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Ford Hall Meetings
,;. Anna Uarlin Spencer of New
was thp spcalrnr at the Ford
,wetiugs last Sunday evening, her
<"l !Jeing "Are The Public Schools
,era tic)?" Mostly, she c?ncluded,
are not, and :,he forthwith point•
1t five ways in which they may
,Jped "to be. One way is t~1e I'?· ·
lion that every hnman bemg 1s
ulential citizen. VVhen this ls
grasped we shall not continue
y and
stupidly to teach the
old things in the same old way.
rllat we shall have clear!Y in
as our aim in education will be
lleralion of power in the mass.,
,ady the content of education 1s
L,nlarged, with the resplt ~hat,
, elementary school a conµ1tlon
;rable to a "lum1ber jam" on a
,~ river prevails. Continually to '
in the school year and con.tin•
to require children to as~1mi11Jore and more material Ill a
could not well have any other '
One help will come when we
,, our method of teaching to
istrutlons of our subjects. But
than aught else, perhaps, do, ,ye \
1 change in the form of admm1s•
our educational plant Fathers \
11 others, professional folks and
•rs, should all be represented on
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Spencer further urged that the
;,tary schools be shielded from
llial of specialization and that
;-operative instead of t\10 com·
.,, sJiirit be encouraged in cl~ss.
spealrnr next Sunday evenmg
'" Professor Vida Scudder, of
"Juy college, and her ·subject,
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No. 2.
January 5,t 1913:
IT CRIES FOR MORE.
Price Ten Cents.
~u~tained. Its power will be more
than doubled by the mere fact that
you think enough of it to buy a copy
each week. 'l'llat insures its being
read and lcept and treasured. 'l'hat is
what gives a publication life, 'l'hat
ls what makes it your publication,
And remember your comments, suggestions and cri licisrns are most wel-
This is written for the second Issue
of Ji'ur1l Hall Po/ks before I have seen
the first number. That is one of the
exigencies of pel'iodical pulilishing, I
don't lmow whether our baby will be
still-born or whether it will thrive
·111slily and cry out for nourishment
(more circulation). But I do know
there al'e several score or more of
anxious and happy relnlives and
friends standing uroll!Hl rencly to help
in any way they can and eager and
p!'oud to see the youngster mal,e a
HERE'S AN INVITATION!
good itnp!'ession at the very start.
'l'he I~ol'd Hall Folks meet, 1Jext
As is often the cnse this baby is
costing quite a bit more than we bad
Sunday afternoon at 3.30, in Kingsley
counted upon. Good printing by reliaHall of the Ford Building, H you are
ble men done under p!'ope!' conditions
not yet on the list of the "folks" but
costs good 1i10ney, more than we at
would lilrn to be, send your name and
first thought. As we have no adve!'•
address at once to Miss Crawt'ord,
1 tising resources we are dependent en: ·
Room 707, Ford Building. 'I'hls will
tirely on sales and suliscriptlons,
mean tllnt you wlll lend your brain
Here's. the pluqe for these proud and
to the consideration of 1\-Ieetings' busianxious relatives to take hold and help
ness from 3.30 to 5.30 next Sunday and
if they really want to see h'urrl IIall
at the latter hour will join us in a litPull,11 thrive and prosper. ·we shall
tle supper for which we each pay
need to sell the whole edition every
twenty-five cents. The "folks" meet
week in order to make both ends meet,
in this way once in three weeks,
Can we do It? 'l'here certainly are
four hundred people who would lilc13
NEXT SUNDAY'S SPEAKER.
a .permanent, authoritative record of
our Sunday evening meetings. Can
Prof. Vida Scudder of Wellesley Colwe find them? 'I'hat is the question,
lege is to be our speaker next Sunday
It is not a question of producllon but
evening, her very Interesting topic beof distribution. "\Ve shall get a practiing, "'l'he Moral Asset of the Class
cal lllustration of the great commer•
Struggle." Miss Scudder is one of the
clal fact that it takes brains and
most Inspiring personalities of our
energy to dlstrlliute merchandise as
time and a woman of remarkable and
well as to produce it.
compelling eloquence, You'll regret it
I cannot overemphasize the value
if you do not hear this address-or
this publicity will have to the work
read it in the l 11 u/ks of January 19,
we are doing if It is enthusiastically
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Le!,(lsl11ture '1m
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1 haJI meetings last Sunday evening, her
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subject being "Are The Public Schools
1uestlon to Mr, lsaao Harris, c!l,ndWate
Democratic?" Moslly, she concluded,
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ways In which they may
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ABOUT THOSE
LETTERS?
"It isn't the silence of hope unexpressed
That heartens and strengthens the
weak;
To triumph through strife for the great
things of lifeIt's the words of good cheer that we
speak."
And write-speak and write. Mr.
Coleman, of course, could scarcely be
characterized as "weak;" but he certainly will not be so strong as he
ought to be In faith and hope for the
future if you fail to "hearten" and
"strengthen" him as you might by
writing him an appreciative letter to
nse In that book we are planning for
the birthday gift! You know what a
very busy man he is, yet he finds time
every week now to prej)nl'e the message which appear over his signature
in this paper. About half that much
time given by yon just this one week
in a letter would "hearten" him Im·
mensely. Do It now!
RECENTLY SAID HERE.
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Walter Rauschenbusch.
Soclnlism is the necessm·y SJJiritnal
product of capitalism. It hns been
fol'mnlp.ted by that class which hns
borne the sins of cav\tnllsm In its
own body and knows them by heart.
It stands for the holy cletermmn tion
of that wronged and emhittel'ed class
to eliminate these .sins forever from
the social life of mankind, 'l'hus so·
cinlism Is the hlstoricnl Nemesis of
Capitalism and foilows it like Its
shadow.
Stephen S. Wise,
"The church In the past has been
altogether too supine In its attitude
towards poverty. When Christ said
'the poor ye have always with you,'
he was stating a fact, not making a
prophecy and the church has been
quite wrong in Its acceptance of
poverty ns a thing of which Goel approves, There is no such thing, In
my opinion, as 'God's poor,' when the
poverty is involuntary; voluntary
poverty, like 'rolstol's, Is quite another
matter,
THE PRAYER.
(Preceding Prof. Fag11a11i's Lecture.)
For the brotherhood of the race we
thank Thee, Great Father of us all,
Dimly ns we sense It, ottl' hearts leap
with joy the more wo realize It.
Nothing thrills us so much as to feel
the flame of universal Jove burning
within, 1Ve thunk Thee that we are
capable of It. vVe rejoice in the ·exJJel'ience and we pray most earnestly
that we may never suffer the light to
be snuffed out in our own llves. :May
this love of one another spread
throup;hout the world until It covers
nil hunrnnlty as. the water covers the
seas.
HelJJ us to see that brotherliness In
personal relationships is democracy In
government anq that the same principles must be carried into all relations o[ life, indt1Sll'lal, commercial
and s~cinl if we are· to be thoroughgoing· brothern in any nhase of life.
Do Thou g;rnnt us an undying hotie, an
unfaltering courage, and an inexhaus:
tible patience that we, each one of us,
may contribnte our share toward this
great end. Amen.
GOD AND DEMOCRACY.
believe in God's
God's ideal, and
God.
If we say that
that commits us
the world. I Wal
that what I men
aomethlng special
of Democracy tlrn
you about now
'rexas paper, wril
last election.
"Praise God fron
flow,
Bring forth the
grow.
The party banne1
Let blessing hea1
Let trumpets blo
Let everybody rl:
Democracy! Oh,
The one for who
, Has won, and no
We'll dwell Ilene
ers,
In custom houRc:
It surely is a tlm
This is one ki
Democracy, whe1
It, Is the thing t
, Lord's Prayer w'
be clone on eai
Heaven." It m,
God on earth.
is the Jewish ll•
term for democ1
ble to ca!'ry yon
nectlon with Roll
I want t.o as
with me In regu
The first of tl
that I will assn
lieve in change
velopment, in J
that you believe
to be," that pr
our God Is a li
is "Behold, I 11
that what man
better and man
1Ve cannot g,
tutlons but we
on our guard v
tlons. Instlt.uti,
less antiquated
Institutions unt
Now ,an egg-she
the living chic
sacrificed to th
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stltutlon Is on
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Address of Prof. Charles Prospero
Fagnani at Ford Hali Me,etings,
December 29.
God and Democmcy. That is the
greatest snbject in the world. I do
not say subjects because God and
Democracy are one.
You cannot
separate God and Democracy, that Is
the Goel of the Hebrew prophets anrl
of Jesus of Nazareth. And you cannot separate Democracy from Goel.
For If we believe In Democracy, we
fall Meetings
Carlin Spencer of New
s1rnaker at the Ford
last Snnday evening, her
"Are The Pnbllc Schools
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and she i'orthw\th point, ays In which they may
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FORD HALL .FOLKS
of which God apuo such thing, \n
d's poor,' when the
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,i's, is quite another
RAYER,
Fagna11i's Lecture,)
1olHl of the race we
t Father of us alL
it, olll' hearts leap
"''e we realize it,
HO much as to feel
1,·rsal love burning
Ii 'l'hee that we are
<) rejoice in the exp my most earnestly
.. r suffer the light to
unr own 11 ves, :May
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another spread
;u!'ld until it covers•
1lie water covers tlrn
that brotherliness in
ships is clemocracy in
that the same prin,.:,rrled into all reia1<lnstrlal, commercial
are to be thorough11 any phase of life.
H an undying hope, an
1ge, and an inexhaus" t we, each one of us,
.,nr share toward this
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DEMOCRACY.
of. Charles Prospero
'ord Hall Me,etlngs,
,e 111ber 29.
11ucracy. That is the
I in the world. I do
·ts because God and
one.
You cannot
11d Democracy, that is
I re brew prophets ancl
wreth. And you 1can·
1Jumocracy from God.
.·1·e In Democracy, we
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believe in God's plan, God's purpose,
God's ideal, and that is believing in
God.
