St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-10-02

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her. The whip Of dire necessity In
her hand shestands over him and on
her whims and frowns his existence
depends. II was the tyranny of ma.
ture which gave religion that pre-.
dominant influence over the soul of
man. Religion promised him relief
from the heavy hand Of nature. How
long and anxiously did Judaism wait
for the kingdom Of the Messiah!"Con
slider the ravens; for they neither
SOW nor reap, and God feedeth them,
how much are ye better than the
fowls" Praying Gnd fasting are the
n cans recommended by Christianity
against the Unborn helplessness Of
man. Through the whole of the mid
Ole ages that lvice was faithfully at
cd upon, until It's futillty became mar
ifest with the appearance OF Luther
religious thought changes. lie pro-
claimed that Christ had performed
for us In heavenly grace our salvation
thus relcgating sacred exercises to
Sundays, chiefly and giving week day
for sober work. Ills challenge to the
MEDIEVAL church heralds the era of
IL dustrial activity even though his
followers misrepresented his teach.
lhgs and though Luther himself left
his work but half finished II Is
nevertheless true that with the ref.
ormation man starts out on new
earthly practice. the salvation through
labor without exactly giving up his
theories about hGaven.ilo works, accu.
n.ulates wealth. and with the accu.
mulatcd wealth he rises TO the
height OF a now conception, 10 the
gospel OF social salvation"
Work is the name OF the new Ro.
dcomcr. lie did not come TO his glory
Ia immaculate and miraculous way.
lie ls bern In pains and grown up In
struggle and affllctlon and In sorrow.
Although II is he who ciylllzes man
aud cares for him. and comes with
the promise 10 fully release him from
the bonds Of slavery and actually |
shows him the longod for new land |
from afar. yet the crown Of thorns
H. on his brow and the cross OF con. |
tempt In on mis- shoulders.
I'VE deal here with the salvation OF
nankind In the trucst sense OF the
word. II there is anything holy here
" vcstand before the holy OF holies.
T. Is neither fetish nor the ark OF
The covenant neither tabernacle
nCr monstrancP. II ls the real pos,
tive salvation u the whole ciyil.
I2od humanity. This salytlon was
neither invented nor revealed but
L has grown :. OF the accumulated
abor Of history. II consists In the
wealth OF today which arose glorious
nd dazzling In the lights OF science
'ut OF the darkness OF barbarism,
'ut Of the oppression. superstition an,
rIsery OF the people.out OF human
losh and blool 10 save humanity. Til
wealth In all ITS palpable reality IL
ho solid foun laiion OF the hope OF
ocialism.
What uthorikes the people TO be.
eve In the salvation from the long
Pes OF torture-nay. not only believe
\ but TO see II. and actively to striy
d II is. the fairy like productive
oweI the prodigious fertility OF hu'
lan labor,the secrets which We have
rung from nature In the magic for
.ulas by which We force her To yield
tr bounties almost without any pain :
u work on our part. In the constant '
increasing Improvement OF the
ethods OF production in this | say l'
insists the wealth which can accom- u
lsh what no redeemer ever could. @
The practical and successful, the "
iarisees and scribes.t the selfish and y
g hypocrites therefore think us -
lpelessly fantastic. They argue that ~
ere have always have been lueky
d unlucky, rich and poor. master "
ID servants. and they illogically con al
ide that this state OF things will W
dure forever and ever, They don't
noieye the possibility OF salvation TO
cause they do not understand the pc
ople. The people are not mass of II
assure seeking loafers. They despise We
2 finery OF your pseudo-culture and vi
sire systematic organization OF n.
r economic life which shall mails SO
possible the gluttonry OF the few to
4 the priyations OF the many; but OF
ieh shall secure plenty Of the es
OF life for all, Our Sc
gdom differs toto coelo from your, II
I your kingdom, the social order int
today have you constructed IL con ro'
ously, or is II not true that you th,
'e organized 1t instinctiyely. exper pa
ntlaly In the course OF centuries on,
lsider the frugal needs OF ouI To
pie and at the same time the mdo ~
fertility OF labor. ask yourselves !
he instinct alone would not be SUI ter
ent TO teach us how To supply ade on
tely our needs with the help of In
existing means of production! son
yeyer socialism does not rely on cel
inctiye feeling alone. In contra pra
inction TO the present system OF for
iuction which works without clear a :
pose and measure, Socialism is as
I'd ON a clear comprehension OF Wei
scope and the tendencies and the