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ING RE VOLUTION. A NEW SERIES OF SERMONS BY REV. THOMAS DIXON, JR. pie .r.** the "igtn, of the Time. Thut ldlmtr Great %orialt. Economir. Polltl qIl ierlr.itllt IraIl ('htsnges--lostl..e ws y.,Kd. Oc't. I.-Rev. Thomas jpai. Jr . 1.,lie. ;L a new wories (,f morn se i rm'ons in Aszow'ition hall. The bjpect of tihe ri,' he calls "The. f.e rifl l -ewluti,,n." In it h.* will die iho thý igns of tI timeltss that ittndi .a gr.al s('ial. '.,cono,,tic. P tlitical and c,,in.di(al changes. The serlnon this srling was a gene'ral introduction to Sstudy. which will run through cl 'v l weeks. The subject of this intro b.tory disec,'rse delivered todtay was * ej ReStilE Masses." He declares "t dem.'r:ecy in its broadest and truest I y it manif'estly the destiny of the ge, and that there is today developing swerld movement of the masses that * E .t unew social reformation. The thbewen was from Mark xii. 87. "Ande gemsnman people heard him gladly." T11R C'OMMON POPI.P. Tker* IAs no more pregnant sentence gtLrn the lids of the New Testament "a this text. The common people- gsleat multittldes-heard him gladly. We we may rest assured the high, rnl hgem.servativeclasses did not hear hint b . We are not surprised that they guitl him between two thieves as a maen felon. This profound sympathy gb the great under masses is in reality rkey to the mystery of the incarnmtion. 3I wais the carpenter's son. Slived the life of a common work jl4je. lHe chose his fellows from the of the lowly masses. The great tle rich were not his disciples. FIs were fromnt the ranks of the om pople. There could have been no about the birth of the Saviour of ty. It was not by chance that born of humble parents in a man It was the fulfillment of prophecy. the flfillment of the divine plan b ages. Only thus could the world whole world-the real world and saved. Only thus could Smy, I am the .Son of Man.' Be thus among the simple and ig. ad per slave manes of a sin and a sin burdened earth, he placed that should at last leaven the hlp of humanity. alpes Christ the trend of the ages slowly but surely toward the , ennoblmg and saving of the bis. CLristianity has been the only tbMugh the centuries of the era that stood between the fdu the strong and steadfastly de ilt might is not right, and that shall rule strength at last. Na 35otcS or ALL POWrLa of all power is the very last when all Actions have been ex I fouad in the under millions the world's burden, intellect moral, physical. In this ie found the true source of , atellectual, spiritual. moral, Asmen and families scramble among the masses and array withelique sad clas, they de Iad their offspring per rant generation, others in the ef ultimate imperialism has in the masses. The.y have sever yet become conscious of They are the Samsons, but asleep. As they wake to the of the l,wer that inheres in .them. they assmse that neier relax it. thus the ever growing, expansion of a world de It is the destiny of the race. as power on the earth, under above the earth that can de trimnph. Each day ii, itases same victory. gained io tis world As nch of soil once gatned preeatment, a feelg mey-that pra the tM we are about eter baptl the isearyof s- monbh dry beam , qi others hp salN. avery a ad h worl's ml t m oasMar e noe. At am 'ar m g e them mse is beaig sab. l evher Ue. the pel t t ri ar Treath ad ai m g ho Io dew I water 3m. l teeang psis ad warp in er vM r e mes t ar d ed in the daily life of the 'humbipler folk * of tho world with amazin; rnpi'lity. INTERNATIoN.y I.l. It ;+ no longer a pJset'. dllre'q;,. It is a fact thar the under lmawh-s of thei wrlºd are lo-gilning to dlemnast rate pr;ir:act ;I Iv to, the i'hilresophic ,iritir.. Wlhen thi| h .alI miners ,of England rece.,.ntl? strlc.!: S(il iI(('.Ininlt of a reducltiorn of wargi, the c al min0ers (if the continent, represent ing more, than one nation traditionally I hostile, refused to handle coal to be sent to English markets. International societies of workingmien -are fast becoming a power in the wrldl. Internationalism has, in fact, co(me to stay. It is time to spell it with a capi tal I. The serf of Russia. cold and isn lated amid his far northern snows, hasi his friends and sympathizers in the ;a tions where flowers always bloom and the child is born and dies who never saw the snow. A strike in London ec'he..h round the civilized world. The riots in Belgium are backed by the moral senti ment of countless millions who could not locate Belgium on the map of the world. Whether the naked savage that in the heart of darkest Africa crossed the r