Capital and labor . istakable clearness to such: Woe unto you,and this comprehends all classes of men and womenwho take advantage of others, and are thereby enabledto roll in idle luxury at the expense of the grievoustoU of others. The world imagines that the great Co-operativeprinciples of Christ are only suitable for some idealUtopia, and altogether unfit for our every day life,and the church has partly accepted this error. Truthwill -vindicate itself in the process of time, and it willbe found that these principles laid down in the pre-vious pages are well fitted to the needs of
Capital and labor . istakable clearness to such: Woe unto you,and this comprehends all classes of men and womenwho take advantage of others, and are thereby enabledto roll in idle luxury at the expense of the grievoustoU of others. The world imagines that the great Co-operativeprinciples of Christ are only suitable for some idealUtopia, and altogether unfit for our every day life,and the church has partly accepted this error. Truthwill -vindicate itself in the process of time, and it willbe found that these principles laid down in the pre-vious pages are well fitted to the needs of will surely work to the highest ends of the indi-vidual and to the best good of everybody. We search in vain through all the realm of litera-ture to find such great laws that supplement and com-plement each other as beautifully and practically asthe foregoing Co-operative Social laws of give the only safe recipe to cure the ills thathave been caused by the war between Labor andCapital. 18 CHAPTEE We have seen what great blessings will come toSociety when the kingdom of Christian Socialism orHeaven on Earth is established, but as to the bestmethod of establishing this kingdom, there is a widedifference of opinion. We shall not spend our time intheoretical vaporizing and indefinite juggling ofwords, trying to give a solution of this problem, butwe will be plain and practical in our statements, sothat any sincere reader can easily understand ourposition. I.—WILL WE GET SOCIAL EEFOEM THEOUGHTHE CHUECH? There are not a few who believe that the ChristianChurch is the only true medium through which allreform measures must be accomplished. Such per-sons do not properly distinguish between the func-tions of the church and those of the state. It is truethat the church has wrought wonders in uplifting hu- 290 HOW TO GET SOCIAl, BEFOBM. 291 manity and in originating and carrying forward greatmoral and spiritual movements. No doubt this workof the church will continue
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