Democratic messenger., 1906-10-20

restless conditions Of the social world
aud the conflict OF the classes against
the masses The sOcialistic upheavals
of the present time are not u sign that
our present governmental life is to be
destroyed They arc Il sign. aud u sure
sign. hat ont Of these upheavals there
shall come forth Il better truth. II bet.
ter honesty. "A purcr social life. How
many wrongs there are 10 be righted
on both sides, Capital, with its vast
resources and machinery frequently
has more mercy upon It's iron aud steel
bars and its leather bands aud It's huge
pile drivers than upon the bune aud
sincw and muscle of It's Workmeu
capital does not say 10 itself How
much can | make tb"sc goods for and
sell them NJ n fair rate Oi profit. that
the people may buy them the cheapest
aud set | get II fair return for my
money No. Capital does not say that
Capital SAYS. How can / make these
goods the cheapest and sell them the
dearest How can / decrease my eX-
penScS at home and got sell at the
maximum price the needy people will
pay" Ah there Is something CONNER.
ciaAy wrong about such condition as
that Capital, by her own actions.
stands as q confessed usurer and extor
TONER Her motto often is Squeeze
the last drop Of blood out OF the people
DO not run business for fair com
petencc. but run il to get every cent
of profit out nf the human race that we
can"
Sins of Capital and Labor.
On the other hand Labor IS Just as
cruel aud selfish an extortioner as cap
ital when she gets the chance ln IA
nous bookstore of Chicago there was
one CORNER which went 10y the name Of
saints and Sinners" Books OF all
crecds were placed there side by side
There iniidc and athcis, and minister
would sometimes meet for Il quici chat
in n Monday symposium But ia the
social world. taken as n whole there
ar no saints" Too often we lind
both Capital and Labor robed In the
black garments of srltshncss instead
of the white robes Of nltruisin. Their
motto becomes not Live and let live"
but Live ourselves and get all we can
NJ the other mans expense" OF course
am not now talking Of the capitalist
and the laborer rs individuals.
Yes. Capital today cannot be proud
Of her past record. She has IA heart OF
stone Neither has labor today any
thing 10 Ice proud Of in her past ac-
tions She has an adamantine heart of
selhshncSs and greed But when look
upon the struggles of these two mighty
social factors am not pcsSimiSt. for
i'm the social storms in the strikes and
rccrmiuatious. in the blows. which are
now falling thick ana fast. IN tie wars
aud rumorS Of wars, in the universal
social disorder. ! see 4 bright day com
ing. Peace and prosperity and uniNcr-
sal brotherhood shall yet hc evolved
out ~ the present social chaos No
"stagnating social cuSmos' Is here. All
these social upheaNals are only rain
bow signs In the heavens that the 50
ciul wars shall soon cease Where no
oxen are. the crib is clean. but much
increase is 10y the strength of the ON
What IS true OF the mental physical
and social realms is eluphnticallt true
of the spiritual lic Ii is not by a
life of spiritual ease that We are going
10 receive Gods true messages II is
only by struggle only 10y prayer. only
by agony. only by wrestling. aS Jacob
wrcstlcd with the angelic messenger
through the long. dark night. that
Christ reveals his face 10 Us in the
"heauty Of holiness" We must do as
Jesus did We must spend forty long
days in the wilderness before We can
come to our true spiritual cosmos and
walk hand in hand with God
was never more impressed with this
thought than some time ago when
was reading The History of Preach
er's Life" 10y Dr. Rainsford late rector
OF ST Georges Episcopal church of
New York city. Dr Rainsford had
been preaching the gospel for many
years. He was at that time one of the
most prominent preachers of Canada.
suddenly there came a time when his
old theology was passing away. He
could not see things us he once saw
them. Try as he would. he could not
see them with the old eyes Like sam
son, he seemed TO be shorn Of his
strength His audiences lett him His
power seemed 10 be- gone But he kept
bravely OH in his spiritual struggle.
lie prayed oh. how earnestly he
prayed, Then one day the new light
came lie WAS praying in his study
aud reading the parable OF the prudigal
son when the new gospel truth dawned
upon him He said THAT pr0digal son
went away from God, but he never
ceased To- be "a sou OF his Divine Father
Some of us may wander fur, far away
but We are NIL Gods children. He neN-
er ceases 10 love US. He Is ready TO
receive and forgive all of us II we
only come back 10 the Divine Fathers
love-" At once Dr. Rainsford's old
faith was revived: the theological mys
teries passed away; from the chaos
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