Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-28
A Plea For Justice.
Slower, Mo-, Feby. "a, ~

Allow me a few words on "What the
church should do" in your last issue,
taken from "Leslie's Weekly" Tile
Rev. p. Pagnani proposes to make war
upon all conditions that enslave and de-
grade men. The editor says that he is
right, al preachers, lawyers. merchants,
&c, will say also that he is right.
In 1861 the southern states proposed to
done through war, which implies conflict.
The condition that degraded and en-.
shaved the negro race was removed. Ev-
erybOdy knows that, and know also how
il was done. The proposition was ma
terialized with cannon and hard fighting.
We wish TO know what kind Of weapons
the church will use in the struggle for
the recovery Of industrial freedom.
Be strong.
say no, the days are evil. who's to blame
And fold the hands and ac1uiesce, o shame
Stand up, speak out brayeiy in Gods name.
M. HANCOCK.
! have never known a man bnt what
had religion, the man the world calls
wicked, or criminal, has been made so
By environment. and there is no man but
him Of paiu, this gratitude 10 the seed,
which. when developed, becomes relig-
ion. Let every one commit these words
Of Father IIe,ker: "There is a seed of
good in all men, a Divine Word striving
with all men, and if We had but the spirit
in our voice, OF writing, the hearts Of all
men would he turned" Religion is the
method by which the creature thanks the
Creator ior favors received. The dog
shows it, the horse and other animals
have signs by which W e all know when
they are grateful. Now man is also All
animal, he la, finer perceptions than the
brute, because he was created in the
lik / Of God, more 50 than the brute.
All living things have free will, or liber.
~. This is the just image Of the Crca-
tor, whose first attribute is that Of infn.
lite Liberty. As christians We adore a
triunc God, and II we find in man the
image Of justice and truth which pro.
cecds from Liberty and Justice, we have
the complete image Of God in man.
VIVA, has the church done with this
image, How has it been kept bright
III our hearts, Now, mind you, | have
40 fault 10 find with 'thc church," but
| ask. what have churchnIcn done excep,
make ''prpp,sitions." The sweat shop
slave, are not hunted with bloodhpunds,
they are not driven to nork with the
lash. How can the image Of Liberty re-
main in the hearts Of men and women
who are continually suffering from want,
who are compelled to be always at work
for scant food and clDtliiny' How may
they see Cob and how is 1t possible for
them to have religion, when whole vir-
tuous families have been driven from the
church to the sluula'
Mr.. Watson, and many ChurChmen,
sec no difference in owning q COW and
owning a COW lot, and when Rev. Her
bert Bigelow showed him that as a lo,
never died. as a lot increased in value
with population about il, that a lot might
contain a coal mine or a gold mine. that
God made the earth for the children Of
men, and therefore all men having the
ssuie right to possess the lot. the owner
and user should pay to society the rental
value Of that lot as tax: Mr.. Watson
Az wers with ridicule. and a srrts posi-
lively as . principle that "a man may
own what he Is able to retlace 10 posses.
sion" The trouble is tina, many church.
in-n. ue Lilac Mr.. Watson. So William,
the French duke. wl.r able To- reduce
England 10 his possession, and divided
il among his followers. So land Ltles in
all countries have been obtained. We
would axe to see the c!lurrh teach the
difference between mine. yours and oiirs,
n the chuTcllinen and Tom Watson allow
me - own all the coal, iron, lead, ,Ol,per
and gold mines in the United States, t..
own all t..e real estate land in the large
cities, cannot ali. ole See that | own the
people who must live by these natural
opportunities II ] own then q value Of,
say &, billion dollars worth Of bare cop.
pc. gold or, coal mines, ar a thousand
acres OF bare land in the. city OF, New
korI, and ! am honest in saying that
God /. oar Fattss. ! will admit that all
my bro hers have an equal rigla with me
In pDsst - these natural n~unn,tvniti.s
and il |, with to deprive them.of" s;,eir