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r * MaHmCHHttWkBREBBIBHBHHKnBSKttBStSlaBaMn fPi 5 '?=$ - a mm' soNDAY JjifmiLir HI i|!i SE.RMQN T is. - Subject: The Message of Christ to Capital. r-^': Brooklyn, X. y.?Speaking at the j } Irving square jrre?uyieiictu uiuiui | on the theme. "The Message of Christ to Capital," the Rev. I. W. Henderson, pastor, took as his text Matthew 7:12, "Therefore, all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them." He - said: Labor and capital. The great corf related facts of the economic life of ' to-day, as throughout all ages they s. have been, are labor and capital. But though they are correlated, capital is of secondary importance. In a simple society labor is central. In a complex society labor and capital may with reason be allowed to possess an almost equal position of iin\ \ portance in the economic system. But no matter how influential and how powerful capital may become it can never usurp the central, primal, i fundamental, ultimate position of labor in the economic affairs of man. The economic tendency of to-day upon the side of capital is toward centralization, toward combination, toward concentration. With this ten dency toward centralization we nave ' , . the spectacle of immense corporai ^ tipns gifted with a chartered power .at the hands of a sovereign people, v And these corporations are engaged, many of them, in the exercise of this v power in endeavors to control the - output of the necessities of life; direct and govern the markets of the world, and dictate prices for the , necessaries of life without due re(?%.,> gard to fairness or to the universal \ laws, very largely, of supply and dev ' mand. There are good and there are evil results to be expected and to be r found in the economic trend of our tiay. The dangers of this economic ten^ dency so far as capital is concerned are many fold; and the first danger t is, that in the centralization of wealth and the increase of capital beyond the bounds of safety, we shall have two different and distinct classes in "the social life of our land. The dan%. ger is, that* with a society in which f there shall be, in effect, but two classes of men, we shall have a re. turn., in an economic way, to the pnhealthy conditions of the feudal reT - gime. The danger is that, upon the one hand, we shall have the employer, on the other hand, the employe; on the one hand, the men of money and, on the other, the salaried, it**' The danger is that, on the one hand, we shall have a class of independent wealthy men and, on the other, a mass of dependent retainers; on the one hand, the wealth holders and, on t'': . the other, the wage workers. The- second danger is from cor . porate concentration. By virtue of ?r ' Governmental enactments a corpora jf ^ tioa, though composed of personaliw" ties, is itself an impersonality before v' the law: The sense of individual responsibility is lessened and men are released, by the law itself, from that '0 lively sense of personal duty which is Incumbent and felt upon the part of ? the individual man with a. personal relation to the law and to trade. Men v, become the engineers of a huge mechanism. Humanity is lost in the gg machinery of commercial life. . Another danger of the economic tendency on the part of capital to-day is that, by virtue of its immense powers, it shall grow up as a State within > a ?tate. With the numberless and increasing ramifications and alliances E{?|:?- of our larger corporations there has grown up an alarming situation. & v Take, for instance, the most noted corporation in the land. However ' valuable tbe p^lblic services of this corporation may have been; however important its contributions to society, as a leader in the march of trade, j may be admitted to be: however much we may praise it for the many ^ excellencies which it possesses, we cannot escape the fact that it stands to-day, as do many other corporav tions, as a daager to the public welfare and as a possible enemy to the i common weal. The ramifications, the business alliances, the political coalitions of this one corporation are so diverse, so Nation wide, so stupendous as to be almost past belief. All this is wise from the standpoint of a pure commercial life. There is nothing Inherently wrong in such a condition of affairs if the correlative power which it brings be exercised with an eye single toward the light of righteousness. But if ever this