The diamond drill., 1919-09-13


nationwide revival OF old-fashioned
prayer meeting religion
A religion that makes men realize
that il there is Heaven. there must
also of necessity be He'll
A religion that makes man real
lie that every act is recorded on his
own conscience. and tLat although
that may slumber Il can never die
A religion that makes an employer
understand that II he is unfair 10 his
employees and pays them less than
fair wages. measured by his ability
and their efficiency and zeal. he is
robber
A religion that makes an eElploye
know that IL he does not give full
and efficient service, he too is rob
ber--
A religion that makes farmer. who
packs bad fruit at the bottom and
deceives the buyer by the good fruit
on the top. realize that he sis thief
just as much as the one who robs
hen roost at night
/ A religion that makes a man who
robs railroad OF it's fare or its
freight bill. know that he robs him
self OF all right TO feel that he Is an
honest man
| A religion that makes a man real
ize that by driving too hard bar
gain with his servant. his employe,
o his merchant. he can be Just as
much profteer as the seller or pro-
ducer who swindles by false weight.
false packing or false charges
A religion that will teach church
members who fail to contribute to the
extent OF their ability to the support
OF religion. and that compels them to
recognize that II they are paying
their pastor less than living salary.
they are robbing God and man alike
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A religion that will make the poll
tician who yields to principle for sake
of party, who worships at the feet of
any class and sells his soul for poll
tlcal preferment know that he Is not
only coward and poltroon, and
unworthy OF the respect OF any de-
l l.p. fo1, mill lrn
him see that he is helping to murder
human liberty. as great crime as
numbering the individual man
In short. we need revival of that
religion which will make every man
and woman strive in every act of life
to do that which. on the Judgment
Day. they will wish they had done. as
with soul uncovered they stand before
the Judgment Seat of the Eternal.
Until the people OF this nation ac-
cept and live this religion there wilt
be strife where there should be peace.
there will be strikes and lockouts and
murder where there should be coop
GRAFTON and harmony; there will be
hatred where there should be friend
ship and love.
In the Golden Rule. followed in the
fullness OF the spirit OF this kind of
religion, there would be found solu-
tion for every business trouble; there
would be created friendship between
employer and employe; capital and
labor would work in harmony and
with efficiency, efficiency for the capi-
tai and efficiency for the labor, with
profit for both.
Religion of this kind is not measur-
ed by the hope OF Heaven hereafter,
but by the full fruition now OF Peace
on earth TO men OF good will"
| II is not merely the chanting OF
hymns here or in the world TO come,
but IL is In the recognition and full
application by rich and by poor. by
learned and unlearned, that each one
is indeed his brothers keeper. that
we can bring this country and the
world back 10 safety.
A nationwide acceptance OF this,
the only true religion in action. would
bring business peace and world peace
where there Is now turmoil. and men
would cease to seek 10 gain their
aims by lawless. acts OF immortality,
but would in spirit and in deed fol-
low the Divine command. "All things
whatsoever ye would that men do 70
you, do ye even so TO them" Manu-
facturers' Record
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We note from reports In the Dick
inson county papers that the county