GIFT OF . The MAJESTY of MAN • • • • • • • • The Majesty of Man in the Holy Spirit By GEORGE MILLER MARISCHALL R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 1 8 East 1 7th Street New York The MAJESTY of MAN :: :: The Majesty of Man is the Holy Spirit By GEORGE MILLER MARISCHALL R. F. FENNO & COMPANY 1 8 East 17th Street New York Copyright 1906 By R. F. Fenno & Company Tht Majesty 0/ Man //3 uc. THE MAJESTY OF MAN. CHAPTEK L THE HOLY SPIRIT. The sheer need of the human soul by its very nature demands the Holy Spirit for its very ex- istence, its life and its Comforter. For the Holy Spirit is the Bread of Life of perfect happiness and of peace. God is ever anxious that man should have His spirit and enjoy His blessedness with Him as He enjoys it. And for this very purpose God sent His beloved Son into the world. It is written that whosoever shall blaspheme against God or Jesus Christ may be forgiven. But whosoever shall blaspheme against the Holy Spirit shall not be forgiven. What does this demonstrate? It proves the graciousness and long suffering of God. It also proves the 7 304138 8 e&e ^aj'egtg of 9@att* awful importance He attaches to the Holy Spirit. And the utter respect He has for the Holy Spirit. The great Spirit of righteous- ness which is the life and being of perfect character. It is also written that whosoever believeth in the words and spirit of Jesus Christ, which are the words and spirit of God that sent Him, shall receive a Comforter the same which is the spirit of Truth or Holy Spirit. What does this demonstrate ? It proves the great im- portance God attaches to man. Also the love and respect He has for man. And give heed how God exalts the Holy Spirit above all things and above Himself if that were possible. And this very Spirit so precious to Himself, God gives to man for a Comforter; the Spirit of Truth to fill his soul that his joy may be complete. The very best thing He possesses. Does this not show great love ? The very Spirit God treasures in His heart He gives to man. Can any man in the face of reason fail to re- turn such a love as this ? The Holy Spirit is the spirit of supreme manhood and is the greatest of all things in Heaven and Earth and to receive this Spirit C&e Q^ajestp of 90m. 9 of Truth and Goodness one must live in perfect sympathy with the thoughts and acts of Jesus Christ. And with the growing love for the Spirit of these thoughts and acts will dawn upon one's soul the identical Spirit which prompted the thoughts and acts of the whole life of Jesus Christ. io Clje ^a/estg of Q^am CHAPTER II. DIVINE RIGHT. There is no such thing as the divine right of kings, as a king is only a man and a sinner at that. And there is no such thing as the divine right of peoples, as a people or nation is only a number of individuals and sinners at that. There is only one divine right and that is the divine right of the Holy Spirit. God and Jesus Christ have divine right because they have the Holy Spirit. If it were possible for an entire people or nation to have the Holy Spirit individually, then they would have divine right, but not unless. All men who have the Holy Spirit have divine right and wear the crowns of righteousness and whom Christ calls His equals. Cfie ^a/estp of a&am 11 CHAPTER III. SUCCESS. Everyone is striving after success and it is so easily got, that few get it. Moreover, it is possible for everyone living to be successful and have successful lives, if they will only open their eyes and look in the right direction; and that is towards Jesus Christ. There are two kinds of successful men, but according to Truth there is but one successful man, and that is the man who succeeds in being happy, free from the yoke and allurements of the world. The man who is devoid of care and who gives his love and surrenders himself to Jesus Christ, and makes the Holy Spirit his ambition and aim in life. That man who has the Holy Spirit for his spirit, Jesus Christ for his elder brother, and God for his Father, is a successful man. This kind of success which is the only and true success, begins in Jesus Christ, gives happiness here on earth and ends with Jesus 12 cjje s©ajestp of Q&m. Christ in the place of many mansions which He is now preparing. But according to the world or spirit of evil there is but one successful man, and that is the prosperous man in business. That man who can make money fast, build large houses, and marries a beautiful and ac- complished woman. That man who has gained power and influence among men. But none of these things give permanent satisfaction or hap- piness which is a divine thing and comes from a divine source and not from materialism. The soul of every man who has not Christ for a per- sonal saviour, cries out for happiness, a some- thing to fill the unnameable void or want ever present even at moments of the highest worldly achievements. And to that man of the world who is satisfied with mere success in business only, there are the pleasures that fleet away and leave one languishing and restless and which are followed in the next life with total loss and separation from God which is a condition too awful to contemplate. Be it remembered therefore, that it is the established Truth that success rests in the Holy Spirit