If we say that we believe In God
that commits us to his program for
the world. I want to say, of course,
tlrnt what I mean by Democracy is
something special. It! is not the kind
of Democracy that I am going to read
you about now in a poep1 from a
'l'exas paper, written shortly after the
last election.
"Praise God from whom all blessings
flow,
Bring forth the crops and let them
grow,
The party banner raise on high
Let blessing hearts reach to the sky.
Let trumpets blow, let people shout
Let eve·rybocly dance with glee
Democracy! Oh, bless the clay!
'l'he one for whom we oft did pray
Has won, and now the jobs nre ours .
We'll clwell henceforth in fairest bow•
ers
In custon~ houses we'll. holcl swayIt surely Is a time to ])ray!
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This is one kind of democracy, but
Democracy, whe11.we conjoin God with
it, Is the thing that "'e ask for in the
Lord's Prayer when :we say "Thy will
be done on earth as it is done in
Heaven," It means the kingdom of
God on earth. 'l'he kingdom of God
Is the Jewish term and the Christian
term for democracy. I want if possible to carry you along with me in connection with some presuppo:;ltions:
I want to assume that ·you agree
with me In regard to certain matters.
The first of the three suppositions
that I will assume is that you all believe in change, in ]lerfeclion, in development, in ]lrogress, in evolution,
that you believe that "the best is yet
to be," that progress is divine, that
our Goel is a living God whose motto
Is "Behold, I make all things now,"
that what man has clone, man can do
better and man must clo better.
vVe cannot get along without Institutions but we 1ha ve always got to be
on our guard with respect to institutions. Institutions are always more or
less antlquatecl; they cannot become
Institutions until they are antiquated.
Now an egg-shell is an institution but
the living chick inside must not be
sacrificed to the integrity of that institution. I have read this with regard to the constitution. "'l'he constitution Is one of the few formal
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documents without which a democracy
is ip1possible, it professes that p1·0gress cannot. be made by providing
that things shall not change. It was
a ha])py compromise of a wrangle by
our forefathers, than whom uobocly
since has been wiser. The beauty of
It is that it oan mean almost anything but it takes a Supreme Court,
or a majodty thereof to decide what
it means; it has lasted so long and
meant so many .things that it Is now
famous."
Conservatism, reputable and respectable, though It claims to be, is in
essence, ovposition to God, that is to
the living God. It Is sincerely reverent of a Goel who clicl things long ago.
Conservatism justifies its opposition
to progress by claiming that without
it, prog1·ess would be too fast and it
uses figures of speech and says that
brakes are necessary to the chariot of
progress. '!'hat all depends on which
way the chariot Is headed. If we believe in God, we believe tnat the
chariot is going up hill, and not down.
No man in his senses, would apply
the brakes in going up hill; aud P\'O·
gress Is always uphill.
So we sometimes hear that unbridled democracy is a bad thing. · It
is not difficult to understand what
unbridled democracy is. It is democracy without a bridle and we presume
that democracy without a bridle is a
free democracy, one which may wander whither-so-ever it listeth. Is that
a good thing or a b:1d thing? vVas
the American Revolution, for instance,
a form of bridled or unbridled clemocracy. Now if democracy 'is going to
wear the bridle, who is going to put
it on and who is going to holtl the
reins?
Now, I will assume that yon believe
In progress, in perfection. Unfortunately, not everyone does, and I am
paying you a big compliment. l\Ien
have been taught to be afraid of
change, to oppose it on principle. vVe
constantly hear people say, "What has
been good enough for om· forefathers
ought to be good enough for ns." And
that Is the people's sentiment in many
quarters. ·why, I have even heard it
applied to Hell. I know of a Presbyterian who said, "li'or my part, I believe in an old fashioned hell, a hell
that was goocl enough for my fathe1· is
good enough for me." Now the fact
Is, that something that was good
enough for our father, Is not good
adopted by the school bonrd,' W-l~lch ;p~;;:-'
IIlb!ls teacher~ from pol!tlonlhg M· g[vii',g Information ld lhe Lcgl:,lalme and
fro>,n assisting ln the nomh1allon of
candidates for public orrtce, was questioned by Solomon Lewenberg, nn .aLtor11e~' and the chn!nnnn of the Jsnao
Harris compalgn committee, In a state1nent Inst 11!ghl.
LewenbP1·g- replied to the statement of
Chnlrmnn Ellis of the school board. that.
the lntlorscment hy let~
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enongh for us. Om fn I.hers, if n live
toclny, would want better t.hnn t.hev
hail in their time nnd woultl reproach
us for our Idolatry for theil' out-worn
and antiqmti.E><l hrnt.it.ulions and conslilnlions nnd everything elRe,
Do you suvpose that if George
Wnshington wns in Boston to-mo!Tow
nnd Im wnnted to go to New Yol'k, (as
he prnbn bly would) thnt he woul<l prefer the stage conch to the Bay Slate
Limited? Not much, I cnn speak fol'
George,
I believe lhnt you take the helpful
view and the divine view nnd that
you are not nl'rnid of pl'ogross.
Now, my s0cond presupposition is
this. I will take for grnnted that you
believe wlt.h me in Urn esRcntial dignity nnd worth of goo,lness, o[ human
nature; I.hat you do not be!ieve in
total devravity; at least not as much
as you nsecl to; that yon agl'ec, with
me that what humm1 nnlure needs is
not. so much a change as a chance.
Hunrnnit.y has never had a fail' chnnce
yet. To believe in God is to believe
in men.
Vie mny take Jesus of
Nmmrel.h for an example in this mat.tel'. The supreme believer in God
was the supreme believer in his fellow
men. I will assume lhnt you share
the confidence of Jesus in human
nature, that you believe that man
would rat.her he decent than not; that
woman woul<l rathel' be decent than
not. 'l'hat men would prefer the apr-rolrnt.ion of their fellows lo their
scorn, I.hat. men would be in!lnll!>.ly
belt.er if they hnd more he:p and
fewer handicnj;s, I know, howevel',
I hn t. many cherish the doctrine of
t.otal depravity, like the old Indy who
Raid, "If you tnke away my total cleprnvity, I won't have any re~iglon
left."
My lhird supposition is this: that
)"OU believe in freedom, In II berty,
'l'hls follows necessarily. If man is
inherently trustworthy, you are not
afraid lo "loose him and let him go,"
I will assume that you agree with me
I.hat men were made for freedom and
not for bondage, that men flourish
best when mdst free, that all the wars
of humanity throughout history can
be trnced back to some form of op[Jl'ess\on, of coercion of man by mnu,'
Let me trace with you the historical
connection between religion and democrncy, I would like to take you on au
aeroplane trip across the mo\mlRln
peaks of the Bible. The dawning of
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1200 yen rs before Christ, more than
3000 years ngo, l\Ioses was a labor
ngitnt.or who headed a successfm
st.rllrc, the l'os111t or which was a verH1n ncnt
lock-011t on I.heir own part of
a number of Hebrew slaves who \aicl
clown their toolfJ, and marched out of
IDgypt never to go back again. Moses
ls the great type of class conscious
onrnneipnlor. Yon see, Moses had Urn
cholco o[ continuing to be the l'avorite
of I.he Egyptian King as the adoptml
~on of Pharnah's daughter, hut he prefel'rell to make common cause wllh his
own people,
The Jews became the custodians of
the world. ,Ve must understand the
story of their clevelopmenL There are
tew .Jews that. lmow, the st.or~, lhemselves. The Jews are not a pure rnco
;';1Y more tha!1 any other race is 111\r,~.
I hey are a nuxcd race. Their religion
has been a compromise between t.wo
disllnct elements that may be de-·
scrl bed as ,J ehovistic and Bnelistic the
religion of the Amarit.es with whl~h It
wns assimilated. Now .Judialsm is the ♦result of a mixtm·e of these two elemunts; and Chrislianity, which absorbed the essence or ,Judinlsm absorbed those two strains. You find
two different ideals fighting for tlrn
mastE>ry, the brotherly love of thr.
nomads and the ritualistic religion of
the cit:y c:ivilizallon. You find two difercnt idens of God. The Hebrew idea
of Clod, I.hat put the emphasis on justice, and the Cananlte idea which put
It on sacrifice and rllualism, You find
two different Ideals of Society, one in
which brnlherhood Is the ideal, the
other marlrnd by class distinctions.
Now, these two diverging lines have
come down to us of the present day
the religion of the t11'iests and the re~
ligion of the prophets, religions of the
[)rie,;Uy type which puts the emphasis
011 the things to be done to God and
the other which cares· about the tl1ings
that we are to do for om· brother man,
'l'he Hebrew prophets were tribunes
of the peo11le-the dauntless and fearless a1Taigners of Kings, and Princes
and Governments. The Hebrew priests
had the Idea that God needed to be '
placated by gifts and sacrifices and
even by human sacrifices,
'l'he
prophets boldly stood forth against
tyranny and op[lression whether In the
Church or in the State. Their entire
zeal was not for the services of thE>
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; was the speaker at the Ford
111eetlngs last Sunday evening, her
,·,·t lleing "Are The Public Schools
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to go back again. Moses
type ol' class conscious
You see, Moses hnd the
ii inning to be tho favorite
t i.m King as the adopte<l
,uil's daughter, but Ile pro!,,· common cause with hi8
111,eame the custodians of
\\'e must undo1·stand the'
, ilovelopment. There are
:1 t know1 the sto1·y thorn.I uws are not a pure raco
111 any other race ls 1>m'1!,
1i xotl rnce. '!'heir religion
,·ompromli;e between two
11,•nts that rnny be del1ovlstic nnd Baelistic, the
1,• Amarites with which it
,•,I. Now Judiaii;m is' tho
1iixt11re of these two elet '.hrh;llanil y, wl>ich ni., .sscnco ot' Judiaimn abtwo strains. Yo11 find
ideals fighting for tlrn
brothel'ly Jove or. tlH,
t 110 l'il ualistlc religion of
-'.,1llon, You find two difr Clod. The Hebt·ew icltm
1111t the emphasis on jm,( ·ananite idea which put
and ritualism. Yon fintl
i,leals of Society, one in
,1,11ood is the idenl, the
I by class distinctions.
