Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15

IN short, the carly christian communitie
were cooperative and reached do yn [,
the smallest material want of the Chris
tian society up to the highest ideas o
the spiritual
The above conditions obtained up to
the third century, but since then so
called Christian governments have vice
with each other to drown in blood til,
song sung bv the angels ON the advent
IF the birth of Iesus. "Peacc ON earth
good will to men, and the new law Iha
Jesus gave, that We love one another, '
will not do at all. Tor if we follow it the,
say, we cannot coin the brain and Drawn
the tears and suffering OF men, women
and little children into our golden god
the dollar OF mammon worshipcrs.
But, we are now in the dawn % that
day ooken of by the prophets and sagcs
oil all ages, and Jesus declared that il
would surely come. because there is no
other progress than the coming of the
kingdom of Heaven on earth.
The redemptive is displacing the police
conception of justice. The spirit ofChrst
will soon anoint the factory, the farm,
the railroad and all other industries
Every school of thought is feeling the
pressure of spiritual and moral energy,
from Westminster Abbey t. the wilds OF
Africa; from the Roman Vatican to the
mining camps of America; from the isles
OF the sea to the nations of the lar east.
men are feeling the pain and expectation
OF a new social order.
The world has never been in. titution-
ally governed, the government of the
people has rot vet appeared, vet history
witnesses that suspiration and not in
stItutions have actually ruled the world
The great epochal movements have
been the marshaling OF human forces
under the commands of impulsions to
righteousness
Progress is now and has been the in
creasing understanding of spiritual
forces. the closing together of I'd and
the people, in the communion and the
power of the Christ spirit
History is the progressive disclosure OF
the presence and fellowship of that Just
society. which is the city OF God comm.
down out Heaven.
Not God and the people" which the
Italian revolutiorists inscribed on their
banner, but Con IN THE PEOPLE, is the
power that is overcoming the tyranny
and slavcrics, the falsehoods and hvpoc-
rcics ct the world
The Christian constitution at society
rs the incarnation of the Son OF God. the
coming cooperative social order, "lm.
mamel"-(Gud with ns)
The immediate application OF CHRIS
tianity is to swiftly tear away the last
vestige of everything that is simply &C.
ole . ,petr 4. r
opinion, every pride OF tradition and
policy that breaks up tine unity of lie,
rcnd asunder all wells that hide the pres
ence OF God IN the midst of the people
and their work.
To seek dominion over man for profit
OF material interest or to CRAFTY the
covetOusness of political conspiracies or
to establish the authority of religious
institution is to usurp the throne of God.
I Inc most fearful blasphemy against
God is selhshncss with men who are
weaker than ourselves No son of man
is wronged or crushed, despiscd or kept
ignorant by a social system without
God being profaned.
Applied hristian;ty brings pure DEN
ocRACY instead of ABsoLu1IsM, turns the
people against irresponsible masters.
freedom against institutional dominion
that would subject the living to the dead
past.
In applying the principles OF Christian
ity to the present system OF economics
it is not a problem of wages and wealth
merely, bur the right to work, the right
to do ones duty, the right to live as be !
comes the son of God, the right to be |
tree to do the right.
The opinions of theoloeians, of indus
trial masters and party managers that |
the people cannot be trusted is denial |
ot the good news that the kingdom OF |
heaven is to come on tn. even as it is
in heaven.
Unbeief in the Divine sonship of man
is the ground ofpracticalathei toward |
God. the separation of religion from
life for which THEOLOGY and not CHRIS
TIANITY is responsibility
God is calling today tor all men who
are willing to work and vote to estab,
lish the worlds commerce on the golden
rule basis He is calling Tor all women
who are willing to make society the
agency tor uplifting instead OF crushing
the poor, weak and ignorant)
1t is for this work, Christian business
men of America, that God would annon
YOU. History has everigranted to man
grander, richer opportunity than IS now
yours; you can make the whirr of the in
dustrial wheels like the joyous music ul
you can bc the Knights of the
noblest chivalry the world has ever seen
not going io' tn for commercial spoil. or
territorial Pgrandizement, but toapp y
the princplesso Christianity. Wherever
you go flowers OF hope will spring up in
your footprints. YOU can bear the weak
in your arms. and set free the captives ~
poverty, you can cause the deserts OF hu
man despair to blossom with eladness of
fulfilled prophecy and hush the voices ni
discomfort in the sweetness of fruitful
toll, You can teach the ignorant aid
seat the now poorest in
The bes pews of your churches.
You need not strive, nor cry. nor war
olumes and plant banners, nut you can
DC the hcralds of a new civilization. the
,reatorS of a new commonwealth, VIII use
peaceful possessions will reach round
The globe; you can draw the worlds
:raflics. within the sweep cf Christ, re
lemptive purpose; you can plant ever