and is there- fore God given. Cfjc ^a/estp of $©atn 13 CHAPTER IV. EQUALITY. Man by nature is full of ambition and thoughts of greatness from the first dawn of his intelligence until the day of his silenced activity in death. Then, since that is an accepted fact by all the students of human nature, what class of all the types and varieties of men are equals? Those who have the same degrees of intelligence? Not by any means ; because they may use that intelligence quite differently in the cause of good or evil. Those who are statesmen? Not if history be true, because some are for good and some are for evil. Those who have re- ceived the same standard of education ? Not if we can believe our own experiences of human triumphs and failures. Because some combine with their acquired knowledge their own nat- ural genius. Some lose what they have learned in idleness and some use their accomplishments 14 Cije Safest? of $©an* for vain and idle purposes. Those who are workmen? No, never! Because some are in- different, some are licentious, while some seek after righteousness and self -improvement. Equality is possible only among those men who possess the Holy Spirit. And those men who are in possession of the Holy Spirit never consider who is greatest, because all in the Holy Spirit are equals, which is the Spirit of Christ and God. Cfje oiajeatp o( aiatt is CHAPTEE V. LIBERTY. Liberty ! What is it ? A thing of the spirit of this world ? ~No ! All over Christendom we see men strive for power, which is just another name for depriving others of their liberty. Men crush their fellow men out of business to pros- per their own. Big capitalists freeze out small capitalists for monopoly, which is just another name for power. Workmen strive with their fellow workmen for place and promotion at the expense and dis- comfiture of one another. Union men compel their fellow men to join their unions. These are the inner workings of the nations which boast of liberty, and at the same time permit all these violations. A man in possession of the Holy Spirit is beyond the law, because he is without sin, therefore a free man. And no man has do- minion over him, neither does he desire do- i6 c&e Q^ajestg of e@am minion over any man, because his spirit is the Spirit of Righteousness. That man seeks only sufficient to feed, clothe and house himself and family well, for to de- mand more than these is to infringe upon the time and labour of others, which is an in- fringement on their liberty, because no man has any right to make other men work for his own personal gain. Note. — That man who says he is free and has not the Holy Spirit, deceives himself and the Truth is not in him. Cfee ^aj'estp of aian* 17 CHAPTEE VI. LABOUR. The Holy Spirit within a man gives him power to see with the eyes of Christ, and to love with the soul of Christ. The Holy Spirit gives a man the foretastes and experiences of Heaven within Christ which is a pure and sweet and loving delight in everything good, in every- thing truthful, and in everything beautiful in man. The Holy Spirit engenders the charitable thought, the lovable deed and the optimistic hope in a man, and is the incentive to strenuous effort for the accomplishment of good. The Holy Spirit is the inspiration which gives a man wisdom to fulfil his duties and obliga- tions to his fellow men. For if a man who em- ploys many men shares all the products of their united labors with them, what excuse have these labourers for dispute. Or if a man who owns a large factory, and who employs many is c&e e@aje0t# of S@am men, gives his factory to them in a gift, and seeks only fair wages for his labours in the fac- tory with them, surely this man has given all he has to the poor. Or if another man who has much land, and who has no employment of any kind, gathers the poor of his neighborhood to- gether and gives them his land, and helps them to cultivate it, and seeks only fair wages with them for his labours, this man surely has done according to the prompting of the Holy Spirit within him. Or if still another man who pos- sesses many houses gathers the poor about him together, and gives each of them a house in a gift, reserving only one for himself and family, surely this man has done justly according to the Holy Spirit. Note. — Human nature is not beautiful, but human nature under the influence of the Holy Spirit is beautiful such as Jesus was and is. JSTote. — Without the Holy Spirit, the lib- erty of the individual is impossible; for the Holy Spirit is the only real immancipator. Ci)e e@a/e0tp of 9^an* 19 CHAPTEE VII. CHARITY. Erroneousness. A certain man starts business with a pro- ductive capacity of three units of labour, and divides the profit of these three units of labour in three parts, two of which he puts into his business, and the third part he reserves for his substenance. In a short time the business grows somewhat larger and he employs a man to help him who has a productive capacity of five units of labour^ I'o whom he pays the value of one unit of labour in wages, and re- serves the remaining four units for his profit. Then he employs another man who has a pro- ductive capacity of seven units of labour, to whom he pays the value of one unit of labour in wages and