The sun., 1901-09-23
DR.. MURRAY
DISCUSSES
Cause and Cure Of Anarchy at st.
Paul's Church.
DENOUNCES THE DOCTRINE
He Says to the Church and Her God
Given Agencies the Man and
the Poor Must Look
for Help,
DENOUNCES THE DOCTRINE

! AT. St. Paul's M. Il. Church last night
tho Rev. w. l.. s. Murray, pastor of the
church, preached a special sermon before
4 large congregation on Anarchy the
Cause and Cure" He took his text from
Romans 18th chapter /, 2 and verses.
LET every soul be subject unto the
higher powers. For there Is no power
but Of God. Whosoever, therefore, re-
sisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance
Of God; and they that resist shah receive
to themselves. damnation. For rulers are
not terror to good works, but to the
evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid Of
the power?" DIR. Murray said in part
| Government is ordained by God. II
is necessity. Its roots strike deep In
human nature Extreme individualism is
abnormal. 1t has no place in society.
Man cannot live alone. His well-belnr
demands association. There must be a
power higher than the individual. This
| is the government. 1t is ordained of
God. Its executive officers are Gods
servants. They are not terror to good
works but to evil. The government and
its executives exist for the protection OF
! life and property, for the peace AMI
/ good order of the community. He that
resistcth the power resisteth the ordin-
ancc OF tod. And they that resist shall
receive to themselves damnation. This
is strong language but not too strong for
the foulest anarchy which has lifted its
red hand against the chief magistrate of
our nation.
| What is anarchy? many are asking.
1t is want Of government. Without head
or chief. A state OF society where there
is no law. Every man does what is
right in his own eyes. Everything i
everybodys. 1t denies God and the
Immortality of the soul 1t denounces
the Holy bonds Of matrimony' and
claims no man has Il right to bind
mother. 1t is hydra-headed. 1t breaches
u gospel OF hate. Its propagation is
through individuals. small groups, pamp-
let's, papers, lectures such as Emma
Goldman's, which find the firnd who
now awaits his punishment. May it be
swift and sure. May his dead body he
given to the flames. his ashes To the sea.
Their little groups are called Jewelers..
avengers, free lovers, whose objects are
to destroy all governments by strikin:;
down rulers, capitalists, leaders. judges
and ministers and to break up the home
where love reigns and enthrone lust
These resist the ordinance of God They
claim il they kill the rulers they will
destroy the government What folly
What an illogical dream! Their con
spiracy is madness. Rulers have fallen
'rhe government at Washington stands
The people are kings in this land.
| What is the cure? The papers ara
full OF suggestions such as, let all nations
join and send them to some island in the
Pacific. I'nt naval guard about it,
kinlkenny cats would sooner he Mt peace
than anarchists. But this would give
them Il chance to test their dream.
''fhen all the world would see
That freedom rests on law alone
Ard law alOnc--on manly men.
"Others recommend stronger and more
Irigidly enforced emigration laws. But
is not rum ana not race our menace? II
the saloons were abolished would II 4
tn" anarchist be denless wolf? Tha
mob and Judge Lynch have been refereed
to. but it We're better to heed the bless
ing Presidents counsel: let them not
hurt him. Some would put free speech
'and the free press under the band, hut
Rnssia's experience shows there is no
cure in this, Others would guard our
chief magistrate with cordons of police
and files of soldiers, but these are help.
or detect.
less to prevent what they cannot foretell
what would he better than cx-Sena-
tor Higgins recommendation. viz.
Statutes making it death to attempt
the life of our rulers, expulsion Of dan
ge-ous cmigrants. eXterpation of the
! dpteStlblp doctrine of assassination not
by inquisitorial methods but by the over
wheluling and crushing power of Ameri.
cnn public opinion. For dreadful is thc
wrath of n people when aroused. But
all would he in vain unless accompanied
with the Gospel Of love. Christ is the
only Saviour OF Society. Mems lives aye
safe only so far as Christ rules in human
+, hearts. Governments are stable, firmly
rooted in the peoples affections only 50
fur ns they are Christian Let the pco
pie help the church. Increase the num-
ber OF her home missionary workers
Send them into the darkest places. En-
courage reviyals, not of the sentimental
sort, but revivals that make men feel
their responsibility to God. Revivals
that call ON the people to flee the wrath
To come here as well as hereafter also.
j We know the church is not perfect
and her work is too often poorly per-
formed. yet she is the purest institution
on earth. To the church and her God.
giving agencies the government, the man
and the poor must look for help agaiRst
their enemies"