The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1905-04-07
THE MAYFLOWER PARTY.
WRITTEN BY B. J. STURGES.

To the Editor of The NEwTowN
BEE: The fundamental principles of
the MayflOwer party were laid in liber
ty and free thought, untrammeled by
any man-made creed to rule adversely
to conscientious convictions of right.
The right of self government operated
In that faith that every man is by d.
vine law the equal of every other man
under Gods plan of creation; and that
faith clothed with intellectual reason
ing has been conspicuous by the lead
ers of every great movement that has
thus characterized us as a nation Of
stalwarts in germane principles which
must endure till the cycles of time
shall bless US In the eternal kingdom.
Faith guided by intelligent reasoning
was their creed, and that it should
prevail was the motive that assembled
our Puritan Fathers into cooperation
to seek home where they could wOr-
ship the God of their reasoning in that
freedom which St Paul breaches in
Romans 1872, "But be ye transformed
by the renewing of your mind, that We
may prove what is that good and &C.
ceptable and perfect will Of God"
The practice of men Is to worship
The Man of Galilee Spurned self wor-
ship, Mat. ga, "See thou tell no man."
He only claimed to be the oracle Of the
living God. He came to plant the
seeds of everlasting salvation, place
man where the God of the universe
intended him to be installed, not as
king, or serf, or confeSSOr to anything
that inhabits the globe, or treads Gods
green earth; for man is the highest
manifestation Of God.
The pulpit Is being stirred, creeds
and doctrines of all denominations, by
pastor, priest or rabbi, are all sliding
towards the waste-baskets of forgetful-
ness. Our best friend is he who incites
us to noble thoughts, for thoughts be-
come things, II carried into execution;
which in nature (which is Cody or
man, always has and always will
precede the thing. Sympathy for our
fellow creatures Is good, but confidence
Is better, for confidence is a God at
tribute and comes from the soul. Let
US pursue goodness more and the con-
quest OF. evil less, for 1.-THE wicked flee
when no man pursueth; but the right
eous are as bold as a lion." A mind
continually wrapped up in goodness
can never know evil, for evil never
exists except in an Ievil mind. The
major part Of the business world Of
to-day Is the cOncOction of thought of
evil character and desire. Evidence Of
this is now being exposed before the
United States Supreme Court by At
torney General Moody, in most con-
vincing and logical argument on the
beef trust. The trusts are simply a
species Of robbery under the cloak OF
law.
The Legislature contributes to this
end by It's members for the dollars
which come in at the back door. This
is man-action using the God-given
elements to destroy the soul. 1t is
human hoggishness and ere long will
envelope the country in internecine
war. We live in the most productive
country on the broad face Of civiliZa-
tion. II 1t were not so we would be
bankrupted and become the prey of
grasping nations. The wealth of this
country will soon become its woe; the
millionaires and trusts are fast sweep
ing the corners to a center, and into
their controlling clutches, and the
needless voter is helping it along with
all his might and power regardless of
consequences, or Of the fact that the
plan will soon drive him into sadness,