11·0 diverging lines have
,i us of the present day,
,r the priests and the reprnphets, religions of the
which puts the emphasis
to be done to God, and
,·It cares alwut the things
, do for our brother man.
prophets were tribunes
-the da11ntless and fear·s of Kings, and Princes
•11ts. The Hebrew priests
that God needed to be
~i !'ts and sacrifices and
11man sacrifices.
The
IIv stood forth against
,p.pression 'iYhether ,in the
the State. Their entire
!'or tho servlees of the
shrine and of the temple, Jrnt for tho
8ocial relations of men thro11gh jpslice
:and ))rotherlincss. I am going to mako
bold lo read to yon some passages
l'rom the Hellrow prophets. Liston to
the wmd8 of Amos which he spoke
:about the year 750 B. C. in the Hellre:w
shrine at Bethel. I will next rend to
yon from the prnphet named E:,;ekiel,'
who lived some ccntm·y or more later.
I wi\,h I had the timo to rend the entire 34th chapter of IDzoldel. r· want
yon w]10n yo11 go home to take, beg,
borrow or steal n. Bible, find the 34th
chapter of IDzeldel, aml see if you don't
get news there that will be more recent than any yon can find in the
(/lolw tomorrow morning,
Now, whatevor else .Jesus of Nnzaroth was, he was tho suecessor of the
prophets and the greatest of them. All
the stress of his tremendous personality was 1rnt on Joying rnou. r want
yon to hour some of tho words of .Josns
as recorclocl by trndition and yon will
see why ho is to nink among tho
vrophets of the early times. He ls reported as having hemm his ministry
hy claiming hnppinoss !'or poor people
especially. "I-Iapvy nro tho poor fo1•
:,Yours is the kingdom of God." It does
110t mean that they were happy then
hut were going lo lrn happy when the
kingdom of God came. "Hnppy a.re ye
that 1nmger for tho kingdom of Goel is
coming null than yon shall eat. I-Inppy
are ye that weep." iVheroas in connection will1 that was, "iVoe unto yon
that are rich, woe unto you that are
full now and have all that yon need,
for ye shall hunger for the things that
the kingdom gives." In the Lord's
Prayer we find, "Give us this day our
daily , bread"; that includes chops,
steaks, hread and butter. Somu people
have the idea that .Jesus was too hightoned to have anythh1g to do with the
things necessary to us, and they interpret "bread" as spiritual food. .Jesus
<did not mean anything of the hind.
He meant substantial bread, bread
made out of Hour, whole flour.
Now, I am going to tell you something that none of you know, absolutely none. I am going to read you
from the revised version, and then I
mu going to tell you what Jesus really
said and the way it should be translated:
"\Vhen he saw the 111111tltude he was
moved with compassion for thorn, be-
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cnuse they were distressed and scattered as sheep not having a shepherd."
· I nm going to tell you the way tha.t
It ls in the Greek, the way it should
be put:
"Whan he saw the multitude, he was
filled with compassion for them because they were skinned, flayed alive,"
It wns indeed distress, but we translate it better when we understand that
it means skinned, and that the w01·d
"skinned" means thrown to
the
grnnnd, llleeding, with their hide off,
and left to shift for themselves.
.Jesus did not believe in benefao·
tlons or )Jenefactors, nol' in paternal·
ism. He did not believe in :.i Htnte of
Society in which some people woulcl
accumula tc so much money that they
would not know what to do with it..
·wo must have no henefactors because
we must be in a position to do our
benefactions for onrnelves. A 1Hl now
tho lrwt passage:
"Cull llO man your father upon
oal'lh."
It' this is not a solar-plexus blow to
pn(ernalil-nn !
"Neit lier be ye called master:;, for
one is yon1· master."
You all see how .Jesus feels about
this matter, But Jh:iten to what nn
erninont representative of the ehurches
has Haid in regard to paternalism.
"A fat.lrnrly interest and sympathetic
relation hetween cm1ployer an<! em•
ployed woulcl solve the entire dil'fer·
ence between labor and capital."
'i'he Christianity of .Jesus is demooracy; it is the kingdom of Heaven.
It ls the 80cial order in whioh human
groups are organized a8 brothers to
manage their own al'fairs for the high•
est welfare of nil the members of the
gi·oup.
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brotherhood as over against paternal·
ism. It is reciproclly as over against
benefactions nnd charities. lt is co•
operation ve1·sus competition, Democracy is going to do away with the
stratification of society into classes.
Listen to what is said by anothe1·
representative of the ohnrch: "The
churches need to be Christianized, tho
churches need to be democratized, the
ohmches need to be fraternalized."
And I cnn say it with all the better
grace, because I belong to the church.
Did yon read that pitiful story of
the young Greek, aged Hevonteen, who
suved enough money to bring his
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hall meetings last Sunday evening, her
subject being "Are The Public Schools
Democratic?" Mostly, she concluded,
thPY are not, and she forthwith pointed out five ways in which they may
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1At the Ford nail meeting,
st sun• \
[uy evenGfft~"f"'1't'tzla'''f1ttfll'.'1 to pu~ a
uestlon to Mr, Isnao Harris, candWate 1,
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or Uie school committee, 1md to Mt%
1-ima Garlln. SP!lnr:er, the qhief ~pea~er,
sister to this country, but who will
probably have to be deported? He
starved himself into insanity. He got
$1.25 a clay and lived on twenty-five
cents a clay. He paid $1.00 a week for
a room and bought no food but lived
on the scraps his fellow countrymen
gave him. Yet out of his wages he
had saved $20 to bring his sister here!
That is the sort of feeling that the
people of the old country have with
regard to America. .,What a responsibility that puts upon us.
·when shall we have more democracy in this country? .,Whenever we
want it earnestly and intelligently
enough. 'Nhenever we shall be determined to have God's will done in the
United States as it is <lone in Heaven.
God Is on the side of the people. vVho
can be against us?
In that clay
patriotism will be a bigger thing than
love of country, It will mean love of
one's countrymen.
'
Question:
Does the speaker believe that .Jesus Christ was a labor
agitator, and that the Jews crucified
him?
Answer: He was an agitator anti
was prosecuted by the Roman Government at the Instigation of the
Jewish authorities.
Question:
Does not the speaker
consider It worth while to mention
other religions than the doctrines of
lhe Hebrews?
Answer:
I s110ke one hour and
seve1i minutes and did the best I
could.
Q. Has the Jewish race fulfilled Its
mission in this world?
A. It has, It ii;; and it is going to.
Q. 'Nhat does the speaker think of
the Interpretation of the word "charity?"
A. There is distinct advantage in
the Revised version of 1. Cor., the
word Jove taking the place of the
word charity in the King James version.
Q. How is it that the ruling classes
do not have the idea of democracy
which God has ancl if the common people were raised up would they 11ot
have the samo ideas that the rniing
classes Iia ve now?
A. It is not a question of pulling
the "outs" in and the "ins" out, taking clown those above and putting up
those below. It is the believing in
I J ·therhood. 'l'here are plenty of the
1 u! 1ng class who would be glad to see
dGmocracy come as, lndividpals and
. ttpon tile
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many of them are helping to bring it
along. ,Ve are all pretty decent on
the whole and while we can speak
against classes we must be careful not
fo speak hgainst individual members
of the classes. vVe are all human and
tJiere is good and bad in all of. us.
Q. What is your personal opinion
of the political parties of America
and ,vhich one stands for greater progress?
A. If you will promise not to tell
:rny one, my private opinion is that
the party which has the highest
ideals and which Is going to do the
most of all the parties that exist at
the present lime, is the Socialist
party.
Q. If the Christians would interpret
Jesus as a great liberator of men as
the Jews do Moses would not that n.revenl a good deal o[ misunderstanding,
between them and the Jews7
A. I think It would.
Q. Give us your reasons for be·
lievlng in Goel?
. A. vVhy simply the reason that
Voltaire gave: if there was not such a
God, we would have to invent Him.
We have got lo assume God, and until
you cnn get some better hypothesis
that will have lo hold.
Q. If we have democracy won't It
be just to have an industrial democracy as well as a political?
A. ,Vhen we have democracy that
will of course include industries. vVe
have a little democracy in this makebelievt~ parcels J>oHt just beginning lo
start on ,Veducsday.
Q. What is the message of the
resurrection concernlug democracy?
A. 'I'he message of hope, in spite
of death, hell and everything.
Q, If democracy means so much
why don't they teach it to children in
the schools and thorougl1ly Imbue
them with it?
A. Bm::rnse we are not yet democratic enough to teach it in our public
schools.
Q. Is ])reaching alone sufficient or
isitnol?
A. Nothing alone is sutncient. We
must have as many different ways to
ge't at it as we can think of,
Q. Where does George :Moore get
his authority that Jesus was not crucified but was put to death in some
other way?
A. I do not know. 'l'here are a
great many fanciful notions regarding
this.
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Q. .,Why then, ln view of
rneut of' the Professor, iR
much prejuclice against
today?
A. Because the Christ
abused the .Tews and we :
1irejudiced against people I
jure.
Q. In view of Jesus' t
the Sermon on the Mou
violm1ce and force how en
tian-spirited government b1
force?
A. No government ls
Christ.Ian and most gov<'1·1
very far from it. Il ls o
{]h1:istianize the UovPrnrnt'l
Q. vVhat ls your upi11;
Hebrew pro]Jhets as n:inl
J\Iessiah?
A. It cannot be summ•
sentence; there were 111:11
of l\Tmrninnic hope nmong
One that he would come 1
the Kliigdorn or Goel. Ano
would not come until al
established.
The l\Iessinnlc hope or '
its efrnence was that n g
~urning.
Q. Are not hmnan be'
•cirnnl? Wl1y, then, are th
,equal mentally?
A. 'I'hey are, pract.k:n 1
they nre more nParly e<
:generally belleved nnd thr
are due to eclnc:a tlon nJHl ,
CONCLUSION
I want to say In cloHill
greatly lluleht<'<l Io yon,
.and to your wonderful Jen
Coleman, for tl1e prll'ilog,
Ing yon tonight..
