, 1888-11-08


hese questions. Prof. Ellery OF the Johns
Z Hopkins University. secretary of the Amer.
lean Economical Society, says that more
clerRymen are studying the works issued
by that association thar all others.
The second criticism was that the
churches do not care for the working class,
and instanced pew-renting and the clergy
keeping aloof from the laborer. The
speaker also ad nitted grain
of truth In this, but thought
that the working people we're getting away
from the churches instead OF the churches
away from them. Either case was one TO
be deplored and acquiring a remedy, but
not remedy that would offend the self.
respect OF the laborin9 classes, like that Of
rich good people establishing mission
churches for bad poor people. which Chi
cago labor paper sarcastically referred to
as religious soup houses"
The third criticism was that the churches
took a negative or Indifferent attitude on
proposed social reforms, and instanced the
fact that out of 500 circulars sent TO the
pastors of the churches Of New York and
Brooklyn, requesting them to preach
In favor of law giving freedom
from compulsory Sabbath labor by
bakers and others, not half dozeh we're
ever heard from, and the secretary OF the
association by whom the circulars were
sent out was forced to the conclusion that
"Relying on what the clergy will 40 to
help us, is like relying on rain OF mama
to make labor superfluous." When a
Baltimore clergyman preached In favor OF
reducing the hours of horsecar drivers
from seventeen to twelve u wealthy parish. =.
oner rebuked him for going outside OF his
sphere. On being asked If he did not
own horse.car stock the parishioher denied
1t, but was finally driven to admit
that his wife did. Another Clergyman
who preached to his wealthy and fashion,
able congregation on The Trials and
Tenn ptatlons OF the Working Girls" came
near losing his position on account of it,
and was admonished thereafter to confne
himself to ''the simple gospel" The
speaker considered that theological ques-
tions, having been discussed for ages,
might better now be considered settled.
and some graphing had better be begun
with social questions. He agreed with
Rev. Lyman Abbott. that Every political
question il fast becoming a social ques-
ton, and every social question religious
question"
Another great question was the wide
spread feeling of inequality between the
rich and poor. The speaker did not be.
lieve that our poor we're growing poorer
but he did think the rich were getting
richer. He read from Il communication
instancing, among other things, that cong
ress had granted to great railroad corpora
tions l4O .0OO, 900 acres of our best lands
enough to give nearly million families a
quarter section each. He did not believe in
being satisfied with the optimism that
said things were much better than they
had been. The fact remains that they
ought to be far hetter than they are now.
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that the bible is after all the working
man 3 best book, always defending the OPP
pressed, and that Christ is the working.
man b best friend and teacher of brother.
hood
The subject of the lecture next Sunday
evening will be elements of Success"
The Palouse train due here at 10:30 A.
NJ, Sunday, met with an accident near
Pullman. The train jumped the track
but as it was on the level prairie land. no
particular harm was done. The engine
and cars were badly shaken up and will be
taken to the company,s shops to De repair.
ed. The locomotive that runs on the C9ur
d'Alene route went down to assist in get.
ting the cars on the track. and arrived
back in the city at 5 80 P. NJ, last night.
The C9ur d'Alene train temporarily
took the place of the wrecked one and left
yesterday shortly after 6 o'clock on the
Spokane & Palouse and will return on
time as usual this morning.
As che Ceur d'Alene engine will be
used on the Palouse road, the train to
C9ur d'Alene City was hauled of the line
for this morninR's trip.
The train on the main line. due here at
II :23 P. NJ, Sunday, arrived nine hours
late, owing to a landslide in Montana.
The rumor that the motor line would at.
tempt to tunnel the track yesterday
brought large number Of visitors to the
place selected. Nothing. however. was
done in that direction. The railroad will
not permit the motor line TO 20 under their
track until the city decides whether 1t will
tunnel Washington street under it or not.
Father Peter Barcelo, s. j., (Society OF
Jesus), died at the Hospital of the Sacred
Heart on Thursday at 1880 A. NJ, from q
disease of the stomach He was the chap.
lain Of that hospital, where he had served
during the past two years.
Father Barceo was born in 1888 ir
Mexico, where his parents are yet living
He entered the Society of Jesus in 1851
After having labored in different mission,
of the Rocky mountains. he came to Spo
kane Falls in October 1886. Here he helpec
in the parish work at Gonzaga college b!
teaching Christian doctrine and Latin, bu
the greater part of his time WAS spent u
the hospital. For several years he was th'
professor of philosophy in the Santa Glars
College, near San Jose. California.
His funeral services will be held at
o'clock this morning, the ceremonies to b
conducted Rev. Father Rebmann, S. j..
who is president of Gonzaga college,. IL
presence Of Right Reverend Bishop Jun
ger. His remains will BIZ Inferred in tn
grave yard OF the Jesuit Fathers.
A. ID. Wheeler, of the Kootenai mines
was in the city yesterday. purchasing win
ter All nnlies for his workmen and the ami