The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-06-03
DIR. MANAGE ON LAnon-
A Sermon Discussing the AbsorbIns oe.s,,o,
OF the Day.

Sermon Discussing the Absorbing tlaes,io,,
OF the Day. &
The announcement that DR. pa,,no -,
was about to discuss the absorbing o,,es
ton of labor and capital drew to tbe
Brooklyn Tabernacle last Sunday morn
ing an immense throng of people from
oil classes of society. Scores were turned
away, being unable to get within the
vestibule. In the audience sat MANY
prominent Knights of Labor, and it was
evident from their looks that they were
in sympathy with some of the preachers
remarks. After the congregation had
sung the hymn, EARN of the Lord,
awake! awake" DR.. Talmage expounded
number of passages of Scripture. His
sermon is the beginning of series of
labor topics. Among the subjects to be
treated are: 'The Battle for Bread"
''rhe Rights of Capital and Labor"
''The Hardships of the Working Classes"
GLOW Employers and Employees Ought
to Treat Each Other" and "The Great
est Foe of Labor"
THE CHAOS OF ANARCHY.
'That labor has grievances + will
plainly show before get through this
course of sermons That capital has had
outrages committed upon it I will make
evident beyond dispute I do not under
rate the peril of those times. The ten
dency is toward revolution. The labor
quarrel is hemispheric- q world
wide quarrel, and the whole tendency is
towaId anarchy. One way in which we
may avoid anarchy is by letting the peo-
pie know what anarchy is. It is the
abolition of the right of property. It
makes your store, and your house, and
your money, and your family 1nine and
mlne yours. 1t is wholesale robbery. It
means no law, no church, no defence, no
rights, no happiness, no God. There is
too much good sense dominant in this
country to permit anarchy. Within six
months there will be O. kindlier under-
standing between labor and capital than
has over been known in this country.
They have demonstrated as never before
their absolute dependence upon each
other.
ADVICE TO LABoRERs.
Meanwhile my brotherly counsel is
to three classes of laborers First, to
those who are at work; stick to it. He
VINO gives up work now will probably
give 1t up for starvation. Second, to
those who have resigned work; it is best
Tor you and best for everybody to 90
back immediately. Those will make the
most out of the present almost universal
strike who go first to work. Third, to
those who have been long time out of
work; go now and take the vacated
places. 60 in and take those places O.
million and half strong. MY sentiment
Is full liberty for all who want to strike
to do SO and full liberty for all who want
to take the vacated places. Other in
dustrles will open for those who are now
taking vacation, for we have only
opened the outside door of this CONT
ncnt and there is room in this country
for eight hundred million people and for
each one of them home and O liyeli-
hood and God. I am not scared q bit.
The storm will hush.
"Worklngmen of America, your first
step toward bcttcrmcnt of condition will
De an assertion ni Your individual inde-
pcndence of dictat;nn of your fellow
workmen. do not let any man or any
body of men tel you where you shall
work or where You shall not work, when
you shall work or when you shall not
work. IT man wants to belong to q
labor organization, let him belong. If
he does not want to belong to a labor
organization, let him have perfect liberty
to stay out. [ belong to q ministerial |
association. [ have right to resign my
pastorate and say, Il am going. Good |
bye. But [ have no right, after I have
luit this pulpit, to linger around the |
loors on Sunday mornings and evenings |
With a shotgun to intimidate or hinder |
he minister who comes to take my
place. [Laughter.l
''This day I declare the mutual de-
oendonce of labor and capital. Smite
ociety at any one point and you smite
he entire community. Relief will come
o the working classes of this country
through better understanding between
apital and labor, through cooperative
ssociations, through discovery on the
'art of employers that it is best for them
o let their employees know just how
matters stand, and through the religious
cctification of the country. Labor is
ppreciated and rewarded just in proper
ion as country is Christianized. Our
eligion is a democratic religion"
/
THE CARE OF MOUNT VERNON.
shat One South Carolina Woman Has Done
For the Place.
Mount Vernon is the proDerty of the