East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-12-27
PULPIT SCORES
POLITICIANS
HERBERT S. BIGELoW
breaches SOCIAL REFORMS
Compares Modern Governments With
the Unselfish Teachings OF the Naz-
arene-Says the Nations Should
Practice brotherhood as Well as
Preach It-suggests Sermon on
the Mount to Date.

Cincinnati, Dec. 27.-Herbert S.
Bigelow, pastor of the Vine Street
Congregational church, discussed, in
his Christmas sermon, the changes
that would take place IL human socie-
ty were really to be governed by the
ethical teachings of Jesus,
Suppose, said Mr.. Bigelow, we had
for president. a modern counterpart of
Jesus. Suppose that in moment OF
frenzy, such as may have occurred ON
Palm Sunday, the people were to de-
clare for a man of such character. |
How long would it be before congress
would be clamoring for his impeach-
ment, and the men who helped elect
him warming their hands at the fires
. of plutocracy, declaring that they
never voted for him?
. With society as it is, it may be pos
sible that Mr.. Roosevelt is better
president that Jesus would be. But
suppose society were so transformed
4 that Christian policies would be prac-
/ ticable. suppose men were ready to
uphold the hands of Christian pres
ident
4 In a message sent by Christian
, president to Christian congress,
: elected by truly Christian people, l
\ fancy there would be a paragraph on
) the subject of war. 1t would be very
z short and to the point, 1t would read
. something as follows
. LET us make this the greatest day
= in history since the birth of Christ
= To-day, let us put up our swords ane
3 love our enemies Now at last, lie
= there be peace on earth and good vii
Q to men,"
9 Put along side of that sentenc
= taken from the last message OF Pres
- ident Roosevelt:
~ But most of all we need to con
. tinue building our fleet of battleship
- so powerfully armed that they ca
"a mflict the maximum of damage upo
our opponents, and so well protecte
~ that they can suffer a severe hammer
- Ing in return without fatal impair
~ ment of their ability to fight an
. maneuver."
~ President Roosevelt has rightly sal
~ that the all-important question tods
is the qhNoNiph'
n this day our daily bread" is the pra'
~ er of the million that is still unal
~ swered. When we are ready Tor
. Christian settlement of the ndustri
~ problem, the presidents message W
- read as follows:
ss Sermon ON the Mount to Date.
% widespread misery is proof tn
ss society is organized on a foundatl'
90 of Injustice. The basic injustice
SS this. Each generation that com
90 upon the earth finds that few
~ their number have the right, by Writ
% of title deeds bequeathed by dead mt
g to deny the rest the use of the ear
ss Since the children of each generati
% must live on the earth or perish,
SS follows inevitably that the decrease
90 number in each generation VINO O.
Ss the earth have an increasing pow
90 legally to rob the rest of the irui's
- their ldbor Thus brotherhood Is
vc MED by the law of the Land and pov
- +; is thoughtlessly regarded as a n
"a essary evil Therefore let US moo
90 our laws of land tenure in such
~ as 20 secure to each man, during
80 soiourn on the earth. his equal ri
- with all the rest, TO use those raw
reIials which Nature provides.
'.Thus we shall build our society
the foundation of the golden rule
~ every other problem will be easier
@ ISOLATION. Then, when there is no lie
a privilege to make idleness respecta
n men will be rewarded according