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8 SOCIALIST COLUMN
PBB SIPRRIRRIIND,
EprTeEDp BY Louis COHEN.
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further motice, will be edited by a
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Communications for this column
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Editor. Questions regarding So-
cialism will be cheerfully answered.
THE MODERN FAMILY.
One frequently hears the objection
made against Socialism by its de-
tractors that it would tend to loosen
the family tie. If we were not
aware that this rather hackneyed
objection were made sincerely we
would suspect that the charge was
made ironically, fr when we put the
institution of the family in modern
capitalist society under the micro-
scope, we find the bonds of matri-
mony and of the family very badly
frayed, both at t' e edges and n the
vicinity of that little lump called the
knot.
There is hardly an objection tor
Socialism that is not already a grave
evil of the present capitalist system,
and the one that Socialism would
loosen the family tie is the most
glaring example of the stone thrown
by the dweller of the proverbial glass
house.
Take the diyorce question alone.
During the last fifty years there have
been over half a million divorces
with the number now rapidly mount»
ing to the million mark.
There are over a million prosti-
tutes in the United States, 50,000 of
whom are sacrificed to an early death
every year.
White slavery abounds and is grow-
ing every year in spite of all the
Low wages of women workers jin
the cities has resulted in an appall-
ing amount of immorality and sexual
viee, the extent of which is so great
that even capitalist legislators are
attempting to stem the current.
Due to the high cost of living,
young men and young women are
fearing to marry, and the average
age in Pennsylvani at which women
marry is now twenty-six.
Due to the character of the indus-
tries which have demanded that
women and children go to the mills
and factories, there are sections .of
the country where there are 'so-
called she-towns, and in the west-
ern states there are communities of
so-called he-towns, with results that
can be better imagined than de-
scribed here?
Due to economic conditions many
women marry merely to get a home
and in the absence of love, there is
probably more prostitution within
the magriage bond than outside it.
The idea that the wife is the prop-
erty of the husband still persists gen-
erally, and while there is a sort of
free-masenry of sexual vice among
men, absolutely chastity is demand-
ed from women. This dual sex-mo-
rality is one of the most demoraliz-
ing aspeets of the capitalist system.
Woman is not economically inde-
pendent as a rule under the marriage
bond, and is especially helpless if
she has bome children. She must
therefore submit to the will of a
most brutishly sensual husband if he
demands it, or else she and her chlld-
ren must starve.
Abortion and race-suicide are very
eonpon under the modern family
bond; due mainly to the high cost
of + living.
Wealthy young women are united
in the holy bonds of matrimony to
the degenerate nobility of Europe,
accompanied by huge fortunes ground
from the toil' of America’s workers.
Millions of immigrants leave their
wives and children behind them in
Europe, and live unfaithfully in this
country until they can haye their
families rejoin them.
There is not a session of a Com-
mon Pleas Court held anywhere in
the United States that does not have
one or more cases concerning the
birth of illegitimate children.
The modern family began to disin-
tegrate when the father first had to
{ women and children often go to the
be must steal some of his resting
time on Sunday to get acquainted
with his family.
In many cases, increasingly so, the
wife must also go to the factory, or
leave the home to help earn a live-
lihood, and in the factories, of New
England, whole families, the men,
mills together, under the beneficent
protection of a high tariff.
Venereal diseases are on the in-
crease and whole families are infect-
ed. Every town, hamlet, village and
rural section has its disreputable
resort and immorality recretly or
openly exists.
But why go on? The indictment of
the capitalist system is strong enough
when contemplating the modern fam-
ily without going any farther. What
mockery it is for the upholders of
the present capitalist system to
charge Socialism with tending to
break the family tie!
There are two main causes for sex
immorality : economic conditions and
unrestrained sex instinct. Of these
by far the greatest is economic
conditions.
When the profit system is abolished,
and the profit taken out of prostitution
and white slavery, those who exploit
women will lose their’ ‘‘incentive’’.
When women get the full value of
their labor in industry, they will
not have to resort to immorality to
live. When mothers are pensioned,
they will not have to submit to vie-
ious husbands or starve When wom-
en become free, we will have a
higher type of human beings. When
capitalism is abolished and Socialism
established, so that every worker
gets his due, then there will not
need to be marriages for a home,
but young people can consummate
their love purely and happily.
Then it will be of the greatest value
to teach sex hygiene in the Public
Schools and banish the false modes-
ty that permits girls and boys to
grow up in ignorance of their func-
tions as sex bel, 8.
DO NOT PLANT
DISEASED TREES.
State Zoologist H. A. Surface calls
attention to the timely topic of Crown
@all of fruit trees, saying; ‘‘ As the
season for planting is near at hand, it
is very important for planters to
know the visible evidences of Crown
Gall, in order that they be able to de-
tect it for themselves and understand
its final effects and in order that they
may be careful to avoid planting trees
infected with it.