Nol
tempt me away from No1Y
winter time but jnRl the
u[ meeting this wmHkrl
111 .Ford Hall, ancl I hnpn
;tinue to thrive ancl pros1
SOCIALISM IN COL
Reports Which Show W
The Movement Is I
(F'rom thP
Nt\\\'
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Judging fTom reports 1
graduate delegates lo tl
nual convention of the I
Socialist' Society, wl1ic-h
sions yesterday in Miss
Stokes' sturlio, !10 Grove
ism· is certain lo becon
most popular college
rora Hall Meetings
l\Irn, Anna Garlin S1Jei1cer of New
Yori, was the speaker at the Ford
l1all meetings lasl Snnduy evening, her
01 iJJject !Jeing "Are 'l'he Public Schools
I Jemocratic?" Mostly, she concluded,
I l1Py 1are not, and she forthwith point1·d out five ways in which they may
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"1asses we must be careful not
Ii against individual mem!Jers
·l:1sses, V\Te are all human and
: good and bad in all of us.
\'hat is your personal opinion
political parties of America
icll one stands for greater proyou will promise not to te!I
·, my private opinfon is that
l't y wl!icfl has
the highest
111d which is going to do the
all the parties that exist at
sent time, is the Socialist
tile Christians would. interpret
, a grnat liberator of men as
s do Moses would not that pre:uod deal of mi:rnnderstandfng;
I hem and the Jews -r
lliink it would.
\'<, us your reasons for be·
11 Goel?
l1y simply the rea~on that
gave: if there was 1wt such a
would have to ln~nt Him.
got to assume God, and until
get some better hypothesis
have to hold.
\\'e have democracy won't it
10 have an industrial democ,, ..,JI as a political?
11 C'II we !1a ve democracy that
>111·se include industries. vVe
11 le democracy in .this make•ai·cels post just beginning to
\ \' ednesday.
1at is the message of the
i"n concerning democracy?
,, message of hope, In spite
liell anrl everything.
democracy means so much
1 they teach it to children In
,uls and thoroughly imbue
I it?
:i nse we are not yet de1noJ11gh to teach it in our public
,reaching 11lone sufficient or
!ling alone is suJ!lcient. vVe
, ns many different ways to
1s we cnn think of.
re, does George Moore get
·i Iy that Jesus was not crucfwas put to death in some
?
, not know. There are a
y fanciful notions regarding
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Q. vVhy then, in view of the state- ·
ment of the Professor, ls there so
much prejudice against the ,Tews
today?
A. Because the Christians have
nlrnsed the Jews and we are always
prejudice(! ag11im;t people that we injure.
Q, In view of Jesus' teaching in
:the Sermon on the I\founc agarnst
violence and force how can a Chrh,~
tian-spirited govemment be based on
.force?
A. No government is thoroughly
Christian and most governments are
very far from it. It is om· task to
'Christianize the Government.
Q. What is your opinion of the
Hebrew prophets as relating to the
l\lessiah?
A, 1t cannot ]Je summed up in a
Bente11ce; there were many varieties
of Messianic hope among the .Tews.
One that he would come to establish
the Kingdom of God. Another that he
would not come until after It was
established.
The ·Messianic hope of the Jews In
lts essence was that a goocl lime Is
<eoming.
Q. Are not human beings created
•equal? Wl1y, t11en, are they not borll
•equal mentally'/
A. 'I'hey are, practically; I think
they nre more nearly equal than is
generally believed nnd that clil'ferences
are due to education a.nd environnwnt.
CONCLUSION.
I want to say in closing that I am
greatly indebted to you, my friends,
and to your wonderful leader here, Mr.
Coleman, for the privilege of addressing you tonight.
Nothing would
tempt me away from New York in the
winter time but just the opportunity
,of meeting this wonderful gathering
1n Ji'ord Hall, nnd I hope you will continue to thrive l\ll(l prosper.
SOCIALISM IN COLLEGES.
Reports Whlch Show What Progress
The Movement Is Making.
( 11~ro111
1hi' Ntiw Yol'k
81111.)
.Judging from rnportt: by the unde1'gradnate delegates to the fonrth .anmial convention of the Intercollegiate
Socialist Society, which began its sessions yesterday In Miss Helen Phelps
Stokes' studio, DO Grove stt·eot, Socialism ls cel'taln to become one of the
most popular college svol'ts,
'l'hey
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were very earnest young men and
women who met in Miss Stokes' pleas. ant, pictnre-Irnng room, but it was
evident that they found keen enjoyment in faculty and Philistine unclergmduate opposition to their chnptel's,
as the individual organizations are
called.
The delegate from Yale who, like
several of his brother delegates, spoke
with a noti'ccahle foreign accent, told
l10w opposition, largely from the
student body in this case, harl built up
the New Haven chapter until It was
the largest and most active in the society. There had been, he 1'eported,
an attempt to destroy the society, or
at least to sever its. connection with
the l)arent body, on the ground that
it was "cont1·ary to the democratic
spirit and traditions of dear old Yale."
An att~mpt was made, he declared, to
make tlw chapter over into "a sort of
Sunday school affair" and re-name it
the Society for the Study of Social
Problems.
'When this move had been defeated,
it was found that the University authorities had trebled the rent for llw
use of a college building for the chapter's meetings. But Professor Emory
came forward with a goocl word for
Socialism, the economic department
sullscrihed generously to the fund, and,
with the iuternecine trouble-makers
ousted from the ol'ganlzalion, but. still
enough trouble left to be stimulating,
things were going nicely at Yale.
,J. G, Phelps Stokes, l)resident of the
Intercollegiate Socialist Society, who
presided over the convention, saicl tlrnt
as a Yale man he could uuderstaud the
dilllculty of running a Socialist society
in so conservative a place. Iucidentally his brother, Anson Phelps Stokes,
is treasurer of Yale University, Amherst repo1·ted that its chapter was
getting action by debating Socialism
with the Civics Club and expects· lo
stimulate the mental grnwth of the
members of the Civics Club noticeably,
At Williams, Socialists are looked upon as "queel' s1rnclmens," according to
tl1e cheerful represeutatlve of that
chapter.
Delegate Humplueys of the Springfield Y. M. 0. A. Training School
raised a laugh when he said in a way
that showed it seemed to him a sur·
prisiug lhing that the Socialist chap·
ter "stands well with the faculty and
has its eooperution.'' 'l'he Connecticut
l ho sci10ol bonrd, ~vhlch p~ol I erH fi-om pelltlonhlg 01' .glvi:illon to the Lcgl~lafure and
,;t Ing •In the nomination of
for public office, was
:-~olo1no11 Lewenberg, nn
1lw clrnlrmnn of the
"''"lgn committee, In a
Ford Hall Meetings
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York was the speaker at the Ford
hall meetings last Sunday evening, her
. subject being "Are The Public Schools
Democratic?" MosllY, she concluded,
they are not, and she forthwith pointed out five ways In which they may
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Agrlcultmnl College chnptcr revortcd
an interesting slrnggle with a faculty
that hns tried vninly to halt. its progress b)' decreeing that no college
building could he used for pollt.lcal
purposes.
Of the chapter at Barnard the
young woman clelcgnte reported that
it was struggling against lack of in-'
terest. The genernl attitude "makes
the students watch what we nre doing
without Wanting lo join." Columbia
reported a chapter of twenty-nine
members, twelve on the active list,
and Comell bonst.ed of n chapter
membership of thirty-five, with thirty
"real" Socialists .
At the College of the City of New
York, on the other hand, there wns
almost "too much enthusiasm," said
tho spokesman of the students there.
He added that while there wns no
"olliclnl orgnnizatlon" there were ove1·
1000 Socialists in the college; in fact
the ()Ill.Ire unclergracluatl! body wns
Socialist, and the prnfesrmrs in the
economics depnrtment had to wage
daily warfare with heckling Soclnllsts
who asked embnrrassing questions.
New York University's ngitator complained that the student body was not
anti-Socialist but "just Indifferent."
The faculty, he snld, was not hosl.lle
to the college Socialists. The [nculty
of the New York Dental College was
reported to be very active in Its opposition, and there again the chapter
was llomlshing.
Down at Princeton, Delegate Alexander reported, the path of the
Socialist is altogether too smooth.
He said thnt the faculty quite ap'
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outlet for undergraduate enthusiasms
thnn the college inn. And he complninccl that the undergraduates approvecl too, snying: "Fine world Keep
It up, old man. ·we're nil Socialists in
theory, you know. ,V'e'II lrnep the
world golng and you do your best for
Sociallsm."
Next year, snid Mr. Alexander, the
Princeton Socialists are going to droii
"the r.bloroform bottle and butterfly
net nncl resort lo the hammer."
Debs was coming down to help them,
he acldecl.
De]P,gat.e lVfcDonnld oft.he Meaclvllle
'I'heological School snlcl t.hi~t eight out
of the entering class of ten this year
hncl jolnecl the chapter, and that eight
members or t.wenly-foui· were cnnylng
the "reel card" showing them to he
members of the nnt.lonal Socialist
pnrty. He was applauded when he
asked the I. S. S. lo "protest ngalnst
college men engaging In scnbbing and
strike-breaking.'' 'l'he young woman
deiegntP. frnm the George vVnshlngton
University chnpter snid that the
strong religions ancl conservallve feelIng nrnong the faculty and undergradttnles mncle it hard for the chapter lo gnin in membership.
