The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-10
CHRISTIAN SOCIALISM,
ElOQOEAIlY ADVOCATED
Rev. DIR. J. j. Wicker Says Labor Or
gani1ation Which Abuses Rookie
Teller and Upholds Liquor Has
Wrong Perspective.
DDREssEs TUESDAY CLUB
Socialism Without God Is Selfishness,
Says Baptist Divine-An Unusual
Theme Graphically Presented At
Railroad Y. M. G. A.
wv. NJ. RI

"Richmond's disgrace is that mill
lionaires die who will nothing for the
public good In the society which made
their wealth."
Il am a Christian socialist! Jesus
Christ was Christian Socialist. but
not of that contemplate school who
repudiate His principles by SUBJ
stitution Of selfishness and greed"
THE labor organization that de-
nounces Rockefeller and upholds the
liquor traffic has the wrong perspec-
tive. II Rockefellers wealth Is to be
considered as used inimical to the so
cial welfare, is at least done in a
clean, decent manner"
Apart from a path in God there
Is no decalogue and no moral obliga-
ton between men. Might makes right
In the absence Of belief In mankinds
Father"
Jesus Christ was the greatest So
cialist and political Democrat the
is more and more being infused with
His Spirit The railroads have caught
II, and hence this building. your
hospital association and other bless
ings which you railroad men en-
JOY"
I'VE should send four hundred mill
lions Of dollars to the suffering wo-
men and children OF Europe-that
should be our attitude toward the
war"
These are Just a few pungent sem
fences in vigorous. strong and eio-
qusnt address on Christian Socialism
delivered by Rev. Dr. John ]. Wicker
before the Railroad Y. NJ c. A. Tues
day Club yesterday. An unusually
large attendance WAS present and after
pt.rtaking OF a splendid dinner the
orator Of the evening was received
with applause and for thirty min
utes held his audience entranced by
an address that fairly bristled with
striking epigrams and bold statements
In defense OF his conception OF the
true meaning ana scope OF Christian
Socialism, which latter general term
he declared embraces all the schools
and cults Of socialism other than
Christian.
what n Man Thinks About.
There are only four things a man
can think about. declared the eloquent
speaker-God. himself. the material
world ana his fellow men. How &c
relate ones self to these things In
life's problem without Gods sustenance
there would be no wrong in a mans
shooting his fellow man for gain or
enmity. There would be TO moral
IOunQatiOn OF tntnBS. but men IRE
not supposed TO act like hogs In q
pen. The two great or general schools
OF socialism are Christian ard Atheis-
tic. Tho Atheistic leaves God out and
seeks to propagate on altruistic sys-
tenn based on selhshness. The Other
school recognised the duty Of man
brotherhood in its relation to God
fn therhood and unselnsh love in itr
actuating principle. In celebrating
these thoughts tho speaker referred
to the increasing infusion into
society Of the spirit of Christ whom he
declared to be the greatest and trues,
socialist and wisest political economist
that the world has ever seen. What
makes your railway corporation erect
your Y. ~. G. AS and hospttalsf Why
IL tho Southern Railway today paying
neighber of mine for his lost time
caused by an accident These corpor-
atoms recognize there principles OF
fraternal regnrd and equity.
Socialism without God.
Socialism without God Is selfishness
seeking to legislate against the other
mans advantage"
The speaker rather startled his audi
ence with the declaration, made with
spiritual gesture and In ringing tones
"Richmond's disgrace Is that her mil