This-d@fease is produced by a germ
which causes hairy or knotty growths
upon the roots, and is one of the most
serious troubles that many nursery-
men have to contend against and the
ry
SUNDAYSCIO00L
LESSON
(By E. 0. SELLERS, Director of Even-
ing Department The Moody Bible In-
stitute of Chicage.)
"LESSON FOR APRIL 27
JOSEPH SOLD INTO EGYPT.
LESSON TEXT-—Gen. 87:23-36.
GOLDEN TEXT—“Love envieth not.”
I Cor. 18:4. {
This is the first of seven lessons
dealing with Joseph, a fact which sug-
gests to us his importance in the his.
tory and the working out of God's plan,
This particular lesson occurs about
ten years after Jacob’s return to the
land of Canaan. There are many
points of similarity between Joseph
and Christ (1) Bis name means ‘“add-
ings,” see Isa. 9:6,7; Luke 1:31-33 and
John 3:30. (2) His birth which re-
so the birth of Christ has removed
the reproach of sin, Col. 2:13-15, Rom.
8:1; (3) The love of his father, see
Matt, 3:17. (4) His sufferings at the
_hands of his brethren, Ps. 69:4; John
15:25. (5) His deliverance from pris-
on which was a shadow of Christ's res-
urrection, Acts 2:22-24. (6) His
marriage to one of another race, Eph.
1:3,4. (7) His revelation of himself
to his brothers, see Zach. 12:10, 13:1.
Their Envy Aroused.
The cause of the enmity of Joseph’s
brethren was four-fold. (1) His tale-
bearing, 37:2; his pure mind could not
brook their infamous slanders and he
reported the same to his father. (2)
His father’s partiality as evidenced by
the coat of many colors (v. 31). Only
the opulent and noble, kings’ sons,
wore such a garment, and Joseph was
thereby differentiated from his 1la-
boring brothers. (3) His dreams, vv.
5-7. God was revealing himself in a
marked manner to this young man,
which fact aroused their envy (v. 11),
and (4) his very virtues were a re-
buke to his evilminded brothers.
Five words will serve to fix this les-
son in our minds: Deprivation, Dis-
grace, Deliverance, Deceit and De-
portation,
I. Deprivation v. 23.—Joseph’s coat
was symbolical of regal power and au-
thority. It was not a mere patch
work, but a long woven garment of
bright hues. His dreams, too, had
had to do with his exaltation above
his brethren. As a matter of policy,
perhaps, he ought not to have worn
the garment, but who can question
God’s providential dealings, Rom. 8:
28. Joseph's reception was like that
of Jesus, John 1:11; Matt. 27:28.
II. Disgrace, vv. 24-27.—Stripped of
the coat, Joseph is cast into a pit.
One wonders if the fact that there was
no water there is; evidence of the
'malignity of his nine brothers or of
their somewhat tempered wrath. Jo-
seph had pursued a long journey and
tree planters must watch. It is to be
recognized by the presence of abno:-
mal fine hairy roots, or by knots, or |
swellings on the roots, which may cr.
may not be covered with these tufts
of fine, brown hairy roots. Unfortu-
netely, some nurserymen make a prac-
tice of cutting off these galls with a
knife. This helps to deceive the grow-
er who does not make careful inspec-
tion of his trees, but the mun inspects |
them with care certainly can detect |
the fact that the galls have been cut
away and is jusitified in throwing
them out, as it is imposible, in most
casses to cut them off, so that tuey
will not come again. It must be re-
membered that the Crown Gall of a |
tree is very closely comparable with
the cancer of the human system.
OUR DUTCH LETTER
Roata Barrick, der 23 April, 1913.
Mister Drooker:—Kensht du der
Clel Poorbaw, der saeg meal mon?
Letsht voch hot ar germaind ar daet
au gleicha zu unserm Social Glub
ghaera, un ich hob em Lonz Emerick
vat gshickt er set en special dose fixa
fer der Clel, un du mawsht mers
glanya oder net, mer hens recht uf
gerdu, un ich vet druf oss der Clel
sei meals gessa hot fum mantelpiece
fer en gonze voch. Ar hot sei share
grickt, un fergess es net,
Ivverdem vella mer emol en bor
fun selle shmaerta kaerls fun Somer-
set grigga, oss maena sie vissta er-
bout olles oss es gebbt fer ousfinda,
un mer vella au en special dose richta
fer sie, un sie misses nemma, un mis-
sa au es moul holta, shunsht laega
mer sie uf der dish un brenna sie uf
em ricka grawd vie sie en fea brennt
oss sie kikers sin. Mer grigga leit
oss sie handela kenna un ven mer
rechta brise fiters grigga missa fun
der shtot.
Die naegsht question fer debata iss
‘‘yelles iss es aergshta fer emn mon
ferzaerna, en foules veibsmensh ouner
en shtobbriches kolb.”” Der Clel iss
uf em kolb sei seit.
Dernaegshta condidot iss der Bench
Bittner, venn ar net darrich gaet.