Harry ,V. Laicller of vVesleynn, orgnnlze1· for lhe I. S. S., reported I.hat
the chapters hncl incre11sed from
thirty-eight to fifty-nine since the previous convention, and lhnt there are
now nenrly 1000 members of the unclergraclun le chnpt.ers, but not all of
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was thp spcalrnr at the Ford
,wetiugs last Sunday evening, her
<"l !Jeing "Are The Public Schools
,era tic)?" Mostly, she c?ncluded,
are not, and :,he forthwith point•
1t five ways in which they may
,Jped "to be. One way is t~1e I'?· ·
lion that every hnman bemg 1s
ulential citizen. VVhen this ls
grasped we shall not continue
y and
stupidly to teach the
old things in the same old way.
rllat we shall have clear!Y in
as our aim in education will be
lleralion of power in the mass.,
,ady the content of education 1s
L,nlarged, with the resplt ~hat,
, elementary school a conµ1tlon
;rable to a "lum1ber jam" on a
,~ river prevails. Continually to '
in the school year and con.tin•
to require children to as~1mi11Jore and more material Ill a
could not well have any other '
One help will come when we
,, our method of teaching to
istrutlons of our subjects. But
than aught else, perhaps, do, ,ye \
1 change in the form of admm1s•
our educational plant Fathers \
11 others, professional folks and
•rs, should all be represented on
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,Jiool board,
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Spencer further urged that the
;,tary schools be shielded from
llial of specialization and that
;-operative instead of t\10 com·
.,, sJiirit be encouraged in cl~ss.
spealrnr next Sunday evenmg
'" Professor Vida Scudder, of
"Juy college, and her ·subject,
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No. 2.
January 5,t 1913:
IT CRIES FOR MORE.
Price Ten Cents.
~u~tained. Its power will be more
than doubled by the mere fact that
you think enough of it to buy a copy
each week. 'l'llat insures its being
read and lcept and treasured. 'l'hat is
what gives a publication life, 'l'hat
ls what makes it your publication,
And remember your comments, suggestions and cri licisrns are most wel-
This is written for the second Issue
of Ji'ur1l Hall Po/ks before I have seen
the first number. That is one of the
exigencies of pel'iodical pulilishing, I
don't lmow whether our baby will be
still-born or whether it will thrive
·111slily and cry out for nourishment
(more circulation). But I do know
there al'e several score or more of
anxious and happy relnlives and
friends standing uroll!Hl rencly to help
in any way they can and eager and
p!'oud to see the youngster mal,e a
HERE'S AN INVITATION!
good itnp!'ession at the very start.
'l'he I~ol'd Hall Folks meet, 1Jext
As is often the cnse this baby is
costing quite a bit more than we bad
Sunday afternoon at 3.30, in Kingsley
counted upon. Good printing by reliaHall of the Ford Building, H you are
ble men done under p!'ope!' conditions
not yet on the list of the "folks" but
costs good 1i10ney, more than we at
would lilrn to be, send your name and
first thought. As we have no adve!'•
address at once to Miss Crawt'ord,
1 tising resources we are dependent en: ·
Room 707, Ford Building. 'I'hls will
tirely on sales and suliscriptlons,
mean tllnt you wlll lend your brain
Here's. the pluqe for these proud and
to the consideration of 1\-Ieetings' busianxious relatives to take hold and help
ness from 3.30 to 5.30 next Sunday and
if they really want to see h'urrl IIall
at the latter hour will join us in a litPull,11 thrive and prosper. ·we shall
tle supper for which we each pay
need to sell the whole edition every
twenty-five cents. The "folks" meet
week in order to make both ends meet,
in this way once in three weeks,
Can we do It? 'l'here certainly are
four hundred people who would lilc13
NEXT SUNDAY'S SPEAKER.
a .permanent, authoritative record of
our Sunday evening meetings. Can
Prof. Vida Scudder of Wellesley Colwe find them? 'I'hat is the question,
lege is to be our speaker next Sunday
It is not a question of producllon but
evening, her very Interesting topic beof distribution. "\Ve shall get a practiing, "'l'he Moral Asset of the Class
cal lllustration of the great commer•
Struggle." Miss Scudder is one of the
clal fact that it takes brains and
most Inspiring personalities of our
energy to dlstrlliute merchandise as
time and a woman of remarkable and
well as to produce it.
compelling eloquence, You'll regret it
I cannot overemphasize the value
if you do not hear this address-or
this publicity will have to the work
read it in the l 11 u/ks of January 19,
we are doing if It is enthusiastically
;i,~ the
Le!,(lsl11ture '1m
In the nomlnnllon' or
I <>r public office, was ques\]11111011 Lewenbcrg, nn -nttor1,., chnh·11111n or tho Jsnno
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to the Edltor ~t Tho I.J:~rttld:
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York was the s11eaker at the Ford
1 haJI meetings last Sunday evening, her
(ay evenTii!""'f""{fffiif"'~!l:lriTY to pu~ e.
subject being "Are The Public Schools
1uestlon to Mr, lsaao Harris, c!l,ndWate
Democratic?" Moslly, she concluded,
01• U10 school commltlco, ruid to Mrs, 1
, thpy are not, and she forthwith pointed
ways In which they may
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ABOUT THOSE
LETTERS?
"It isn't the silence of hope unexpressed
That heartens and strengthens the
weak;
To triumph through strife for the great
things of lifeIt's the words of good cheer that we
speak."
And write-speak and write. Mr.
Coleman, of course, could scarcely be
characterized as "weak;" but he certainly will not be so strong as he
ought to be In faith and hope for the
future if you fail to "hearten" and
"strengthen" him as you might by
writing him an appreciative letter to
nse In that book we are planning for
the birthday gift! You know what a
very busy man he is, yet he finds time
every week now to prej)nl'e the message which appear over his signature
in this paper. About half that much
time given by yon just this one week
in a letter would "hearten" him Im·
mensely. Do It now!
RECENTLY SAID HERE.
111nde n ~pp(\
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Walter Rauschenbusch.
Soclnlism is the necessm·y SJJiritnal
product of capitalism. It hns been
fol'mnlp.ted by that class which hns
borne the sins of cav\tnllsm In its
own body and knows them by heart.
It stands for the holy cletermmn tion
of that wronged and emhittel'ed class
to eliminate these .sins forever from
the social life of mankind, 'l'hus so·
cinlism Is the hlstoricnl Nemesis of
Capitalism and foilows it like Its
shadow.
Stephen S. Wise,
"The church In the past has been
altogether too supine In its attitude
towards poverty. When Christ said
'the poor ye have always with you,'
he was stating a fact, not making a
prophecy and the church has been
quite wrong in Its acceptance of
poverty ns a thing of which Goel approves, There is no such thing, In
my opinion, as 'God's poor,' when the
poverty is involuntary; voluntary
poverty, like 'rolstol's, Is quite another
matter,
THE PRAYER.
(Preceding Prof. Fag11a11i's Lecture.)
For the brotherhood of the race we
thank Thee, Great Father of us all,
Dimly ns we sense It, ottl' hearts leap
with joy the more wo realize It.
Nothing thrills us so much as to feel
the flame of universal Jove burning
within, 1Ve thunk Thee that we are
capable of It. vVe rejoice in the ·exJJel'ience and we pray most earnestly
that we may never suffer the light to
be snuffed out in our own llves. :May
this love of one another spread
throup;hout the world until It covers
nil hunrnnlty as. the water covers the
seas.
HelJJ us to see that brotherliness In
personal relationships is democracy In
government anq that the same principles must be carried into all relations o[ life, indt1Sll'lal, commercial
and s~cinl if we are· to be thoroughgoing· brothern in any nhase of life.
Do Thou g;rnnt us an undying hotie, an
unfaltering courage, and an inexhaus:
tible patience that we, each one of us,
may contribnte our share toward this
great end. Amen.
GOD AND DEMOCRACY.
believe in God's
God's ideal, and
God.
If we say that
that commits us
the world. I Wal
that what I men
aomethlng special
of Democracy tlrn
you about now
'rexas paper, wril
last election.
"Praise God fron
flow,
Bring forth the
grow.
The party banne1
Let blessing hea1
Let trumpets blo
Let everybody rl:
Democracy! Oh,
The one for who
, Has won, and no
We'll dwell Ilene
ers,
In custom houRc:
It surely is a tlm
This is one ki
Democracy, whe1
It, Is the thing t
, Lord's Prayer w'
be clone on eai
Heaven." It m,
God on earth.
is the Jewish ll•
term for democ1
ble to ca!'ry yon
nectlon with Roll
I want t.o as
with me In regu
The first of tl
that I will assn
lieve in change
velopment, in J
that you believe
to be," that pr
our God Is a li
is "Behold, I 11
that what man
better and man
1Ve cannot g,
tutlons but we
on our guard v
tlons. Instlt.uti,
less antiquated
Institutions unt
Now ,an egg-she
the living chic
sacrificed to th
stitution, I hP
gard to the rn
stltutlon Is on
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Address of Prof. Charles Prospero
Fagnani at Ford Hali Me,etings,
December 29.
God and Democmcy. That is the
greatest snbject in the world. I do
not say subjects because God and
Democracy are one.
You cannot
separate God and Democracy, that Is
the Goel of the Hebrew prophets anrl
of Jesus of Nazareth. And you cannot separate Democracy from Goel.
For If we believe In Democracy, we
fall Meetings
Carlin Spencer of New
s1rnaker at the Ford
last Snnday evening, her
"Are The Pnbllc Schools
Mo~llY, she concluded,
and she i'orthw\th point, ays In which they may
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FORD HALL .FOLKS
of which God apuo such thing, \n
d's poor,' when the
1111tary; voluntary
,i's, is quite another
RAYER,
Fagna11i's Lecture,)
1olHl of the race we
t Father of us alL
it, olll' hearts leap
"''e we realize it,
HO much as to feel
1,·rsal love burning
Ii 'l'hee that we are
<) rejoice in the exp my most earnestly
.. r suffer the light to
unr own 11 ves, :May
11<!
another spread
;u!'ld until it covers•
1lie water covers tlrn
that brotherliness in
ships is clemocracy in
that the same prin,.:,rrled into all reia1<lnstrlal, commercial
are to be thorough11 any phase of life.
H an undying hope, an
1ge, and an inexhaus" t we, each one of us,
.,nr share toward this
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of. Charles Prospero
'ord Hall Me,etlngs,
,e 111ber 29.
11ucracy. That is the
I in the world. I do
·ts because God and
one.
You cannot
11d Democracy, that is
I re brew prophets ancl
wreth. And you 1can·
1Jumocracy from God.
