New-York tribune., 1886-05-17
ADVICE FROM DR.. TALMAGE.
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WORKINGMEN.


w0EKINGMEN.
At the Brooklyn Tabernacle yesterday morn
ing Dr. Talmage began o. sermons on the Labor
nroblrn taking his text Genesi l., g The cartn
was without and VOID ald darkness was upon the
face deep" In part the sermon was the ioo"hs
Durng the past three months. aye five years. all IL
telgent peop.e OF TINS country nave Dceh "sHiu-
,rhehers We are going have anarchy and reVOhloh
IN America answer tins III rnlnE I'D tnr negative I.o
Church OF Christ. the mghtiest institution on earth
Will come ND and hand On tAe shoulder or capta
an tie other hand on the shoulder 0t LABOR anu VII
say: up In the name OF Cod To tnrl thlS en- to-
INTO OrGer and command you 10 snake hahu1 "Heu
say there Will be no anarchy IN TINS country 1Vn
want you 10 think underesi Innate the aSltL per- o
tnls hour. great earthquake WIN one name on t"e
Pacific beach ana the other hand on the Atlantic beach
has blO oxen Out.and mdnuIacturihH com
literary and religious Institutions nave heen greatly
shaken The tendency has been toward anarchy put
my friends WHO neileVe III lu'Ic.,S, io ,, n,
1t Anarchy is the abolition oi All rights 10 oPcrts
vour sjofe your honest estate. your home ana
family nine and yours II Is arson rapine' murder,
lust and death triumphant II means no a"' 10 snas
no advance, no family, church, no peace, 40 happ
ness and 10 This Is anarchy. Now, VINO wants II
in this country ,..
Alter six months there will be in this country better
state of than there ever has been because line WI"
have demonstrated how absolutely dependent capltd
and labor upon each other Mednwhle nave -hfrr
advice for this anorng classes OF nrfca a.
fras nv words them. First say to those VINO
are at work now, stick tot don't enter the tdfno o!
fhe ,'resent q xciement and give mp yOur empOY mcn
hopng that something better Will turn up. Becad Sc
you don't IKE the line Of steamers III wien yOu ~" Fe
sailed. don't jump overheard III the middle OF tne
Atlantic Ocean Secondly, say TO those VINO have eit
their work the best thlnS you Ca DO Is 10 20 PACK aS
Don't wait to what others Will 40 We
have the statistics OF strikes last year ahi
tbev show that there 45 general strikes IN
the state OF New IL partial strikes Tie so
cal ed successful strikes 80; strikes lost, "a
strikes pending the time the statistics were taKen
50: strikes cOmprrpl % We have enough iacts
to philosophize upon. DO you want 10 Know VINO WI
make out OF the striSesi Will tell you-the
laburer goes to WORK first. NY thlld wori 10 ny
brethren-for | want the aOOrng men to know am
their broherny third word o. bfotherly cohnse IL 10
that class of who have for months been unable TO
Gel work, before this great trouble began mere
were 1000 900 Tney should 90 TO take the places va
Gated Here Is tho wOId that ! would like 10 Say
To vou esneclaly to those Who are tOling mana ana
fnot. Don't hand your persOnal independence 10
the dlctatiOn o. other workers. You are free men.
and no other come between You and
I vour prrsOntl rights. Let organization tel you
wha; ami wnen aud where you sntll work You are
ysur own master belong to labor OrEanlZ.u0n OF
niuisfers Ne can hep each other IN hundred ways.
but what would say II minister came to tell me 10
nit work here because had been badly dealt with
over In Texas! WOald say: Get thee behind me,
satan o. 80. ,o, ooo ~a..., =, ,.....
There are in United States 0OO0 900 wage ahorers
About GOO 900 OF them belong 10 LABOR ORGANIZATIONS OF
various STYLES My theory is TO let lhOse OoVVoO VINO
beog to ORGANIZATIONS 90 rs they please ANA 70 icy the
II 100 whotDnt belong do as they please nut thefe
IA no a,y OF God nau common sense or cohhph JUS
tce that viii ct 600 600 men dictate "Dtt lIt"pVVO
peopi -hai do. Mr Powderly Is right ana Nj irOls Is