reserves the remaining six units for his own profit. As the business still grows larger he employs a third man who has a pro- ductive capacity of three units of labour, to 20 Cfte e©aje$tp of Q^an* whom he pays the value of one unit of labour in wages, and reserves the remaining two units for his own profit. From the first man he has a profit of four units, from the second man he has a profit of six units, and from the third man he has a profit of two units, which makes in all with his own three units added a total profit of fifteen units. Therefore it is easily understood that this man is so far removed from honesty as to be termed a business thief or grafter. Righteousness. A man with the Holy Spirit would have said to the first man, Brother, here are five units, the value of your labour, but I desire you to be- come my partner in this business, therefore it is necessary for you to put two units into the business for enlargement and more tools. And to the second man, Comrade, here is the value of your seven units of labour, but I also desire you to become our partner in this business; therefore, it is necessary for you to put two units into the business for enlargement and more new tools. And to the third man, Fellow workman, here is the value of your three units C&e cpa/estp of Qiam 21 of labour. But we desire you to become our partner in this business, therefore it is neces- sary for you to put two units into the business for enlargements and more tools, so that we each may have a voice and equal rights and profits in this business. And as many work- men as we employ shall we give on the payment of the value of two units of labour, all the privi- leges and profits of partnership. Consider the arrogance of the first business man who defrauds each of his three workmen out of four, six and two units respectively each pay day and then unblushingly offers a part of his grafted superfluous capital to the poor or some charitable institution; and who considers himself a philanthropist and the soul of char- ity. According to the Holy Spirit, no man pos- sesses more than his own personal talents whether they be latent or active; and the man who says he has aught of his own to give in charity, deceives himself and the Truth is not in him. But consider the majesty of demeanour of the second business man whose conduct toward 22 cfee e^afestp of cg^am his fellow workmen is governed by the love and justice of Christ's Spirit within him. For charity is not the giving of material; but solely an experience of the Holy Spirit. If any man has more than he needs or can handle, it has been created by others and therefore belongs to others. C&e e&ajmy of Q&m. 23 CHAPTER VIII. UNDER THE DOMINION OF JESUS CHRIST. A certain Great Good Man who possessed the Holy Spirit owned a large tract of country, and he welcomed all men who accepted his spirit to come to Him. Very soon, men of all ages and conditions of life gathered round him, and he set them to work tilling the land and building farm houses and barns. One day, shortly after they had established themselves comfortably upon the land the Great Good Man called them around Him, and he addressed them thus : My brothers in the Spirit, I this day enjoy the pleasure of presenting you with my land. You have divided the land into farms of convenient size, but I desire you to observe my conditions. You shall form yourselves into a Company and each man from the lowest to the highest shall have an equal part, and you shall give an equal part to every man you employ. And you shall appoint a Committee of Direc- tors to manage the affairs of the Company. 24 c&e 6©ajestp of e@am And you shall call yourselves the most honour- able Company of farmers. By and by it was found necessary to build a railroad to carry produce and material of all kinds from place to place, all over the country. When the Great Good Man saw their need, he called the farmers together and advised them to employ men and build a railroad connecting the several and vari- ous places. After the railroad was built and in full operation, the Great Good Man called the farmers and men who had built the railroad together, and he said to the farmers, Give to every man his possession and let every trades- man and workman dominate and govern his own peculiar calling. And the most Honour- able Company of Farmers said to the railway men who worked on the trains, and in the yards and repairing and building the roads, Receive from us through the love and justice of our Spirit and by the law of right by creation through your labour, the railroads, and stations and yards, also the cars and locomotives; and we desire you to observe these conditions. Form yourselves into a Company and give to every man an equal share, also to every man you em- ploy. Choose a committee of Directors to su- C&e 9©a/e$tp of $©am 25 perintend your affairs, and call yourselves the Most Honourable Company of Railroadmen. By and by the Great Good Man saw that it was necessary to organize the Machinists for con- venience and economy and straightway called the Most Honourable Company of Farmers, the Most Honourable Company of Railroadmen and the Machinists together, and said to them, Brothers in the Spirit, let us establish our worthy