.·1·e In Democracy, we
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believe in God's plan, God's purpose,
God's ideal, and that is believing in
God.
If we say that we believe In God
that commits us to his program for
the world. I want to say, of course,
tlrnt what I mean by Democracy is
something special. It! is not the kind
of Democracy that I am going to read
you about now in a poep1 from a
'l'exas paper, written shortly after the
last election.
"Praise God from whom all blessings
flow,
Bring forth the crops and let them
grow,
The party banner raise on high
Let blessing hearts reach to the sky.
Let trumpets blow, let people shout
Let eve·rybocly dance with glee
Democracy! Oh, bless the clay!
'l'he one for whom we oft did pray
Has won, and now the jobs nre ours .
We'll clwell henceforth in fairest bow•
ers
In custon~ houses we'll. holcl swayIt surely Is a time to ])ray!
·
This is one kind of democracy, but
Democracy, whe11.we conjoin God with
it, Is the thing that "'e ask for in the
Lord's Prayer when :we say "Thy will
be done on earth as it is done in
Heaven," It means the kingdom of
God on earth. 'l'he kingdom of God
Is the Jewish term and the Christian
term for democracy. I want if possible to carry you along with me in connection with some presuppo:;ltions:
I want to assume that ·you agree
with me In regard to certain matters.
The first of the three suppositions
that I will assume is that you all believe in change, in ]lerfeclion, in development, in ]lrogress, in evolution,
that you believe that "the best is yet
to be," that progress is divine, that
our Goel is a living God whose motto
Is "Behold, I make all things now,"
that what man has clone, man can do
better and man must clo better.
vVe cannot get along without Institutions but we 1ha ve always got to be
on our guard with respect to institutions. Institutions are always more or
less antlquatecl; they cannot become
Institutions until they are antiquated.
Now an egg-shell is an institution but
the living chick inside must not be
sacrificed to the integrity of that institution. I have read this with regard to the constitution. "'l'he constitution Is one of the few formal
3
documents without which a democracy
is ip1possible, it professes that p1·0gress cannot. be made by providing
that things shall not change. It was
a ha])py compromise of a wrangle by
our forefathers, than whom uobocly
since has been wiser. The beauty of
It is that it oan mean almost anything but it takes a Supreme Court,
or a majodty thereof to decide what
it means; it has lasted so long and
meant so many .things that it Is now
famous."
Conservatism, reputable and respectable, though It claims to be, is in
essence, ovposition to God, that is to
the living God. It Is sincerely reverent of a Goel who clicl things long ago.
Conservatism justifies its opposition
to progress by claiming that without
it, prog1·ess would be too fast and it
uses figures of speech and says that
brakes are necessary to the chariot of
progress. '!'hat all depends on which
way the chariot Is headed. If we believe in God, we believe tnat the
chariot is going up hill, and not down.
No man in his senses, would apply
the brakes in going up hill; aud P\'O·
gress Is always uphill.
So we sometimes hear that unbridled democracy is a bad thing. · It
is not difficult to understand what
unbridled democracy is. It is democracy without a bridle and we presume
that democracy without a bridle is a
free democracy, one which may wander whither-so-ever it listeth. Is that
a good thing or a b:1d thing? vVas
the American Revolution, for instance,
a form of bridled or unbridled clemocracy. Now if democracy 'is going to
wear the bridle, who is going to put
it on and who is going to holtl the
reins?
Now, I will assume that yon believe
In progress, in perfection. Unfortunately, not everyone does, and I am
paying you a big compliment. l\Ien
have been taught to be afraid of
change, to oppose it on principle. vVe
constantly hear people say, "What has
been good enough for om· forefathers
ought to be good enough for ns." And
that Is the people's sentiment in many
quarters. ·why, I have even heard it
applied to Hell. I know of a Presbyterian who said, "li'or my part, I believe in an old fashioned hell, a hell
that was goocl enough for my fathe1· is
good enough for me." Now the fact
Is, that something that was good
enough for our father, Is not good
adopted by the school bonrd,' W-l~lch ;p~;;:-'
IIlb!ls teacher~ from pol!tlonlhg M· g[vii',g Information ld lhe Lcgl:,lalme and
fro>,n assisting ln the nomh1allon of
candidates for public orrtce, was questioned by Solomon Lewenberg, nn .aLtor11e~' and the chn!nnnn of the Jsnao
Harris compalgn committee, In a state1nent Inst 11!ghl.
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Chnlrmnn Ellis of the school board. that.
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hall meetings last Sunday evening her
subject being ''Are The Public Scl;ools
Democratic?" Mostly, she concluded,
, thE>Y are not, and she forthwith polnted out five ways In which they may
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enongh for us. Om fn I.hers, if n live
toclny, would want better t.hnn t.hev
hail in their time nnd woultl reproach
us for our Idolatry for theil' out-worn
and antiqmti.E><l hrnt.it.ulions and conslilnlions nnd everything elRe,
Do you suvpose that if George
Wnshington wns in Boston to-mo!Tow
nnd Im wnnted to go to New Yol'k, (as
he prnbn bly would) thnt he woul<l prefer the stage conch to the Bay Slate
Limited? Not much, I cnn speak fol'
George,
I believe lhnt you take the helpful
view and the divine view nnd that
you are not nl'rnid of pl'ogross.
Now, my s0cond presupposition is
this. I will take for grnnted that you
believe wlt.h me in Urn esRcntial dignity nnd worth of goo,lness, o[ human
nature; I.hat you do not be!ieve in
total devravity; at least not as much
as you nsecl to; that yon agl'ec, with
me that what humm1 nnlure needs is
not. so much a change as a chance.
Hunrnnit.y has never had a fail' chnnce
yet. To believe in God is to believe
in men.
Vie mny take Jesus of
Nmmrel.h for an example in this mat.tel'. The supreme believer in God
was the supreme believer in his fellow
men. I will assume lhnt you share
the confidence of Jesus in human
nature, that you believe that man
would rat.her he decent than not; that
woman woul<l rathel' be decent than
not. 'l'hat men would prefer the apr-rolrnt.ion of their fellows lo their
scorn, I.hat. men would be in!lnll!>.ly
belt.er if they hnd more he:p and
fewer handicnj;s, I know, howevel',
I hn t. many cherish the doctrine of
t.otal depravity, like the old Indy who
Raid, "If you tnke away my total cleprnvity, I won't have any re~iglon
left."
My lhird supposition is this: that
)"OU believe in freedom, In II berty,
'l'hls follows necessarily. If man is
inherently trustworthy, you are not
afraid lo "loose him and let him go,"
I will assume that you agree with me
I.hat men were made for freedom and
not for bondage, that men flourish
best when mdst free, that all the wars
of humanity throughout history can
be trnced back to some form of op[Jl'ess\on, of coercion of man by mnu,'
Let me trace with you the historical
connection between religion and democrncy, I would like to take you on au
aeroplane trip across the mo\mlRln
peaks of the Bible. The dawning of
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1200 yen rs before Christ, more than
3000 years ngo, l\Ioses was a labor
ngitnt.or who headed a successfm
st.rllrc, the l'os111t or which was a verH1n ncnt
lock-011t on I.heir own part of
a number of Hebrew slaves who \aicl
clown their toolfJ, and marched out of
IDgypt never to go back again. Moses
ls the great type of class conscious
onrnneipnlor. Yon see, Moses had Urn
cholco o[ continuing to be the l'avorite
of I.he Egyptian King as the adoptml
~on of Pharnah's daughter, hut he prefel'rell to make common cause wllh his
own people,
The Jews became the custodians of
the world. ,Ve must understand the
story of their clevelopmenL There are
tew .Jews that. lmow, the st.or~, lhemselves. The Jews are not a pure rnco
;';1Y more tha!1 any other race is 111\r,~.
I hey are a nuxcd race. Their religion
has been a compromise between t.wo
disllnct elements that may be de-·
scrl bed as ,J ehovistic and Bnelistic the
religion of the Amarit.es with whl~h It
wns assimilated. Now .Judialsm is the ♦result of a mixtm·e of these two elemunts; and Chrislianity, which absorbed the essence or ,Judinlsm absorbed those two strains. You find
two different ideals fighting for tlrn
mastE>ry, the brotherly love of thr.
nomads and the ritualistic religion of
the cit:y c:ivilizallon. You find two difercnt idens of God. The Hebrew idea
of Clod, I.hat put the emphasis on justice, and the Cananlte idea which put
It on sacrifice and rllualism, You find
two different Ideals of Society, one in
which brnlherhood Is the ideal, the
other marlrnd by class distinctions.
Now, these two diverging lines have
come down to us of the present day
the religion of the t11'iests and the re~
ligion of the prophets, religions of the
[)rie,;Uy type which puts the emphasis
011 the things to be done to God and
the other which cares· about the tl1ings
that we are to do for om· brother man,
'l'he Hebrew prophets were tribunes
of the peo11le-the dauntless and fearless a1Taigners of Kings, and Princes
and Governments. The Hebrew priests
had the Idea that God needed to be '
placated by gifts and sacrifices and
even by human sacrifices,
'l'he
prophets boldly stood forth against
tyranny and op[lression whether In the
Church or in the State. Their entire
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; was the speaker at the Ford
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,·,·t lleing "Are The Public Schools
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You see, Moses hnd the
ii inning to be tho favorite
t i.m King as the adopte<l
,uil's daughter, but Ile pro!,,· common cause with hi8
111,eame the custodians of
\\'e must undo1·stand the'
, ilovelopment. There are
:1 t know1 the sto1·y thorn.I uws are not a pure raco
111 any other race ls 1>m'1!,
1i xotl rnce. '!'heir religion
,·ompromli;e between two
11,•nts that rnny be del1ovlstic nnd Baelistic, the
1,• Amarites with which it
,•,I. Now Judiaii;m is' tho
1iixt11re of these two elet '.hrh;llanil y, wl>ich ni., .sscnco ot' Judiaimn abtwo strains. Yo11 find
ideals fighting for tlrn
brothel'ly Jove or. tlH,
t 110 l'il ualistlc religion of
-'.,1llon, You find two difr Clod. The Hebt·ew icltm
1111t the emphasis on jm,( ·ananite idea which put
and ritualism. Yon fintl
i,leals of Society, one in
,1,11ood is the idenl, the
I by class distinctions.
