Evening journal., 1909-06-18
Judemenr Of a
MuIffmiTIfonofre.

with furled wings sat ready TO listen
and to judge, while myriads OF cheru-
BIN and seraphlm, with extended pin
ions. clrcled above. Drifting from It
did not appear where were low strains
sung by a celestial choir.
'Who comesT called voice.
"a mortal man. replied the candI-
date. Il died an hour ago."
From what planetT
Earth"
"what part Of earth7'
America"
"What classf"
1.-THE upper class"
Large possessionsf-
Immense possessions"
These preliminary questions were
nsked by a young angel with a seraphic
face. At.this point he ceased to speak
and led the candidate to the Judge.
whose brow wore an expression Of di-
vine thought. divine justice The can
didate noticed this, and It seemed to
encourage him.
"What have you TO say In support OF
your demand for admlttance into our
heavenly realmsT' asked the judge.
"The use made OF the possessions it
pleased heaven 20 place in my keeping"
Heaven has placed no possessions in
your keeping. You have beel left free
to acquire possessions or not, as you
pleased. First state 70 the court how
you became a multimlllionaire"
Il began as a common workman.
became president Of n corporation.
saw an opportunity TO unite many cor
porations. That made me president OF
a trust"
The angel opened a book beforeNhim
and read:
Blessed are the merciful. for they
shall obtain mercy Have you been
merciful7"
II have"
"Did you unite all corporations, bene-
fiting allT
Il united those needed to unite"
"Those who by competition might
threaten your
yes"
"Wbat became Of the others7"
"rhey went to the wall"
"And the stockholdersT
"Lost their possessions"
"Do you call that being mercifulw
The candidate was silent for a mo-
ment. then said. "Yes; I will prove It
II you will permit
mot yet. Your trust being formed,
how did you mabcmoneyT'
by raising pfices."
"For the rich or for the poory
Both"
"Did the poor suffer-"
"They did"
"Your examination IS over--for the
present You may state what you have
to say in extenuation"
THE poor are always poor and usu-
ally unable to help themselves. II
they had an immense sum given them.
they would use It all up without bene-
fitlng themselves. for they have no
talent for management. II is best that
certain persons shall accumulate funds
then become distributors TO the poor
have been one Of these accumulators
and distributors. l have endowed col
legcs, built churches. established libra
ries. / have not fed and clothed in
dividuals directly. because such action
would result I'm no permanent benefit
to the masses OF the poor. I have pre-.
ferred rather to use my money
Whose money!
milne"
Did you not say that your fortune
had been built up on the ruins Of those
interested in and dependent upon Ger.
tain corporationsT
Il did. Their ruin was necessary
that | should acquire the ability to put
millions through channels to do the
most good"
BY what authority did you act?"
my own sense Of what was IT."
The judge sat silent for a moment
The strains had seemed to follow the
heavenly inquiry. solemn murmuI
like distant thunder when the candl
date touched upon his evil courses, a
sympathetic melody at the mention OF
his benencent acts. Now they died
away entirely. The judge spoke:
"Nfan has been placed on the earti
to develop under certain conditions
He has been left free in his environ
ment. but without n few basic princi
Piles he would grope in darkness. These
have been given him from heaven. 81
long as he works in accordance Will
these principles his deeds are approved
Had heaven issued an edlct, Rob tha
you may benefit mankind, possibly
you might have obtained admittancl
here. but there is no such edict. You
course was not even wise for the peo
pie you profess 70 have benefited
Their condition has degenerated. Th
equivalent for the fruits OF the earth
, gold, is now held in storehouses. dis
trlbuted by n few. and the poor ar
paying enormous prices for their ne
cessities. You have taken the Law
into your own hands. You have n
place here"
1T is hard" said the candidate
that I should have labored first Z
heap up wealth. but a 1.-THE OF which
could use myself. and lavished the res
on my fellow men. 10 be conds ned b
the high court OF heaven. W sve II
such principles on earth. n earthl
court would
did you respect your earthl
courts?"
The candidate hung his head H
had bribed his earthly courts. But h
was not easily put down.