The Penn's Grove record., 1916-06-02
The Religion of Democracy
Continued from page II

God of our fathers seemed to fade into
vast vague impersonal Power. If they
were crusaders in action they were first
Quietists in faith and experience,
While some would class Wesley with
the "tough-minded" and Woolman with
the "tender-minded," they were both
practical mystics. If Wesley redeemed
England from impending revolution,
Woolman liberated a spirit which over
threw slavery in America"
SAVED THE STATE.
How did the Wesleys save England
from a French revolution? Wesley was
an ordained E~piscopalian minister. He
hitched the mystic spiritual motor to
the E|piscopalian religious car and start
ed a personal religious movement that
is reyolutionizing the world in religious
thought and life. His missionary work
in Georgia was not a great success, but
his preaching the duties of social re
ligion, and the duties of master and ser
want created a democratic sentiment
which was first preached by Roger VIII
liams, the founder of the Baptist Church
in America. While Wesley was an or
dained minister in a succession that
run down a thin official line of priests
his greatest possession was the Spirit of
Christ which impels men to hand on the
light, to tell others the good news, which
is the New Testament usage of the word
apostle.
Wesley said: "Religion must neces-
sarily produce both industry and frugal
ity, and these cannot but produce riches"
Nm tho nthap hanA fha prlag Of MatIn-
dist Societies were that those who had
wealth should not make a vulgar dis
play by wearing needless ornaments,
which created envy in those not able to
buy such.
MISSIONARY ENTHUSIASM.
Creating enthusiasm to carry Godli-
ness to India, Africa or South America
is very c~ommendable, but when persons
have come from all parts of the earth
to Penns Grove and hundreds Of dollars
are given for the propagation of right
eousness it may be expected that the
duties of servants would be proclaimed
when masters (emplOyers) give to
servants (employees) that which is
just and equal, and more thar 9th,
ers can give. st. Paul told the Ephes-
III NtI ants NC pbINlNLil ~ hIlh
that are your masters, in singleness of
heart; not with eye-service, as men
pleasers, but as with Christ, doing the
will of God from the heart"
Thou shalt not coyet and shalt not
steal does not apply only to taking ar
ticles but to the failure Of giving full
value of service paid for by employers.
1t is eye-service that needs costly sup
e~rvision
A NATION FOUNDED ON PRINCI-
Piles.
All natiOnalities of the earth are be-
ing united into one people in the United
States ON the principles in the Declara-
ton Of Independence and the Constitu-
ton of the United States. All nations
can be united in religion when their con
stitution is accepted as the Ten Com
m"andments and the Sermon on the
Mount. The most intelligent Jews will
tell you they accept the message of Jes-
us, but cannot worship him as a man,
because they never believed in human
sacrifice. God gave Abraham a lamb
when he went to sacrifice his son Isaac.
All can unite on God as the Spirit in in
finite Principle, which gives life to truth
and Love, and is being manifested every
day.
The world is undergoing an evolution
in religious progress. The student is
beginning to avoid the shallow hero wor-
ship which stakes all ON the individual.
When divine Principle is adored and
worshipped the converts will not be
missed after the departure of the evan
gelist whose aim is to publish the i'm
portance of the religious agitators. All
the world can be united on the infinite
God (good) spirit Of Life, Truth and
Love, but not on man nor material
things.
That will be the religion of democracy.