El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-12
Matt. kiss: The poor have the gospel
preached to them.

preached to them.
re ARE in the midst Of a mighty
MsooiaI movement the roots OF
which run rar and deep. One
expression Of this movement is the
struggle Of labor for justice and free
dom Like all reforms, 1t is democratic
70 the core IN its spirit and purpose 1t
is an uprising OF the people to assert
their rights. It is born OF an inherent
passion for justice, for social and pOlit-
zeal independence
We are likely to see the symptoms
only and to judge Of the movement by
such turbulent expressions of it as are
witnessed in war, in strikes and social
disturbances generally. The birth of
freedom IS usually attended with pains.
It seems terrible to have il so, but il
has ever been so, and usually after the
smoke Of battle has cleared away We
see that freedom and democracy have
advanced.
Mexican Revolt, Case In Point.
The Mexican revolution is a case in
point II was an uprising OF the masses
against the classes and, crude as was
the method, the masses seem 10 nave
Won am not sure but We shall see a
similar result arising out Of the titanic
struggle now going on across the
waters. More than one prophet is say
Ing the days OF the auUocraLlc heredl-
tary rulers are numbered-the star Of
democracy has appeared
The struggle for freedm is a long
one. 1t involves character as condi-
ton We shall attain full freedom only
when We have attained fun mastery OF
ourselves, our baser passions, such as
lust and greed and selfish ambition
How long 1t viii be until II Is won'
no man can tell. But mighty forces
are at work and some day, by the help
Of God, we shall stand erect as free
men. and then viii the kingdom Of God
have been fully established
Church Friend Of People.
Nv uurDoSe is to show that in this
agelOng struggle against tyranny.
against autocracy, against every kind
Of enslavement, the church has been
the friend of the people, the advocate
Of humanitys rights. No doubt this
proposition will strike some Of you
with a measure Of surprise The church
has been criticised so much Of late, so
many voices have been raised to de-
uounce and defame her, that there has
settled down upon US all the conviction
that the church Is derilecL And no
doubt she has often forgotten her mis-
sion to the people and failed to do her
duty No doubt she has often stood
aIOOf in cold disdain Of the tOiling,
struggling masses But a close eXaml-
nation Of history will prove that the
church. with notable exceptions, has
been the champion Of the cause of the
people Often has she been tardy in
assuming her God appointed role, but
sooner or later she has risen nightly
TO do her duty and discharge her mis-
sion
said the present social movement
had roots running far and deep How
far and how Deep Away back into
Hebrew history. The prophets were
the great social reformers of the He
brew nation. They were" says ROu-
schenbusch, "the real makers OF the
UNIQUE religious life Of Israel. They
presented religion in ethical and
therefore, social terms. They were al
most Indifferent TO the ceremonial side,
but turned with passionate enthusiasm
toward righteousness as its true do
main Their sympathy was wholly and /