The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-12-03

B Ten WHICH Eeldte u uldl ; OuJy toward
his fellows and enjoined upon US the
! rule Thou shalt love thy neighbor as
| thyself' he presented a plan for the
solution of all the problems that now
| veX society or may hereafter arise
/ Other remedies may palliate or post
| pOne the day of settlement but this is
/ all sufficient and the reconciliation
which ii effects is a permanent one.
If / were to attempt to apply this
thought to various questions which are
at issue, | might be accused of enter
ing the domain of partisan polite
but l may safely apply it to two great
! problems First let us consider the
question of capital and labor This is
! not a transient issue or a local one.
| 1t engages the attention of the people
of all countries and has appeared in
! every age The immediate need In
this country is arbitration. for neither
side TO the controversy can be trusted
to deal with absolute justice if allowed
undisputed control But arbitration, like
court is a last resort 1t would be
better if the relations between en-
! plOyer and employee were such as to
make arbitration unnecessary Just in
proportion as men recognize their kim
ship to each other and deal with each
other in the spirit of brotherhood will
friendship and harmony he secured.
Both employer and employee need to
cultivate the spirit which follows from
obedience to the great commandment.
Ethics of Money Making.
The second problem to which I would
apply this platform of peace is that
which relates to the accumulation Of
wealth. We cannot much longer delay
consideration of the ethics of money
making That many of the enormous
fortunes which have been accumulated
in the last quarter of a century are
now held by men who have given to
| society no adequate service in return
for the money secured is now general
ly recognized While legislation can
and should protect the public from
| predatory wealth. Il more effective rem
| edy will be found in the cultivation Of
public opinion which will substitute
higher ideal than the one which toll
crates the enjoyment of unearned
! gains. No man who really knows what
brotherly love is will desire to take
| advantage of his neighbOr and the
| conscience when not scared will adj
monish against injustice. NV faith in
the future rests upon the belief that
ChrSt'S teachings are being more
studied today than ever before and
that with this larger study will come
an application Of those teachings to
! the everyday life of the world In
former times men read that Christ
came to bring life ard Immortality to
light and placed the emphasis upon
! Immortality; now they are studying
! Christ's relation to human life In for
mer years many thought to prenare
J themselves for future bliss by a life
| of seclusion here: now they are LEARNT
/ ing that they cannot follow in the footA
steps Of the Master unless they
/ about doing good Christ declared thu.
/ he came that we might have life. and
! have it more abun6antly The world
/ is learning that Christ came not to
narrow life. but to enlarge it.
But this Prince of Peace promises
/ not only peace, but strength Some
! have thought his teachings fit only for
the weak and the timid and unsulted
. to men Of yigOr, energy and ambition.
/ Nothing could he further from the
truth. Only the man Of faith can be
! courageous. Confident that he fights
on the side of Jehovah. he doubts not
. the success Of his cause What mat
/ ters it whether he shares in the shouts
. Of ttsirr nal,