brothers in their most honourable call- ing; and the farmers and railroadmen agreed, for they were of the same Spirit with Him and said to the Machinists, receive from us your rights, which are the shops you work in, with all machines, tools and the ground they occupy. Then the Farmers and Eailroadmen voted more land and money to the Machinists for expan- sion and working capital. In continuance of their address they said, We desire you to ob- serve these conditions. Form yourselves into a Company and give to every man an equal share, also to every man you employ. Elect by vote a Committee of Directors to manage your affairs, and name yourselves the Most Honour- able Company of Machinists. Trade and con- ditions improved and prospered at such a mar- 26 ci)e a&a/estp of e@am vellous rate all over this wonderful country that the Great Good Man saw the pressing need of a new organization ; and called together the Most Honourable Company of Farmers, the Most Honourable Company of Railroadmen, and the Most Honourable Company of Machin- ists. So they voted for representatives and sent them to the meeting of the Great Good Man. And this was their first Parliament. But the number of these gentlemen had become so great, that it was no longer convenient or pos- sible for them all to be present at the same time. And the Great Good Man requested them to choose a President, and they did so. When the representatives were all seated in session, ready to transact business, he said, Let us establish the independence of the Post Office and Parcel Post men. The representatives after fully ar- ranging the matter, addressed the Postmen whose representatives were present through the speaker and said, Receive of us all Post Office Buildings, also the extra land and money we have voted to you. But we request you to follow these conditions. Form yourselves into a com- pany and give every member an equal share, also to every man you employ, so that each and Cfje Q^a/estg of a&am 27 every man may have an equal dividend from the earnings of the company. Elect by vote a Committee of Directors to conduct your busi- ness, and term yourselves the Most Honourable Company of Postmen. By this time, the store clerks employed by the most honourable com- panies of farmers, railroadmen, and machinists, became so numerous that separate organizations became a necessity; and no one knows better how to manage the business of his own trade than the tradesman. When the Great Good Man observed their condition, he summoned the representatives of the people or companies, which meant the same thing once more to a sit- ting. And when they were all met in parlia- ment, He said, Gentlemen of the Spirit, give to the store clerks their due. The whole assem- bly of representatives were unanimous and cried in one voice, yea, surely; while the Speaker rose and said, Most Honourable of honourable brothers, we will do as thine and our most Holy Spirit prompts us. Then they turned and said to the store keepers and clerks who were present in deputation, Receive from us, your Brothers in Spirit, all the stores where- in you operate and the land annexed. Also the 28 ci)e safest? of Qian. large amount of money we have voted to you for new large departmental stores to be built in con- venient quarters of the cities and country. But we desire you, continued the spokesman of the representatives, to observe these conditions. Es- tablish yourselves into a Company; give to every man his due, that is, an equal share of stock in the company also to every man you em- ploy. Appoint by vote a committee of super- visors to superintend your affairs, who shall re- ceive no more money than their dividends with the other members of the company. Ask true value prices and give good goods ; and call your- selves the Most Honourable Company of Store Clerks. Just at this period of development, so many buildings of all kinds in every quarter of the country were under course of construction, that it was found impossible to give the building trade the necessary attention so important a calling demanded. Therefore, the Great Good Man summoned another sitting of the represen- tatives. When they were met together in Coun- cil he said, Give to the Architects and Builders their due, and the speaker of the representatives said to the deputation of the architects and Cfce apajestp of e@atn 29 builders who were assembled before them, Gen- tlemen of the Spirit, receive from us all offices, land and buildings utilized in the pursuit of your calling. Also the extra land and money we have voted to you for the expansion of your business and your independent establishment. But it is imperative for you to observe these accepted and established conditions set down by the Great Good Man. We say, Form yourselves into a company. He says, Give to every man his due. Therefore, we say, Give to every man an equal share in the company. And because He says, Give what ye have unto the poor, we say, Give also an equal share to every man you employ, that your deeds may be righteous, and that every man may have plenty and be happy, so that there may be no rich and no poor. Ap- point a Committee of Directors to conduct your business, and call yourselves the Most Honour- able Company of Builders. Shortly