11·0 diverging lines have
,i us of the present day,
,r the priests and the reprnphets, religions of the
which puts the emphasis
to be done to God, and
,·It cares alwut the things
, do for our brother man.
prophets were tribunes
-the da11ntless and fear·s of Kings, and Princes
•11ts. The Hebrew priests
that God needed to be
~i !'ts and sacrifices and
11man sacrifices.
The
IIv stood forth against
,p.pression 'iYhether ,in the
the State. Their entire
!'or tho servlees of the
shrine and of the temple, Jrnt for tho
8ocial relations of men thro11gh jpslice
:and ))rotherlincss. I am going to mako
bold lo read to yon some passages
l'rom the Hellrow prophets. Liston to
the wmd8 of Amos which he spoke
:about the year 750 B. C. in the Hellre:w
shrine at Bethel. I will next rend to
yon from the prnphet named E:,;ekiel,'
who lived some ccntm·y or more later.
I wi\,h I had the timo to rend the entire 34th chapter of IDzoldel. r· want
yon w]10n yo11 go home to take, beg,
borrow or steal n. Bible, find the 34th
chapter of IDzeldel, aml see if you don't
get news there that will be more recent than any yon can find in the
(/lolw tomorrow morning,
Now, whatevor else .Jesus of Nnzaroth was, he was tho suecessor of the
prophets and the greatest of them. All
the stress of his tremendous personality was 1rnt on Joying rnou. r want
yon to hour some of tho words of .Josns
as recorclocl by trndition and yon will
see why ho is to nink among tho
vrophets of the early times. He ls reported as having hemm his ministry
hy claiming hnppinoss !'or poor people
especially. "I-Iapvy nro tho poor fo1•
:,Yours is the kingdom of God." It does
110t mean that they were happy then
hut were going lo lrn happy when the
kingdom of God came. "Hnppy a.re ye
that 1nmger for tho kingdom of Goel is
coming null than yon shall eat. I-Inppy
are ye that weep." iVheroas in connection will1 that was, "iVoe unto yon
that are rich, woe unto you that are
full now and have all that yon need,
for ye shall hunger for the things that
the kingdom gives." In the Lord's
Prayer we find, "Give us this day our
daily , bread"; that includes chops,
steaks, hread and butter. Somu people
have the idea that .Jesus was too hightoned to have anythh1g to do with the
things necessary to us, and they interpret "bread" as spiritual food. .Jesus
<did not mean anything of the hind.
He meant substantial bread, bread
made out of Hour, whole flour.
Now, I am going to tell you something that none of you know, absolutely none. I am going to read you
from the revised version, and then I
mu going to tell you what Jesus really
said and the way it should be translated:
"\Vhen he saw the 111111tltude he was
moved with compassion for thorn, be-
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cnuse they were distressed and scattered as sheep not having a shepherd."
· I nm going to tell you the way tha.t
It ls in the Greek, the way it should
be put:
"Whan he saw the multitude, he was
filled with compassion for them because they were skinned, flayed alive,"
It wns indeed distress, but we translate it better when we understand that
it means skinned, and that the w01·d
"skinned" means thrown to
the
grnnnd, llleeding, with their hide off,
and left to shift for themselves.
.Jesus did not believe in benefao·
tlons or )Jenefactors, nol' in paternal·
ism. He did not believe in :.i Htnte of
Society in which some people woulcl
accumula tc so much money that they
would not know what to do with it..
·wo must have no henefactors because
we must be in a position to do our
benefactions for onrnelves. A 1Hl now
tho lrwt passage:
"Cull llO man your father upon
oal'lh."
It' this is not a solar-plexus blow to
pn(ernalil-nn !
"Neit lier be ye called master:;, for
one is yon1· master."
You all see how .Jesus feels about
this matter, But Jh:iten to what nn
erninont representative of the ehurches
has Haid in regard to paternalism.
"A fat.lrnrly interest and sympathetic
relation hetween cm1ployer an<! em•
ployed woulcl solve the entire dil'fer·
ence between labor and capital."
'i'he Christianity of .Jesus is demooracy; it is the kingdom of Heaven.
It ls the 80cial order in whioh human
groups are organized a8 brothers to
manage their own al'fairs for the high•
est welfare of nil the members of the
gi·oup.
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brotherhood as over against paternal·
ism. It is reciproclly as over against
benefactions nnd charities. lt is co•
operation ve1·sus competition, Democracy is going to do away with the
stratification of society into classes.
Listen to what is said by anothe1·
representative of the ohnrch: "The
churches need to be Christianized, tho
churches need to be democratized, the
ohmches need to be fraternalized."
And I cnn say it with all the better
grace, because I belong to the church.
Did yon read that pitiful story of
the young Greek, aged Hevonteen, who
suved enough money to bring his
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hall meetings last Sunday evening, her
subject being "Are The Public Schools
Democratic?" Mostly, she concluded,
thPY are not, and she forthwith pointed out five ways in which they may
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1At the Ford nail meeting,
st sun• \
[uy evenGfft~"f"'1't'tzla'''f1ttfll'.'1 to pu~ a
uestlon to Mr, Isnao Harris, candWate 1,
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or Uie school committee, 1md to Mt%
1-ima Garlln. SP!lnr:er, the qhief ~pea~er,
sister to this country, but who will
probably have to be deported? He
starved himself into insanity. He got
$1.25 a clay and lived on twenty-five
cents a clay. He paid $1.00 a week for
a room and bought no food but lived
on the scraps his fellow countrymen
gave him. Yet out of his wages he
had saved $20 to bring his sister here!
That is the sort of feeling that the
people of the old country have with
regard to America. .,What a responsibility that puts upon us.
·when shall we have more democracy in this country? .,Whenever we
want it earnestly and intelligently
enough. 'Nhenever we shall be determined to have God's will done in the
United States as it is <lone in Heaven.
God Is on the side of the people. vVho
can be against us?
In that clay
patriotism will be a bigger thing than
love of country, It will mean love of
one's countrymen.
'
Question:
Does the speaker believe that .Jesus Christ was a labor
agitator, and that the Jews crucified
him?
Answer: He was an agitator anti
was prosecuted by the Roman Government at the Instigation of the
Jewish authorities.
Question:
Does not the speaker
consider It worth while to mention
other religions than the doctrines of
lhe Hebrews?
Answer:
I s110ke one hour and
seve1i minutes and did the best I
could.
Q. Has the Jewish race fulfilled Its
mission in this world?
A. It has, It ii;; and it is going to.
Q. 'Nhat does the speaker think of
the Interpretation of the word "charity?"
A. There is distinct advantage in
the Revised version of 1. Cor., the
word Jove taking the place of the
word charity in the King James version.
Q. How is it that the ruling classes
do not have the idea of democracy
which God has ancl if the common people were raised up would they 11ot
have the samo ideas that the rniing
classes Iia ve now?
A. It is not a question of pulling
the "outs" in and the "ins" out, taking clown those above and putting up
those below. It is the believing in
I J ·therhood. 'l'here are plenty of the
1 u! 1ng class who would be glad to see
dGmocracy come as, lndividpals and
. ttpon tile
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many of them are helping to bring it
along. ,Ve are all pretty decent on
the whole and while we can speak
against classes we must be careful not
fo speak hgainst individual members
of the classes. vVe are all human and
tJiere is good and bad in all of. us.
Q. What is your personal opinion
of the political parties of America
and ,vhich one stands for greater progress?
A. If you will promise not to tell
:rny one, my private opinion is that
the party which has the highest
ideals and which Is going to do the
most of all the parties that exist at
the present lime, is the Socialist
party.
Q. If the Christians would interpret
Jesus as a great liberator of men as
the Jews do Moses would not that n.revenl a good deal o[ misunderstanding,
between them and the Jews7
A. I think It would.
Q. Give us your reasons for be·
lievlng in Goel?
. A. vVhy simply the reason that
Voltaire gave: if there was not such a
God, we would have to invent Him.
We have got lo assume God, and until
you cnn get some better hypothesis
that will have lo hold.
Q. If we have democracy won't It
be just to have an industrial democracy as well as a political?
A. ,Vhen we have democracy that
will of course include industries. vVe
have a little democracy in this makebelievt~ parcels J>oHt just beginning lo
start on ,Veducsday.
Q. What is the message of the
resurrection concernlug democracy?
A. 'I'he message of hope, in spite
of death, hell and everything.
Q, If democracy means so much
why don't they teach it to children in
the schools and thorougl1ly Imbue
them with it?
A. Bm::rnse we are not yet democratic enough to teach it in our public
schools.
Q. Is ])reaching alone sufficient or
isitnol?
A. Nothing alone is sutncient. We
must have as many different ways to
ge't at it as we can think of,
Q. Where does George :Moore get
his authority that Jesus was not crucified but was put to death in some
other way?
A. I do not know. 'l'here are a
great many fanciful notions regarding
this.
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Q. .,Why then, ln view of
rneut of' the Professor, iR
much prejuclice against
today?
A. Because the Christ
abused the .Tews and we :
1irejudiced against people I
jure.
Q. In view of Jesus' t
the Sermon on the Mou
violm1ce and force how en
tian-spirited government b1
force?
A. No government ls
Christ.Ian and most gov<'1·1
very far from it. Il ls o
{]h1:istianize the UovPrnrnt'l
Q. vVhat ls your upi11;
Hebrew pro]Jhets as n:inl
J\Iessiah?
A. It cannot be summ•
sentence; there were 111:11
of l\Tmrninnic hope nmong
One that he would come 1
the Kliigdorn or Goel. Ano
would not come until al
established.
The l\Iessinnlc hope or '
its efrnence was that n g
~urning.
Q. Are not hmnan be'
•cirnnl? Wl1y, then, are th
,equal mentally?
