Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-03-05

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land, the head of the established
church; they plead for the motto of
Confucius their heather God, that we
should refuse to do to others what we
would not have others do to u.s. that
they were destroying life for sake OF
gain; but all in vain, They were
forced to pay S6,000,000 for opium de-
stroyed and SIS, 1000 for war indem-
nifty, and to this day 5000 tons OF
opium are flowing into China annually
through openings made with, so called
Christian guns. Thus were the Chi
nese made a nation OF opium eaters.
Would we not all be Boxers under
the same circumstances?
Curse of Drink Habit.
But what heed did our own Meth
odist church, also claiming to be of
the apostolic succession give to the
still small voice 1t goes also with
the laudable purpose of relieving the
Filipinos from oppression. They bat
tie down the wallis CT the ~oppressor,
sink his ships to the bottom OF the
sea, and then as commander in chief,
say let the first cargo Of brotheriy
love to land in Manila be a ship load
of beer; it was done, and today we
have 500 saloons in Manila where they
had one before.
But why did our Christian govern
ment do this; why afflict those aeathen
people with the additional curse OF the
promotion of the drink habit? Even
lowering the tax on beer to facilitate
it's use. Because the same old ser
pentlike selfishness," it wanted rev.
enue. 1t was polite, and needless OF
the teachings of Christ as to the
brotherhood of man, it was done.
I'm Philadelphia. the people were Of
fered two millions of dollars for a mo-
nopoly of street franchises; doubtless
they could have had ten millions for
these privileges, but it all went for
naught. there was no candle from the
church altar TO stay the vicious polit-
ical machine, or to tighten up the dis
NAL abode of the miner. whose wrongs
and expressions should bring shame to
the most callous heart. Apparently
the numerous church spires in Phila-
deplhia had no more influence in cor
recting these wrongs in politics than
would so many monuments to the
greatness of julius Caesar.
Duty Of the Church.
"To my mind the church misu1der'
stands it's duty if it thinks only OF
chiefly of getting its members to the
end of life's journey safely. Christ's
church is designed to enrich the world
by the way of letting it's influence and
light shine, by proper paternalism, by
environment, and culture of ethical
1.:-.. ;Joo1e of ooNl in luprV Wqv
God demands all as we'll as gives
all; no other requirements are sc
4 searching, so sc%rutinizing, so compre
hensive as His. His church is to make
sentiment, not to follow sentiment
made by mortal mind. the devil" Il
is to be an active living principle te
be felt at all times, and in all places;
4 development of right living, interna
and external, spiritual and material
Mans Duty to Fellow Man.
Christ has much more to say abou
a mans duty to his fellow man thai
he has about a mans duty to his GOD
s He addresses men as the children o
? God. immortal beings, who W thei
Il duties to their fellow men, becaus
their fellow men are children of tn
same father, possessing the same in
heritance. and the same destiny. I'll
saws the l..rs4om of God is within you
It is moro ;kan the church service; i
includes thc uplifting of morals and re
. Iform OF social abuses. The apostle
saws to the church. come We out from
the. world, the flesh and the devil, AM
: he We separated His church is not t
be Christianity on Sunday and world
: anity. on Monday. The mind, though
: desire. faith, hope and ideal of tn
. church in material things, is to b
against known evils at all times an
; in all places. with no plea of can't {
suggestion that a great evil should b
! licensed because it is a giant. Cons
> uuences of right doing are to be lei
: with God.
! Jesus taught largely by parable
precept and suggestion. He con
handed Peter to feed the lambs an
tend the sheep. Lip service in mater
q al buildings was not enough. Feed
q tend-do something for the Lord, an
so demonstrate His love. He did ne
e say: build gilded sheds for the shee
d to be housed in on Sunday and the
n let them roam through the world t
s%elfshness ,thistles and burrs propoga
S ed by the saloon, AMI licensed by tn
church the rest of the week, becaus
5 it is sentiment
e There is not a scintilla of sugge
ton in the scriptures, old or new, thu
Z these wolves should be let run {
large among the sheep, because the
, ? are big wolves, and if we don't licens
them it will be worse for us. Not tn;
we should use law or carnal weapon
. but that, the faith, power and goc
sense of'His church should drive the,
Il back to their den of iniquity. The C,
of the lambs and wall of the moth'
q caused by these wolves is heard a
over this land. The church makes
puny effort to snatch up a lamb he.
:. and there, but as to the cause OF tn
h wall and woe it passes by on the OF
er side This is sentiment which mu
be followed The devil wants nothil
better than just such sentimentalisl
IN We do not know that Jesus had al
m material church building. He scourg'
III the money changers from the temp
III He said go preach the gospel, heal t
ID sick, the wrong thought, the selfs
he ness, the desire; do this and it will
es made manifest on the body and go