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Show FOUR ISMS Til lOV 10BIATE THE WORLD Terrorism, Manimonism, Eeelo-slasticism Eeelo-slasticism and Idealism; Their Rise and Fall. At tho services of tho First Unitarian church Sunday Rev. Frank Fay Eddy preached on Four Jama that Dominate the World, in the musical programme Miss Kmlly Larson sang as nn offertory solo "Children's Home." The anthem by Unity Quartette was entitled "Now Will Keip Him In Perfect Peace." Broadly siwnldnK mc-ii luavo jjovcniud and liavo been sovcrncU, and :iro cllll trovornlnu and bolnrc governed. In four wayu- !' Hi" ationp hand of mlKht. by tlio gullo of priestcraft, priest-craft, by purchase or the roUIsIi uppcal and by their idcala or by thu unselllj-h appeal. AfiiUnc nn lem hi each ca-w to a word uxprcsslny theuo concc))ta. wo have Terrorism, UcclestaaticlRm. lammontsin ami Idealism. Thcsu terms arc not clear-cut, but they fuirly woll lndlcatu certain points of view which aro feen In human hu-man history." Mr. Eddy then traced the rise and fall of Terrorism and the more lasting sway of Eccloslastlclsm. Continuing ho said: New Ism of Manimonism. 'This now isn of Mnmmonlsm deserves our chief attention. A type of men have arisen who aim to tovorn tho world by tho une of tin power of wealth as othors of tholr typo huvo governed It by tho cxorcUo of terrorism or the kuIIo ami threa: of ecclealiistlclmn In the cast. They think ami say that eveo" man has his price. They cynically corrupt Kovcrn- li-g bofllt-s, defy laws when they do not succcod In maklm; them to suit themselves, mako and unmake puppet judce) and i-al and cheat :lo ns they use tho wealth they never :irncd. Aiding and nbottlne thi m lb a horde of smaller raecnls who cheat and scheme and lie for a price. These uro tho men who are CM.-rcissln6r tl lowera of majnmonlsni. Who Are Exploited Ones. "Then thorc nro tho real of us. Wo arc the exploited ones. We pay tribute to thco Cacwirn mown great. In freight raioa. In express ex-press charcv., in tho exceasivo and llllKltlmate prlcca we pay for f-vcrythlne wo uso In our home. And we dcicrvo It nil. We decerve it partlv btiiiUiio we aro cowardly and weak, re-funlni; re-funlni; to tlht for our plain rlRhtK; partly because we aro wicked, chcrlshiiur In our hearth the desire for unearned wealth. Tho slmplo truth Is that nine Amcrlcaim out of tin would act In precisely the samo way u theso lordly buccaneer of high flnunco If they wero In the seal of power. Are All Idolaters? Vn all feci the Hiibtle Influence or mam-monism mam-monism and arc nil Idolnlers. Wo have made H possible fur the rich man to feol that ho could buy atout everything worth having with hlx money from a private car to a seat In tho senate. Tht public has fawned Ucn them, society so-ciety welcomed them nnd tin church cringed lor tho crumbs of their largest. Great la mammonUm In our day. Change of Sentiment. "Just now wo aro experiencing a sudden change In pLbllc sentiment. I doubt If there has been a change of heart. Probably wo aro no moio honest this year than wo were last year, taken In tho mas. I rather think that tho limit of patience haa about been reached. "We hae pata tithes to tho high prlcots of ni.iiiin.on until tho need of a revolt lo dem-enstruted dem-enstruted to tho dullest. Political Bosses Retire. '"The political temper Just now In one of ex-nK:inllon. ex-nK:inllon. This gives an oportunliy to a now type of political loaders and they are appearing ap-pearing all over tho country to thu destruction of ancient machines and bosses who have, not ranted nn honest dollar or fHt the force of an hones: motlvj In a scoro of years. These pushing, rising youn,g men of polities really havo a coneclenco that ia working and, utll-Irlng utll-Irlng tho public discontent, 1 bolluvo thoy will rsi prcceptlbly tho demands of the public conscience Most of all I believe each of us Individually will grow more Intelligent, mnrr carnct and moro honest. This should be thu reaction on uurwlvis. As to Idealism. "As yo would that men nhould do unto you, do you ulwi unto them likewise." These nre thu words of the greatest Idealist, I suppose. In all human hlMory. I-ct them Introduce us to tho last of our four Isms, namely idealism Sad Indeed would It be If In the past w could only perceive the rule of might. Its attendant attend-ant terror, bloodshed nnd ruin, coupled with the wiles of the prlont preying upon tho ignorance ignor-ance nnd supcratlllons or mn. Sadder yet would It bo If we pc thuse only giving way to Imj replaced by a despotism of wealth that would reduco men to even a meaner type of biavery. Fortunately for our faith thero Is something more. Mingling with these lacro ban bcim a nobler etraln. If thero had not been thero could have been no progress " |