enormous influence and capacity for good or for ill should become vested in the hands of unscrupulous men the danger to * our civil liberty would be very real. If, in the course of time, the power of such corporations should become the property of unjust and un'godly men, whose creed should be selfishness and whose commercial aim should be directed toward the satisfaction of unbridled self-interest, immediate and intense iniquity would, of'sequence, result. The danger to these American people lies not in the strength of military force; not in an unselfish imperialism which strives for the amelioration of the peoples of the islands of the sea; but in the unholy use of dishonest power by immoral and conscienceless men of wealth. Then will be realized the prophecy of the State within the State. Then will come the test of capital, maae arrogant wun weaun, in the lists against the Governmental authority. It does not necessarily follow, > whatever may be our fears, that combination per se is evil. Combination is a natural and a logical result of the conditions under which we live. Anything, whatever its name, which lightens labor, enlarges efficiency, and increases the impetus of commercial life, is of value to humanity at large. Impersonality before the lav* is not in itself an unmitigated evil if so be ' the men who manage corporations do ! not forget humanity and God. Com- ! binations and corporations are bene- ' flcial so long as they are good. It also does not follow, nt?2:t?.rily, ?jT: >' ... , r v ' < ; . VIkP/TW\ J| o| BY THE: REV~J|| 5A W- H&NDERS'Q% HE: PAHO0S-DIVINE that the possession of great wealth is a crime. Wealth is a sin only when it is unrighteously acquired or inand used. The u u main j ^aj[/v**v*v>. rqnn who becomes rich in righteousness is an honor to the Commonwealth. The man who spends his substance in a decent way with due regard for the public good is a credit to the State. But bad men whose wealth is the result of malicious depredations upon the public, and whose moneys are expended in unclean ways, are public criminals and disgraces to humanity, it also does not follow necessarily that a system of corporate combination destroys individuality. It may destroy to some extent the money making capacity of the individual; but to destroy a man's ability to exercise his financial instinct is not to destroy the man. Individuality is not a matter so much of money as of mind, heart, and soul. And any system which permits men to enjoy a larger opportunity for the exercise of their intellectual, moral and spiritual capacities, and which enables humanity to realize in a larger fashion the fulness of human personality upon every side, must be valuable to mankind. Righieous combination will afford opportunity for all the faculties. The individualism cf to-day is an insult, in the last analysis, to personalities who are made in the image of Almighty God. About all that it emphasizes is our capacity and desire to make raoVey. And however valuable money may be and however much we may all need it, this is the eternal truth of Gcd, that that system which empha sizes this side of man's nature almost to the stultifying of his mental, ethical and spiritual characteristics is a thing of sin. The message of Christ to capita!. And what is this gospel? If I understand the truth of God unto men of wealth as it has been revealed unto us in Jesus Christ our Lord, it is this, that money is a trust; that wealth is a talent; that the p'ossession of extraordinary ability for financial success and commercial leadership is a gift of God compelling inescapable duties upon those so blessed and enforcing tremendous obligations. A man's money is to be used not unto the satisfaction of his selfish desires, but for the good of all. Men aire not to be treated as slaves. They are not to be considered as machines. Bearing in mind the admonition of our Lord, "'Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, do ye even so to them," our men of financial and -commercial prominence should remember that even the humblest man is a personality and not a mechanism; that even a laborer is a child of the living God. If there are any men who should have patience, forbearance, charity, loving kindness, tenderness, compassion with and for the men who toil, they are the men who in the providence of God are supremely endowed with the fulness and the fatness of the good things of life. It is the business, as. under