after this, the Great Good Man observed the growing need of the tailors and called another parliament. When they were all assembled he said, Gentle- men of the Spirit, our Spirit is righteous, therefore give to the tailors their due. Yea, surely, answered the representatives, and 30 cfje Q^a/estp of Q£am through love of Thee, righteousness and our fellow men, we will do thy will, which is our Spirit. The speaker of the representatives then rose up and said: Beloved Brothers in the Spirit, receive from us your present workshops. Also the money and land which we have voted to you and establish yourselves in an independ- ent Company. But observe these conditions. Give an equal share' to every member of your Company, also to every man you employ. Al- low no sleeping partners, except old men and those who have been disabled by accident or ill- ness. And sell no shares to any man in the Company, because the stock is the exclusive property of your tradesmen as a whole, for it is right that the tradesmen of each and every trade should possess their own working capital, their own machine tools, hand tools, buildings and equipment, and that there should be no wages, but that the profits should be equally divided in the shape of dividends amongst their tradesmen and workmen, and call yourselves the Most Honourable Company of Tailors. The irresistable pressure of progress forced another reform upon the people. But the Great Good Man was ever watchful and ready to assist His people, came promptly to their aid and sum- moned another /parliament of the representa- tives of the people and the companies and said : Harken to what the Spirit says. Eecognize the ability of every man and give to each and every man his due. And the representatives an- swered : Yea, surely. And immediately turned and addressed the deputation of Shoemakers, who had been called forth for the purpose of receiving their independence. Gentlemen of the Spirit wherein dwells all honour, justice and love, receive from us all workshops occu- pied by you and also the money and land which we have voted to you for the building of new factories. And accept these conditions. Form yourselves into a Company. Give to every man an equal share, also to every man you employ. Appoint a Committee of Directors by vote to execute your business, and call yourselves the Most Honourable Company of Shoemakers. Now, the independence of many companies has been established as wisdom dictated, and many more companies as economy and necessity au- thorized. The whole practical importance of Christian- ity turns on one sentence, "Give all that ye have 32 Cfce a&ajestp o( #am unto the poor and follow me." This does not apply to men earning a living wage, but to men who employ one man or more, from whence comes excessive wealth. Consider seriously therefore, all men who employ men and have excessive riches, for they cannot have part nor lot with Jesus Christ except they have the Holy Spirit; and except they have Christ who is the Great Good Man in this parable to lead them — the necessary power is not in them to give their fellow men their rights. Now when the Great Good Man saw the great work of the Good Spirit amongst his followers, and how gladly they received and continued with the Spirit, and fulfilled His greatest command, He was filled with gladness and said, Be glad with me for surely the Kingdom of Heaven is with us. An Injunction. Call no man Master, for a master holds do- minion over all under him or in his employ- ment. No man has any right to hold dominion over another or others. Call no man Servant or Slave, for a servant holds allegiance to his master, and a slave is surrendered unto his master, but rather call Cfte e^ajestp of O^an* 33 Jesus your Master, who alone is worthy, and be His servant and a slave to His Holy Spirit which is the spirit of habitual pureness, habit- ual goodness and habitual truthfulness. INTERPRETATIONS OF CHRIST'S GREATEST COMMAND TO ALL MEN: "GIVE ALL THAT YE HAVE UNTO THE POOR AND FOLLOW ME." First Interpretation. Give of thy possessions unto thy fellow-men until they have equal possession with thee, and receive the Holy Spirit. Second Interpretation. Take thy fellow-men into partnership with thee and give unto them equal rights and privi- leges and equal shares in the profits of thy business ; and be of the Holy Spirit. Third Interpretation. Own nothing more than thy neighbour and be in the Spirit. 34 Cfte 9|a/e0tp of fi©att Deduction One. It is positively in opposition to the Holy Spirit to possess wealth for thine own profit. Deduction Two. It is positively in opposition to the Holy Spirit to employ men for thine own profit. Al- ways employ a man as much for his own good as for thine. THE COMMONWEALTH CHAPTER I. In the midst of a vast untrodden wilderness one of nature's strange achievements manifested itself in the form of a large natural orchard or garden composed of a varied variety of beauti- ful fruit bearing trees, bushes, and plants. Planted and nourished it would seem by the providing hand of a marvellous Creator. One day two brothers came that way and pitched their tents under the kindly shade of the trees in the midst of the garden. Now these two brothers came from the most exalted nation