The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-08-17

The following suggestive points on
labor troubles are from sermon in the
Summer6eld nj. Il. Church Of Milwau.
kee, on Sunday last by the pastor, Rev.
s. N. Griffith
eve have as causes the accident of
Ammon's discharge, bad habits of rail.
road meo, bad national blood, in the
form of tramps ETC., hereditary national
faint of depraved trades unions and COM
munism, bad treatment on the part Of
officials. The discussion must largely
turn on the causes that have produced
the dangerous classes, among whom the
strikes and riots began and spread AS
first cause of these classes | mention
depraved social life, as seen in the un-
due massing OF people in cities and
towns, accompanied by tho decay of the
independence of the family, the rupture
Of homes, the herding of people in board
ing. houses and teDaments, false theory
of amusements, depraved drinking Gus
toms, especially saloons and the Ameri.
can system of treating, depraved hnan-
cial life of the Government, including
all of the Generalization growing out of
making the national debt the abnse Of
capital by making it turn liar and circu'
late false reports to modify prices max
ing i. turn thief by getting up corners /;
the abuse of corporate power, destroying
competition, immoderate rates on the In
terest of their money, the modification
of the system of manufacturing, multi.
plying helpless tradesmen, the transi.
ton of commerce from lakes and rivers
to railroads and its consequent unset
tied condition, the prodigality OF indi.
viduals living beyond their income and
spending all their wages during flush
times, idleness, depraved political life,
the spoils syetem in nation, State and
municipality, which our good President
is endeavoring to break up, lawlessness
in the family, the school aud the State,
making the officers the creatures OF eli
ques, preventing the fee activity OF Ia
Dor, depraved education, too much edu-
cation of certain kinds, preparing too
many people to live by their wits, not
enough trades and productive occupa-
lions, not enough morality taug mt in the
public schools, depraved religious life
We have sown French ,nidelity; We
are beginning to reap the bloody scenes
of the French revolution. Sabbath
breaking, by railroads especially. One
riot swallows the profits of hundreds OF
Sundays of railroad. labor; popular neg
lect of worship People who accustom
to trampling Gods laws un-
der foot are ready on the slightest occa
sion to trample human law under foot.
The cure is in arrestiDg the spread o.
depraved and depraving social tenden.
ces The abnormal flow of population
10 cities and towns must be stopped.
see some light in this direction i'll the
desire of denizens of the city to live and
rusticate in the country. Home life in
the city must be intensified, and strong
and pure families built up. Tramp life
must be studied, and the production of
his creature brought to an end The
heory of amusemcntS must be rectlhed.
These tramps and rougbs have been
amused till neither heaven, earth, nor
hell can amuse them. The saloons must
De exterminated. We do not need them.
They are an imported European nui
ance.
We must have such reforms in educa-
ION that we shall have more people III
rades and productive callings, fewer
people living by their wits. More NOR.
'lity must be taught in the public schools
political life must be purified by the
of the spoils system and
be thorough reform OF the civil service.
Obedience to law must be cultivated in
he family, in the school and in the
tate. A pure, scriptural christianity
must be cultivated and made popular.
his alone will save the rich and the
oor, and deliver all in the time of trial.
The Christian Sunday school must be
Intensified so that all children shall be
aught the law of God The holy Sab
ath must be maintained-n a Puri-
IN Sabbath, nor continental European
abbath, but q true Christian festi.
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