The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1867-09-21
A SMALL STREAM FROM A LARGE
FOUNTAIN.

FOUNTAIN.
Among the many eminent divines to b,
found IN the city Of Chicago, few occupy .
more envied or exalted position than thai
filed BY the Rev. DR.. Esarts, Pastor Of th.
First Baptist Church. A man Of exalted
pIesy, deep erudition, and undoubted con-
troversial ability, possessing even national
reputation, his utteTanees have never failed
to command attention, and have Away
been regarded with more than ordinary res
pect- Like good many ministers in thi.
great city, he has his weaknesses. the prin-
cipal o. which is his penchant for DWELLING
on what be doubtless considers the errors and
fOibles Of the times and men, even though
'Sis authority for 50 doing may bot Away
be found in the volume of Divine inspirs-
ton.
Last Sunday ng the reverend doctor
preached to crowded congregation from
the words, ''The common people heard hin
gladly" during winch he undertook to prove.
that the "Church was the great elevator Of
the poor, and the allsviator Of the ills Of th.
human family" In doing 50, however. he
went great deal out Of his wsy to -say .
great many things which vcsdsd have beer
better left -SA.sxId. and showed that even .
doctor Of divinity, when pandsring to Wit
lated public sentiment, 10 broken reed 10
lean upon. We expected, as We Asd right
to expect, that psrton oceupyipg bis po-
sition would at least hare maAs himself 40
quainted with the subject upon wbich be un-
dertook to enlighten others. That be failed
to do 30 can best be proven by reference to
the sermon itself.
When DR.. Evarts asserts that Trades'
Unions are, or have been ssthe parent Of
murder, debanchery, and drunkenness,' We
may be excused for informing him that be-
uses an expression altogether snwavrantsd
BY facts. OF course the "Broadhesd stroc-
ity" furnished the groundwork for the state
nent yet it is somewhat strange that NO
notice 10 taken Of the fast that the condrcs
Of this bad man has been denounced by al
most every labor organization in Great Brit
ain, and that, under the circanstanees, ii
would be a. proper to judge the clerical pro-
fession BY the licentiousness Of . Kallock..o,
King, a. to judge the labor slsociasicns,
either in the old or new world, BY the action
Of such reprobate.
The doeter further said
tAsnses IN intellixsncs and besfsA shsr conditioI
through tbs in11en1e Of 0hrinianIty. 81 the lava D
mercy tsashs ~ CArisiaaity have sOasded ssxlam
'for the weak Endtas unfortunate
Well, an we have to say 10 that the Chris
tisnity referred 10, must have selected
Trades Unions % lis instruments, for We hold
IL ID with throug Influence that TIE working
classes have raised themselves either in Che
social moral or intsllectnal scale; Il, if
through their inspiration that Intelligence.
manly ambition and education have spsesd %
widely among the common people. Strange y
it may seem, yet i 10 nevertheless true,
the Church has zoo frequently rasrsd itssls
On the side of the oppressor. In aIlrsforms,
in which labor and capital have been direct,
the Church rs thrown 10 inhu-
sucs in behalf OF the money changsFn. Sss-
pdnss obey your snasfefs'' has been ~ sxfon
1pon Witch most Of it's as<ioas hs.s bssn
predicated. 4 -.<><a~
Again he said - ~-
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