The Detroit times., 1908-03-27

on. comrades, on! #
on. shout aloud our glorious theme
TIL Il resnunds through every CLINE:
TIL all awake from errors dream
To consciousness OF truth divine
On, comrades. on!
We can see the dawnlng of a joyous
We feel il surely drawing nigh.
When love and truth shall have full
oh. tits coming. coming by and by,
on, comrades. on!
MRS ADELE II. HEADLEY.
Owosso. Mich, March II. 1908.
Disagrees with the Rev. Mr. Gardiner.
To the Editor OF The Times: In your
issue OF March 9th, the Rev. James Ia
Gardiner Is quoted an saying TO the
workinRmen In Tabernacle Methodist
church that Jesus Christ did not con-
denim men simply because they were
rich" He had To word to say against
the man who accumulated wealth hon.
estly and let IL go forth usefully ana
freely. but when man In his eager
golden rule under foot and ground tile
poor In the dust then Jesus spoke.
! loudly and vehemently. saying, re
cannot serve God and Mammon."
/ Now l would like to have Mr.. Gardi-
ner write an article In your paper
showing where Christ ever came IN
q ~
word that would Indicate 10 us that
! that man had become rich honesty or
that he was letting his riches go forth
uscfully and freely. Since reading this
! statement OF Gardeners in your pap.i.
! have read the four gospels through
carefully with the help OF concord
| ance and / cannot find any statement
therein attributed to Jesus Christ only
4 in condemnation of the rich.
! IL seems strange that when questions
/ OF political economy come up for dis
I hat
for the rights OF the oppressed must al
ways have to contend against some or
! the church's authorized Ministers IL
was so in abolition times. The NJ. II.
| church went into the discussion of the
| abolition of chattel slavery 10 the ex-
tent OF disruption: and we have now
| the two churches. the M. r. church and
| the NJ. II. church south. they having
| never become united since the late un-
pleasantness. We have now, another
abolition question to settle--the aboii-
| ton OF wage slavery-and up hobs
noted preacher. who ought to be
preaching the gospel of Christ for the
| redemption or human souls. to cham
pion the side OF oppression.
Some may think that this Is an un.
just accusation OF Mr.. Gardner, but
strenuous effort being put forth to
| make the laborer think his interests
are identical with those OF the capital
msrepr ssenes OF the teachinss Of
Christ are from other motives than
| bringing sinners TO repentance.
| quotation or two from Tafts
speech al Cooper Union. Jan. 10. will
4 help to show the relation between cap
italist politics and Gardeners religion.
4 Mr. Taft says w nat I am ANXIOUS 10
emphasize is that th,re IS a wide eco
nornie and business field in which the
| interests OF the weaithiest capitalist
the same" Now to show that Mr.. Taft
knows better. will quote little FAR
ther back In his speech where he says:
uniustly 70 reduce the legitimate earn
ings OF the railroad. must In the enc
| fall with heavy weight upon the en-
ployss Of that a,fefd tDrn toward snS
| wages as the Mace where economy can
be Greeted" In this Mr.. Taft stated n
general truth and the only changes IN
would be to leave out the word 'un-
| justly and substitute immediately for
ultimately. Now, Mr.. Gardner why DO
| ably claim God called you to do and
| try to hoodwink your hearers INTO the
belief that Christ taught that the rich
| Heaven. Christ saws (Mat. xix, .23)
| that rich man shall hardly enter into
the Kingdom OF heaven. Then again.
| fearing that some Gardiner might be
| among his hearers. he says: And a gain
| say unto you II IL easier for a camel
TO go through the eye Of needle than
God" NEAL d. RENSON.
BeuIah, Mich, March 90, 1908.
Socialists ia Not Want whacD-up.
| To the Editor of The Times: Would
| YOU give me space to answer G.. w.
| Post OF Battle Creek, Mich, on his let
/ ter in The Times OF March 18th? I
have waited for more able pens than
mine to answer. but II seems am the
only one who dares TO reply. IL IN an
| open lie that the Socialists want to d.
vide mp. They want dividing stopped,
and Mr.. Post knows this. But X there
were n dividing up. would II cause dis
aster TO the home-owner. as Post saysf
Let's see: The total wealth of tile
| United States is something like Si25,-
| 0OO, 600, 900 divide this by 30.000.000
| families in the United States. and each
| has $4,000. Would this beggar the
| home-owner? Not so. IL IL true that
Mr. Posts business would he, owned
collectively, instead or privately. Mr..
Post says manufacturers goods shippc1
| abroad bring back millions OF money
! TO u.s. I would ask Mr.. Post why out
lmenufacturers' sell CHEAPER abroad
\ than at homer l can buy a binder a.
any manufacturer for s62 to SIS in Can.
fduty paid. l think Mr. Post knows all
this for he has been reading. no doubt,
what we socialists did to the Penross
bill IL is true the capitalists OF Color
| ado lost In their game against Hay
4 wood. Meyer and Pettibone but has
Orchard got his just dues7 No. Don't
Ifrpe any sleep. Mr. Post--the world will
wag after you are dead. Socialism "
coming to- victoryl
Ashley, Mich. March 20. 1905.