Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-10-23
PEOPLES PULPIT.
Christian Versus
Anti-Christian
Socialism.
Text, Goodness With Content
ment Is Great Gain" Il Timothy Vi. o..


:. are not perturbed that Socialism. ia III
eagerness TO rid Labor Of materla
bonds, has not yet realized the weigh
Of bonds spiritual. That realization
will come I'm good time. and Christiani
ty must be ready to show the worker,
Of the world how to be rid Of all thos,
fetters OF the soul which mnteria
emancipation will but render more ap
parent. BIT for ChristidnifU as 10,
often Hoio, 10 profess desire TO free men
Of spiritual bondage. while repudiatlng
any call or need TO strike fearless
blows Mt their material prison bars. is
TO lay itself open to tustiddbie charge,
Of hypocrisy. This must yield to braver
counsels. though the striving be even
unto blood against the sin of slavery
which still defles modern industrialism.
with widest meaning. then-inclu-
slve of all that the most ardent and
uncompromlslng Socialist lover of lib
erty has demanded. and embracing be-
sides all that the Christian means
when he proclaims the glory Of spir-
itual freedom, Christianity must now
take up the challenge and cry with
worldwide voice like the sound OF
many waters and a mighty thunder
Amen even 80. unite, ye workers.:
you have but your chains to lose, and
you have world TO g0ln!"
Brother White and the other dear
souls who propose TO get Labor out
OF the slavery OF modern Industrial
ism" should be willing to concede that
II now Is the proper time for Il, God
is as much interested I'm that release
as they or we or others could possibly
be-yea. much more so. II. then,
Brother White and others have re-
celved some special commission au-
thorlzlng them to preach n new Cos
pei or new edition TO the old Gospel
they should produce the proofs OF this
authorization. Until we see the proofs
we must doubt their existence.
On the contrary, the Scriptures de-
clare that there Is but the one hope
set before us In the Gospel. even as
there Is but the one Lord. the one
Faith ana the one Baptism, Brother
White aud his coadjutors have not
succeeded aud will not succeed In
making the world more happy by
preaching TO them the Gospel OF dis.
content. Labor today Is a hundred
fold better fed, better clothed and bet
ter housed than In the days of Broth
er Whites grandfather. and II Is safe
10 say that IL Is a hundred-fold more
discontinued. And Brother White.
with doubtless the very best aud no
blest OF intentions. neglecting the
Word OF God, the wisdom that
cometh from above" James III. IN.
is really doing injury by his gospel
OF socialism Our Lord was surround
ed by conditions OF sickness, sorrow.
poverty. etc. so that he could prop
erly declare. "rhe poor ye have al,
ways with you" (Matthew XVI. III.
The apostles were similarly situated.
Yet have we any evidence whatever
that any OF these attempted 10 break
the chains Of the slavery OF Labory
Most assuredly not
AHe hebeeWfoFe = GhaNlpfos
While our Lord went about doing
good, and healed many OF the sick, he
by no means healed all OF the sick nor
comforted all the mourning ones. His
fayors were specialized. as In the case
OF the impotent man at Bethesda.
There were multitudes OF impotent
folks there" John V, 3D. But only the
one was miraculously healed by our
Lords Word. Many widows were be.
reft OF their sons, but only the widow
Of Main had her son restored 10 her
by the all.powerful Word OF our Saw
Tor. He came not into the world 10
heal the sick, but 20 die for the world
work, the important work OF healing
all the sick-the mentally, morally aud
physically sick. aud OF awakening all
the dead, until the establishment OF his
Millennla Kingdom
We likewise may do good unto all
men as we have opportunity and espe.
clally 60 the "household OF faith" But
we likewise must wait for Gods time
and manner for the general healing OF
the worlds sorrows and troubles.
When in fulhllment OF the prayer our
Lord taught us. Gods Kingdom shall
come aud his will be done ON earth as
Il is done IN heaven. then all the bless
ing, all the helpfulness necessary 20
the full recovery OF our race win be
brought into operation. And Il is not
possible for any man or set OF men,
Christians or otherwise, either 20 lm-
prove upon Gods great Plan OF the
Ages nor 20 hasten his Plan.
Is Il urged that tue early Church at
its beginning established a communist
ic societyl We answer that this was
not worldly establishment. nor with
those who recognized worldly princi-
pies II was merely social arrange
ment whereby the Church at Jerusa-
lem only sought to deal with each 9TH
er as one family. Il was not success.
full Il did not persist. II did not
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