The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-06-25
TALMAGE'S SERMON.
Initial Discourse Of a Series On
the Labor Question.

i
The Relation Between Employer and En-
ploye Dine Of Mutual Dependence
The Meaning of An.rchy-se-
luton of the Problem.
Following is the opening discourse Of
series on the Labor Question delivered b.
Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage in Brookly
Tabernacle. The text was:
The earth was without form. ana void
and darkness was upon the face OF oh
deep. And the spirit of God moved upo
the face Of the waters .-tGenesis. L,2
DIR. Talmage said:
Out in space there hung a great chun
OF rock and mud and water and shell
Thousands of miles in diameter, NOR
thousands OF miles in circumference. 4
great mass Of ugliness. confusion am
distortion, uselessness. ghastliness an.
horror. It seemed like great common
on which smashed up worlds were dumped
1t was what poetry and prose, scientis
and Christian agree in calling chaos. Out
OF that black, rough. shapeless egg ou'
beautiful world was Matched. God stood
over that original anarchy of element.
and said:
atlantic ocean, you go right away and
lie down there! Pacific ocean. you sleep
therel Caucasian range OF fountains
you stand there? Mount Washington, you
be sentinel therel Mount Blanc, you pu,
on your coronet Of crystal there. Missis-
sippi, you march there and Missouri you
marry it therev"
And he gathered In his almighty hands
the sand and mud and rock, and rolled
and heaved and nodded and denied and
compressed them into shape, and then
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 q tendency to plunge.
God has said: Let there be light Of law,
light OF justice, light Of peace, light of
loveW "No! NO" say anarchic voices:
'1et 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 overshadowing
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: ssShan we have
bloody revolution in this countrv.n i
have heard many answer the question in
the Affirmative; I answer It in the mega.
tive.
There may be and there have been ter.
rihc outbursts Of popular frenzy, but there
will BE- no anarchy, for the church of
Christ, the mightiest and grandest institu-
ton OF the planet, shall, laying hold OF
the strength of the eternal God, como out.
and putting one hand on the shoulder of
labor and the other on the shoulder Of cap
ital say:
II como In the name of the God who |
turned chaos into magnificent order, to |
settle this dispute hy the principles Of |
sternal justice and kindness; and now I |
you, take your hands Oh Of each
others throa.s."
The only impartial institution on this
subject il the church, for it IL made IN of
both capitalists and laborers, and was
founded by Christ, who was . carpenter.
and 20 has right to speak for all labor
M; and who owns the earth and the solar
'ystem and the universe, aud so can sneak
'or the capitalists.
As for myself, ~ an individual have .
light to Be heard. Ny father was q farmer
md my grandfather, and they had to work
or . living, and every dollar own I
armed BY the sweat Of my own brow, and
owe no man anything, end II any obliga-
ION mas escaped my memory, come and
'resent your bill when descend from this
'ulpit and viii pay ON the spot. lam
'oing to say all I think and feel on this
ubject. and without any reservation, ask
ng your prayers that may he divinely
Erected in this important series Of Sab.
ath morning discourses.
That labor has grievances win show
on plainly before get through thie
curse OF sermons. That capital has had
usragss committed upon It win make
vident beyond dispute. But there are
lght and wrong ways OF attempting . ,
When I say there win be no return to /
,cial chaos do not underrate the avful !
cru OF these times. We must admit that I
'e tendency 10 toward revolution. Great :
lrongs gather At some points of disturb- .
ncs In almost all our cities. Rail trains +.
nrled over the rocks. Workmen beaten :
death within sight OF their wives and .
liidren. Factories assailed by mobs. =
No faithful police Of our cities exhausted n
vigilance night and day. In some
'ses the military called out. The whole =
'untry asking the question: "Wbat i
.xfP An earthquake has with one hand +,
Ken hold Of this continent at the Pacific !,
'ach, and with the other hand has taken r
va Of the continent at the Atlantic j,
'ach, and shahen IL tn every mSnufact-
ing, commercial, agricultural, literary Il
"a religious interest has trembled. A :.
vt Of Belgium one great riot. Russia n
q Germany and Austria keeping their +,
'rkmon quiet only BY standing armies II
vast thst they arc eating out the lie Of :,
oee nations The only reason that Ire. =
ia - IN peace ID became she Il bopine :,
hoAs rule and the triumph Of clad :,
'nets1. The labor quarrel il hemi,- i.
eric, aye. = worldwide quarrel. and :
whole tendency Is toward anarchy. =
ut one way IN which We may avoid an.
ny By letting the people know what -
arcny y. We MUST have the wreck al
lnsed o1ts IN order to steer clear Of II