Western Clarion
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issued: 2016-07-19
issued: 1921-05-16
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note: CLARION Official Organ of THE SOCIALIST PARTY OF CANADA Jo. W3 Twice a Month VANCOUVER, P, C. MAY 16, 1921 FIVE CENTS Are the Principles Taught by Jesus Christ Advantageous to the Working Class? _ Christianity a Slave's Creed Debate Between Harrington and Cook. The Empress Theatre (Vancouver) on Sunday, . 8th May, was croujdtd to overflowing ti\«- min- lies aftt-r the doors opened at 2J0 p.m. The debate pas scheduled to commence at 3 o'clock. Many umirv-i-. ■ .-.iple were Onable to gain entrance President Klinck of thc University oi \'> C. oc- opied the • hair, and announced Rev A hVCcbk as j-cakrr in the affirmative, ami Comrade Harrington ative : Mr, Cook to speak first for 45 min- owed hy Harrington for 45 minute-.. After lection, Look to sp-cak 15 minutes followed 1 y Harrington, the debate to be closed by Cook in a dosing speech of 10 minutes. Mr Cook opened b) announcing £hat he intended iu base mi case on the four gospels. Matthew, Mirk. Luke and John. These comprised the doo >l Christianity, The doctrine of Christianity wa> the commonwealth of God and man on earth Iu application eras that in public liie public leaders laocld bt public servants; the j-our should inherit the earth Its ultimate aim was love, service ami equalit) noi force coercion and inequality. Each man riouW have the fuileat expression oi his per- naafitv The Socialist keynote to him was justice, democracy, brotherhood. This was covered hy the - ii ruU goodwill and mutual service between man ami man The brotherhood of man was a Socialist aim. Christ eras the originator of this idea Chrot v..iv th,. original revolutionist He was the forerunner of Marx and was the founder of democratic principles. The endurance of these principles bad swept aside chattel slavery ami feudalism and "a<l inaugurated and sustained what was good in "ur present day civilisation Socialists recognised that despite tbe value of their own doctrines and •erntalaa they owed it to Christ's teachings that We ideal of human …
note: Titled The Western Clarion from June 18, 1904 to June 1, 1907; titled Western Clarion thereafter.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Vancouver (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0318934
language: English
lat: 49.2611110
long: -123.1138890
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Vancouver, B.C. : The Socialist Party of Canada
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
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