Ess is em en vennig bong sidder der
drous in vesta, un na vissa oll die leit |’
was doubtless hungry and thirsty, yet
these men sat outside eating and
drinking while murder lurked in their
hearts vv. 20, 25, 26). Joseph starv-
ing, was, however, in a better case
than these brethren. One among
them, Reuben, had averted a trag-
edy (v. 22), now God intervenes and
sends this way a company of Ishmael
ite traders from the land of Midian
(see Judges 8:22-24). Cupidity prompts
both the traders and the brothers as
they made merchandise of Joseph,
thus avoiding murder (Gen. 4:10).
Valued Cheaply.
III. Deliverance, v. 28—Like as
Christ was sold by one of his chosen
ones, so Joseph is sold by the very
ones to whom of a right he should
have looked for love and protection,
and how cheaply he was valued, prob-
ably a little more than $12. His bitter
cries were of no avail (42:21), but
this slavery was the road to a sov-
_ereignty.
IV. Deceit vv. 29:35.—These broth.
ers are an illustration of that degen-
eration of character which results
from evil courses. It took place with-
in a very brief time, probably not to
‘exceed 15 years. Their jealousy was
the outcome of their own evil courses.
The intervention of Judah and Reuben
‘was not entirely above suspicion, and
‘not one of them had any esteem of
the truth. They hated Joseph the
dreamer because of his superior sa-
‘gacity. The commission of one sin
always calls forth .others in a vain
endeavor to cover the first. Their
ready willingness to deceive their
‘aged father, and their scornful words
“thy son’s coat,” reveal the blackness
of their characters and their abso-
‘lute lack of all filial love.
V. Deportation, v. 36.—Reuben, re.
turning, found an empty pit, whether
‘hy shared the profit of Joseph's sale,
‘we are left to infer. His plan of
.deliverance could not, however, have
succeeded, as God had other and great-
‘er purposes in store for Joseph. As
for Jacob, he had deceived his father
Isaac, and is compelled to reap as
‘he had sown, Gal. 6:7. The hated
coat is used as a means of their de-
ception,
This is an easy lesson io tell, but
.care must be taken that it be not over-
drawn. Too much description will loge
the ethical and spiritual teaching.
Jealousy and its development will be
enough to emphasize the moral teach-
‘ing. Be sure to emphasize Joseph as
a type of the Christ. Do not antici
pate his other and later experiences;
tell your class that the story is to be
sod
Clel es darrich germocht hot, un ar
leave the home 150 years age to go
into the factc because his hand
labor at hom ould not compete
with Leaving h ne
nd retrirnine late
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older scholars attention can
to sge same truths, gd in
moved Rachel’s reproach (30:34) even |
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CHURCH SERVICES. °
Methodist Episcopal church ser-
vice, Rev. G. A. Neeld pastor—Ser-
vices at10:30 a. m. Sunday school 9:30
a. m. Epworth League at 6:46 p. m.
Evening seryice "at 7:30. Subject
Sunday morning. ‘‘Politics and Re-
ligion.’
Church of the Brethren—Preaching
10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday
School, 9:30 a. m. Christian Workers
Meeting at 6:30 p. m. Bible Class,
Saturday evening, 7:30 p. m. Teacher
Training classes meet Monday evening
7 and 8 o’clock, respectively. Sunday
School Workers’ Meeting, Friday
evening, 30th inst., at 7:30.
Evangelical Lutheran church—Rev
J. A. Yount, pastor. Sunday school
at 9:30 a. m. Morning service at
10:30. Luther League at 6:45 p. m.
Evening service at 7:30. Lenten ser-
vice every Wednesday evening at 7:30
At Grantsville the Holy Commu-
nion will be observed on Easter Sun-
day morning. Preparatory service on
Good Friday evening. Special Eas
ter service by Sunday school and
church on Easter Monday evening.
St. Paul, Wilhelm Reformed charge,
E. S. Hassler pastor. Regular servi-
ces next Sunday at 10 a. m. Sun-
day school at 9 a. m. April 6th is Sun-
day school Rally Day. You are in-
vited. Special program and com-
mencement of school’s trip to Pales-
tine.
Evangelical church, Rev. L. B. Rit-
tenhouse pastor—Services will be
held next Sunday as follows:
day school at 2:00 p. m. Preaching
by the pastor at 7:30 p. m.
SS. Philip and James Oatholic
church, Rev. J. J. Brady, pastor.—
Mass next Sunday 8:30 and 10:30 a.
m. Vespers and Benedictionat 7:30
Pr. m.
At the A. M E. Zion church Sun-
day School at 3:00 p. m. Preaching]
at 11 a. m. Christian Endeavor at
7:45 p. m.
Brethren Church:—H. L. Gough-
nour, pastor. — Preaching services
both morning and evening in the
Meyersdale church. Sunday school
and Christian Endeavor at usual
hours. All are invited.
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