years of conflict with selfish cap
ital he succeeded and the "Plimsoll
Mark on every British ship that goes
| to sea is his proud monument Some
day men in greater numbers will go to
Parliament to right the wrongs of la
borers on the land as he On the sea.
| Another man who used his scholar
ship and ability most unselfishly for the
good of humanity was Colonel George
E. Waring, who died few weeks ago
in New York of yellow fever contract
ed while investigating the sanitary
condition of the cities of Cuba by order
of the Government of the United States
On the grave of this noble man this ma
| ton should lay it's richest garland of
gratitude and regard. The grave of
Sir Lyon PIayfair across the sea de-
serves similar recognition. He had
worldwide renown as a chemist, and
as an authority in sanitary science did
much to improve the sanitary condi-
lions of the towns and villages of Eng
land. Colonel Waring died poor. I
think that is to his credit He was
so devoted to his mission and work that
| he had not time to make money. I
honor men who give money to humane
objects but honor more the man who
gives himself his talents, his life to the
cause. The service that Colonel War
ing rendered the nation cannot be too
highly estimated. If 1t is Christian
work to care for the sick and the dying
much more Christian it is to prevent
sickness and death. By his skill in
sanitary science Colonel Warning has
saved thousands of lives, and minis
tered to the health of tens of thousands
| more. The lives of many soldiers were
| lost last summer because of the UNI
sanitary condition of the camps. For
years the cities of the Gulf States have
been in peril of fever transmitted from
the bad sanitary, condition of the cities
1 of C,,ho op1 oJioipipu iclon6c Tho