of the civilized races; but were as opposite in spirit to each other as saint is to satan. Kaab, the elder, possessed that spirit which is common to human nature in its fallen state, while Naab, the lovable and long-suffering, possessed that spirit which is Holy. The first day in the gar- 35 36 Cfte Commontoealtln den was spent in rest and quiet by Naab, who regaled his spirit in the fellowship of Him who had prepared all these delicacies stored in na- ture which were now displayed in every con- ceivable shade, hue and grace of form hanging from tender stems or partly concealed behind the kindly shade of sheltering leaves on every side of him, even at his very feet. But Kaab, who had no use for these good sentiments and observations, lay upon the grass in front of his own tent and conjured up visions of future wealth and power. So the day passed away to give place to another. Next morning Kaab rose up early before his brother was awake and made a thorough and exhaustive inspection of the garden. Having satisfied himself as to which part of the garden was the richest and best, he awoke his brother and said : Naab, this place pleases me. Behold the richness of the verdure and how thickly the apples and pears cluster on the trees. I have not seen such wealth accumulated in one place before. Let us stake a dividing line from north to south of the garden. All on the east side shall be mine. And all on the west side shall be yours. Now Naab observed clearly that the best trees grew €&e Commontoealtk 37 on the east side of the garden, but being of the generous spirit he held his peace and agreed to his brother's proposition. So the second day passed away and night once more summoned mother nature to repose. In the morning shortly after sunrise Naab arose and com- menced his self-imposed labours in real earnest. As the day wore on the honest hand of toil made itself manifest on many trees and in various other ways. And as the days wore on his por- tion of the garden began to assume quite a cul- tured aspect. All this time while Naab la- boured industriously to improve his condition, Kaab lay about and did nothing, but ate from the abundance of his possession. One day two men came that way and sought food and shel- ter. Kaab, who met them by the way, said, We have only a living for two and have naught to give to strangers. But JSTaab, who was close by, heard Cie voices of the strangers and came forth to meet them. Seeing that they were hard set, welcomed them into his own tent and gave them to eat and drink. After they had eaten they expressed their gratitude in an offer to do some work in return, and Naab prevailed upon them to stay there till morning, which they did. 38 Cfje Commontoealtin Next morning Kaab having conceived the idea of hiring a man to prune his trees and to do what his brother had done, went into Naab's tent and asked one of the men to come and work for him for three mites a day in payment. The man having very little choice at this time, went with him to the east side of the garden and started work. But Naab, being a man with the Holy Spirit, said to the man that was left, Brother, I will halve my living with you. But there is one condition necessary to make the covenant complete. That you solemnly promise to surrender yourself to my Lord Jesus and to learn of His Holy Spirit. Which will teach you to do unto all men as I this day do unto you. When the man heard this he was overjoyed at such whole-hearted treatment and agreed gladly. After a few days' rest the man, wholly overcome by such generosity, could not wait for Naab's summons, but went forth with a glad spirit to help him with his tasks. By and by more men came that way, at first in twos and threes, but later on swelled in greater num- bers, for the place began to get a great name abroad because of the opposite spirits of the two brothers. For Kaab, according to his spirit. Cfte Commontoealtk 39 employed the help he needed and paid them as hirelings and servants. While Naab, according to his spirit, took all the men he required to assist him into partnership, which practically made every man in Naab's settlement an equal partner and shareholder. 40 €&e Commontoeaitln CHAPTER II. Years had passed away and around the tomb of Naab and Kaab a mighty city reared its massive and elegant structures of art in stone. This city was divided into two portions, as had been the camps of the brothers Naab and Kaab. On one side of the Great Divide was situate the City of Naab, or as it was more commonly called, the City of the Soul, because the people were given to the enjoyment of its deep desires. On the other side of the Great Divide stood the proud and prepossessing City of Kaab, or as it was more usually designated, the City of the Heart, because the people were more or less governed by the pursuits and passions of that organ. Of all the magnificent mansions, tem- ples and palaces of the City of the Soul one held paramount pre-eminence above all others, and this one was the Palace of Justice or Cham- ber of People's Representatives, which had been built to accommodate five thousand representa- tives, five judges, one speaker and a president, C6e Commontoealtk 41 who represented the whole mass of the people, for there was