The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-07-18
DOCTOR. IAINOI| PREACHER J.
both QUOTE: SCRIPTURE
An Open Letter to tho Rev. ]. "A.
~. Lumley Of Wsst
! Duluth. III 81
CDYLofe, M>inn.. July II, 1908.


World. You are 80 generous In giving.
all subjects Of Importance q hearing
through your valuable paper, wish
to trespass upon your good nature once
more In letter to Brother Lumley in
regard to his article OF July II on
Survey Of the Times This article is
SO important that it compels me to
ask this favor so soon after the ans,
wer to Winston Churchill. q. r. =
My Dear Brother J. A. Lumley: ~,
I have patiently searched your art
icle on Survey Of the Times: for
some, Scriptural authority for the fine
things. you write in protection of cap.
itlaism and your desire to suppress
the terrible agitator. ~ must. say that
1 have failed to@flnd the least sugges-
ton of such basis In the article por
in my knowledge Of scripture. There
Is no trouble to find that you are; a
true and faithful student of the cap
italist literature and the Mammon of
'unrighteousness. 1'.s~-s.- ~: :.
Vocabulary Of Severe Word6t
I have gone over the article and un-
derlined In red Ink all the severe
words and combinations you have ap-
piled to the agitator. have under
lined the wisdom, Justice, and gener-
osity of the capitalist with black ink
and the little slip Of praise you have
applied to the parlor Socialist, 1 have
underlined with blue. It will pay any,
student to list these: separately and re
peat them till he has them fastened
at his tongues end. He will then
never need hesitate for the want of a
severe word or phrase At the right
time. ri - -
Waterman, Shepherd, and Pastor.
AS a minister Of the gospel and a
follower Of Christ, you have taken
pledges and vows which makes you a.:
Waterman with his, responsibility Of
warning the wicked as shown I'm Eze-
kiel So. You have accepted the COM
mand of the risen Christ to st. Peter:
Feed. my sheep, feed my lambs, as ap-
plying to you directly; you have ac-
copied the responsibility of faithfully
leading the flock to the good pasture
and in case Of failure, you know the
warning and the punishment prom
ised In Ezekiel -. So.
Love and Brotherhood.
st. John, 1, 8. All things were 1nade
by Him Christi: and without Him
was not any thing made that was
made. Lev. Is, %. The land (every
thing above and beneath 1t). is mime
for yet are strangers and sojourners
with me. Math. 6, 49,. Lay not up Tor
yourselves treasures upon earth, where
where thieves break through and steal;
but lay up for yourselves treasures in
heaven (by being an agttator: for the
cooperative commonwealth: for
where your treasure is, there will your
heart be also; IS. Take no thought
for your life. what We shall eat, or
what ye shall drink; nor yet for youl
body, what We shall put on. Is not
the life more than meat, and the body
than raiment? J., Fl. 1922
| My Dear Rev. Lumley these quota
Hons are in perfect harmony with all
scripture, and when you think and
write that all wisdom and justice is
bound up in capitalism and all igno-
rance and meanness to be found in
the agitator, you are showing yourself
a very queer Waterman, shepherd,
and pastor. You are proving yourself
Christ said: If the light which is in
thee be darkness, how great is that
darkness? Also Math. 2S, 10: Ye shut
| up the kingdom Of heaven (co-oper-
alive commonwealth against men; for
We neither go in yourselves, neither
| suffer. yet them that are entering to
go in. You make the mistake of think
| ing the capitalist has created all things
when God did that during the millions
Of years before the, capitalist ever
thought of taking what the govern
ment had no right to give to- him for
the sole purpose Of exploiting the peo-
| pie. Call no man your master, fol
one is your master, even Christ, and
all We are brethren. It is very strange
how many people can be fooled into
thinking the capitalist necessary TO
give the people employment. God
to every mans need. Any other plan
is unequal and unjust (iniquity). =
| Special Privilege. inequality. Cap
ltallsn, r-.> ~,
Ezekiel 80, II. As live, saith thu
Lord God, have no pleasure in the
death of the wicked, turn We, turn "a
| from your evil ways: for why will We
die, house Of Israel? 1T, yet We say:
The way of the Lord is not equal.
| Hear now, O, house Of Israel: is: not
my way equal? are not your ways UNI
equal? The present unequal way Is
many thousand times worse than that
Of the Israelites, yet they suffered
! eternal death for that iniquity. What
shall be the punishment Injected out
for the present capitalist and his sup
porters who are watchmen, shepherds,
and pastors. Dear Brother. when you
write about the ignorant and despise1
agitators just go back 19Scenturies and
call to mind the same among the lowly
followers of the Master, and through
| the spirit of truth how they confound .