The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-19
UNUSUAL LECTURE
ON STRONG TOPIC
CAPITAL AND LABOR DISCUSSED
FROM sisllcAl STAND
POINT
ey O. o. Riehs~esoo Vssss~esy o,
The Island Says Bible
Forstolc All.

Sunday afi.1-noon az : O'Clock.
AFR. / l.. Richardson. Formerly OF
Washington. u. g. delivered a very
interesting sermon on capital ana Ia
Dor. Mr.. Richardson's procedure
Was much different from that OF a
politician IN that he handled the sub
lect rom Bible standpoint. taking
Tor his text James 5 Is and gave
az a remedy for the capital and la
Dor struggle verses and 6
The speaker said:
me pas. century has been a most
remarkable one in its great advance
ment IN every line. one hundred
years ago We had no railroads. trans
Atlantic steamships. telephones. au-
tonobiles. electric street cars. or in
tact none Of our modern improve
ments, neither did we have a million
ARE. james 5:3 says, "Ye have
heaped treasures together in the last
days. Revised Nersion.D Thus we
see that this great accumulation of
wealth Is a sign OF the last DAYS.
ana the fourth verse tells how this
wealth is to be centralized in the
hands OF only few men.
Capitalization Of Wealth.
Near the close Of the Civil war
President Lincoln said: a time is
coming which Alarms and unnerves
me. when all the wealth will be in
the hands OF few. have more
anxiety for my country now than
during the war" Why? Because
when Egypt went down two percent
OF her population owned all the
wealth.
When Pabylon fell. two percent Of
her population OWED all the wealth.
When Persia went down. one per-
cent OF her population owned all the
land and ID wealth was in her
land.
When Rome fell. eighteen hundred
persons owned all the known world.
In every nation today the wealth
Is IN the hands of very small per-
cent OF its population. Less than
ffty men in the United States con-
troll the entire wealth of the nation.
Political Corruption.
We reed not spend two minutes
trying To prove the existence OF Do
hucai' corruption. either in munici-
pa. state or national politics for
every one knows something OF what
dcplorable condition not only this
nation but every nation is in.
Verses Nc and 5 tell us what is
next BE patient, therefore. broth
rem. unto the coming Of the Lord.
li"hold IN" husbandman waiteth for
me precious fruit Of the earth. and
hath long patience for II. and until
ne receives the early and latter rain.
BE He also patient: stabliSh Your
hearts for the COMING OF THE
LORD DRAWETH NIGH"
This old earth is about 10 be de-
stroyed 10y fire. as forctold in III Peter
.; q. :. 10. IL for its many corrup-
lions and the NEW HEAVENS and
NEW EARTH. as foretold In Isaac
30. p and Revelation II. /, ushercd
in. Then there will be reign OF
Righteousness, and thost who are
righteous VIII be heirs Of God and
joint ('qt ali heirs with Jesus
Christ" then all men Will be equal
and the principles OF true socialism
Will prevail throughout the earth
Mr.. Richardson saws that the Bible
points out, not the day and hour.
but the very generation tina will he
living upon tho earth when Christ
VIII come and that We are that gen.
GRAFTON. This will bc the next SUBJ
j'ct To be pres, ntcd IN the big
tent At tho corner 81 Wabash street
and New .crsey street. on Wheeling
Island. Tho meetings will continue
all this week
ConGIctor-Y You'll have 10 pay for
that child. mum.
Fare-lndeed 7 won't. young man
never ave yet. and I amt goin'
TO begin now.-Punch Gondon).