The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-06-08

may Get Caught 1HlS II d COuCep-
ton that is well-nigh universal and,
so far as history records, must have
something in its favor, though We
should not think a thing is true be
cause it is universally accepted. and
hen IS not necessarily true. l know
they cuce believed that this world
vas fat: universally believed that /
was. but IL was not true. In fact
1her-onca believed that the sun roll
Ell around this earth, producing nigh;
and day; that was not true but the
reverse of it was true. So because
t1ing is universally regarded as true
it is not necessarily made true On
the other hand it takes on some evil
derce of itself. and needs investiga-
ticn. at least. as to the probability c.
its being true in some things if not IL
da:ail And so we can say OF thi-
feeling in the existence of hell. thai
j. is true. and ! believe it is true
believe il is true, and l have my reaE-
ems for believing il is true. aud / pro
pose TO show you some of The Teas-
Orfs.
. AS 20 He'll on Earth.
Nov. there have been people who
nave. 2rofessed to believe that nell l.
confined TO this world, and We get all
that Is coming TO us here; there ls
not any question in my mind but thai
we do get a large share Of what l.
caminr to US here; that no man car
commit sin with imPunity even IN
-ris world without punishment.
Though sinner sin hundred times,
vet will he not go unpublished:
though he commit sin d hundred
times and il goes undiscovered. yet
shall he not 90 unpublished, saith tie
Lord. And I do believe that We get
our punishment here. Now. that is
hell I think this simple definition OF
hell as good a one as you Will desire
Hell is whatever makes IOr misery,
suffering. wTetcIedness, and it may
he various kinds of misery, suffering,
and WTEtchedness.
II want 10 examine briefly some of
he LeHs that We see here on earth.
some of the hell of which YOU and !
know. some Of the things that make
for leU that have cCGle under my own
observation. Then [ think We SHAH
he free, to confess that nell is moi
SiiuDIv confined to the other world,
but that We discover iLS existence here
OF earth.
Il COX. if you will, at The condition
OF the slaves. the UnrRqUited toll in
our larger cities. Tie proud boast OF
the people of this country Is that II
: the land o. the free and the home
Of the brave that acre every man has
eIual opportunity with his brother =
the pursuit and possession Of liberty,
and the joys which may be obtained
fTob1 industry and vigor, but | do not
believe it: it is not true. The foreign
ct comes across the ocean, the OPP
Iressed of other nations come across
the ocean dreaming of the JOYS AM
the pleasures of this wonderful lana
The5 come here. and very often tI2y
are met at the dock By those who
would seek to exploit their LABOR, ana
IN their ignorance conditions are
foTceu upon them that are inequitable.
CO into the sweat shops that have
lot yet been WlOlly abolished IN our
great cities and see the men and the
women and the little children that are
working from daylight until midnight
hours seeking to earn = mere pit
lance. And vet. do YOU know. We are
not wholly bIameless in this matter
YoU go down here 10 your clothing
stores and say, What II the price
OF this suit of -clOthes2' Well, that is
a uretty good suit O. 4GlotheS; 1t Is
well made. MIR Brown cor Mr.. Jones,
whatever it may be- and we are
charging twenty-five dollars for that
But. YOU say haven't sou something
cheaper Yes, We have ether cheap
er goods. But ! want Just as 8OOd
goods al cheaper cost. Yes, mere u
something equal to the first suit, only
it has not cost so much IN its manu-
facture.' How much is that 'SeV
enseen dollars But haven't Won
some thing cheaper than that Yes,
we have an excellent quality of goods
which aer manufactured, or made, in
large Quantities, and they can be
manufactured cheaper. SO We can let
YOU have that at eleven dollars" And
we ale buying goods al the lowest
possible price, and at the same time
we are asking the highest wages. We
are placing upon the operators OF
these great cities a yoke that is heavy
to bear. We burden them with the
sin of cur own greed Bargain day
is nowhere in this world as it is to-
DAY in America. The American peO-
pie nave gone bargain mad. They are
seeking. seeking. seeking, for it. They
wait To get much for little, and they
want tC give little for much.
IF the people of this country
speaking of the IabOring people who
have ORGANIZED in labor organiza
tians and who are making unreason-
able demands in the matter of wages,
would CnIv live and demand that 9th
ers Should Twelve and let live-it
they would only say 20 the dealer OF
W hom they purchase their goods, 1
90 not want your cheapest goods made
h. sweEtshcp labor. | am willing TIC
nay fair price. and / demand that
Won. too. shall pay a fair price for
your goods But it is not the spirit
that moves the American people, the
sImignty dollar stands out before
her, the biggest thing in the uni