track of Stanley was wronged recomies a matter of international inquiry and debate. There is growing in the world each day a profounder regard for iman a. man. Class trappings and traditions more and more fade before the one sential of inherent manhood. Poetry., song and story no longer fawn at the feet of pride and power. They sing the free songs and tell the inspiring dreams of the brotherhood of man. It is said that Robert Browningon one occasion was left by his sn, the artist. to do the honors of the house at an ex hibition of his paintings. A woman en tered unannounced and unattended. Browning greeted her with the same cordiality he had exhibited to all. In her surprise the woman said, "Please, sir, I am only the cook. but Mr. Barrett asked me to come and see the picturesr' With out a moment's hesitation and with gen uine courtesy he offered her his arm and showed her the treasures of the room with the same consideration he had dis played to others. It is not an exceptional illustration. It is part of the growing incarnation of a new world spirit. Ring out the old; ring in the new! How much such a fact means to the future of hu man society the historian and student of sociology well knows. MLITARISM. Second-The rebellion against mili tarism and war among the masses or mankind is one of the most significant facts of the closing years of this century. The people have at last begun to see that it is utter insanity that the:' should butcher one another to further the am bitions of kings and princes and rulers. We are beginning to see that the only enemy they have is the common enemy of man-hunger and cold, suffering. The great armies of Europe are honey combed with these ideas. How far' machine discipline has crushed the human in these armies themselves re mams to be seen. In case of a general European war, it is now extremely doubtful if the great masses of the working world could be induced to engage in it or support a gov ernmental army. Germany has but re cently rejected the pet army bill of her government, and it required all the re-' sources of the Imperialists to force a meager majority for the measure in the new assembly. At the recent international ccagressof socialists one of the principal questions discussed officially by the congress was whether in the event of a war all work ingmen should go on a general strike and refuse to work until the butchery ceased. Such a movement on the part of the masses would surely strike the death blow to military power. The masses are learning at last the truth about war. When they know it fully, the era of uni versal peace is come. According to Edward Atkinson, the Boston statistieian, thes total cost of the war of the rebellion has been up to date (1891) about $10,o00,0oo,00o. The entire assessed wealth of the United 8tates in 189 was only *I6,o0o,00,eo , including the value of the slaves. It costs 7,000 to kill a man. From the Crimea n war down to that of 181I1 the tvuihsed matos of Europe and Aeric a qit la dstroylmge another iee. ,eos The war the t last 100 yema h.v eat t0,M00,00 e0, with eat coat the rearew, the agoy, the ors of mm and ther malets. When this bmteher7 shall - sad te vast tamiC arimli the world be tm~md ht armis at tiaty, who ema aetimae the q ad t wkiek them new elylamsasom wo ferware olae time age the M pser Wim dGsris ma e .7 sa itps isem the' In tmhs epesu he Meld: uL.s ag e . Tm ae rem am d as ihe S rth useb Js tfhe ag . fehave, InIts" ai it hem ..hee ama anshamebe s e yollt rrr~ rrYa u4 I ars. we observe the blind fatality with which the ruling powers of thei world are preparing for war. A great war withinll to )ars om n o' tiw ilnevitable,. Andi whom it com(lne wlth cian foretell the ;e ewipiinq reosults? All the trre:at lsw e~ of the old world are ,.ac'h day entltr- itrg awl lhastening the i r prelaratit os f,,r the event. Each ia'aiiy itianetlvering i planned on a vaster scale than its pr'tle cess')r. Each year adsin ia new sInadronlr to the ironclad llattlelships that are t', contend for the nimastery of thr' seas. These ships and gulls and armies will surely pulint in mnotiotl snion. ViWhl, 'nll tell the ountcomell? What will litw lth I answer of the common peopleld l t tthe, scourge of war? Hlitherto it has lweln silenc.i and sufferinj. Sit twodiy the masses Iare moving under a resistless im pulse toward an international federationt and a world leare. THE KI'ROPEAN CRISis. James (lordon Bennett sent recenutllv to thee San Francisco Chronicle a ibriel review by cable of the European sitna tion. which reveals the condition of on rest and uncertainty among the great powers