Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-09-06

ness rivals Ia going on all over this
and. Greed is SO gnawing at the vitals
,f u rich men that 1t is not with them
doctrine Of Live and let live" but
VI xiii at any cost and then gather In
al the spells Of the dead. Kill, kill.
KIM" Now, my friends, as you are
growing richer and richer, are you
destroying your ~neighbors' rights? Be-
cause your business rivals are helpless,
are you remorselessly driving in the
financial knife up to the hilt and draw
ing their life's blood and then feasting
upon the carcasses of the slain?
Upton ~sInclnir'm Exposure.
Are you one Of the wholesale rob
bers whom Upton Sinclair excoriates
In that terrible philippe lately pub
lished called 1.-THE jungle" I do not
know enough of the facts to say wheth-
er he is right in his ~denunciation OF
the stockyards and their proprietors,
but this 1 will say, that this principle
Of selfish monopoly is practiced in
many trades and professions. The rich
operator cannot bear to see n poor OPP
orator making a humble competence In
his little store. He grudges him his
little income and freezes him out and
adds his connection to his W big
business. Are you, o nan building
up your fortune out of coffin lids and
destroyed homes and wrecked lives!
Some Of you rich men are doing thus.
You will never be able to atone for
your murderous %tyrannies by n few
donations to colleges and hospitals and
Nbraries. Never. never, never! What
you have won from man by dishonest
methods you must. like Zacchtus, re-
turn to man fourfold. Are you one
whose ''gormandizing greed Is teach
ing you to take unfair advantages of
your fellow men?
But, after all, the most tragic and
pathetic part Of that Sinclair book
called 1.-THE Jungle"-and the reason ]
quote from this book is because l be
lieve II is an epoch making books
the tragic chapter where the once no.
BILE and homes. Jurgis. now a thief
and a robber. is led into the palace OF
the great stockyard packer, Jones by
name. by the drunken son of the killer
Of over a quarter Of a billion of cattle
The millionaire Jones as n financial
prince could pile up his stolen riches
for his children. And, mark you. l an
not attacking or in%sinuating agains
any personality in Chicago, but only al
luding to the characters of the book a.
Upton Sinclair portrayed them. Jone'
could pile up his millions. But wher
be gave his money to his son, like
satanic adder's bite, it spiritually ant
mc,all7 wrecked his boys life. Ant
stolen money will always spiritual.
wreck the lives of u children, if we
as dishonest parents, give 10 them il
gotten gains. o man, o rich man
why wilt thou live for gold? Why vii
thou strive to win money for tn.
them the parental example of a spiritu
ally wasted lifei Knowest thou no
that the history of Jones, the million
aire packer Of The Jungle" is to b
repeated in thy history and in the his
toy of tiny children, If thou loves
silver for silver's sake and gold 70
Colds sake
Thus. my friends. in this sermon
have tried to broaden your vision G
life. l have net tried to stunt any G
your faculties. but rather to give tn
broadcast freedom to each Of you- mel
tai and physical powers. What | hav
tried to do is to get you TO %consecrat
every one of your faculties to God. ]
you nave the sweet throat of the thrus
sing for Christ. If you have the pow
ers of winning gold win it for Chris
Wherever you go and whatever you d,
there seek an opportunity to reac
out the helping hand for Christ. 1t
only the things of the spirit that liz
and bring happiness 10 those who liy
for the spirit. both on this side of II
grave and beyond, in the eternal lif
"He that loveth silve- shall not be sa
isied with silver, nor he that lovet
abundance with increase"
Are you here and now ready to liz
the Christ life? Are you ready to he
men up to God instead of trying
drag them down to sin? Oh, IT
friends. with the knowledge of II
tragedies which are happening ever
where around us, dare we, can we, r
fuse the spirit life?
copyright. 1906. by Louis Klopsch.l