Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-03-21


tory of the world Vas the freedom Of
the child SO curtailed as It has been
found, not In one instance. nor in b
hundred instances. \but in thousands
of instances In the lbig institutions all
over our country. where children are
herded into the sweatshops and made
slaves Of under the eye Of democracy
and In the light of science. Owing
to this freedom Of all sorts divorce
has made rapid strides, particularly
In our own country, and We have be
come the laughing stock Of civilized
nations. Owing to this freedom Of Ill
sorts boosted Of by. the President
Emeritus. immortality and crime have
step by step kept rapid pace. until
today In our own country, as well as
elsewhere, but most, particularly In
our own country. under the eye Of de.
mocracy and I'm the light Of science.
those whose minds are wide awake
and who have come out Of their shell
Of provincialism, stand appalled, and
tremble with fear at the awful conse-
quences. g. r ",.YJ5 h"a,F '' ...f
1.-The last nifty, years have wit.
messed. says Eliot. more progress
toward the realization Of the brother.
hood Of man than all the preceding
centuries Of the Christian era. This
progress IL seen in the widespread In.
terest In all the means OF improving
the moral ana physical health Of all
classes Of the community! In the bet.
ter distributor OF 'ehe' products Of
faithful industry, In the ethics Of all
business. large and small. productive
and distributive, and In the'purpose
to give the entire people a NSBhnd and
effective education. A sympathetic,
merciful and disinterested regard for
the less fortunate members OF the
race. carried into action and affecting
politics, government and industries,
has characterized all the progressive
people In Europe and America during
the last hfty years, whatever their
form OF government and promises to
bring ina new era OF peace and good
win '"' a. 90" ''' ' Be-" ~
The facts in the, cage. taken from
statistics and the united protest Of
the millions In Europe. and America,
that are poorly housed, poorly fed
and poorly clothed. give the lie to
Eliot's babbling. The increase In
crime amongst the high and the low.
the eversncreasing pauperism of tie
day amongst the poor, all 70 to show
that the vain attempts OF modern
sociology without religion and the In
| spirationSgiven by railgfsn are utterly
powerless for the stemining Of the
tide that threatens the political az
well as the social lie Of nations. 20.
"'You perceive he concludes, tina,
! have been giving you reasons fol
the belief that the form Of Chris
tiapity most likely to be accepted wide
ly'sin the generations to come Is OK
pressed in the formula The father
hood Of God, the brotherhood Of man
and the leadership Of Jesus. This II
q form Of Christianity which prefers
liberty to authority: sees neither del
ties nor demons in the forces and
processes. OF nature; deiAes no human
beings; b not propitiatory, .sacrihcial
or expiatory: relieves man from IRA
tiOnal terrors; relies on reason ant
hope: has m 'nisters and pastors, blu
no mediatorisl priests; recognizes ant
resists sins, wrongs and evils; ant
looks death In the face; but dwell,
chiefly on goodness, life and love
What rot! God with Eliot Is not !,
personal being Christ Ia not God,
Son any more than you or !. Whenc
then does he draw his formula, TIL
fatherh0od OF God, the brotherhood o
man. and the leadership Of jesus
How can Christianity prefer liberty /
authority when II has always and will
always teach that liberty and Al
thOrity are not inconsistent with eac
other. that the only safeguard Of III
erty ia authority. and that without Al
thority there Ia or can be no liberty
Ia not this last dribble but denis
OF the goodness OF the FatherhOod q
God and the Redemption by Christ ?
In conclusion, let US say to the d0'
tor with the immortal Browns0n, q
one time a Unitarian, In his apes
to his friend. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Thou art a man, with warm. gusl
Ing human heart. and vast made
love and adore. Say Get behind m
Satan!' to the vain philosophical
thou hast INDUCED; have the couras
to say thou hast been wrong; Ope
thy heart to the light Of heaven as ii
sunhower opens her bosom to ii
| genial rays OF the sun, and thy spir
, will be free, thy genius will no long
, be imprisoned; and thy heart will Ar
what 1t signs after, and vail !
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