Show V TIIE CRIME OF TRINITY You remember that parable of th the UH raster Master where he told of or the s fello i nho l who would cry out Lord Lord Lor in the da day of or their great need anc and I He would say to them Depart from I I me I r never knew ye workers ye-workers workers 01 of I iniquity The 11 e parable goes e on to tc toI I forecast tho the surprise of or those follows fellows who have o been reciting lone long prayers i f land and giving e alms aims and observing all the forms and ceremonies of ot tho the law la AndI And Ant 1 I then follows th the converse cOn the converse the e-the the picture of ot the people who are arc received with r rail ill gracious blessedness and who can enn cannot cannot not remember r that they ever er gave ave water to tho thirst thirsty I Lord ord or too food tl to the Lord when he lie was hungry And tho the climax will not be forgotten Core In as ye e did it to one of or the least lease of these ye e did It unto Me l i Just now there Is Js a 3 strong campaign of or condemnation for old Trinity church In Ne New York It Is the richest rich rich- est iest st Christian congregation cons in America It Jt owns a n. great reat deal dear of or property In New Xe York city an and maintains tenements tene tenc- ments meats in which tho the ver very poor are housed And it has been an inexorable Inexorable Inexorable able collector It has herded hundreds o of human beings in ancient and ramshackle ram ram- shackle buU buildings def defying all aU laws Jaws of I sanitation and decency It has contributed to vice by the cr very dl dl's l of virtuous conduct In Trinity tenements And It has fought taught In th the courts for years against an any Improvement Improvement Improve Improve- Improver ment In living conditions ondi io cven oven if Ri Lm ie r-of r the has gone forward forward for for- ward In this most humane work Xo No man can tell the n number number of lives Uve that have been sacrificed to Trinity's t Agreed greed reed for money No o one can number number num- num ber the houses of or known Immorality for which that corporation has collected collected col- col e excessive ce she rents No Xo one can the power of Trinity's resl resIstance resIst resIst- t- t jance ance to th the progress of this nation nn and the sentiment of civilization all over o the world I u True Trinity has lias coll collected ted a a. great adeal deal of money mone- and has spent much wealth In maint maintaining formal church i 1 I. I ceremonies But Bui the indictment against Be that great corporation is a terrible one With Its Us wealth it could couil 10 o so much of or practicable good I It f could be bo the tho servant In the tha housein house i i in a way passing the power of man t to tc describe And It could win to a R. glory glor of helpfulness to lo be envied en by angels True religion and undefiled ha has B been forgotten by Trinity |