Telegram-herald., 1889-12-15

which he brought from Nazareth, a saw
such as Jesus is supposed 20 have used
when he toiled as a workingman at his
trade.
Speaking recently at Scranton. witt
T. V Powderly in the chair, Mr.. Graft
called the saw an ancient badge G..
knighthood in labor" No one" L.
said. who knows and honors the story
OF Christ can ever despise honest toll il
himself or in any other man. Surely
the church that was founded by car
penter ought never 10 be out Of syn
pathy with the real interests of working
men, chief OF which is the preservatiou
Of one unbrokcn day in every week fci
rest and home and, to those who wish !.
culture of conscience" The saw repre-
sents the cooperation of labor organiza
tions with the American Sabbath uniol
in the Sunday rest movement IN con
nectiOn with addresses by the field sec
rotary, the Central Labor Union OF New
York city, the knights Of Labor, the
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineer
and other labor organizations have in
dorsed the unions petition TO congress
for Sunday rest law for postmen ana
others under the Jurisdiction Of cor
gress-not the Blair bill, but some law
in the same line. Cardinal Gibbons
and more recently the Catholic congress
have Joined hands with the union IN SO
much Of its work as relates 70 the civil
Sabbath. The Woman's Christian TEN
perance union has been tho best ally O.
all in this fight against Sunday work
The reports presented IN the recent
convention showed that the great petition
and the wide agitation had not been
without result Mr.. 7. VI. Arthur wa
quoted as estimating that at least 5000
railroad men had gained their "home
day" by the reduction Of Sunday trains
on a score Of roads during the last year
But 500. 00O remain in this branch Of
Sunday work. Nearly all Of the 30, ,OoV
in the postal service. also, DO more OF
less Of Sunday work Other branches of
business, II was shown. carry up the total
Of those engaged in Sunday work in the
United States. in addition 10 those whose
work Is that q mercy or necessity. 70 9
900 0o0 Counting their families, there arr
az least l0.0J0. 900 whose home dav'' j.
broken up by unnecessary sunday wora
This was presented a. a wide field FOR
the humanitarian. and labor reformer.
a. wei as for the Christian and tar
lagislotor.
The convention gave earnest attcrtil-
70 this part = tae problem. and repre-
sentatives - the letter carriers. Knigits
r Labor and other similar orzan izat.ons
spoke bv invitation The methods tr
which various cities have secured moro
rcs.ful Sundays were graphically told 81.
speakers from those ciries he fa~t
vas emphasized that BARRIERS. bakers
la1nders pb9torrs piers and others
apart from az religious quesuons hare
in recent months undertaken In rar-
cites 70 secure sunday rez TT them
selves br getting most of tho trade 8.
clo=e bT agreement ard then closing
-r aw tte feF wec refuse ~ I-iu ln t1s
movement for the genera roe1
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.-aI tae District - lonr, aa is tbe
r-rt En- the civilized world eroe-t Fr-r.r
d French- Calforrls thaf has r-
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