The Ward County independent., 1909-06-10

to expose him.
We show how he is gagged with half
fare railroad tickets.
We show how he has prostrated
himself before the capitalist class.
We pare away his conventional ex-
creascences and lay bare his rotten
heart to the public gaze.
But that is not an attack upon re-
ligion.
It is only self-defense against the tn'
savage thrust of mercenary nypo-
crite.
Directly. Socialism has nothing to
do with religion. ..,t.. ~
It is true, however, that incidental
|ly, purely incidentally, Socialism Will
emancipate religion. 1t will give the
masses of the people the time ana
the means and the opportunity to de-
velop themselves, physically, men
tally. morally and spiritually. 1t
will make it unnecessary for them
to violate the Golden Rule. 1t WILL
make It easy for them to do right
and hard for them to do wrong IL
will give them mental attitude IA
vorable to the development OF tne1r
spiritual natures.
capitalism and its predecessors
have prevented the development OF
spiritually. The, environment mas
fbeen ,unfavorable to it's development
Socialism will provide an environ
ment that will be favorable to It's oe-
velopment.
Men are in their spiritual infancy
at the present time. They nave
scarcely begun to develop. When 80
cialism provides favorable environ
ment it is not improbable that spiri-
tual development may attain it's man
hood and come upon the stage as the
star in the tragic-comedy OF human
life.
Capitalism is a drama in which the
william, mammon, is the star.
Socialism will also incidentally en-
ancipate the church from slavery 10
capitalism. A clique OF men Will no
longer monopolize the means OF life.
Furthermore, Socialism Will 9aaran-
too every citizen an opportunity to
earn living. The preacher will De
able at any time to step out OF tne
church into another remuneratlVe oc-
cupation if he so desires. Inc 1act
that he is in position to do this Will
make him independent. He will not
take dictation from anybody. he
will preach the truth as ne sees IT,
He will rise from his present pros
trate position and stand erect.
It is true that Socialism will also
! incidentally weed out false religious
doctrines. It will do this merely De-
cause it will provide universal educa-
tion and enlightenment. A UNIVERSAL
" enlightened people will De aois
tn discern which doctrine are true
and which are false.
Rut that is something which every
sincere religionist will welcome.
E,vorv honest man wants the truth
to prevail.
! A man who is afraid that the uni
versal enlightenment brought ABOUT
nv Socialism will injure his religion
is simply aware that his rengion
will not bear investigation. In otner
words, he knows that his rellgion is
false. He is hypocrite.
| Socialism will provide fruitful SOIL
for any religion that will bear lnves-
tigation.
It will be fatal to any religion that
will not bear investigation.
Naturally every sincere religlonlst
feels entirely positive that MS reil-
gion will bear Investigation.
| Therefore, no sincere believer IN
any religion can for single moment
consider Socialism dangerous to MS
religion. e.. .
Religion is private matter.
| Socialism stands for complete re-
|ligious liberty.
A letter from Fred Warren ana
who and what is Warren R. W. Dal-
ziel. f
What is Socialism, Mrs. Z. >.
Howell. -.
4 The stalest of the stale, Mrs. r. W.
Dalziel.
Socialism is not anarchy, virginia
Briggs.
1 A Preachers Views, Mrs. c. J. Bell
Socialism is not Opposed to relig-
ion.
Miss Esther Briggs.
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