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they nre more nParly e<
:generally belleved nnd thr
are due to eclnc:a tlon nJHl ,
CONCLUSION
I want to say In cloHill
greatly lluleht<'<l Io yon,
.and to your wonderful Jen
Coleman, for tl1e prll'ilog,
Ing yon tonight..
Nol
tempt me away from No1Y
winter time but jnRl the
u[ meeting this wmHkrl
111 .Ford Hall, ancl I hnpn
;tinue to thrive ancl pros1
SOCIALISM IN COL
Reports Which Show W
The Movement Is I
(F'rom thP
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Judging fTom reports 1
graduate delegates lo tl
nual convention of the I
Socialist' Society, wl1ic-h
sions yesterday in Miss
Stokes' sturlio, !10 Grove
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most popular college
rora Hall Meetings
l\Irn, Anna Garlin S1Jei1cer of New
Yori, was the speaker at the Ford
l1all meetings lasl Snnduy evening, her
01 iJJject !Jeing "Are 'l'he Public Schools
I Jemocratic?" Mostly, she concluded,
I l1Py 1are not, and she forthwith point1·d out five ways in which they may
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,[ them are helping to !Jring it
\Ve are all l)retty decent on
ule anll while we can speak
"1asses we must be careful not
Ii against individual mem!Jers
·l:1sses, V\Te are all human and
: good and bad in all of us.
\'hat is your personal opinion
political parties of America
icll one stands for greater proyou will promise not to te!I
·, my private opinfon is that
l't y wl!icfl has
the highest
111d which is going to do the
all the parties that exist at
sent time, is the Socialist
tile Christians would. interpret
, a grnat liberator of men as
s do Moses would not that pre:uod deal of mi:rnnderstandfng;
I hem and the Jews -r
lliink it would.
\'<, us your reasons for be·
11 Goel?
l1y simply the rea~on that
gave: if there was 1wt such a
would have to ln~nt Him.
got to assume God, and until
get some better hypothesis
have to hold.
\\'e have democracy won't it
10 have an industrial democ,, ..,JI as a political?
11 C'II we !1a ve democracy that
>111·se include industries. vVe
11 le democracy in .this make•ai·cels post just beginning to
\ \' ednesday.
1at is the message of the
i"n concerning democracy?
,, message of hope, In spite
liell anrl everything.
democracy means so much
1 they teach it to children In
,uls and thoroughly imbue
I it?
:i nse we are not yet de1noJ11gh to teach it in our public
,reaching 11lone sufficient or
!ling alone is suJ!lcient. vVe
, ns many different ways to
1s we cnn think of.
re, does George Moore get
·i Iy that Jesus was not crucfwas put to death in some
?
, not know. There are a
y fanciful notions regarding
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Q. vVhy then, in view of the state- ·
ment of the Professor, ls there so
much prejudice against the ,Tews
today?
A. Because the Christians have
nlrnsed the Jews and we are always
prejudice(! ag11im;t people that we injure.
Q, In view of Jesus' teaching in
:the Sermon on the I\founc agarnst
violence and force how can a Chrh,~
tian-spirited govemment be based on
.force?
A. No government is thoroughly
Christian and most governments are
very far from it. It is om· task to
'Christianize the Government.
Q. What is your opinion of the
Hebrew prophets as relating to the
l\lessiah?
A, 1t cannot ]Je summed up in a
Bente11ce; there were many varieties
of Messianic hope among the .Tews.
One that he would come to establish
the Kingdom of God. Another that he
would not come until after It was
established.
The ·Messianic hope of the Jews In
lts essence was that a goocl lime Is
<eoming.
Q. Are not human beings created
•equal? Wl1y, t11en, are they not borll
•equal mentally'/
A. 'I'hey are, practically; I think
they nre more nearly equal than is
generally believed nnd that clil'ferences
are due to education a.nd environnwnt.
CONCLUSION.
I want to say in closing that I am
greatly indebted to you, my friends,
and to your wonderful leader here, Mr.
Coleman, for the privilege of addressing you tonight.
Nothing would
tempt me away from New York in the
winter time but just the opportunity
,of meeting this wonderful gathering
1n Ji'ord Hall, nnd I hope you will continue to thrive l\ll(l prosper.
SOCIALISM IN COLLEGES.
Reports Whlch Show What Progress
The Movement Is Making.
( 11~ro111
1hi' Ntiw Yol'k
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.Judging from rnportt: by the unde1'gradnate delegates to the fonrth .anmial convention of the Intercollegiate
Socialist Society, which began its sessions yesterday In Miss Helen Phelps
Stokes' studio, DO Grove stt·eot, Socialism ls cel'taln to become one of the
most popular college svol'ts,
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were very earnest young men and
women who met in Miss Stokes' pleas. ant, pictnre-Irnng room, but it was
evident that they found keen enjoyment in faculty and Philistine unclergmduate opposition to their chnptel's,
as the individual organizations are
called.
The delegate from Yale who, like
several of his brother delegates, spoke
with a noti'ccahle foreign accent, told
l10w opposition, largely from the
student body in this case, harl built up
the New Haven chapter until It was
the largest and most active in the society. There had been, he 1'eported,
an attempt to destroy the society, or
at least to sever its. connection with
the l)arent body, on the ground that
it was "cont1·ary to the democratic
spirit and traditions of dear old Yale."
An att~mpt was made, he declared, to
make tlw chapter over into "a sort of
Sunday school affair" and re-name it
the Society for the Study of Social
Problems.
'When this move had been defeated,
it was found that the University authorities had trebled the rent for llw
use of a college building for the chapter's meetings. But Professor Emory
came forward with a goocl word for
Socialism, the economic department
sullscrihed generously to the fund, and,
with the iuternecine trouble-makers
ousted from the ol'ganlzalion, but. still
enough trouble left to be stimulating,
things were going nicely at Yale.
,J. G, Phelps Stokes, l)resident of the
Intercollegiate Socialist Society, who
presided over the convention, saicl tlrnt
as a Yale man he could uuderstaud the
dilllculty of running a Socialist society
in so conservative a place. Iucidentally his brother, Anson Phelps Stokes,
is treasurer of Yale University, Amherst repo1·ted that its chapter was
getting action by debating Socialism
with the Civics Club and expects· lo
stimulate the mental grnwth of the
members of the Civics Club noticeably,
At Williams, Socialists are looked upon as "queel' s1rnclmens," according to
tl1e cheerful represeutatlve of that
chapter.
Delegate Humplueys of the Springfield Y. M. 0. A. Training School
raised a laugh when he said in a way
that showed it seemed to him a sur·
prisiug lhing that the Socialist chap·
ter "stands well with the faculty and
has its eooperution.'' 'l'he Connecticut
l ho sci10ol bonrd, ~vhlch p~ol I erH fi-om pelltlonhlg 01' .glvi:illon to the Lcgl~lafure and
,;t Ing •In the nomination of
for public office, was
:-~olo1no11 Lewenberg, nn
1lw clrnlrmnn of the
"''"lgn committee, In a
Ford Hall Meetings
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York was the speaker at the Ford
hall meetings last Sunday evening, her
. subject being "Are The Public Schools
Democratic?" MosllY, she concluded,
they are not, and she forthwith pointed out five ways In which they may
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Agrlcultmnl College chnptcr revortcd
an interesting slrnggle with a faculty
that hns tried vninly to halt. its progress b)' decreeing that no college
building could he used for pollt.lcal
purposes.
Of the chapter at Barnard the
young woman clelcgnte reported that
it was struggling against lack of in-'
terest. The genernl attitude "makes
the students watch what we nre doing
without Wanting lo join." Columbia
reported a chapter of twenty-nine
members, twelve on the active list,
and Comell bonst.ed of n chapter
membership of thirty-five, with thirty
"real" Socialists .
At the College of the City of New
York, on the other hand, there wns
almost "too much enthusiasm," said
tho spokesman of the students there.
He added that while there wns no
"olliclnl orgnnizatlon" there were ove1·
1000 Socialists in the college; in fact
the ()Ill.Ire unclergracluatl! body wns
Socialist, and the prnfesrmrs in the
economics depnrtment had to wage
daily warfare with heckling Soclnllsts
who asked embnrrassing questions.
New York University's ngitator complained that the student body was not
anti-Socialist but "just Indifferent."
The faculty, he snld, was not hosl.lle
to the college Socialists. The [nculty
of the New York Dental College was
reported to be very active in Its opposition, and there again the chapter
was llomlshing.
Down at Princeton, Delegate Alexander reported, the path of the
Socialist is altogether too smooth.
He said thnt the faculty quite ap'
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JHovc,1 of the chapter, believing It
harmless, nncl !ls meetings a safer
outlet for undergraduate enthusiasms
thnn the college inn. And he complninccl that the undergraduates approvecl too, snying: "Fine world Keep
It up, old man. ·we're nil Socialists in
theory, you know. ,V'e'II lrnep the
world golng and you do your best for
Sociallsm."
Next year, snid Mr. Alexander, the
Princeton Socialists are going to droii
"the r.bloroform bottle and butterfly
net nncl resort lo the hammer."
Debs was coming down to help them,
he acldecl.
De]P,gat.e lVfcDonnld oft.he Meaclvllle
'I'heological School snlcl t.hi~t eight out
of the entering class of ten this year
hncl jolnecl the chapter, and that eight
members or t.wenly-foui· were cnnylng
the "reel card" showing them to he
members of the nnt.lonal Socialist
pnrty. He was applauded when he
asked the I. S. S. lo "protest ngalnst
college men engaging In scnbbing and
strike-breaking.'' 'l'he young woman
deiegntP. frnm the George vVnshlngton
University chnpter snid that the
strong religions ancl conservallve feelIng nrnong the faculty and undergradttnles mncle it hard for the chapter lo gnin in membership.
Harry ,V. Laicller of vVesleynn, orgnnlze1· for lhe I. S. S., reported I.hat
the chapters hncl incre11sed from
thirty-eight to fifty-nine since the previous convention, and lhnt there are
now nenrly 1000 members of the unclergraclun le chnpt.ers, but not all of
them a re SociaJlsts.
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