| Show CHURCHES A PREACHER rev bev goo geo D herron heiron the be anarchist nar chiat of the pulpit has been creating a greater torm storm in california than he did in the eastby his big terrible arraignment of the so called Christ christian lad churches of the day and his bis demand that to fulfil fulfill the place ot of religious guides of the people they should proclaim the doctrine doo trine of it community of purpose and action of upholding present conditions in church and state elate prof herrons Her rona revolution revo revolutionary lutio id ideal e lak e have hare jen been expressed so BO in oal 11 1 bly 1 in n pulpits which were opened to h him in because or of the fame he gained in the east as a teacher of reform that his views view have created a furore among the church goers and various denominational have come out in strong denunciation of his bis doctrines and ex one of the he most moat effective or of these speeches was made by a congre rev C 0 brown whose address Is i now being distributed dietri buted over the country accompanied by a circular professor Pro eMor herron and which contains among other thing the following statement the time has fully come when some voice should be raised against the socialistic propaganda now actively at work among the christian pulpits and churches of america no more striking proof could be given than the fao fact that numbers of evangelical pa tors welcome the unbridled socialism of professor herron and hall hail him as a prophet inspired s ired of god to have such views proclaimed claimed in the name of religion seems to us quite unendurable such words as many of professor herrons ought to stir the indignation of every loyal citizen but just tov toe bame protessor herron goes on and there is ia a possibility of some deci decidedly dealy interesting polemic battles before he is squelched for he be has ban the reputation of being a very able speaker and writer here are nome of the be ideas expressed in his bis lecture upon the fullness of these time into the world today there is coming a new and grand idea namely that of the unity of individuals all ir working in harmony for the common good the end of government it is said is a yet the more rights we get the fewer we seem to possess prop erty eny must be considered as aa incidental to and subordinate to human rights the man who controls the property of the people has the life of the people in his grasp graap if this ibis centralization of wealth and power goes on in a few years longer we shall be reduced to a state of abject dependence depend nce and political liberty will be I 1 lost 0 a t the true principle of life lies in a condition con ditton in which the privilege of contributing to the good of the greatest number is recognized and appreciated in socie society tv the law of mutual service should be the universal law of human lite life mr herron believes that the nation Is upon the threshold of a change to oom communal life which bt h holds to la in toe the legitimate order of evolution in earthly pro KreBB he declares that the idea of a common br therwood ther bood must be carried into effect within a empara lively brief period a natural colsum matlon mation of the fullness of these theme times timed of unrest disorder anti and tyranny tyr finny and yet jet of enlightenment land and pro greB grese in this accomplishment he insists that the divided churches of today will be wept swept away and one church communal or universal in Us nature b be established with tate state communism prot prof herron tells a good many plain truths and presents some thoroughly commendable idem but bis bin radicalism Is sure lure to results in this thin respect he is no on the ministers minister and churches he be assails all for batug out of date at the same a me time he be seems to recognize to in a degree the nature of a change that ito ir coming on earth for be insists that 41 divisions visions will be done away and brotherhood be established in religious under divine leadership but aut because of nis attack on the churches burche and his ultra radical views in the field of religious practice there probably is justification lor for we the nuro hes getting alter after him and as they eem asem to have determined to carry ou the fight over the entire west the conflict ought to be decidedly interesting to the principal at least |
