The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-11-04
ooO.s-s-.-.-s-s..s-.-s-.-

ago, declared prophetically of our day
that every hidden thing shall be re.
vealed Matthew X. 90 We see his
prophecy fulfilling. The secrets of M
lions are being exposed Injustice in
its every form is being brought to
I light as never before. Ineuuity in
financial institutions and in politics
and in private affairs is being remorse-
lessly muckraked and brought to light.
Expediency and policy might say.
1 Hide these things from public gaze.
But under Divine Providence the light
is being turned on everywhere and
hidden things of darkness are being
exposed, sometimes in the evil and
sometimes In the good. And some
times, perhaps. the Adversary sue
| ceeds in making the good to appear
evil. We are merely noting the gen,
eral tendency-the great fact so Pc
/ culiar to our day. We are not saying
that every charge of fraud is bona-fi de
LeveiIing Processes Are at Work.
The great dwelling processes men,
toned by the Prophet may be seen at
work everywhere in society-in poll
ties, in finance, in religion A straight
path is certainly being marked out in
the wilderness. The people are com
ing to see gradually what constitutes
Justice from the Divine standpoint
the path that Jehovah God will take
when coming TO mankind TO require an
accounting for the blessing of religion
and of enlightenments granted to hui
manity in this. our day Those who
point out to mankind the straight paths
do not always walk therein themselves.
Nevertheless. the great purpose Of the
Almighty is being accomplished in the
exposures of sin and injustices, wheth-
er made from the Christian pulpit or
from the sOcialistic platform or i'm the
public press. The Divine edict is.
Make straight in the desert high
way for your Cod isaiah xl, 3)-shOw
his path of righteousness; make it
known to a; the people
We should remember, however, that
it is one thing to know the path of
righteousness, of justice and Of equity,
and another thing to walk therein.
Let us, my dear hearers, see to it that
we not only recognize the Divine
standards of righteousness and that
we proclaim these to all who have the
hearing ear. but let us also take heed
that we practice what we preach;
that we be not condemned in respect
to those principles which we allow and
acknowledge and proclaim as the Gold
en- Rule to others Alas for the hypo-
critics who proclaim the way of the
Lord to. others, yet ignore that way in
their own dealings We have every rea-
son to believe that honesty is one of the
qualities which our God most highly
appreciates in his creatures; hence we
may be sure that hypocrisy is one
OF the most abOminable qualities in
his sight. Hearken to the words Of the
Great Teacher Woe unto you. scribes
and Pharisees. hypocrites. = for We
lade men with burdens grievous to be
borne, and We yourselves touch not the
burdens with one of your fingers
duke xi, 44-46).
Let all who have named the name
OF Christ: all who in any sense of the
word profess to be Gods people, put
far from them the hypocrisies which
appear so abominable in others. Let us
be honest. Let us practice even more
than we ever preached. Let all who
belong to the Lord be indeed burning
and shining lights in the world-eXam-
pies Of justice and righteousness in
their homes. in their neighborhoods, in
the workshop and in the markets. Let
US not only proclaim and assist in
making straight before our feet the
pathway of our God. but let us con-
form our words and deeds and thoughts
thereto. The general result of the
uncovering of the hidden things Of
darkness. and the bringing of them
to light. and the proclamation of the
straight way of the Lord. will have
great effect. and that effect is declared
by the Prophet. 1t will mean Revo-
lution-in symbolical language. an
earthquake. Note the picture given: |
Every valley shall be exalted, and
every mountain and hill shall be made !
low; and the crooked shall be made
straight, and the rough places smooth"
Not in one instant will all this mighty !
of society be accom- |
pllshed. Not at once will all the de-
graded members of the human family
be brought to the general standard or
level. Not at once will the mountains
and hills the kingdoms and prince
doms OF the worlD be brought down |
to the common level. Not at once will
thus a general equalization of society
be effected. But it iCiU be effected !
The mouth of the Lord hath spoken
it,"
1.-The levelling process already is be-
gun. In Germany, for instance, one
fourth of the Reichstag is composed
IF Socialists. Notwithstanding the fact
that the wealthy have several votes
to the poor mans one Already we
see the great mountain Tor nation) of
Russia yielding to the demands of the
people and granting them measure
IF civil rights. There we see practi-
al illustration of the lifting up of the
ralleys and the bringing low of the
In Great Britain we see
mother wonderful illustration of this
principle; for here. more than In any
ge of thirteen and has made his way