The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-18
CLERG YMrv Nv CONFERENCE.
Noteworthy words at the Church Congress
Novels, Mr.. NJ oody, and Labor.

In the Church Congress Mt Cincinnati on
Wednesday, the Rev. DR.. HARDWOOD OF Now
Haven protested against the attempt To wrench
and twist tho Scriptures into forced accord
nncc with each new discovery Of modern
science. Mt whatever violence TO the plnin mean
ing Of the text That seemed to the Rev. Dr.
Harwood both Unnecessary and disingcn-
NOUS. In his paper on " The Novel
in Modern Life" the Rev. DR.. Osgood
mingled praise with censure. He was
against bad novels. OF course. and also
agalnsttho excessive indulgence in good novels /;
but he declared his conviction that all good lc-
ton like all good poetry. was to- be welcomed
Ms n gift from God and his hope that the novel
would come TO be. more md more, means Of
grace aud yaluahle nuXiliGry Of the pulp't
Yesterday the Rev. DR.. Dc koven startled some
Of the more r0nSerwtive brethren by pointing
to Brother Moody's work rs the most striking
proof in our day OF the efficacy OF absolu,ion in
unsing hurdencd and pcnitcnt hearts md tho
Hon. Abram :. Hewitt read a plprr ON " The
Mutunl Relations Of Capital and Labor" Ills
summing up WIS as follows:
The points which have sought to enforce That the
81 property and MAT no owncrshin which does rot
conform to tho principles Of Justice viii he tolerated by
Tai the distribution wealth does not con.
That Distribution has been gndergoins chance during
e W1", ,nti'an sta anu u1 nii omasc wa, zen
great mas. OF .o~ety. in ohr words. that o all ne
rttiosi In the HISTORY of The world
That Ibis progress toward more eqt liable distribution
must suit n the diunuiion ~ great fortunes. the .
proved condition vt The poorer classes and tile consc.
That The connic between capital and labor which has
assumed such prominence IN our day rrsultiug in
strikes. conoihaun aud arbitration. Is hcahul but
transitional stage toward more intimate AMI irtt ncont
As-ciaon II ral and labor through the corporau'
That IN The nature of things would seem that corpc
the business ct the world. but that these corporations
Wall be- organiSei upon distribution nj owncrsl 10
end the hrsineV at the world VIII he conducted D., men
iercscd ~ the ownership Of tile enrrnrse IN which he
fHai u,r result " the better uncr.audns thu. rro
dNc,i WIZ re tn'h an cniphl 81. ih' Won lf"lucNol
~ 90 ch"ap"n comm. ,luos fnl cNt,nd u.r cuusnu p
h,ucnicd. ami the rcsourccs WHICH arr now utterly
wasted l the strife between capital and ahu rrsuiting
creation and maintenance 81 ius i insure tl0 vorkige
location If labor from rau-cs over whic ihey have no
control that society owes indemnity 10 such cass n the
storicd already ~ thc Pnns doycrnnient points ou
! the inehol.y which such iniemmiy may nc provided
producing olis-c., but that such provision will be
amd rse reiasSs hr III. fT nn
am not disturbed by tho objection which viii Ice mad,
received PRINCIPLES OF political economy Political econ
ony deals only with one ,ids % human .Npeuenco
founded upon observation experience and reason jus
~ ~ "a, ASSUMED 's, ss Ensea ~ at, rrn
cgucusions with the changes ct society thr'tian q
prime mover IN producing these oianscs robtrs
economy must therefore. follow AMI not lead 'hri-
w,n , 'y,IN w, 49, 49, ," , rna
sion toward It all ucn SOC. AMI political ccontn
takes IT. place amonr he elements which 20 g. mtAt n
that ptoce.son ami IT, truth. Nhcn unnn aNctnine'
and settled, viii be- ouul o. conform strictly ~ a., igr
laws Wheh bind man TO his NaAcf by the great bond .