startling enough. He says: While I irould not have my readers consider me a pessimist or a hbird of bad omren. I alirt again comnpelled to say that the eitaltion i l European affatir is far from reassuring. glllle of coming storms may be seen on all sides eie' the political hiorison. Tlere is not a single country in Europe actually without interior oI I exterual turmoil. in (iermany the situatlion is partleularly bad. The conflict betwee the i crown and the people is assuming anl n.' gravatetl fornm, and it can be brought to ats end enly by some unconstitutional act on th" part of the emnwror. who wishes an Increase in the army. which the people have refused tl sanction. New deputie., hostile to thie iliilleplli plan, will he elected. Urave news comes from Austria. There ir an Internal ril rsultilng from cnmstantly irl. creasing ill feeling between the ('echsl, ?Mag yarn and Germans. In England the home rule troubles are increasing, not to mention certalin recent hapnlnings in the royal family. i.I which it were titer linot to dwell. France, hardly out of the anamra crilss, is to hasv next NSptember general elections which will upset pubtlic life. The French statesmen alico, have to deal a ith several troublesome collOlln l matters. Including the 4iamese incident. wllh II may result serouosly, not to mention lnlte: comlpiications wilh England. Italy 14 passing through a financial crl;. I and also has a ministerial crisls. Nice ..c' i day the internal situation is not auspici,:.. I and her foreign relations are seighted dio i a by military expenses. nlain and Portugal have a financlal crlitl which i leading them surely andl quickly I bankruptcy. lIelgium has not c.ome to the tel of her eonstitational crils. Stwedi.n and Nor. way are in open conflict that may result in forcible division. The Herrian coup d'etat and the little king have brought no quiet. Bulgaria Is in the throes of a long standli-e crisisand there exists tacit hostility belt awr' the people and General Stambouloff. Most of these predictions as to elrc tions and their results have since beni verified, and mnany new development l confirming them have more recently up peare.d. What the result will be when this powder magazine is exploded by some royal fool throwing the stub of hi. cigarette into it. who can tell? KOCIAUISM. Third-We observe this world move ment among the masses in the tremen dou. development of socialisul among the masses of the old world. Socialism is everywhere in Europe the rising power. It is no longer a voiceless mob to be suppressed by club and bay. onet. It is a resitltiss uprising of the millions whose representatives are fast crowding the parliamentary assemblies of every nation. In Germany, with her broad and deep culture of the masses, they lead the way. In the last elections their increase was enormous. Other par-' ties rise and fall with local events. but the Social Democrats have with enchl election steadily and swiftly advanced. Beginning It5 years ago with but a fewI thousand votes, they polled at the last election about 2,000,000, in the face of the combined oppositih-n of the govern, ment and all the traditional conservae tive forces of society. Already the socialists have captured the great cities, almost without excep tion. Berlin is theirs by such a great i majority that it it were an independent community they could reconstruct st ciety in it at once. Munich, Hamburg, Bems.,, Lubeck, Leipsic, (lanchau,. Gotha, Dautlg, Nuremberg and Magde berg are all socialist, with others to hear from. As the populatton of every coun try in the world is rapidly concentrating ia the cities, the party that gains conl-' trolof thecitles Is the partyofthe fu The emperor may well look to his g ads. The hour of the common peo ple surely draws nigh. Are thes socialists the ensmiss of' ma and society? This is the platform of the German Soeid Democracy. Reed trsl sa ase, mal as female, direct Lsses- by et bsllst. e ies, oms voteI s-d _isalatl psilsemats aestl sehis at fasss. •l -,it a IS .5 the shdes .1 all Uiseesal mlltarm tlat is lf atlemal de f=ns lesala et a ieig a my. Pbrs~mentarr emirel et the qussulsa of pisle ad war. The settlmeat l ateLastllll dispuie by -s. sw ehl, e ~sma frttm saelatiea. Umas ste .t chuseb esd dtats free di em. fe psgbas well se.as ieserieg Sig la55Igl m4V 5 sasistie tm giles ets* liegal swse asattdve - _.= JPWllt i e 7 ·peopart st i s m ds -t a Se wesbmsse kms sm us as ha etnes usIi s at s S~ e .Mel sl it - e r sestaswhh whhh sh.sh m A sIi /imeim eam Ly~rl g umt {liod t h.,' hiet I .o' t he t in, ' h ,a.,t-. ' t 1. at li tby hIw. In*., , ( .,1 . I t.... t I. fr4 a l Ie I - lu:nvi ('erI 1i t, ..