The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-12-04
REV. A. N. EELS
| GIVES KNOCKS
| TO SOCIALISM
Presbyterian Minister Says
Political Socialism"
Is Impossibility
DENOUNCES 'sFREE LOVE-
Large Congregation Hears His
Discourse And Several
Socialists Attend
DENoUNcES "FREE LOVE"

ReF. AllFeu vi. LeilS severely
criticized Socialism" In one Of the
best sermons ever delivered from a
Cairo pulpit at the First Prasby-
terian church last night before a
large congregation, which included
q number of headers of the move
ment of Karl Marx in Cairo.
Socialism is the theory that COM
diuors of today are wrons, Rev,
| Eels declared.
The Industrial syt.em has in
equalities which with the social
system arouse the protest OF the
laboring classes r
Socialism seeks to rectify these
conditions by an upheaving Of the
government, which will better the
circumstanees of the laboring
classes.
Socialism Is of two kinds; there
is political Socialism. which seeks
to capture the government and pass
laws doing away with private prop
erty and compelling all to comply
With the socialistie system or staswe
The Socialists are growing in NUM-
bers. IL in ahe next eight years
they increase as they have IN the
last eight years they will elect a
president.
Nine Million in World
There are about three million
Socialists in the United States and
nine million in the world. The ef-
feet of their theory is seen in the
common interest of our political
life. The postoffice, public schools,
municipal ownership and many
other things are phases of Social
ism. 4
"rhe objections to political So
cialism are the following: 1t has
no correct way to assign labor unto
individuals best, fitted to do. certain
work
Socialism could never select
Newton to speculate OH the laws of
the universe, an Edison to revolu-
tionize power, Or "a Shakespeare to
write the dramas of the world"
AS second objection Rev. Eells
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diyidual ambition Under Socialism
man would feel sure of living as
well by manuel labor as by pro-
fessional labor; therefore there
would be no incentive to develop
the mind or the finer qualities of
life.
Attempt to Change Nature.
"As a third objection 1t would be
an attempt to change human nature
by legislation. You can eliminate
some temptations by law, but you
cannot inculcate character by law.
that must be done by a spiritual
force which Is outside of legislation,
Therefore Socialism would not make
a lazy man energetic for he would
steal before he would starve.
Another objection is the Difficult
ty of transition from the existing
mode to the Socialist mode. Hardly
two authorities in polite Socialism
have the same idea as to how to
introduce change. France tried
It by revolution, but the destruc-
tion Of commerce. property and life
was so great that conditions were
worse than before, and the nation
went back to the old political sys-
TEN.
No Political Socialism.
"If every other problem but this
was solved | could see no hope for
political Socialism. There are too
many peaks in the way and too
many clouds lowering In the sky
for man to climb the heights and
to pierce the gloom OF the future.
Another remedy proposed for ex.
isting conditions is that of Chris
tian Socialism. The type was
Pentacost, when at Jerusalem. AN
that believe were together and had
all things common Members of
this society are voluntary in their
obligations. Here is where political
and Christian Socialism oppose each
other. Political Socialism Is law
without love II says What is thincl
1conciudei On Second page.j