The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-03-21

She defined the essence Of the Golden
Rule az the "science Of relationship, >
and she made some very telling illustra'
tions OF the mutual dependence Of men
upon each other, and talked some time
on the labor question. Perhaps she would
not like 20 be called a socialist, but
Mrs. Addition talked pure socialism, and
shs called in not inaptly"the divine pol
ity Of the universe" The labor ques-
tion and the liquor question were indis-
solutely linked together. We have a
political economy today which runs
something like this: EVERY man for
himself, and the devil take the hinder
most" But a new political economy
was coming TO the front, founded upon
Christ's law, and the solving Of the
problems which confront MS depends
upon the acceptance Of this new politi-
cal econ )my. IL was finding many adj
vocates today. Ministers Of the Gospel
were being removed from their pulpits
for advocating the new political econo-
my, but IL was finding acceptance.
People we're saying III the Woman =
Christian Temperance Union would
only 20 back 10 fret principles, II might
accomplish something" In reply the
speaker told a story Of green servant
girl, who opened the water cock into
the sink without opening the outlet
then, when IL oyerhowed upon the
floor, tried to mop up the water; and
when the mistress came in and told her
10 shut off the water, said that she
didn't have time, as she was too busy
with the mop.
The w. G. T. U. had determined to
go 10 the source Of the evils against
which IL has been fighting.
The speaker devoted short time 70
the social evil, aud plead for an united
action by the Christian people 10 save
the fallen aud the falling girls.
The human problem must be settled
according TO law, and that law must be
Gods law. And IL was not enough TO
love God the other commandment, the
Golden Rule, must be given equal force
for In them are the law and the
prophets.
II Is a curious commentary on the
present peculiar condition Of religious
and temperance work, that in this, the
moral aud religious and educational
center Of Oregon, 80 little interest
seems 10 be taken in the work repre-
pented by Mrs. Addition.
Let a professional evangelist come
here and whoop things up on generali-
ties. and spin brilliant, nebulous webs
about some other world, tell funny or
or pathetic or risky stories, and touch
the real every day problems Of human
existence and especially human rela-
tionship 10 lightly as possible; he will
crowd the largest church 10 the doors
svery night
But here comes a woman, earnest,
honest and able, who talks sense ;who
dks Of dealing with practical problems
u practical way, but who (fatal mis-
ake) holds the masters, lords and
ulers in all lands" at least indirectly
esponsible for some OF the existing
wills, instead OF charging II all up to a
'ersonal devil; who dares to pick flaws 4
n the social and industrial system who,
worst Of all, advocates the preposterous !
md utopan idea that the Golden Rule
; really law TO be obeyed she talks TO
eorporal's guard, and the good people
I Salem have pressing business else. Z
here. Christian citizenship will some
ny yet n hearing, whether we like II or s
ot.