The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-09-01

them the banner OF inndelity caiiet.
Higher Criticism.
Many who see the killing Of this anti.
typical Abel shirk the responsibility
by saying. Am I my brothers keep.
err" not realizing that from the Divine
standpoint they have a responsibility
toward every other Christian with
whom they are in contact. They
should realize that's loyalty to God
means that they should show forth
the praises Of Him who hath called US
out of darkness into his marvellous
light"
In a word. every true Christian who
has made full conservation of him.
self TO the Lord. to walk in the foot.
steps Of the Savior. should waken to
the fact that we are in a critical time.
We are in the time mentioned by st.
Paul. when every mans work shall be
tried so as by fire. Il Corinthians ill.
49, The testing will be along the
lines both of faith and of works. Only
those holding firmly to 1.-The faith once
delivered to the saints" will be able to
bring forth such fruits. such good
works. as the testings of this hour re-
quire. This class. awake to their re-
sponsibility toward God and the breth.
rem and the Bible. and full of zeal
therefore. will thereby be kept in this
"eyil day" God will bless them in
their endeavors to glorify Him.
NV Brothers Keeper-SociaIiy.
In the days of slavery and serfdom.
every master. every feudal lord. recog,
nized a responsibility for his servants
or slaves. He was interested in their
health and in their morals. for they
were his property. and any deprecia-
ton meant financial loss to him. Thus
selfish interest kept him alive TO his
responsibility. to considerable degree.
But now all that has changed. Serfs
and slaves. released from obligation.
are without supervision and care. The
less fit of our race are in serious dam
ger Of being crowded to the wall. Our
lawmakers have recognized the fact
and have thrown around the weaker
sex and children safeguards in the
laws. protecting them from designing
people who would exploit them for
selfish purposes.
Nevertheless. with all that human
law has yet been able to accomplish.
the danger is increased. AS knowl-
edge increases. trusts and cOmbina.
tons selfishly boost the price Of life's
necessities and luxuries. Those men,
bers of our race less favOrably equip
ped for the battle of life are seriously
disadvantaged. some by reason Of less
intellectual powers. others by reason
of unfavorable circumstances and en-
vironments.
Under such conditions it is not sur
prising that all who are able are band
ing together into unions for their own
protection; nor should it surprise US
that these. also. selfish and hard Of
heart. should sometimes be unjust in
their demands. and sometimes cruel
and ready to Stay their brother who
joins them not in their organization.
| In their desire to promote the best in
terests of their craft they may. indeed.
reasonably exhort ,fellow-craftsmen to
support the organization, and may
show its advantages. but beyond that
they dare not go without infract1ng
the principles of justice and bringing
Divine condemnation which. sooner or
later. in one way or another. will sure
~ be melted out.
Seen from this standpoint. unionism
has responsibility toward brethren
not members of the union-to treat
them justly. kindly. helpfully. And no
doubt this attitude would bring the
larger blessing and truer prosperity.
My Brothers keeper-Finaneially.
Gradually the world is realizing its
responsibility to the weak and incom-
petent and aged. The Orphanages,
Hospitals. Homes for the Poor. etc.,
are all proper recognitions of the
brotherhood of man-aside from the
higher brotherhood in Christ. We
cannot claim that these institutions are
the product of pure benevolence. we
must admit that politics has much to
do with them. The desire for con-
tracts and for labor in connection with
these institutions. has. of course. much
to do with their existence. The ex-
penditure of such enormous sums as
annually go to these institutions nat
urally enough draws an army OF po'
litical heelers and onlookers
The Day Of Reeompenss.
The All-Seeing eye of our Creator
keeps watch over the affairs Of His
creatures today as it kept watch over
Abel's interests. God allowed Cain to
have his way: allowed him TO Kill his
brother: allowed the righteous to sui
fer: yet Cain did not escape. but was
held accountab BILE for the death of his
brother. Gods sentence upon him sep
arated him from his brethren until he
cried out that his punishment was
greater than he could bear. And. SINH
larry. we may be sure that the Cain
class Of our day will be held account
able for the wilful Staying of theil
brother. especially to the extent thai
the brother deSpiscd may be a Chile
of God AS God declared that the
blood Of Abel cried to Him from the
ground-cried for juStice-so the init
nation of the Scriptures Is that all in
Justice of every kind. every where vii
bring lust recOmpenSe Of reward