but one class with regard to social standing, being all equal shareholders in their respective companies. But with regard to call- ing or employment there were three, namely, the multifarious trades companies, the several and various professions, companies and the scientists companies. The judges stood for the Law as it is revealed in the New Testament, and judged every measure and act brought for- ward by the representatives in the light of and according to the Holy Spirit One morning while the dew was yet on the grass and in the season when the leaves fall from the trees, the people's representatives sat in the Palace of Justice engrossed in deep dis- cussion on an evil which threatened the well- being of the commonwealth. They were about to choose an emperor and the majority were in favour. Just at this time of morning and with- out any apparent warning a stalwart young man strode into their midst with the dignity of a king, bearing in his arms a marble tablet. And called aloud in commanding tones, Silence! In the name of the Great King whose Spirit ye profess. At the soun<3 of such a voice all was 42 Cftc Commontoealtln instantly hushed and all eyes sought the manly and fearless bearing of the stranger. The youthful intruder was !Naab, the descendant in a direct line of Naab, who pitched his tent un- der the trees in the wilderness. Looking around him with an air of authoritative com- posure upon the assembled multitude, he con- tinued his assault in the same dauntless man- ner. Know ye of what Spirit ye are of. That as men having the Holy Spirit ye cannot sur- render your wills which are ruled by the Spirit to any earthly king you may set up for your- selves, without cancelling all fellowship with our true King and Author of our Spirit. Ye may choose an earthly king. Ye may depart from the Holy Spirit. Ye may cancel all fel- lowship with my King and your King the Lord Jesus Christ, still there remains the divine prerogative of my God and your God, that the mind is the monarch, that the greater the mind the greater the monarch. And that all minds great and small are the creation of God. From the tomb of Naab my illustrious an- cestor I have brought this tablet upon which is written our established law. To declare it anew to this people, who by &n act of seeming Cfje Commontoealtih 43 violence to our Spirit doth this day threaten to appoint a man for king to this people who al- ready have a King in our Lord Jesus Christ. Listen therefore, all of you, to what our fore- fathers wrote upon this tablet, and let the mes- sage sink down deep into your memories and be engraved upon your souls so that the storms of trials and tribulations may never efface the impression. THE TEN ACTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH. Our King is the One who is able to send the genius and the discoverer as ambassadors of knowledge to perfect our trades, professions, and sciences. All authors, inventors, and discoverers shall receive a dividend or percentage from the com- pany or companies who make use of their writ- ings, inventions, or discoveries. In proportion to the ratio of increase of labour-saving ma- chines the hours of labour in equal ratio shall be reduced. No man or any company of men shall em- ploy a man or any number of men as servants and give them wages in lieu thereof. Any man or company of men desirous of help 44 Cfje Ccmmontoealti)* shall take any man or number of men into com- plete partnership. Any and all partners of any and all com- panies shall receive equal dividends, rights, and privileges in accordance with the trade, profes- sion, or science to which they belong. No person can be a partner or shareholder in more than one company at the same time. Any man may establish and conduct a busi- ness individually and independently so that the liberty of the individual may be preserved and respected. But so soon as the said man gives employment to another man his independence and sole ownership in his business ceases and he becomes equal partner with the man he has employed. Should the partner of any company die his entire stock is reclaimed by the said company with the exception of personal private property. Any and all companies shall be held responsible for the upkeep and well-being of all widows and orphans of deceased partners of the said companies. No individual can possess a private property or capital over twenty-five thousand dollars. C&e CommontoealtfK 45 A tremor of subdued excitement seemed to pass through the whole assemblage as the modu- lations of Naab's powerful voice beat upon their intellects. At last he ceased. Then there was a great commotion as if all would speak and yet none dared to do so. When all was hushed and still, the voice of Naab again stole through the great chamber with a distinctness which pro- nounced his masterful speaking. What is your decision, gentlemen ? Is Jesus Christ still your Lord and King? Moved by one thought, the whole congregation of gentlemen rose to their feet and stood with bent heads. The president, sweeping his hand over the whole multitude, said for all in tones sonorous: We surrender. ISTaab, when he heard this, bowed low and said : Gentlemen, I have finished and the common- wealth is saved by the influence of the Holy Spirit which is in us. Then thanking the gentlemen for having given him such a re- spectful hearing, he went out of the chamber with the same fine grace as he had entered it. When the cool breeze of the morning struck upon his forehead, for it was still early, a new inspiration filled his soul and he became ab- sorbed in a soliloquy. Prince Kaab, my cousin, 46 Cfte Commotttoealt!)