New-York tribune., 1901-09-16
SAYS WEALTH is OUR GOD.
CURATE OF ST PAULS CHAPEL
breaches A SERMON THAT SUR
PRISED MANY OF HIS HEARERS.

The Rev. Robert Morris Kemp curate preached
last night at ST. Paul's Chapel. Trinity Parish,
upon the assassination of President Mckinley.
His sermon surprised some of his congregation,
and from it the following extracts are made:
What is this horde which finds harbor among
IDEAS, IDEAS, strike at the innocent and lay them low?
Of men and stir them ON to Complete sacrce
Of self. in order that the ends they believe are
out of any kind of sympathy with the principles
and tenets of this horde of mankind. and cannot
facts being as they are our noble President has
no wa people
try but of all nations. and peoples Of this world
upon His judgment throne in heaven above, and
looks down all sorts and conditions OF men
of His. dsapproves of the existing order Of NE
while Others dear to Him should want May it not
be that one Of the Lessons this great sv
of stopping in the mad career we are In these these
o r6 pP 1[ n IN e md o
wealth. which selfshness covets.
this land Of ours to-day and wealth with Its tyrans
nous grasp. holds its weaker brother Strikes and
under an has little chance @ in the sce
ea 4ns @ thing m is Of this be
Himself who will call hat to the raPaGbty aP ane
and the earth shall quake at the sound OF the. the
today if God hath already spoken to the m people OF
s s Eo Of e pro ha5 ana Of
affection and seem not not able ssoyaS to release sSs
power and the might of the wealthy glass bear
down to-day too hard upon the poor There is no
should grind down his employe TO work for starva-
profit to an infamous degree. Gods gifts Of plenty
abound there is eneISh s fS5 % al sna
late and others waste so that possessions can never
be equaIized: but the danger point is reached. and
of others. the grasping employer seeks quickly 10
paw less than the value Of the work given; de-
mands. simply. that in a short space of time
through these wicked means he may roll up a Iap-
ulous fortune that will attract the saze on men en-
without oppression of another's rights and dues.
and with what he can by diligence ana enart Saxe
from his brothers share L do not think God means
he is entitled to- the using for his own pleasure
sef-induigent men and women far. far away from
God and from His worship and HIS ways. Beioveo
say II calmly ana WE Win nead about today are piled
up through just such unholy disregard OF protner
needs and rights. 70 :, .
possible to limit the percentage of Prohts s.. man IN
has right to claim, just as by law the h rate a0 o,
that with the powerful lntuenGss oenihu ~
the money power this could ever be Perhaps II
can be awakened to a true realization that COO
will and not mans must ever be the one tnat Shai
prevail In the midst of our prosperity good Lord
deliver us God may have delivered message to
the people of this land In the martyrdom OF that
grand ideal of manhood whose loss Is a ht shocK sa
cure oh. beloved let search until we learn
it, let it strike where II Will. That lesson, when
grief which its telling has caused. 1t may be that
even now mans conscience will not awaken SUI
let them beware OF the after lesson which shall
vet come of the scattering as by the whiriwind
With their unia fui gains brought before Judge
for condemnation and rejection.