The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-01-30
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FROM THE FIELD.


such immense proportions anu eA-
haustiveN discussed would involve
so many departments, including So
cial, religious, political, scientific
and financial worlds, that nothing
short of a volume would suffice to
do it ample justice.
presume the old maxim, Com
| ing. events cast their shadow before
| them is true but it is difficult to
| look at d shadow, sometimes, ana
| ascertain the quality of the sub
stance behind it. There is COM
| plcation in the events of the world
which renders anything short OF the
penetration of revelation inadequate
| to determine the object to which the
Index points However, the trend OF
| current events are so plainly indlca-
tive of certain results that cas-
ual student of the signs OF the times
does not fail to read the handWrlt-
ing on the wall.
student of events in the realm
Of religion finds among the so called
orthodox denominations growing
tendency toward cooperation in the
work of world evangelization. III
our own land we have within recent
wears witnessed the uniting or TWO
factions of Presbyterians At the
present time the great hosts OF dis
cordant factions of Methodism are
holding representation conventions
| and endeavoring to lead to union.
The Influence of modern civilization
gradually eliminates dogmas and
drives to the barrens and backWoods
the acrimonious dssentions about
different creeds. That the signs or
| the times points to the cooperation
and unification of the churches can
not be denied Question: Will the
unity lead to a broader, more toler-
ant field of action as to the perse-
cution of the people of the world?
| leave the answer to the future.
The financial resources of the
world are not gradually but with un-
precedented rapidty gravitating in
TO the hands of few individuals and
they are not looked down upon with
that contempt which their swinlsh
greed merits, but are held up be-
fort the immature manhood OF our
country as models fit for emulation.
We are drifting to a state of money
borrowers and horde hirelinss. Our
lands are bling conveyed from own
ers of small homes to the posses
sion of captains of industry who live
in the city AHulti-millionaires and
paupers are the logical sequence as
indicated by the signs of the times
| VIII these conditions be changed be-
| fore the great corporate octopus ana
enterprising individuals shall have
| srasped the common people in their
tentacles Revolution, evolution or
continuation and development ef~the
present tendency of the times con-
| litions we must face. Revolution
means a recurrence of the conditions
which developed the reign of Robes
| peare in France. The cry of bread
| is heard among the crowded millions
Of humanity without vocation in
our large cities. AS time passes and
| conditions continue to develop the
cry will be heard from one end of
| the land to the other, give us bread.
| Hunger will lead to uprising, riots
will spring up in one place to be sup
| pressed only for another and greater
| one to rise. In proportion to the
strength of the government will be
the success or failure of these up
risings, for the government is al
ways in the name of preserving of
the peace in sympathy with the
powerful in their controversies with
the weak and lowly. However Their.
is human sympathy in all human
beings that finally finds responsive
chord in the breasts of the minions
of the law and conditions may reach
that stage where the guardians of
law and order may join the ranks
, Of the malcontents and overthrow
all government. No matter how bind
ing the oath of office or how strict
the discipline when we see mother,
| father, brothers and sisters fight
ing for bread we will join them
) and bring about a reign of terror.
Evolution would mean the changing
) of our laws so that the individual
accumulation of multiplied millions
: would be an impossibility. The most
: feasible plan for the accomplishment
: Of this that | know to be suggested
is for the government to assume the
ownership of mines and all public
utilities which require great capital
| to operate. But | hear some Broth
ar in the congregation exclaim
This is socialism" and not to b,
thought of. He may even call it
anarchy for there is about one man
; out OF ten who knows the difference
between socialism and anarchy. Sup
pose it is socialism. Which do You
prefer for this fair land of ours, ii
few lords in undisputed possession
of the resources of the country and
the remainder of the populace serfs
bound down in ignorance and pow
erty, writing under the iron heel
of a master; all liberty, all ambi-
ton, all hope gone driven like cat
tie to and from labor; a bloody rev.
olution where the people maddenea
by the growing of relentless hun
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