* is in great darkness, and though me and mine are forbidden to enter his city with our Spirit of Light and our Ten Acts of the Common- wealth, I will dare all to save his soul and those of his subjects. Just as soon as Naab resolved upon his course of action, he passed down through his own beautiful city, on and past the Great Divide which divided the city into halves and through which no man passed, and on through the city of Kaab without meeting with any mishap or detention until he reached th§ palace of his cousin. Cfje Commontoealtf)* w CHAPTER III. Once at the broad stone steps of the palace he halted but for a moment, then passed on rapidly into the large doorway where his onset was at once arrested by a voice which said calmly if not sweetly, Hello! Who is this? Ah! He is one of the blood, Naab I presume. Kaab, I am that one. Embrace me, cousin, said Kaab heartily, and he threw himself into JSTaab's open arms. One thing I ask, good cousin, said Naab, looking earnestly into Kaab's eyes and holding him a little aloof. Is that you will make my Lord your Lord and His Spirit your Spirit. ]STaab, I surrender. Both young men remained silent for some few moments through respect for Him who is in secret. Come, said ISTaab earnestly, we are kinsmen; let us to work to- gether. What are the contending forces with which you have to deal. At times they are mul- titudinous and varied, but at the present instant my cabinet ministers are face to face with three yital measures — Tariff Legislation, Army and 48 €!)e Commontoealt^ Navy Conscription, and Socialism. Each of these are engrossing topics. Harken, Kaab, cousin, said Naab thoughtfully. I would say tax nothing, but give free trade to all which is a fair field and no favour and which is righteous according to the Holy Spirit. For the perfect development of every product of the earth there is a natural base or zone. Mill and perfect a food stuff where it is grown, refine an oil where it is welled, and develop a metal where it is mined. If it is cheaper to transport the iron ore to the coal fields than it is to transport the coal to the ore fields do so and refine it there. The best scientists backed by the best tradesmen of any nation will secure and hold all they want of the world's trade. And the vortex of com- mercial activity will find its own centre. Con- scription is a good example of official tyranny, being an abuse of personal freedom. The Holy Spirit teaches us to respect the liberty of the in- dividual, and never to take a mean advantage of our fellow-man. Socialism, that condition which gives the gov- ernment complete ownership of all means of pro- duction, in my estimation, is a menace to the liberty of the individual. What people or na- Cfje Commontoealti)* 49 tion is meekly willing to confiscate its liberties and permit itself to be humbled to the state of official rule and tyranny. Imagine a man of let- ters or of science who is working for all human- ity having to go to a snobby official and explain himself before getting a check for a suit of clothes or for something to eat. To place an un- surmountable barrier to personal enterprise and the noble ambition of the genius, would simply ring in the death knell of healthful progress. What would be the incentive to such men. Sup- posing government ownership was established, what portion of the public are competent to judge as to the requirements or treatment a trade deserves while its labour, rights and re- muneration are being subjected to a contested discussion. It would seem to be the trade mak- ing the appeal, but then it is the public who are the judge in this case. It does not understand the trade conditions, but it owns the machine tools and property. Moreover, from a cold busi- ness standpoint, what does one trade care about the welfare of another? Not one jot. In my judgment there is but one remedy to meet the present demand for labour reformation, which will be fully realized in Trades Ownership. so Cbe Commontoealtb* With the advent of machinery, the whole struc- ture of party politics and relationship between employer and employee have been utterly changed. In the past there were several parties such as conservatives, liberals, republicans and democrats. To-day where machinery is in gen- eral use these political parties are practically a nonentity and have given place to two terrible forces which are constantly at war, namely, Capital and Labor. These forces are bringing about a social revolution which no hand can stay, but which wise minds will endeavour to organize and direct in a path which will be safe and beneficial to all humanity. Naab, ISTaab, said Kaab passionately, these are my senti- ments. I beseech you to reside in this palace until all these things with your Ten Acts of the Commonwealth are accomplished. 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