The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-02-15
SOCIALISM $. H. e g,
This column d devoted to prspoundins the philosophy
Of Socialism
Lei the nation own the trusts"
Let the nation own the trusts"

Socialism and Religion" Discus
sion Of Socialism Disturbs Men an.
Religion Forward Movement Team
Work" Team Millionaire Call Min
lister by Endearing Name for Up
holding Socialism
The above was the heading IN larg,
black type 10 the following articl
which was clipped from the Dali,
Argus Leader and We reproduce thu
article in full for the purpose Of show
ing as far as possible that the min
listers OF the gospel are fast recog
mixing he practical Christianity in
The socialis, movement and that il
Is this recognition and acceptance OF
The socialist philosophy by so many
o. our able and leading ministers that
has started The Men and Religion
Fur~E-3 Movement; wi-h the hope.
@ Es par o. the capitalist class. %
s.c3 80 rad forward moyemen, O.
s,cE
Ptu Pa T=a Socialism
e E-cr--E 3 s3--ae O. daily co1;e-uon
e.s-E=- workers = ne Men and
EH1go- Fc-~z-t Movement Y pro
Cess 1f-e -A5s w@~k TIE frst clash
cine w.e- R4=oz5 Robbins ;he
Ea5sAE1 E-az-@ w1o i Identified
VII - Ma al RsIEoz Forward
Movement al1e1 Rsv. William A
P-uss~- sGs,cr q me A1@s Metho-
dis. church Hardwood al inteIlec-
-uEl Ass Z bs believed il lie social
Isl doctrine
Pross@c regDe5 VIII E challenge
10 debai% % socialism Later. The
Rev. jain ~. Deau spoke a. z CON
munity extension meeting n the plant
u The Union steel Casting Co No
tioe hRd been gwen thai ID socialists
ver@ 10 artend. but many socialists
were present Dean denied that J.
2 Morgan was paving him and other
members % The team ~ specialists 10
30 around the country and score The
socialists although admitting that
the f%inancier had contributed $4,000
toward financing the campaign.
Robbins wal challenged again at
AicKeesport by Rev. Singleton Neisser
Of the Fifth Avenue Baptist church.
but refused 10 be drawn into a contro-
Sersy. Meanwhile, Rev. DR.. Prosser
gave out an interview declaring that
Christianity and Socialism make
splendid running mates, and the more
Of the latter a mar has in his mind,
he more OF the former he will have
his heart"
Pertinent to the above We want TO
add that DR.. x. Lee Kirkland. pastor
Of the First Congregational church of
Tampa, Florida, has been 'Hewing to
he line in his church, very rich
md influential church in that city of
10000 people-until the capitalists
would be capitalists have been
ry1ng TO get him out. On December
list. DR.. Kirkland took for his text
he words found in Luke, 1916, 1T
s written my house shall be called a
house OF prayer, but you have made
I a den of thieves"
The capitalists Immediately called
/ meeting to suspend the pastor.
Their efforts. however, failed altho
hey assaulted the pastor in the pres
ence OF the congregation. They Sc
cured an injunction to restrain him
preaching. Strong lawyers were
engaged to prosecute. Senator Nc
came to the preachers aid
and the injunction was dissolved. The
next Sunday the greatest crowd that
packed into the church filled the
house to the doorway. That shows
how anxious the people are to hear
the truth preached.
Socialism is actually a swing back
to that gospel OF the Kingdom of God,
which was the only gospel the early
Christians had to preach: the tradi-
tional theology OF the churches is a
from it.
Il do not mean to make the foolish
statement that primitive Christianity
was identical with modern socialism;
II was not. but it was far nearer to
socialism Of today than to the official
Christianity Of today.