The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-02-09
EDITORIAL SERMONS
SOCIALISM AND RELIGION.
ANNA AGNES MALEY


moral phenomena simply the process evolution and that moth
stable and mmuabe the law of perpetual change
soul no free will no spiritual oreesnotnng o@ @ mata era
nd tb Ho to he made man and is to descend from heaven
earth the of old in the flame of religion and IN
our Word to maerazed indvid
ua only All of desire the people want to become the sons OF
science form the contradiction which separates 3 the the
salvation of mankind vet ways poles asunder Faith
refers to fancy and magnaon science to reason and reay
Both pursue the end the salvation 9 Of Of mankind sock
much the church may insist that Its function to seek
souls welfare the church will probably not disagree with the
proposition that system of society is WORTHY in the measure 3a
and morally wholesome and strong
The church believes physical up of society In con
necon with the various Christian & we % tnd tfe % GYM &
Our denomnatona colleges stand in testimony of
the belief of the church in the advancement of its
pie; the moral welfare OF the community tha ne
meek charitable patient Industrious and vta full of aspira
keep fixed on the high things and endeaVo
to attain them
Now what is the influence the physical intellectual
and development of mn What it that most profoundly
That Which he does most no doubt which body mind
and spirit you will constantly bent To formulate
of the adiviaua profoundly affects him. physically intellectually
anu The same is true of society absobs most
of of the people profoundly affects society IN AL
the phases Of its life
What is it that the time of the great majority
Our dominant activity is the breadgettng activity 1t absorbs
most Of the hest Of the waking hours of the majority 1t determines
in the main the physical intellectual and the moral stature to
which the people shall be permitted to attain
and M motive are the method the motto motive of life
Only worthy and high can life be worthy and high
What general method of our beadgeng activity How
We live by barter Each sells something in order
to live; relation individual or to some group
The laborer sells power Of his The doctor sells his
knowledge and skill The manufacturer sell sells @ Gse If mg wGm S
workers past and present
The motive industry profit # there be no profit forth
coming there will be no industrial activity
Scared upon the flesh the of the working
class the motto of industry which is IN cbe & hteP % m b ~ work.
Work every long his flesh will endure It, Fay to each
worker as little you can force him to accept
Without making any attempt change the industrial order order
ion the church thousand for the ph
steal intellectual and the spiritual salvation of man.
1t has had many advantages in its effort
first place the church an inSututlon-as ola IN some
sense as society itself
An institution piece of social mechanism accepted and ap
proved people instrument for the performance OF some
social task The church. institution has social sanction and
all power and prestige which with social sanction
The best citizens of the community support the church TO be
prying business to their wives; they will neither say do evil
against permit others in their presence to offend
The press cheerfully publishes church notices
College and chapel are found in combination. en- ,t
The nation army defend missionaries OF the chufcnes
Some indeed heather will renqush Their own soo' oF
in the teeth Of the guns OF the invaders.
Frequently the Christian army introduces syphilis among the
lrsophistcated heather. And. trade follows the nag %
the heels ol the army H. go & | Of e frearm trl to the end
doubt That the ueess heather practice the Christian maxim
Hov5ef there can pc doubt that the is pillar Of the
its foreign missionary work ana u. f ftin
the securing of foreign markets in which to dispose the products
which workers at home are too poor 70 consume
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