New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-18
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
QUESTIONS OF WORK AND WAGES.
A SERMON A

QUESTIONS OF WORK AND WAGES.
SERMON By TIE LEADER OF STRIKERS IN A BROOK
LiN FAcroRY-iIorEs OF EMPLOYEES OF PUBLIC
DEPARTING MIS-
One af the incidents OF The season., labor troublcs
is circumstance connected with the strike OF the
employees III the Brooklyn Hydraulic Iron Works.
utday halt-hoday, conducted by the Society of
Aima,gamated EnGineerS The leader of the men is
ordained minister At The last meeting of the con-
ference, however, Mr.. Walton was assigned to a
suburban u parish which he thought too limited
signed temp rarily from his clerical duties
ana went to work in the Hydraulic works
Young man. Naturally he was chosen to lead he
men and to advise the proper measures to be taken
by the strikers. II is said That in conjunction with
the Society of Anlalgalnatcd Engineers he has
rendered valuable services during TIE strike The
preacher-mechanc conducted the service at the
s,rand Street Methodist rrotcstan, Church, in
l'rooNiyn, yesterday morning, and preached TO a
large congregation of fellow workmen and Others
His text was Proverbs, xviii %. The Door nseth
S Mnl IT. but the rich ansWgr roughly Asst
preachir Ut IS now t1. s nGor Sa aTe t on
pressed by The rich but we hope that Il
VIII moi always be so. The worSncn of orr day are
cihtIcIting Their emp oyers 10 lessen thcr burdens
that they may have time to cultivate their intclccts
recrcate their bodies, give time TO their families
ana III many other ways better their condition
mere are those who say that TIE men want n half
lohday I" have good time at ones else ex-
pense. Ii IS not so. Ih men prefer the time TO the
Employers az a substitute. Thanks TO such men IS
lriGr Cooper we have place where these lacn can
e cent aud I''c cap oFln' and becG%s teI
employers They live in tcnements - or
rather they with their wives and children are not
hylns bHt dying, i'll them. Ihey have rejected the
oiier OF money; they want time The poor are en-
treating tn" rich Tor time to devote TO their families
Tune to make them happy. time to Tighten their
caI1S ana Il" I'VE m1i mere 10 exist but the rich
helhS, they viii go TO the bar-room which is nearer
ana Is me callso OF Their condition becoming even
worse IMAM under the oppression Of their cmplovcrqv
CARY, Brown IL CO.'S machine works have mad.
complaints 10 the executive committee of lee Sociot
or Anai@anatrd Engineers for the Injustice done
thein ny h" Society III keeping their men from work
sincc the strike some weeks ago il, their works
A1itra long consultation with Mr. Brown. the Exc
cutiVc tommlttcc has decided that the men shall re-
Turn 10 Woik thlS morning with partial concession
OK two hours on Saturday this year. and with n
promise from the iirn q! full half holiday next
year.
A meeting of the delegates from the ernpIoves of
the departments OF Public Works and Prks was
he,H Yesterday a, CunyS Hail. in East Forty-sev-
which waited upon the MAJOR reported thai that
oH'ial sdld tha he had communicated with n num-
Der 81 IHrG" contractors, and had learned that the
t T'E'1 '"n lney pfu Their employees were moro
were iecclN ing. lite had also had a consultation
Win 'ominlsSioncr Thompson, but he could saw
ho'nlhg d'!nltclY ~ that time. To-day he will
Sc the committee again and pivc q positiya answer
At its request. committee of five was annointcd tn
cal general meeting OF the cmployes i'm case the
Mayors answer should not he a f..yoIablr one N
this meeting the feasibility of making stri ISc ,v,
be considered. "
The striking ornamental confcctIoncrs held a
meeting yesterday at 10. - Stant0n-st II WIS re-
ported that the strikers had gained their demands
~ several shops. and wcr" confident Of success
ihy VIII receive about 800 from trade unions in
tins city thus week.