Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1909-12-23
THEoCHURCHEs AND SOCIALISM.
Editor Majorit

our neighbor, Mr.. William M. Jones,
Seventh street, of this city, writes
that the powerful speakers on labor
and Socialism that visited us lately
stwere masters Of their subjects and
that they did this without charging
all kinds of blasphemies against the,
Church of God, it's ministers and
members, and that the address of the.
man from McKees Rocks (the Rev.
w. A. Rosser) was as clear as the
gospel. Welshmen, as a rule, are
queer guys, they must have almost
everything presented to them along
ecclesiastical lines. Some years ago
when your scribe was here on visit
from Kentucky he was HcaIled down
by fellow-countrymaI for adyocat-
ing Socialism because, said he, cit
is again the Bible" did not dis
cuss it with him for he was drunk at
the time. He is now scabbing at a
Trust mill. Nuff ced. But to return
to Mr.. W. M. Jones statement. As
one that has been studying Socialism
for 20 years and heard a considerable
lumber of Socialist speakers, permit
is to say that we never heard one of
hem using a disparaging word as to
Jesus Christ, nor the church, minis
sers or members only those that had
proved plainly that they were serving
Mammon while protesting to serve
4od and humanity If samples are
asked for they can be easily supplied
in abundance. The church (eyery
denomination) is moving but very
slowly, just as it is pushed by eco
nomic determinism." The other day
I received a Glitter from my old home
amongst the hills of Wales and
some portions of it will be interest
ing to some of your readers It says:
''Dear Brother: Amazin care the
changes that take place here and
wonderful how things grow and ripen.
The heresy of the past age is now
general creed. Thunder and lightning
characterized our pulpits a few years
ago, but brotherly love is preached
there now. 1t must be ad-
mitted that the pulpits Of our land
have. not given an ear to the needs of
the age, but they are moving, and in
the right dierction. ~ : Wis
tied Ystradgynlais lately and heard
Rev. D. Stanley Jones Carnarvon
preaching 1t is well known that this
eminent man has been stirred by the
social revolution that in these days
is shaking Wales. + :" He re-
ferred to III NJ !. 4 held on the
square tbs. -, ~ til j @jalists
where Mr.. b. isgs \; '-'ra. sed : !arge
CROWD and ;Ardt !. 81 is ne. indi-.er-
ence Of the Gbulsh Is tt 2. re. son hat
such meetin:s are .rFeGel AHA a. the
church will continue t. : ut t. doors
against advocates OF the s9eial s4yolue
ton it will find that in a Few years it
will have damned itself and commit
ted a moral suicide and VII fsvs to
close it's doors Cor want OF Datraa ge.
Socialism, z said he, lis an css n ial
part Of the religion Of Jesus of N "a
reth and the Church IS tt It close t cir
doors against Socialism are req .ci-
tying Him. and adds the VI er,
These strong. words E,wlil be a great
help to our young pre-. .cnels VIII ere
preaching along the same lines, but
are choked by the +big reopl$ in
the churches. Silyn with the M, 40
lists, Stanley with IT. CongregE e. on
alists ard Gwili with tile Baptists are
"a power that works for right us
ness" ~
Are any Of the Martins Ferry
churches eardy tQ open their doors to
the man from GfcKees Rocks" end
others to preach Socialism "as clear
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