Telegram-herald., 1886-05-03


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ia Regard l9 tles+ ilauslllai trpltles There
Ars many things 60 ae c9ns LeIet oaek of
4n1 lf connection HttL the .lrlFes ~nlca
are takius piaoe. rheg are no d04ot con-
Rested intimately Nilh esgf4in tendencies of
LGlsan dese. .0pMent They lave their
source iu certain gieat evils "a soclets ln
tae o.4 sarle and in l~E tand. Certain
forces are WorkIng and crFstalili0g which
ulI have much t0 do With ihe future pros-
penIF ~ c4udi.i8n 0f our C0uulry and the
world. lt j, m4ay sides. and Nc need 10
inye- figate carefully No mere superficial
feaiing oE conversation ~ hearing What
Others say can QuaHiy one 10 form Just
opinion inucb less 90 bt an advocate on
either side heFy wase WORKER should seek
TO broacea his view ~ tlis Whole subject
he saouid not ~ a.lsled With any mere
partisan one sided acquaintsnce la the
language 81 another, A httie hasly reading
all not give tie neesied knOwielge. pro
found investigation is required. the subject
- faciuatng leading down TO the fOun0a
tlon oi our s9c;A condition and up 10 the
ideals which Christ places before hisfO-
lowers. the study H. deep, broad aud end
less a maze OF iauyrinths ia which one !.
continually beNildered and lost, but IL is
nor all the wanderngs required 10 lead
us Out of our narrow prrludices into broader
views even # Il does not give u the
means OF reforming society. Unless his
heart is OF stone no man can contemplate
the condition OF the poorer classes without
being touched 10 the quick. The nature Of
our institutions is such a. 10 demand intel
ligence on the part of all citizens concerning
them. The drink evil j. one, the civil ser
vice j. another, the divorce question is
another. the relation of woman 10 society is
another and Others could be- mentioned not
the least OF which Is the labor movement.
We are also un Ter sacred obligation 10 dis
tinguish carefully between the false and the
true. / am painfully aware Of the fact that
itA4iN tNil0 nave Altlk 4HtO iitt 1unltu OA
Christ m many quarters The spint OF
wOrdllness has come like Hood. 1t has
pat wealth and sOciai position where Christ
and character should reign. Some societies
called churches of the lowly Nazarene have
become ari>t0cratic Institutions. We can
not and hpuld not ignore this fact or seek
in any WAY 10 conceal il But there is much
that is true and good in the church There
are good ministers and good laymen who
are honestly endeavOrIng TO lead christian
lives and DO their part as members of socie-
ty They are heartily identified with re-
fOrmatOry movements, in all of which the
prOtessed followers of Christ are foremost
and the ones 10 be- depended on in every
time of need. Compared with the past the
Church OF Christ was never so intelligent
benevolent and c0nsecrdted as il Is today -
There are facts which men belonging to
labor unions. who hate ministers and
churches, need TO bear in mind. Ii is
not Just 10 infer that ali are hypo-
critics because some are bad, nor to
pronounce sweeping condemnation
on ali that goes under the name OF Chris
tianity in the world. Men, brought up
up under the Journalism of church and stale
in the old countries and the expressions of
the ROmish priesthood, who come 10 the
United States DO not act wisely in CHASING
all churches here under the same general
head. By their own merits every church
and every person must stand or fall, and
everyone shOuid learn 10 discriminate ac-
cOrdingly. The same is true of property
owners aud business corporations. There
are those indeed which keep back the hire
of laDOrers by fraud, create mOnopOlies and
oppress the poor. take all the advantage of
increased facilities for doing work, make
themselves richer and the poor man poorer
But this is not the ease with all When we
learn the inside facts We discover that there
l. even large amount of humanity left in
the large majority OF employers. They are
willing TO make all Just concessions Then
there i. need Of distinguishing the true
from the false IN labor movements. There
are no doubt 20 large extent genuine en-
deayOrs among employees TO better their con-
ditlOn and there are doubtless Just grounds
of complaint. Many members of labor
unions are good christian men, and are
seeking b. lawful means to improve their
condition But all that goes under the
name OF ,Ocialism among the masses I. not
a unit. There is a great diversity of ele-
ments, ~ = the fact cannot be ignored that
many great evils abound therein. \ large
wing of socialism is atheistic and on this
account exerts bacful influence. IL is
also anarchial and nihliiste Ii seeks TO re-
duce society 10 chaos m order 10 reconstruct
II according 10 It's own crude ideals
II is well TO look on all sides and avoid DO
ing in haste what will have To be repeated
of at leisure The Bible gives ns all the best
motto when il says. Prove all things hold
fast thar which IS good Again, the si' -
tiOn calls urgently for the exercise of the
true Christian spirit on the part Of all 1t
should. furthermore be SAID that the best
was for laborng men 10 secure greater
privileges Is 10 use properly those already
obtained. II remains 10 be seen what al
vautages the eight hour plan will confer
This Is no doubt a wise arrangement other
things being equal II is proper 10 expect
Improvement oi body. mind and heart with
those who toll s,E!Y eight hours each day
Men shoU.a noa spend more time in read
ing and in mental cultivation. They should
boz with their fsmiiies more and seek to
make happier homes. But If there is no
improvement in these respects. and if the
saloons are more denseiy crowded then the
rather tban a blessing both 90 the laboring
masses and % the whole country
The a'Oon - q greater enemy oi the work
ing man bv Tar. Than The capitalist ever
was oT ever could I'm The light of these
thoughts 10 is evident that 4 great responsi-
hinIv rests ON all who ciaim 20 have the
spirit OF Christ. whether as members Of
Tabor unions. Or busines. corporations or of
the churches In All these vessels they con-
sfifufe tte oniv ha'iast With them, under
Gp8 is tbe POSER tp determine vaat the
outcome of ali these troubles .haN be- IL
IS we said that the ultimate human
society vii be- q free republic I'm outer form.