Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-07-31
CHRISTIAN
SOCIALISM
AS VIEWED BY REV. E. MARSHALL.
Written for the KANSAS AGITAToR.

Written for the KANSAS AGrTAToR
While Christian Socialism will emacipste
society from all unnecessary burdens, and give
to every person an equal opportunity to gain
subsistence and happiness, it will do inconciev-
ably more than simply to make all people equal
IN the strife to gain physical support and COM
fort. In removing the unhoy strife of compe-
.titon, it opens the way for far higher moral
culture OF the race.
Mankind, at present, possessed of suffi
cent mind and spirit force, but they lack
moral force. They are weak, not only in
power to resist evil, but also in ability to per-
form the higher duties that pertain TO human
existence and responsibility.
To forgive our enemies and to love our neigh
Dor as ourselves calls into action the highest
functions Of the soul, and exercises moulding
influence over mind aud spirit, and thus brings
into snbordination to righteous and holy infu-
euces the whole corporeal system.
Christian Socialism is from God, and IS
part of His divine dispensation to rais1 man
kind out of the horrible slough of selishness
and place them upon the plane of celestial life
and mutual enjoyment.
Divine revelation has been misinterpreted,
and the gospel has been corrupted, by the op-
pressors of mankind, in order to sustain them
selves in their unrighteous usurpations; but
popular education is rapidly and thoroughly
preparing the masses to understand the nature
of things, and by one general and irresistible
movement, as if by divine inspiration, they
will eliminate from the whole social system all
these vile ptetenders, and, like Nature in all
her realms, restore universal equilibrium to the
human race.
No power on earth or in hell can stay the
people in their onward march to that higher
and hotter and unspeakaby more glorious es-
tate presented in Christian Socialism.
The sublmest utterances of prophecy depict
the glory of the coming age, when
'They shall sit, every man family under
his vine and under his fig tree, and none shall
make them afraid; for the mouth of the Lord
of Hosts has spoken it."-Micha "a.
All laws which enable some persons to hold
large possessions in land, while others cannot,
at reasonable price, get small piece of land
for home, will be abrogated, and the law of
eminent domain will be used 10 give every fam
lly a NOME, WLCtuCI ~ mdy Dc d SDdU piece OF
land in the country or lot in city Laws
will be enacted compelling every family to
make permanent home, on land or lot, of
their own possession.
One of the great evils to be overcome by
Socialism is the rowing, migratory condition
of families, which unsettled condition is mostly
the result of inability to secure land or a lot d
for home.
Money will be loaned without interest to
those who may need it to make home, and
secured by lien on the home. There will be
constantly-increasing fund for purposes of
assisting the needy. Industrial habits will be
enforced by law; idleness will b. crime
to be punished. All the various ats and
trades will be taught in the schools. Agricul
,nre and horticulture will be taught as practical
sciences. Every kind of fruit will be grown