The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1886-06-17
TALMAGE's SERMON.
Initial Discourse of a Series On
the Labor Question.
The Relation Between Employer ana Em.
ploys One of Mutual Dependence
The Meaning of Anarchy-So-
luton of the Problem.

luton of the Problem.
Following is the opening discourse OF
series on the Labor Question delivered by
Rev. 7. Dewitt Talmage in Brooklyn
Tabernacle. The text was:
The earth was without form, and void;
and darkness was upon the face OF the
deep. And the spirit of God moved upon
the face of the waters.-GGeness.i ,2
DIR. Talmage said:
Out in space there hung a great chunk
Thousands of miles in diameter, more
thousands of miles in circumference.
great mass of ugliness. confusion and
distortion, uselessness, ghastliness and
horror It seemed like great commons
on which smashed up worlds were dumped.
1t was what poetry and prose, scientist
and Christian agree in calling chaos. Out
of that black, rough. shapeless egg our
beautiful world was Matched. God stood
over that original anarchy of elements
and said:
"Atlantic ocean, you go right away and
lie down there! Pacific ocean, you sleep
there! Caucasian range Of mountains,
you stand there? Mount Washington, you
be sentinel therel Mount Blanc, you put
on your coronet of cryst there! Missis-
sippi, you march there and Missouri you
marry it therew
And he gathered in his almighty hands
the sand and mud and rock, and rolled
and heaved and nodded and denied and
srto oh <bop
dropped them into four places; and the
one was Asia, and another was Europe,
and another Africa, and another America,
north and south.
The original chaos was like the confusion
and anarchy into which the human race
has ever and anon tendency to plunge.
God has said: "Let there be light of law,
light of justice. light of peace. light of
love-" "No! nov say anarchic voices;
''let there be darkness, let there be cut.
throatery, let there be eternal imbroglio,
let there be chaos" ~ -
Such social condition many are ex-
pecting because of the. oyershadowing
contest between labor and capital; there
has not been an intelligent man or woman
during the last two months who has not
asked the question:: ''Shall we have
bloody revolution in this country?"
have heard many answer the question in
the Affirmative; answer it in the mega
tive.
rife outbursts Of popular frenzy, but there
win be no anarchy, for the church OF
Christ, the mightiest and grandest institu-
ton of the planet, shall, laying hold oil
the strength of the eternal God, come out
and putting one hand on the shoulder Of
labor and the other on the shoulder of cap.
ital say:
81 come in the name of the God who
turned chaos into magnificent order, te
settle this dispute by the principles o.
eternal justice and kindness; and now
command you, take our hands off of eacf
others throats." *s@ s+s
The only impartial institution on thi!
subject is the church, for it is made up o.
both capitalists and laborers, and was
founded by Christ, who was a carpenter
and so has right to speak for all labor
ers; and who owns the earth and the sola
system and the universe, and SO can speal
Cor the capitalists.
As for myself, as an individual have ,
right to be heard. My father was farme
and my grandfather, and they had to worl
for a living, and every dollar I own
earned by the sweat Of my own brow, ant
owe no man anything, and if any obliga
ton has escaped my memory, come an,
present your bill when descend from thi
pulpit and will pay on the spot. an
going to say all think and feel on thi
subject, and without any reservation, ask
ing your prayers that l may be divinel,
directed in this important series of Sab
bath morning discourses.
That labor has grievances will shoy
you plainly before get through thi
course of sermons. That capital has ha
outrages committed upon it will max
evident beyond dispute. But there ar
right and wrong ways of attempting
reformation.
When say there will be no return t
social chaos do not underrate the awfu
peril of these times. We must admit tina
the tendency is toward revolution. Grea
throngs gather at some points Of disturb
ance in almost all our cities. Rail train
uuHAou over bn0 locks. OrKmen DeaGe
to death within sight of their wives an
children. Factories assaulted by mobs
The faithful police of our cities exhauste
by vigilance night and day. In som
cases the military called out. The Who'll
country asking the question: "Wba
nextf" An earthquake has with one han
taken hold of this continent at the Pacifi
beach, and with the other hand has take
hold of the continent at the Atlanti
beach, and shaken it till every manufact
uring, commercial, agricultural. litersr
and religious interest has trembled.
part OF Belgium one great riot. Russi
and Germany and Austria keeping the
workmen quiet only by standing armit
SO vast that they are eating out the life
those nations. The only reason that Ir.
land is in peace is because she Is hopin
for home rule and the triumph of Glat
stoneism. The labor quarrel is hemi.
pheric, aye, world-wide quarrel, an
the whole tendency is toward anarchy
But one way in which we may avoid al
archy is by letting the people know VIII,
anarchy Is. We must have the wret
pointed out In order to steer clear Of i
Anarchy is abolition of right of propert
1t makes your store and your house an
your money and your family mine, al
mine yours. 1t is wholesale robbery. It
every mans hand against every 9th