The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-11-15
DANGERS OF THE AGE.
cHAUNoEY NJ, DEpEw's AppREs,
Before the Young Mems Christian AssOoIa'
tiOn of Pittsburgh-The Ipilueuce Of
the Association for Good Capital
aud Labor-Churehs Work,

PITTsBuRaH, Nov. II 4-Chauncey NJ
Dspew, Of New York, delivered lengthy
address at the twentieth anniversary o
the Pittsburgh branch OF the Youul
Mems Christian Association. In thu
course OF his remarks Mr., Dspsw spoke o.
the great good the Young Mems Christian
Association was doing among railroad
men, In ten years the effect upon the en-
ployes Of the New York Central Railroad
was 60 marked that 1t can be seer
all over tho road. Instead Of spend
ing their time in bsrooms, pool
rooms and other places where their
manhood was destroyed, they spend their
time In improving themselves, and their
money goes to their families, the saving
banks and into homes. The association
is creating that which will ultimately be
the saving oil the country, every man
owning the roof which covers him, "No
man." said he, "whO has money In his
home, who has capital invested, goes to
bed without q fear that something is CO.
Ing TO happen. Why are men afraid OF
the line being drawn through the com,
muniLyp Afraid Of civil warP Afraid oil
socislistic riotp WhyP Because the
developments oil the century are greater
than tho church and Its developments can
take care Of"
The speaker referred to the differences
that have come in the last huudred years
TO the advance in civilization and In pro.
ductive power. I'VE boast" hU sid, "ol
our GO,0O0,0OO people, In having out.
stripped all countries, oil our wealth, OF
our productive power. But we must face
tho fact thai grave perilg are at our doors,
AT q recent election In the largest city OF
the country, one.third OF the people voted
for man who declared that we wcrO on the
eve OF another French revolution with all
its horrors. OF the GS,0OO mon who voted
tor George, not one iu q hundred believed
what George said; he don't believe it
himself, They ars not AnsrOhIsts or
Socialists. What did they meanP They
meant something, They meant that they
have a grievance. We don't exactly
know what It Is. They can't clearly OK.
press 1t, but 1t exists" The rapid develop.
ment Of the century, the speaker said,
had dried up the springs OF common
humanity and men no longer understood
each other as they once did. He spoke
oI the time when an employer knew all
his employee, when their Joys
aud sorrows were held in common. This
has gone by. Tho keenness Of competi-
tlon left so small margin that profit only
existed in large operations which required
more capital than one person could iurn.
iah. This called into existence corpora.
tions. Then tho distance between tho
employer and employees grew greater,
How could this be RvoldedY Labor or.
ganised, but this only srrayel two hostile
artnies and made war between cOpital
and labor, which should be sa the
brain and stomach. The solution
would he 10 organisation within and
without the church to teach the true rela.
tlon between labor and capital. In con-,
Clusion Mr.. Depew said an organization
like the Young Mems Christian Associa.
ton takes man to aplRCe where he
finds sympathy, where he 10 taught
where bloodthirsty teachings arc dispeIled
where he 10 not asked about his creed,
where he meets men who iecl for him,
who will visit him, where he feels the cur.
rent Of humanity.