God, it should be the happiness, of nur mon nf m?ans and of nnmmfircial prominence to study the comfort, to enhance the joy, to foster the education, to assist the mora! and spiritual upliftment of the man "who is working for a wage. Their delight it should be, as it is their duty, to lighten labor and to increase wages to the utmost limit that ;he economic conditions which are existent will allow. They should see that the toiler has free hours, sufficient and often enough not only for rest, but also for honest recreation. Men do not ask for alms, they simply desire a chance and an opportunity to do something more than exist?to live. In the darkest days of African bondage there were no worse, though there were different, conditions, than those which characterize the inhuman white slavery that is a feature of the economic system of to-day. Multitudes of men eke out but a bare and, at best, a miserable existence, as the fruit of honest, laborious and oftentime dangerous, toil; while those who pay their wages live in splendor, affluence, and, many times, in supercilious and arrogant indifference to the needs of men. The message of Christ to the man of wealth is a call for selfishness, self-sacrifice and honest philanthropy. The great need of capital to-day is an instillation in its heart of the principles and the personality, of the character v. and the convictions of Jesus Christ. We cannot uope for a sound e:ercise of commercial authority; we cannot, wisely and sensibly, expect a true development of our commercial life without the presence of His truth as the guiding and controlling factor in the hearts and . the minds and'the souls of our men of vroalfh lrni/rr' snirit nf Christ they will love men; and loving men, v,e shall have no fear. A Mistake Frequently Made. Professor P. Brouardel in an address on the measures adopted by different nations for the prevention of consumption, calls attention to a mistake made in the different countries by ministers who have the charge of the financial department of the State. He says they like to calculate the sum the State gets from the duty on alcohol, but they should deduct from it the cost to the community of the family of the ruined drunkard, his degenerate, infirm, scrofulous and epileptic children, who must have shelter. This invasion of alcoholism ought to be regarded by everyone as a public danger, and this principle, the truth of which is incontestable. should be inculcated into the masses, that the future of the world will be in the hands of the temperate. Response to Prayer. There is no true prayer without some response. Invisible wires from heaven to earth are ever vibrating with divine blessings, and when prayer touches them the electric stream of love enters the soul.? Newman Hall. WAMimi JWJII MM F1M?BB?PMOB?PfSMTgilWUi HBPMB1? PES3& m mvor c I? 'T.! I ffe# ?'v?Vv'4?S?s' <rf tt?lr on tliat it is a r |tf / it "will cure a represents, a IX>r^w containing not i?5?VSP There are | ' FkT^lfil as to the qnalit; of articles of ei article; hut, unf( and the bnythegeii If . ;.^' % :i; ri onlyto noU H , Cali&niia 1 ? r> USE TAYLOR'S gggB According to an official report there ! V J has been only one case of coporal pun- j A A Ishment in the prisons of Ireland for ! color more goodsbrig ,v, , _ 1 dyeaay garment wit thirteen years , FITS, St. Vitus'Dance :Nervous Diseases per- *_w m manently cured by Dr. Kline's Great Nerve jnj n Restorer. S3 trial bottle and treatise free. JL Jl A Dr. H. R. Kline, Ld.,931 Arch St., Phila., Pa. CiTtdL 'C If we all had our just deserts, it Mannwi would be fashionable to go to jail. Th^ ? BRA TERRIBLE ITCHING SCALP, j Eczema Broke Out Also on Hands and : ^ jAxtt Limbs? Ail Oltl S;?HT.* I>il?ri;. I '? y "Cuticura is a Blessing/* h"T . "At all times and to all people I am yrtK* willing to testify to the merits of Cuti- }Wl cura. It saved me from worse coan the WflfElvL ' torture of hades', about the year 1900, with itching on my scalp and temples, 5nd afterwards it commenced to break out on ray bands. Ihen it broke out on my limbs. ^AHESB3B9 1' then went to a surgeon, whose treat- . ment did me no good, but rather aggravated the disease. 1 then told bim 1 would go and see a physician in Erie. The I u P reply was that i could go anywhere, but I y fjlj L a case of eczema like mine could not be I I UU I I cured; that J was too old (80). I went to . ! an eminent doctor in the city of Erie and I care?of t treated with him for six months, with B like results. 