The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-11-23
THE ETHICSOF
SOCIALISM
Paper Read at White City Local
by Rev. T.. 7. r. fripp.
LAND IS AN HERITAGE
Socialism favOrs the Perpetual Owner
ship OF Land by the Government.
No Warranty Deeds.

The Ethics Of Socialism are idcnti-
cal with the ethics of Christianity
Encyclopedia Britannica.
The Gospel of Christ is too often re-
garded as pertaining only to the soal.
But such is a wrong conception Of the
religion of Jesus for it plainly deals
with the material side of life. Social.
ism is based ON the materialistic con.
ccption Of history, but it has also an
ethical side. AS Il system it embraces
three departments; Cd The Economic,
(2) Political, CD Ethical.
Its first aim is to better the cond.
tons Of the human family by a more
equal division and distribution of the
product of industry This constitutes
the economic feature. But to accomp-
lish which will necesitate obtaining pos
ession OF the government. hence the
political. Involved in the first is the
aim also to improve the state of society
by large means and time for mental
and moral culture of the masses. Here
the ethical is prominent.
1t is worth repeating Socialism prop
er deals with industrial conditions;
Therefore economics are most promin-
ent The political feature comes of the
necessity of controlling the machinery
of government for the application Of
right principles in methods for the de-
velopment of the industrial life The
ethical has an important office in the
intoxicating of the moral obligations Of
man to his fellow man, and giving ex-
preston to those obligations.
In tracing the relations between
Socialism and Christianity we appeal to
Divine Authority in the first place,
secondly to reason in applying the les
sons of Christianity to present indust-
rial conditions. We recognize The
Christ AS the highest expression of the
Father of us all. Jesus recognized the
Mosaic Law as the gift of God. He
endorsed it and gave it the weighest
authority. He saw in the ceremonial
law types and shadows of himself and
therefore to be fulfilled in his lie and
death; but that the moral laws were to
govern society for all time. There
were also economic laws for the well
being of society and the individual.
And 80 important to the industrial life
of the nation and all the people, that
Christ said: "But it is easier for hoav.
en- and earth to pass away than for one
little of the law to fail. "Uukc Is: ~
The ethics of socialism and its econ
omic principles as well, are found in
The Law and are forcibly presented by
the prophets in denouncing the sins OF
the people in which prominence is
given the violation Of the land law.
The socialist theory is that the land is
the heritage Of the human race, and
therefore all have Alright to share in t
The scripture presents the same thought
with reference to every ones inaicn-
able right to land Lev, -: % presents
God as speaking thus: THE land shall
not be sold to an uttercutting Oft lileh):
for the land is mine for ye are strang-
ers and sojourn with me-" The old
version reads "for ever. - The Ameri-
can standard version has it, "Tho land
shall not be sold in perpetuity." In
modern parance, ono warrant deeds
nor quit-claim deeds shall be given"
Christ tells US that the principle shall
be restored (and doubtless made more
perfect in adoptons to present or future
needs.) Socialism has arrived at the
conclusion through industrial Develop
ments that the restoration of the land
to the public is inevitable. From the
teaching of Christ we may say that lie
not in physical or personal presence,
but by the evolutionary force of the
Gospel, will restore the lost title of
every son and daughter of Adam, to
each and their posterity. And it is one
of the aims Of socialism under its plan
there can be no sales of land, no mort
cages no membranes of debt to dis
possess any of home and land, or means
of living. Would not that be full
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