The New York herald., 1878-09-30
BROOKLYN TABERNACLE.

TIE sUFrERINGs OF THE WORKING CLASSES
AND Tue REMEDY SERMON BY THE REV.
T. DE WITT TALMAGE.
Mr.. Talmage preached IN the Brooklyn Tabernacle
the remedies or the evils that ahiict the laborng
glasses the sermon being continuation Of that on
Communism delivered on the prcviaus Sunday. The
church was crowded TO its utmost capacity. Mr
Tamage's 1, xt taken from Cor, XIII, 2I'srhe
eve cannot say the hand Il need oil thee.'"
Society, said Mr.. TaImagc, is great piece OF mech
anism a thousand wheels, thousand pueys, a
thousand lovers, but all controlled by great
and ever-re volvjng force-the wheel oil Gods prov
idence. so thoroughly Is society balanced and
adjusted that II you harm one part you
harm all the purts All the professions in,erde-
ana labor are iutordepeudent, SO that tue man who
hives IL the MANSION the hill and the man who
breaks cobole stones at the loot OF the hill affect each
other's misfortune or prosperity There rs no such
thing as INDEPENDENCE. Smie society at any one
point you smlte the entire community Relief
may come working classes OF this country
through a better understanding between capital ani
labor. Before this contest goes much further II VIII
be found that thor interests are identical What
helps helps both: what INJURIES one INJURIES both.
Bhow any point IN 5000 years where captai has
prospercd and you VIII ind labor has prospereo,
where labor was oppressed you would mud capital op-
Wits get bread, and capital at It's WITS
end to pay taxes Every speech that capital makes
against labor or labor against capital is adjourn
ment OF oui national prosperity.
STRIKES ARE EVIL.
Every strike puts Dack capital and puts back labor
When the capital OF the country msligns labor II Is
the eye cursing the hand. Tue capitalists Of the
country lar as know them, are successful labor
ers The distance between capital and labor is not
great gull over which is swung Niagara suspension
bridge. 1t is only STEP and the laborers will cross
ana become capitalists aud the capitalists Will
cross over and become laborers. Would 10 God they
would shake hands while crossing The combstants
In this great between capital and labor cniey,
on the one sdc men oi fortune, VINO mover have
Obliged TO toll and who dcsp5e labor, ana, on the
ether hand men who could get labor but won't havo
A
highest kind OF capitalists Thor muscles, nerves,
bones mechanical sgiii and force are the highest KIND
oil capital
Again reiiei will come to the working classes OF
this country through cooperative association | am
not referring to trade unions but to that plan
by winch laDorers become their own capitalists by
taxing part OF their surplus earnings and putting
them together IN some industry. Put into my hand
what has been spent by the iaborng classes for run
tobacco within the last ave years and viii start
institution OF monetary power that Will surplss
any in the United states. This country
annually 900 tor tobacco and sl,1O0 050 900
ior ne worKing classes add great deal TO ths
expenditure. Rum and tobocco their worst
enemies They would be wiser IL they put Tho
nUnsy they ding away into cooperative ations,
becoming tneir own capitalists. Again, rsie VIII
come through more provdentiai forecast Hard times
have always been and arc not always going TO
stay. Between Jolly and pauperism Is very short
step There must be forecast and providence or our
difficulties will never be gone.
CHRISTIAN PROVIDENCE.
l have sympatny Tor sknnlnt saving, but
plead tor Christian providence We are at the day
break oi national prosperity ana want an TO be
ready Tor IT, saving Is mean or magnificent accord
Ing II is for ones self or for the help, comfort
salvation OF Others Relisi TO thu worKing classes
will also come through the discovery on the part OF
employers that II is best TO let their employes know
lust ters stand. When a goes among
his employes with q supcrcious ar, as though he
the autocrat OF the universe, With the sun and
moon IN his vest pocket, hc Will have strikes and
tncendiarsm. Be frank with your employees and
they will be fair with you. What IL the interest
OF one is the interest OF all. Tue religious rec,idci-
ton oil tue country will alec bring rehei. Labor Is
appreciated and rewarded just IN proportion as a
country is Cbristianizcd. snow me community that
is thoroughly inndei and Will show you country
where wages are small. The philosophy OF this IS
Our r9ligion Is democratic religion. 1t makes
the OF mill understand that he is brother OF
all the operatives OF tnst mi borL OF the sane heav
eny Father, to Ito down In the Same duet No put
tug on OF airs IN the sspuchre or at the judgment
seat The religion OF Christ came out To rcctiiy all
the wrongs OF the world, aud II Will settle tais qucs
ton Of labor aud capital certainly as you SIT there
and stand here