1 had read of the (Juticura fl Remedies, and so i 6ent for the (Juticura B w" /f I \| Soap, Ointment and Resolvent, aud con- g tinued taking the Resolvent until 1 had H aid digestion, taken six bottles, stopping it to take the I autevi!l^in *! Pills. 1 was now getting better. 1 took I nc 1 at two baths a day, and at night 1 let the I UP lather of the Soap dry on, 1 used the j 5j Price 25 Cei Ointment with great effect after washing J B I- S. JOMJtSW in warm water, to stop the itching at | once. 1 am now cured. The (Juticura j treatment is a blessing, and should be m a used by every one who has itching of the A If Q Til jft skin. 1 can't say any more, and thank riV Ul V 01 ' God that He has given the world such a ? curative. Win. H. Gray, 3303 Alt. Vernon ./nnv ' St., Philadelphia. Pa.. August 2, 1905." AVERY < ? M-53 South Fo A trip rbroad is the surest way to ?all teach people to appreciate home. MAC! TKX YEARS OF PAIS. Citable fo Do Even Housework Ec- ttjltwiiW cause of Kidney Troubles. flH Mrs. Margaret Emmerich, of Clin- gjfsLnHji ton St., Napoleon, O., says: "For fifteen years 1 was a great sufferer * paius- My c>*esiSbt Reliable Frlck was pcor, dark spots Sizes. W appeared before me, spells. For ten years I I could not do housework, and for lJ86gSBg3K two years did not get out of the house. The kidney secretions were irregular, and doctors were not helping me. Doan's Kidney Pills brought g?$J IMPROVED me quick relie., and finally cured me. , _ . They saved my life." Earfl? En9'nel Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. ?. mf " Foster-Mi lb urn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. ?! a' Saws'Si oteam Governor If i( wasin t so hard to be a real Supplies. S< man, it would be worth while. (/ , Oecauee of those ugly, grizzly. Laxative *^ !j own Quality] < re are two classes of remedies: those of known qualwhich are permanently beneficial in effect, acting / in harmony with nature, when nature needs assist-and another class, composed of preparations of ( ' ' * noAfnyw +nmnA_ )wn, uncertain ana mierior cu&nictcr, acuug ucmFvr, bat injuriously, as a result of forcing the natural ons unnecessarily. One of the most exceptional of cmedies of known quality and excellence is the ever >ant Syrup of Figs, manufactured by the California 8] yrup Co., which represents the active principles of aown to act most beneficially, in a pleasant syrup, t the wholesome Californian blue figs are used to conir rich, yet delicate, fruity flavor. It is the remedy I ledies to sweeten and refresh and cleanse the system I h naturally, and to assist one in overcoming consti- I % the many ills resulting therefrom. Its active princi- 1 ^ [uality are known to physicians generally, and the v s therefore met with their approval, as well as with if many millions of well informed persons who know ; d m personal knowledge and from actual experience | Qost excellent laxative remedy. We do not claim that j J til manner of Ills, but recommend it for what it really j j laxative remedy of known quality and excellence, thing of an objectionable or injurious character. j two classes of purchasers; those who are informed f y of what they buy and the reasons for the excellence j ceptional merit, and who do not lack courage to go 1 a dealer offers an imitation of any well known I jrtnnately, there are some people who do not know. ? hemselves to he imposed upon. They cannot expect | cts if they do not get the genuine remedy. fi - ~ . ?. .9 HI i of the druggists of the United states oe it saia gn ; of them value their reputation for professional jj good will of their customers too highly to offer | 5 tine?Syrup of Figs S mine article and to get its beneficial effects, one has I i, when purchasing, the full name of the Company? Jj 'ig Syrup Co.?plainly printed on the front of every H rice, 50c. per bottle. One size only. U ledy of Sweet Gum and Mullein lJ?fdyGES I QfirSnnp all Throat and Lung Troubles. Thoroughly tested i LrflvJI 1Frc 'or 80 years. All Druggists. 25 c, 60c and Si.00. 