The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-08-13

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blood and tears Of the workers. are
pleased with You. and they who hunger
and thirst. the poor. the meek. the
common people are dispIeascd VIII
You.
1t was not 50 with Jesus. The rulers
and the rlch-the upper Were
offended aud the common people loved
Him ana heard Him gladly. Explain
this II you can: The class that opposed
Jesus supports you. and the class u Il
loved Him is deserving you. Is II be
cause the class that hated Him con
trolls you? Is IL because you VIII not
or dare not. or cannot. preach the so
cial message that lie preached IL II
because the world has changed your
character and message, instead or your
changing the world? Ask yourself this
uuestiOn. ana be honest with yourself.
DO not seek to Justify and make ex-
cuses. Spare not Yourself. Face the
facts, learn the truth and. II you are
wrong. confess your sins and get light
with God and the common people, for
your Judgment IL at hand. Shall the
Socialist and the labor leader 20 into
the Kingdom OF God before you: Is the
letter Of the law In you and the spirit
and the deed outside: Must the world
be s~plrltualized by atheists, materialists
and ministers who have been driven
our OF your ministry for the same
orren.e that brought upon Jesus the
wrath Of the government and church
Of His day. Is God raising up deliv-
erance from another source and the
children OF Abraham from the com
mon human stones that you have dis
cardedl
Socialism will Involve u commercial
and Industrial system that will make
spirituality possible. 1t will end the
class struggle and abolish Industrial
tyranny and oppression by establish.
ing industrial democracy-the popular
ownership and democratic manage
ment OF industrial instrument. and
commercial utilities. 1t will give EN-
ployment to all, abolish competition
for Jobs and profits and organise the
people in cooperation. 1t will abolish
the profit system and conduct business
as a public service. In this change,
which will come about gradually, no
human right will be abridged. no just
or useful institution destroyed. Every
incentive to honest toll and dealing
and TO all those works that contribute
TO human progress will remain. The
one great incentive TO dishonesty, law
lessness and crime-proft-wtll be re-
moved
Such a system will organize society
into a great fraternity. making broth
erhood a vital, glorious fact to every
day life and work. The power OF one
man or a corporation to Cypress,
starve and kill will be gone. There
Will be no strikes. There will be no
lying. cheating and scheming In bust
ness, for il would increase no ones
profit There will be no enforced idle
ness and no low wages and high prices
TO grind the workers between two
mill stones. Good will have a chance
TO grow In the hearts OF men. The
desire to do good will be set free, and
the greed for gold will be deprived Of
Its opportunity. The public need will
be estimated; the cooperative system
set In notion: enough for all will be
created, and every Individual will re-
ceive enough to supply his every need.
None need labor more than four hours
a day: the necessity for child labor
will vanish: swollen fortunes disap-
pear: poverty cease. and justice will
reign In a world OF harmony, peace
and plenty. Every family will have a
comfortable home and leisure. Bust
hes men and workingmeD will clasp
hands In brotherhood and work for the
common good. There will be 10 CAPT
talists.
Socialism means justice. harmony.
cooperation on the principle OF good
will, peace. righteousness, liberty and
spirituality. A world where every OPP
portunity Ia offered to the genius OF
man. and taken away from the de-
utroyer OF life: where every man car
put the love and talent that are In
him into the work he performs: where
the appeal Is all TO the best that is I'm
lis. and the incentives are the Joy OF
creation. the honor due to merit and
the happiness found In service: a
world who's great men are those who
become the servants Of law-wil not
that he the day OF spiritual fruitage
the fruition Of the worlds hope. the
embodiment In concrete form Of ths
ideal OF Jesus. the reign of God in TIN
Brotherhood OF Man?
This Is Socialism. the thing you frs,
denounced and now are afraid to pro
claim. You compromise. You try tt
be on both sides at once. That will no
do. To compromise means to be lost
To serve two masters Is impossible
Don't be so discreet. mild and tam
that you become weak and men ignor'
you. Speak plainly. definitely. Strik'
out hard blows that count EXPOS
and denounce the wrong. Advocat
the right and let who will be offended
Is Socialism visionary? 1t Is tn
vision Of Isaiah. Jesus and the Socia
lists. Is 1t impractical? Then justice
democracy. Christianity every thin
that Is true and good is Impractical
o you Of little faith! The soul Is dea'
thai hoa M vision. The church the