( 1rt,4 t, 'tu n r fi I l.4llty'A !'i ": ,ore nt the r.-,nt /l" 'tifn the illnnet r, i:r'.,Illle mI,,c. cl.',' ,f Ithe ('rtl pr:i tl'ally Il nr,,-I ilol, t1,. ( iI tht. 11i' han1 i the d ot` / 1-* rv' f f lll f all trali til1onsl forces f (, 'y I,,tv rallhlI ,, to the re pitbhli':n CL Olin tir flitit and totniar'ith , disappt ;ulared. l i thl.ot ooth,'.Ih, , +, ihml t4 ralliel in startlin;c f, ri'. FromI an in signii-fic:mt fawti,,n thevy ,d'v' l,.1 I'1l in ,onll election tl' the proportion4 of It national party,. the ,ily fone in opposition to the government. They electled 60 members of the arsmbly on the straight socialist platforlml and 127 "Raldicals" (of about the tylpe of thel present "l'opulists" of America, making in all a legislative forcet of 17. a unit on essential princi In I.3lginm we have recently seen thit government surrender to the popular voicle of the masses and grant them uni vernal suffrage. And that voice had no expressiom save in the howl of the street mob and the sullen defiance of the 1t dustrial strike. Australia is already a ,socialistic con tinenit and is giving the world each day a new lesson in the science of progressive government. The crown presses each day with greater weight upon every monarch tf the old world from the czar in the north to the smallest duchy in Germany. THE REVOLt'TION IN AMRR('A. Fourth-We observe this movement in the current revolution in political and economic life in America. Our traditional parties are certainly going to pieces with a rapidity that must bring dismay to their most hopeful leaders. The new People's Party under most adverse conditions polled in the last campalign 1.000,000 votes and have their representatives in the houseof representa tives and senate and the governor;u, chairs of many states. The great fil::l cial panic of this year has destroyed thi unlity of bath! the traditional parties. ansd each day it becomes more and more' a-l parent that they must unite against tiht, party representing the new movement among the masses if it is to be ihel in check even temporarily. A call is now being circulated for a fed eration of all the labor organizations in 1one great alliance for political purposes. The bloodshed at Homestead was the prophecy of a new era in our political social life. That much is acknowledged now by the defeated party to have been the power that overthrew the last ad ministration and set up a new. A new generation of men have come upon the scene of action in America, and the mere assertion of tradition will not satisfy them. All things are being arraigned for trial by this new court. General Francis A. Walker, who is the incarna-' tion of the mathematics of the old regime. recently gave utterance to this pathetic wail: A revolution is upon us. The bonds of trauli tion and barriers of authority have been swept away. Everything once deemed tettled in economic theory is now audaciously cha iengei. Right you are, general, and how are you going to help yourself? It is the sweep of the age progress! You can easier push back the stars than stop it. ('CINSTRUCTIVE CHRISTIAN SCIALISM. This movement has in it thousands of the best men of the nation counted now among the traditional bulwarks. The Christian ministry is rapidly perceiving the fact that this revolution is a religion -a normal development of the doctrines of Jesuans Christ. Some of our greatest religious papers are the avowed chain pions of constructive Christian social. Dr. Lyman Abbott, pastor of Plyin outh church, maid some time ago: The wealth of the nation I. the wealth of the people-that Is. It springs from the people. It therefore of right belongs to the people. In dustrial democracy does not demand adlvistl.n of the wealth of the sation among Its eL.O0O,,1tl population. But iadustrial democracy does demad, with I~veley, "To each worker his prode, his entiUre produee, and nothing but b, prod~a." Orgpansed Ianjetee worald thebrn disappear from our Indastritsl orgalatlon. Sand with nlajustice would dlsappear dasgerostl dangerous becuse reoasdable) dleoatent and the dlvalon lato the two elamof theU very rich and the very peaor. A holy discontent has relsed the masse of the world. The cry in many quarters is narticulate. They are yet in infancy. They have no lauagah but a cry. Yet G od hasherd it. Andhe whocan read the language of a tsar and interpret the message of an acbing heart la all tongues and beneath all skies ha heard their prayer. And he will answer it. Frsses'a 'stae Switeelad. M. 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