The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-20
The Plymouth Pupit Orator on
Strikes and TJeir Rationale.
The Tyranny IF Labor and the
Tyranny Of Capital.
The CHRISTIAN STANDPOINT STATED.
Mass Ieeting Of the Wood
earvers Yesterday.
ACTION OF THE GERMAN UpHOLSTBRERS.


A SKnNON ON STRIKES.
Plymouth church was crowded At the evening SER
vices OF yesterday. Noticeable among the audience
were many OF the members OF the General Confer
encc who embraced the opportunity to hear the
great attraction OF the City OF Churches. Those
who went to hear an eloquent exposition Of ms Pc
euliar theology were disappointed-agreeably
perhaps, o. Mr.. Beecher's discourse was
On that social topic Of the hour;-The
labor question. Tho text was selected nom Mat
thew xvi, p s:--"when It IL evening, ye say, 1t
win be fair weather, for the sky Is red And In the
morning, II win be foul weather today for the sky
is red ana lowering O 70 hypocrites 70
can discern the face Of the sky, but
can ye not discern the signs Of the times ~
st. Luke, sald Mr. Beecher, told the same incl
Aent, asking almost the same question, to which
the same answer could be returned. No, because
they were too religious. The same might be said
now. There were many who could read the indica-
tions OF national events who failed utterly to com.
prehend that Infinitely more important subject the
workings Of our social system, and who, blinded by
prejudices, saw In distorted shape the grand up
heaval Of the system in the
LABOR STRIKE.
Its sign was that oil industries that have formed
guilds for selfpr0tecti0n had become discontinued
and were forming closer afinites with their neigh
boring guilds The power OF the lab0ring classes
has heretofore been wholly dsproportoned to their
numbers. But 1t has long been sign OF the times
that their power was increasing. and it was so
because they had vote. The possession Of
that had thrown open to them the door Of access to
every favor OF our social system 1t has brought
discomfort with it; has done 80 before but their
efforts have not always been successful because
they have lacked guidance. Labor became the tool
Of brains and the great mass Of workingmen have
been swayed by the dexrous politician.
The result has not satisfied h.s asplra tons
for we were again in the midst Of
the swaying OF their dissatisfaction. 1t was not
matter to be put lightly aside. In attempting to
measure the movements and its results, there were
some depths in which the plummet struck no
bottom, but with the movement and the
movers he felt hearty sympathy. 1t might
entail misery, but 1t is rising from the
bottom. 1t follows as o natural sequence Of
the popular estimate Of labor. Labor has been
trodden under foot and despsed. The Jews hon.
Ored labor, but taking the world generally 1t has
not been SO honored. The dignity Of labor has been
the constant theme Of orators and essayss but the
great fact remains that 1t seems vulgar to eat your
bread In the sweat OF your brow This Is why labor
Is disconnected Refinement has been a monopoly
too long. The movement shows aspiration for
refinement, and its success means the elevation
that they desire that boy shall GO through college
but that he may be the better mechanic The lower
q man is the more patient he is under circum
Hence the movement shows development. 1t Is O
rising from the lower to the higher. The old time
ldea-that law Of bar6arsmEtnat ne is richest VINO
most mouths within him 70 feed and who can MI
them. f. -,s..
story e and that those who
70 this country to seek new home became am
bilious In the early era Of their lives they were
Axvxf<h nyV1nn
good table, and the pattern OF plate mattered little
20 long as there was anything upon it; But there
l. up p % no
who desired and sought what they consider Ia.
borial equality too grasping 10 their demands: Inc
forts which the rich possess. He does not consider
that there is hiatus between, the rich and the
poor. This difference Is
: UNHEALTHY TO SOCIETY,
The grand Christian Fellowship OF brotherhood
should induce every one to coincide with the Ideas
power by reason Of their riches BY system OF
inauguration every one becomes to certain ex-
tent fenned and the vulgarites Of the people eve
nesce when perfect unity retgns supreme.
Mr.. Beecher then called attention to
THE DEsPOTISM OF CAPITAL,
and said that the capacity to acquire wealth was in
the ascendant at the present time, though we had
much to lose. Plutocracy could not hold sway
the sod snSar s rnS n was
consent to be slaves. There r,s were men men
has money to sustain him he cannot hope 70 make
Roadway against tho strong current OF public opln-
Ion we thought we e aev wnen
devil and that demon 1T is most dlmcult
TO annihilate Among our mo9neyed men men
preacher did not believe In the resolutions or the
Organizations that the worklngmen had formed
With tbs regard Y to employers a man could not
be rich without taking, the responsibility %, Of
bis wea nsS Hs aS the
thought that they were inclined to be selfish in
their desires-to neglect other organizations In
must work together. Society Is but carcass and
the men are the IN maggots that feed upon 1t. They
FALLING INTO ERROR
with theories. This has 1t germ In the 1nterna.
tional movement The organization Of labor s not not
Inclined to become atheistlcal; they get too proud,
and seem to forget that our Lord and savious Jesus
viii dsfranchise themselves il they do not have
care; they must stand by
THE CHARTER OF THE GOSPEL
or they will lose all. Also there is danger that
the law Of nations. 1t is impossible to make
snt Tsn is eqsa dhsz &c Dc
and muscle are not tho most desirable
brain ana nerve and that win always take the place
Of mere brute strength and the capacity for severe
labor. Mr.. I,eecher thought that the men had
done Of late, but on the other hand they were to
strikes around as o web We think but little
OF doing Gods good work-we are endeavoring to
grind our brethren to powder. IN our humanity
we cannot cast stones OF those whom we wish to
become contemporary with. Let us pray God to
and acquiring
THE BANE OF POWER.
NAY ne breathe into us the spirit Of His own dear
actions may be governed not by the fear but by the
precepts, that He has laid down for our guidance.