The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-03
GREAT NEED FOR
CHRIST'S KINGDOM
Continued From Page Six.

Ger any FORM OF government. 1t Is q
rebeliious province in the Divine EN-
pire-one in which sin, sel6shness and
death constitute the ruling elements
The Bible declares that what the
world needs Is a m~onarchy-a strong
centralized government, in which the
masses must not be allowed to have, a
voice at all, because in their fallen
condition they do not know what Is
for their own highest good.
Furthermore, the Bible tells us that
present institutions, under the power
Of se%lishness driving the wealthy in
n direction and the masses in the
opposite direction, are about to bring
a universal crash-anarchp. This and
atheisttc Socialism and Christian So
cialisn, and in a larger sense general
Selffshness and discomfort, are urging
on the two great combatants, both of
whom will fall in the struggle, never
to rise again. However. according to
Scripture, they will be succeeded by
the Kingdom Of Gods dear Son.
That strong Government, that The
ocracy to which every knee must bow
and every tongue confess, to the glory
Of God, Is the Kingdom that the world
needs. Its rule of righteousness alone
will bring to mankind the Joy and
peace and blessing which all crave, but
which none Of JUS are wise enough to
know how to bring a~bout-not even
our Socialist friends! The part of
faith and Of wisdom is to look unto
the Lord, from whom cometh our help.
Nor should we look to Him to approve
our methods, but rather to be inform
ed respecting His methods and to CO.
operate to the extent OF our abilities.
The GeepeI Of Discomfort.
The Pastor next considered the
views held by many who favor what
is known as Christian Socialism. He
read an extract from an old number
Of the "Christian Socialist" in which
a Rev. DR.. Eliot White is reported to
have said as follows:
"Let us answer, Hasten the day
when Labor, united, shall shake off fts
chains! Our part as Christians Is to
help men out of every bondage! We
are not perturbed that Socialism, in its
eagerness to rid Labor of material
bonds. has not yet realized the weight
OF bonds spiritual. That realization
will come in good time, and Christian
1ty must be ready to show the work
ers Of the world how to be rid Of all
these letters of the soul which mate
rial emancipation will but render
more apparent But for Christia nifty,
as too often now, to profess desire TO
free men from spiritual bondage.
while repudiating any call or need to
strike fearless blows at their material
prison bars, is to Lay itself open to
Justt1able charges of hypocrisy. This
must yield to Drawer counsels, though
the striving be unto blood against the
sin of slavery which still defles mod
ern tndustrialism.
with widest meaning, thenHincIu-
sive Of all that the most ardent and
uncompromising Socialist lover Of lib
erty has demanded, and embracing be
sides all that the Christian means
when he prOclaims the story Of spirit
ual freedom, Christianity must now
take up the challenge and cry with
worldwide voice and a mighty thun-
der-'Amen! even so, unite, We work
ers; you have but your chains to lose,
and you have a world to gainr"
1t was then pointed out that the
writer Of this extract and all who
s~ympathize with his views should be
willing to concede that If now is the
proper time to get Labor out of "the
slavery Of modern industrialism," then
surely God Is as much Interested In
that release as they or any others
could possibly be-yea, and more 80.
If, then, this Christian minister and
have received some special COM
mission authorizing them to preach q
Gospel or a new addition to the
old Gospel, they should produce the
proofs Of this authorization. Until we
the proofs we must doubt their ex-
Next the Pastor showed that, on the
contrary, the Scriptures declare that
there is but one Hope set before us in
Gospel, even as there "is but one
Lord, n Faith and one Baptism" No
one will ever succeed in making the
world happy by preaching the Gospel
Of Discomfort. Labor today is a hun
aredfold better fed, better clothed and
better housed than in the days Of our
.Porefathers and, 1t is safe to say, a
1~undredfold disconnected. And
:he author Of the above extract, with
doubtless the very best Intentions, is
:eally doing harm by his. gospel Of So
:ialtsm; for he has neglected 10 con-
'ult the Word Of God on this imper-
ant subject.
Our Lord, 1t was pointed out, was
surrounded by conditions OF sickness,
poverty, etc, so that He could
properly declare, 1.-THE poor ye have
With you always" The Apostles were
imilarly situated. Yet have we any
whatever that any Of these
to "break the chains of the
Of Labor" Assuredly mott
The Masters Example.
Many instances were cited from the
lie Of Jesus, as recorded in the Cos
,els, to demonstrate that He did not
et an example for these well-meaning
nut mistaken Christians. While the
Easter went about doing good and
many sick folk, He by no
aeans healed all the sick or comfort
d all that mourned. His favors were
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