1 NAM FADELE! bter and faster colors than any other dye. One 10c. package colors all fibers. They dye bout ripping apart. Wnu? for free booklet?How to Dye, Bleach and Mix Colors. MO *# revised version. DI Tp| There was a man in our town > \ Bk And he was wondrous wise, rstrs eirt&Y* He "ran into a bramble bush JSmlSSmISSmm And put out both his eyes. !E POMMEL Then, when he found what he hai 'hd^ZICKEU done. With all his might an<t main He ran to a bank and got a job as ^ - >25J * director.?New York Tribune. r^E^WATlRFROOf L !CABBAGE PLAN 'B rriiAilf (Jftdfrs I , . Y ^ I ! I am now prepared to fill orders for my Celebrated * 9IGN OF THE FISHR ! CABBAGE PLANTS in any Quantity deeired. o' CMAMMitajiira ! EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD?Eariieet and beat * SflRHBHHSBHHfc w ' mre tea^er- *m*H type. * j CHARLESTON WAKEFIELD?About ten days later tl than Early Jersey's, also a sure header of fine size. ii i A 1 I B Fricee t. o. b. here, pac] QQ J Iflf q| I ' 500 for SI.00, 1,000 to 5,000 at *1.50 pe M n I J y | | Special prices on larger quantities. Ail orders shipped EfaSI^o"Sop" CHAS. M. GIBSON, MC* Pillc CABBACE Plan III 3 1 lllj .jilwwSKSj andallklndaof garden plants. C fcHW^KWPO plants, groirn In the open air at jrentlyexpelall refuse ie system?make new |U|?SnH^S ed Celery ready last of Dee. j id insure health. lfmE^tPaQll' timeorsarlier. Redaoeo expresi ITwBftLMPPl >rlll give us SO per cent, les- that in glass vials. ifl^^KsiQC tiJu per thousand, large iot4i.o uts. At all dealers. BBSS?? { L CO.. Bcttoo, Mass. 1 of regetablas est^lallr^Cabba^'^^^r^Its^'thel Eire jou at any tima.-Yours rfspectfully,-N. H. BL] i Company LESSORS TO & McMillan, rsyth St., Atlanta, Ga. , KINDS OF- ? 1INERY Wi^fggTOBT IT 117 n_ i_i We Can W SAW MILL ON EARTH. i and Boilers supplied gle Mills, Corn Mills, aw Teeth,Patent Dogs, s. Full line Engines & snd for free Catalogue. It49-'Q6) ;. < < .. ; V. L. DOUGLAS 3.50&*3.00 Shoes BEST IN THE WORLD LDouglas $4 Gi!t Edge nnocbe equalled atany price/? wv b!nx Hosiae u*ihe juost / | -n^T? pmrpVTinTW AT ATT. VynPVA XVA JC? JGf JUs A A/Vf A ?** .? ? ?~ Kan's Shoes, $5 "to Si. 50. Soys' Shoos, $3 to $L25. Women's Shoes, $4.00 to Sl.SO. Kisses' 6c Children's Shoes, $2.20 to $1.00. ry W. L. DongiiL. Women's, Misses and Y, Children's shoes; for style, lit and -wear they excel other makes. If I could take you Into my large 3 ^ ictorles at Brockton, Mass.,and show ou how carefully W.L. Douglas shoes re made, you would then understand rhy they hold their shape, lit better,. ^ear longer, and are of greater value fian any other make. Wherever you live, you can obtain W. L. ocglas shoes. His name and price is stamped a the bottom, which protects you against high rices and inferior shoes. Take no substU 'v& ate. Ask your dealer for W. L. Douglas shoe* nd insist upon having them. Fast Color Eyelets used; they utill not wear brassy Write for illustrated Catalog of Fall Styles. W. L. DOUGLAS, Dept. 15, Brockton, Mass* ;'.~3 fT^SoutheroCo^nOif^m^^j SlrnncuS? M m m m uiiw| s;?? -m \- *>Ma? Reraovc3 all swelling in S to ? <X days; effects a permanent cw* /4\ W in 30 to 60 days. Trial treatment - ^ iftflLN JKa^given free. Notliingcan be fairer ..-M '^7*^Hb3CH3 Write Dr. H. H. Green's Soot. . SS H^jr^g^Sneclangtr. Box b Atlanta, (y .v-3| Rheumatism, Gout, Sciatica Cured. i"or Information addreea Medical Director, Dept. A^, . 'j$&k Sureka Remedy, SSI West a?th J*., New York City ,'JEM SS DYES :n cold water better than any other dye. You caa. 'X HOE DK.L G CO., Lnlonvllle. Miaaoarl If ideals were all realized, regret. -,JJj vonld soon go out of the world. V jflk CAPUDINE I | IMHCDIATU.T CVRXS . " HEADACHES (IS FORliLE! i SUCCESSION?Beat known rare beading rarlfte fmg t large flat cabbage, later thar Cbarfcaton IfakefleldL. V "J/neeopjanMareirom tnm Tory ;i?? w>m mi-y . - v;? rown in the open air and will stai'd mi?n cold withat injury. All order* are ffUed t.xim the same fcedf M lat I ana using for my extensive cabbegp faoaa. NV 0SS (faction guaranteed. V* V , ' ' vja| Led in light boxes: r 31. 5,000 to 10,000 nt *i. 25 per X. C. 0. D. when not accompanied by remittance. - - "* Young's Island, S. C. ^ is! CELERY Plan<?!___ !an now furnish all kinds of cabbageBSSg^H' nl wUl stand (treat cold, drown from aen. We use the suns plants on oarBUQH|M s cars fully counted and properly pack* aKa-.TCW ^ettuoe, union and Beet plaur*. sameS^HrcBH i rates promised, which, when effective, i mercnendlse rates. Prices: fcmaUIota^^MQfijfl| D to tl.3S per thousand. F. O, R. loe C leumber Seed 60 ceuts per pouag, ilted 'itates Agricultural Deportment HHM 1 Stall 3n on ourfarzns.U) test all kinds ? >p experiments we win be pleased to "31 ITCH ooMPAhrr, rfyooCTTi, s. s i Printing I Kinds. | ' i- i \j in jwm " H 51.00, rKjii.