Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-13
rHF Pulpit AND ruE TRUSTS,

LAsf Tuesday evening. before th
national council II the cougrega
fional churches Of she United States
III Columbus, Ohio, the Rey Wash
lngton GLADDEN. who X one ~ ~
most eminent ministers or the gospc
on this continent. delige Cd q sermon
which b attracting great attention
throughout me country.
~ eloquent and most convincing
terms the reverend speaker pointed
out the dangers that threaten society.
the church. and even the govern
nent itself through the malign In
fuenee 81 prsdacioss wealth. and 10
4 Hrfkine ann uenchant manner
spoke ~ the many evils which he de-
eiafed were almost sure 10 result from
me encouragement ~ bloated for
tunes. lIe predicted that the United
states was rapidly faehlng a crisis In
social conditions. and that the sharT
line being drawn between the ex-
ifavagnnt rsh and the desperately
poor might lead 10 d tremendous 80.
cisl %uoheayal.
"a T. Idle. u H. fatuous. to hide
from ourselves the fact that W are
facing here in the United states. a
sociii crisis. continued Dr. GLADDEN.
The forces when are at work he's.
-tAe forces whose operation I have
been pointing oui-mean destruction
I1ie tendencies which have been
gttacfine strength since the civil war
the tendencies 10 the accumulation Of
poaef ia the hands o. q few. the
4 fftntios % use this power pre-
aaeisus3 The tendencies TO bound
less inAuufy and extfavaganre. the
Tendencies 10 she separatiolh and the
%rutasonissn u fooiai classrs-mus be
arrested ana hat speedily. On We shalt
soon be lu chaos.
"A t. because We hav begun to
have some aim conception Of this
tsNih thar We arc moving. now. n
ward the correction. b. law. Or these
wfafe inlasiices. We must termln.
ate Them. that T. the fight In which
there must be no faiteriuE II ws
aonid not be destroyed. We must de-
siroy the d%esiroyers This II the truth
watch our brave president by word
and deed. - always enforcing upon as.
and he Is entirely and eyorlastinglS |
right about IT, he means that the
law shall do all that law can do 20
rfeveal and punish The rapacity Of
he strcng lie means that our
democracy shall not hafbor subtle and
cIl ptic %tyrannies. forms " robbery
18th webs like gossamer. that drop on
~ ont - the dark. and entangle us
. we are asleep. impalpable
nphiiaunns that drain away our
tsininss in dfiblets and ica,e as not
aniy poor hut ignorant ~ what has
i~nipovcrlshed us.
What has The Christian church
hefn doing while these powers OF
tiflcy and plumber have been gath
,slns their forces and spreading their
nfis and heaping up their SPOTS |
y aefe VAS che Christian church WHEN
fhe srafteIs we're ravaging the cities
md the rebate robbers and the fren.
aiaa flanders and tho Insurance
SHARKS were getting IN their work
for the most part she has been
standius hy and looking on. wlnkmr
her eyes and twlddnne her thumbs
and wondering whether She had bn,
csli 90 interfere.
The prophets of old had no such
embarrassment len defining their func-
ton Here and there u prophetic
voice has been heard. in our own
limo hut against these monumental
injlflce~ with which the nation b
anR In o. Hfe and death grspple the
church bias lifted up no clear and ef-
frtiual protest Indeed she has gath
cred intn her communion many Of the
eonsp'euous of the perpetrators
IF these iniusures-they are nearly
fhurch membcrs-and has made
p self ID pensiouer upon their bounty.
and has been nnle en- with p%reachiug
Them tht simple gospel thai such
aiuu}s love fo hear.
20 b. n sad business brethren.
go and shameful business and I am
Hfaid hat most ~ us faye had some
para 10 b. Hut vanIer 81 t. not
.raf thot in this hour ar the nations q
etnz b church D. h.einnlng 10 +.
ihakc io some sense of Dor mast In
20 and her present opportunity.
j wonder g she knoeF that now 0
~ D. Tor her the accepted tIme and o
2 lay % salvation D. she MOI aware q
ihe treasure with Whi.h she has
intfuftsd D. o. the relrmpilen .
2 fhr sorIei. Ga which she b. uvInsP Z
fhs naf comprehend Ore fact D.
the morbid and ihreateninr a-p
iai conditions which have been ar. h
'eafinr during she last three years a
'fe duo simply 90 the absence from II