The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-06-02
DIR. rALMAeE ON LABOR.
A Sermon Discussing tho Absorbing Question
of the Day.

OF the Day.
The announcement that DIR. g,almape
was about to discuss the absorbing ques-
ton Of labor and capital drew to the
Brooklyn Tabernacle last Sunday morn
ing an immense throng of people from
all classes of society. Scores were turned
away, being unable to get within the
yestibule. 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! awakeI" DR.. Talmage expounded
a number of passages of Scripture. His
sermon is the beginning of n series of
labor topics. Among the subjects to be
treated are: "The Battle for Bread"
"The Rights of Capital and Labor"
"The H~ardshipso of the Working Glasses"
GLOW Employers and Employees Ought
to Treat Each Other" and 'The Great
est Foe of Labor"
II CHAOS or ANARCHY.
''That labor has grievances / will
plainly show before L get through this
course of sermons. That capital has had
outrages committed upon it L will make
evident beyond dispute. L do not under
rate the peril of those times. The ten
dency is toward revolution. The labor
quarrel is hemispheric-aye, n world
wide quarrel, and the whole tendency is
toward anarchy. One way in which we
may avoid anarchy is by letting the peo-
pie know what anarchy is. 1t is the
abolition of the right of property. 1t
makes your store, and your house, and
your money, and your family mine and
mine yours. 1t is wholesale robbery. It
means no law, no church, no defence, no
nights, 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 ever been known in this country.
They have demonstrated rs 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
who gives up work now will probably
give 1T up for starvation. Second, to
those who have resigned work; it is best
for 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 q long time out of
work; go now and take the vacated
places. Go in and take those places n
million and n half strong. My sentiment
Is full liberty for all who want to strike
to do 50 and full liberty for all who want
to take the vacated places. Other in
dustries will open for those who are now
taking II vacation, for we have only
opened the outside door of this CONT
nent and there is room in this country
Tor eight hundred million people and for
each one of them II home and n liveli-
hood and n God. | am not scared n bit.
The storm will hush.
"Workingmcn of America, your first
step toward hcttcrmcnt of condition will
be an asssoftiun - .r,ilr individual indie
pendencc of di"inti,m Of your fellow
.workmcn. Do not 'ct Any man or any
body OF men tc!! y"w where you shall
work or where yuu shall not work, when
you shall work or when you shall not
work. If II man want to belong to a
labor organization, let iim belong. If
he does not want to belong to II labor
organization, let him have perfect liberty
to stay out. | belong to n ministerial
association. 1 have n right to resign my
passionate and say, i am going. Good
bye But have no right, after 1 have
quit this pulpit, to linger around the
doors on Sunday mornings and evenings
with n shotgun to intimidatc Or hinder
the minister who comes to take my
place. Laughter
{, ''This day l declare the mutual de-
pendence of labor and capital. Smite
society Mt any n poinG and you smite !
the entire community. Relief will come !
to the working classes of this country
through n better understanding between
capital and labor, through cooperative |
associations, through discovery on the
part of employers that it is best for them |
to let their employees know Just how !
matters stand, and through the religious
rectification of the country. Labor is
appreciated and rewarded just in proper
ton as n country is Christianized. Our
religion is democratic religion"
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