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said in former letter that Social
ism was only the political expression
Of the Gospel of Christ. Some may
ask is not Christ and him crucified the
doctrine we must preach Certainly,
so preach it as a witness against the
world, for rejecting him and cruelty
ing him. Why did they cruelty him'
What was the CHARGE They accused
him of making himself the King of
the Jews, being in opposition to Caes-
ar and his government The Gospel
of Christ and the doctrine of Christ
was against the extortions and excess
es of the rulers of the land and they
hated him and despised him Just as
much as such men hate and despise
an honest, upright man in this our
day, one who has the courage to ex-
pose their hypocricy, both in church
and state. Jesus did not attack the
masses. but he attacked the rulers
and their policys and their methods,
and told them they loaded men with
heavy burdens and would not help to
bear them. Socialism does not attack
the masses but it does propose to ex-
pose the vices and immoraities and
excuses of the rulers without fear or
favor. 1t does propose to revolution
ize our form of government, and bring
it more and more into harmony with
the divine law and stop the depressing
of the sons of toll. The laws of God
are divine, and the laws of man are
not divine. Jesus never did recognize
the laws that man maze. Even the
woman that was brought to him
charged with adultery be didn't CON
denim. He only said He that is
without sin let him cast the first
stone. Jesus knew they were as
guilty as the woman and that their
law was created in the womb of in
iquity and they, like their fathers,
had no respect for Gods law and they
don't until now. They didn't regard
marriage as sacred and holy, neither
do they now. Caesars laws will div
orce them when they get tired and
want another woman or man. Why,
Caesar will aid them to do so. No
wonder our Saviour applied the word
"hypocrit' so often in preaching for
they were. They pretended to worship
God and violated the most sacred and
divine laws He gave them, just as
they do now. A multiplicity of wives
was the order of the day, all in viola
ton of the divine commands, living in
adultery and dying in the same.
Socialism repudiates such. Gods
laws are divine and holy laws, and
Jesus came to bear witness and to
preach the truth concerning them, and
they killed him for it, Socialism
simply means an application of chris
tianity to the every day affairs of life,
and the odgiven law of protection
to the children of men, and forma-
tion of government that will enforce
it. The church and her ministry are
supposed to be and ought to be the re-
of Gods kingdom ON
earth, the spiritual leader of the peo-
pie and responsible for the sacred
trust What is it doing to bring God $
kingdom to come to pass Whose king
dom are you helping the most, Gods
or Caesar'sY Whose image do you
bear? Caesars or Gods If Caesars,
then serve him. If Gods, serve Him
and don't tell me you can serve both,
as the hypocrits of old thought to do.
You can't do it. The Scripture is
plain, the Gospel is plain to anyone
who wants TO know the truth.
What is republicanism and democra
cy as promulgated. Are they for God
or Caesar Which do they love best,
Gods laws or Caesars laws2 I'm
doubtedly Caesars hypocritical con-
Germs to boost and aid the worshippers
of Mammon, to held dominion over the
masses, so they can rob, plumber and
Cypress the man who earns his bread
by the sweat of his face. Jesus and
few ignorant fishermen fought Caesar
aud his henchmen, and they all lost |
their lives and she'd their hlOOd for |