The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-05
TALKED OF
CHRISTIAN
SOCIALISM

Rev. DR. Charles NJ Sheldon OF Topeka
Kan spoke on Christian Socialism be-
fore more than 1000 men yesterday at the
Y. NJ. c. a. He said in part
"The first IS to get all the Christian
people together" said DR.. Sheldon. De
nominationalism has served its purpose
and now the churches should form a
federation. contend that Christendom
ought 10 unite I'm the creed OF Christ
which had two articles, Love God and
Love your ncighbor as yourself II YOU
put the love OF God and neighbor together
you viii have a creed on which you can
walk through life II all the righteous
ness OF Providence gets together on one
side against all the evil. then nothing can
withstand the right. Why. the politics
Of Ohio are I'm the hands OF church
party.
I'm the second place, We should give
more time 10 the young people. The
United States Is classed with Russia and
Italy as a nation that has big major
ity OF unschooled children, there being
about 100. 900 I'm all. These work In cot
ton mills. coal mines. etc. We talk about
a black slavery OF the past but We have
white slavery now that far exceeds II.
These children die old men and women at
80 years OF age with curses on their lips.
never having known God of love. | say.
Christian Socialism can change all this
Thirdly. we must practice the brother
hood OF manhood. We are getting castes
In America There are rich men and col
lege professors. who look down on any
body who works with his hands; but
do not want TO live without having some
work 10 do with. my hands. want 10
tend my own furnace, care for my home
| nd IA
Christian Socialism demands com
mon ownership OF the necessities OF physl-
! cal life. such as water. food, coal and oil
| These ought TO be common property and
owned at large (applause) You don't
own these things. for the book says The
| earth is the Lords and the fullness
| thereof
Christian Socialism teaches sharing
with our brothers these great necessities
so all men shall have the use OF them
But the beef trust does not say this
The price OF meat has gone up. Why
Is there less meat? No. 1t Is because
men have cornered the common products
| that belong 10 God. Paganism is an at
| tempt 10 get ay you can out of the words
Christianity. TO put all you can into II.
"In the fifth place, we must get rid
of the saloon in America. All the minis
ters and school teachers i'm Kansas be-
lleve in the pgohibitory law, and We
claim that the state has saved $1,000, 00C
| in lessening the number OF drunkards by
| not granting licenses.
If the council of Chicago will revoke
the licenses in that city / VIII guarantee
| to ray the salaries OF all the extra polio,
| officers needed TO prevent crime from my
| own pocket. Some people laugh at u'
| In Kansas and say we are always havint
| trouble with our prohibitory law. Blu
TO them l reply: 1t Is better TO have
trouble with the devil than sit down will
| him
! And lastly, the best thing we have II
our Christian civilization today IS an
| American home. The best thing you have
| I'm Providence is not your big building
! or locomotive works. but a house In which
| there is a father and mother who low,
each other and children who tell tn,
| ruth and obey"