The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-05-27
THE BATTLE FOR BREAD.
The Labor Question as Discussed
by Rev. II. DE witt
Talmage.
The Declaration Of Mutual Dependence
OF Capital and Labor.
Tho First of a Series of Five Sermons,

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pounding appropriate passages OF scrlp-
ture DR.. Ialmage gave out tho text Gen,
esls H., q "lhe earth was without form
nnd yold and darkness was upon the face
OF the deep, Aud the spirit Of God moved
upon the face of the waters Dr, Ialmogo
said;
Out in space there hung n great chunk Of
rock and mud and water aud shell, lhou-
sands Of miles Ia diameter, more thou
sand Of miles IN circumference, A great
mass OF ugliness, confusion, aud distortion,
uselCssnesa, ghaatliness, and horror II
seemed like u great commons ON which
Hmaahed-up worlds were dumped, II was
what poetry and prose, scieulist and Chris
tiau agree ia calling chn0s, Out Of TINT
black, rough ahnpelaH5 egg our beautiful
world was Matched, God stood over that
original anarchy Of olemrn,s aud snid'
@Atluntc OCeln, yOu 60 tight away and
lie down thorc Pacific Ocean, you sleep
thercl COucnsiln rnge Of mountains, you
stand thcrcl Mount Washington, you be
sentinel ihere Mont Blanc, you put on
your coronot Of crystal lhrrrl Mississippi
you march there, and Missouri, yon marry
II thurom Aud ho gathered m His ol-
mighty hands the nnl aud mud and rock
and rolled and honyed and mOldud aud
dented aud compressed Them into shape,
and then dropped them In four places, aud
the one was ASIA and another was Europe,
aud another Africa, and another America,
north aud south,
The original chaos was like the confusion
aud anarchy into which the human race
ever and anon has q tendency 10 plunge,
God has snid "Lot there b. light Of law,
light Of justice, light Of pcncc, light Of
love- "No! non Say anuchc yoicesi
"lot their be darkness, let there be cut
tmootcry, let there be- otomal imbroglio,
lot there be- chaos,
Such social condition many arc ey-
pccing, lecRuge of the eoyerHhnduWng con,
test between labor and capital, There hna
not been ma Intelligent mm or woman dur
ing the last two months who hus not asked
the question. Shall We have bloody reyo.
luton In this country | have heard
many answer the question In the Nflrma-
tlyci answer II IN the negative,
Thoro may be and there have been
terrific outburtts Of popular frenzy, but
there will bo no anarchy for the Church
OF Christ, the mighticat and grandoa In
sttulion Of tho planet, ehnll, laying hold
OF the strength Of the eternal God, come
out and, putting one hand on the shoulder
OF Labor aud the other on the shoulder Of
Capital, say II como In the name Of the God
who turned chaos into magnificent ordcrto
settle this dispute by the principles Of
olOrnnl Justice and kindness, and now, |
command you, take your hands OIL each
others thronls," Tho only impartial instl-
tuition on this subject h The church. for
II N made up of both capitalists mn labor.
erg, and was founded hy Christ, who was
cnipon cr aud so has right 10 speak for
nll luborcrs and who owns the earth aud
the solar system aud the universe, and 30
can speak for the capitalists,
AZ for myself, ~ nm individual | have q
right 10 bC heard, My father was u fnrmor,
and my grandfather and they had TO work
for a liyingi NndoycTy dollar own earned
by the sweat of my own brow, aud owe no
man anything, and II any obligation has
escaped my memory come and present your
bill IN dcaccnd from this pulpit, and /
will pay you on the spot, | am going 10
say all TINT think and feel on this sub.
feet, aud without any reservation, asking
your prayers that | muy be- diyin0ly di-
rCotod In this important Horicg Of Sabbath
morning discours0s
That labor has grievances will show
You plainly before lgol through this course
OF sermons That capital has had out.
n oa committed uponit | will make oyidout
be oul dispute, lut there are right
and wrong ways Of attempting roforma,
tion,
Whom say there will be no return to
social chaos ! do not undcuOtc the awful
peril Of those ttmCa We must admit that
The tendency is toward revolution, Great
thronga gather at some points Of disturb.
nnco IN almost all our cilioa, lluil.uains
hurled over the rocks, WofmOn honton
10 dcnth within sight Of their wives aud
children, Factories Nsgnlcd by moba, Tho
faithful police of our citios exhausted by
vigilance night aud day, In some cnsoa
The military called out, Tho whole country
asking the question, "What noNYn An
earthquake has with one hand tnkon hold of
this continent nj the Pacific bonoh, and
with the other hand has taken hold Of tho
conlinont NJ the Atlantic beach, aud ehakon
II I'LL every manufacturing commercial,
agricultural, literary, and religious
interest has troubled. A part OF
Belgium ono great riot Russia aud
Germany aud Austria Keeping their work.
mon quiet only by standing armies 10 vast
that they ore eating out the life OF those
nations. Tho only reason that ireland Ia
IN ponce Ia because she N hoping for homo
rule and tho triumph Of dladalonoiam. Tho
labor quarrel 10 homiaphoric,
worldwide quarrel, and the whole tens
doncy IL toward anarchy,
But ono way In which wo may avoid
anarchy Ia by lolting the people know
what anarchy N, We musth0yo The wreck
pointed out IN ordor 10 steer olonr Of IL,
Anarchy is abolition Of right Of property.
II makes your store and your house and
your money and your family mine, aud
mino yours, II Ia Wholesale robbery, II
~ oyory mans hand against every other
man. II Ia arson and murder aud rapino
and lust aud death triumphant II means
no law, no church, no dofenso, no rights,
no happiness, no God, II means he'll lut
loose ON earth, and society combination
OF devils incnrnnte II means oXtorminn.
tion Of everything good and the coronation
OF everything infamous Do you want it2
VIII YOU have itY Before you lot II got
good foothold In America take good look
NJ the dragon Look NJ Paris, whore for u
few days u held sway, the cutters red with
blood and the walks down street u stepping
between oorpeee, the archbishop shot ~
he tries 10 quoll The mob and every man
and woman armed with q knife or pistol or
bludgoon. Lot this country take Que good,
clear, scrutiuising look at anarchy before
II 10 admitted, and II will never be allowed
70 set up la reign In our borders. MOI
thero IL too much good sonae dominant In
tha country 10 permt anarchy, All pood
people will, together with The officers Of
OWL government, cry, "peacel" and II will
DO reseslablished. Within ak months
thore will, be kindlier understanding be.
tween labor and capital than has ever been
Known In this country. They have had
demonstrated ee never before their absolute
dependence upon each other,
=. Meanwhile, my brothorly counsel Ia 10
three cassos Of laborera,
First, 10 those who are nj work. Stick 10
y, Donot amid the excitement OF these
times, drop your employment, hoping that
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