The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-23
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BY EDWIN J. BROWN.


Our Christmas day is kept as the
day on which Jesus OF Nazareth was
born. Jesus was the founder OF
what s. now known as Christianity.
lie has been. and is today. the most
talked-of and the most-quoted man
that has come into the world
Much discussion and controversy
has been engaged IN regarding tho
works OF Jesus. The Jewish history
informs us that Jesus was one OF
ID large family. He had four broth
ers. Jacob. Jose. Simon and Judah.
and several sisters. He learned his
fathers trade. which was that of q
carpenter. and In Justice Aartys
time. about the year izO a. D.. there
were plows and yokes made By
Jesus Etill in existence.
Progress in compiling the history
OF the life OF Jesus, with the dogma
excluded, was impossible until within
the last hundred years, and IL 10
some. for a person to look to the
facts OF history for knowledge con-
corning this man. around whose
being SO much dogma has been CEN
tered. Science Will some day cleanse
and renovaie and eliminate the
dogma from Christianity. and the
benefits and glory to the race In
living IL viii be rewarded by a life
commensurate with the life OF q
human being for the plain people on
being put off with empty promises
called faith and hope for a life OF
peace after death. when life upon
this earth has been made one con-
tinuous hell OF economic oppression
and degradation. in direct violation
OF every principle taught and lived
by Jesus, the Christ ITruth), for Hia
life was surely lived and spent In
an effort TO lift up the oppressed.
burdened and down-trodden working
class.
Science and history will some day
give His message to the world. He
was a rebel, an agitator. despised by
the cultured mob. but the common
people heard him gladly. Indeed. IL
He were TO come TO Seattle on
Christmas day IL would be difficult
for us TO prove TO Him that we have
kept or tried TO keep. His COM
mandments.
CHRISTMAS DAY
This 10 the day that we say spe-
eial mass and offer special prayer
for the birth of Christ. the founder
Of Christianity. be II so. Do We
mean what we say. and say what
we mean? II so. and we are not
liars. scoundrels and hypocrites, not
cannon shall leave this Christian
lhypooritieaD nation destined to
deal disease. death and destruction
TO those who are the helpless battle
fieh victims Of system that be-
trays and blights every tenet taught
by. Him in whose name prayer 10
said.
IL so. and II we are not liars ana
hypocrites, not a child In all this
land shall be robbed of the product
OF It's toll. nor shall the mother OF
children live in squaior. degrade
tion, despair and want in this rich
est OF all nations of the earth, for,
is Il not true that we hypocritss
offer these victims OF our misruie.
exploitation and theft a Christmas
dinner that we may, In the name OF
Christianity. take from them the
wealth they create until the next
Christmas2
YOU, Christian" look out upon
this land this Christmas day even
I'm our beloved Seattle. Your charity
Will not relieve the distress of even
the hungry children for only one day
tChristinas). the day you celebrate
fled peace n-earth good-wiii-to-
men" You blow and hustle TO give
one meal in the year (charity). and
then consider that you have done
your Christian duty. No. you are
not your brothers keeper. He keeps
you In luxury with the profit he
creates In surplus value. and the
system suits You as long as he be-
lieves In your Christmas.
A REAL CHRISTIAN CHRISTMAS
Jesus said. Feed my sheep" You
say. corner the eggs. the butter. the
bread and the meat
Christianity commands, GIVE u
this day our daily bread" You say.
wait until Christmas, and then there
Is not enough TO go around. yet you
have corner on the bread, also on
Christianity, and hypocrites that you
are, you pretend TO wonder why tho
common people turn from you.
In the nations of this earth, II
Christianity fulfills its mission, eco-
monte truth and right must be tho
fault Is not chargeahle to the race,
but 10 the institutions. Christianity
now demands that wealth In the ne
cesslties OF life be produced for use.
while your institution OF profit now.
In order to survive. must aim at the
destruction OF every principle OF
Christianity for profit
Social ownership ana democratio
management of the institutions OF
wealth production would bring dis
tribution Of wealth into accord with
wealth production, Poverty and ex-
ploitation would disappear. Poverty
IL the mother OF ignorance, and
Ignorance Is the father OF sin. Chris
tlanity Is at war VITA sin, but looks
not to poverty as it's cause. since
poverty OF the masses produces
Ignorance of the masses and sin
manifests itself as the result OF
step of Christianity should be
20 abolish poverty; for then
intelligence viii abolish sin. and tho
cooperation that Mr. Charles Evans
Hughes spoke about so much Tor
tried tor will bring wealth distri-
button into harmony with wealth
production. Economic Justice win
then bring a Christmas of plenty
without charity. The old chums.
hypocrisy and profit. are incompat-
lille with an intelligent Christianity
and can have no standing therein.
Therefore. choose for yourself be-
tween hypocrisy and profit and u.
telligent Christianity.