Connecticut western news., 1890-05-21

A that it was exclusive; and that charge demonstrated the sublime fact that to the grounds of that wealthy estate eight hundred poor families had free passes, and forty croquet companies, and on the half day holidays four thou sand poor people recline on the grass, walk through the paths, and sit under the trees. That is gospel-gospel on the wing, gospel out of doors worth just as much as indoors. That time is going to come.
 That is only hint of what is going to be. The time is going to come when, if you have anything in your house worth looking at-pictures, pieces of sculpture-you are going to invite me to come and see it; you are going to invite my friends to come and see it, and you will say, See what I have been blessed withl God has given nc this, and, so far as enjoying it, it is yours also" That is gospel.
 .1n crossing the Alleghany noun tains, many years ago, the stage halted, and Henry Clay dismounted from the stage, and went out on a rock at tho very verge of the cliff, and he stood there with his cloak wrapped about him, and he seemed to be listen. ing for something. Some enc said to him, "What are you listening fort" Standing there, on the top of the mountain, he said: II am listsning to the tramp of the footsteps of tho com ing millions of this continent" A 1 sublime posture for an Amer3can statesmanl You and I today stand on the mountain top of privilege, and on the Rock of Ages, and we look of, and we hear coming from tho future the happy industries, and smiling pop ulations, and the oonsecrated for tunes, and the innumerable prosperi- ties of the closing nineteenth and the opening twentieth century.
 And now I have two wordA ono to capitalists and the other to laboring 1 men.
 WORK WHILE IT IS DAY" | To capitalists: Be your own execu- tors. Make investments for eternity. Do not be like some capitalists know who walk around among their em- ployes with supercilious air, or drive up to the factory in a manner which seems to indicate they are the auto crats of the universe with the sun and moon in their vest pockets, chisdy anxious when they go among labor ing men not to be touched by the greasy or smirched hand and have their broadcloth injured. Be Chria- tian employer. Remember, those who are under your charge are bono of your bone and flesh of your flesh, that Jesus Christ died for them and that they are immortal Divide up your estates, or portions of them, for the relief of the world, before you leave it.
 Do not go out of the world like that man who died eight or ten years ago. leaving in his will twenty million dol lars, yet giving how much for the Church of GodG How much for the alleviation of human sufferingi Hs gave some money little while before he died. That was we'll; but in all this will of twenty million dollars, how much2 One miilionf No. Five hundred thousandf No. Ono hum dred dollars9 No. Two centsi No. One cents No. These great cities grooming in anguish, nations crying out for the bread of everlasting life. A man in will giving twenty mill ions of dollars and not one cent to God It is a disgrace to our oivilisa- ton.
 To laboring men: l congratulate you on your prospects, congratulate you on the fact that you are getting your representatives at Albany, aa Harrisburg and at Washington. This will go on until you will have repre- sentatives at all the headquarters, and you will have full justice. Mark that. congratulate you also on the oppor- tunities for your children. Your chil- dren are going to have vast opportuni- ties. Icongratulate you that you have to work. and that when you arc dead your children will have to work. I congratulate you also on your oppor- tunities of information. Plato paid one thousand three hundred dollars for two books Jerome ruined him. self, financially, by buying one vol ume of "Origen."
 What vast opportunities for intell- gence for you and your childrenl A workingman goes along by the show window of some great publishing house, and he sees a book that costs five dollars. He says: II wish could have that information; wish could raise five dollars for that costly and beautiful book" A few months pass on and he gets the value of that book for fifty cents in a pamphlet. There never was such day for the working men of America as the day that is coming.
 But the greatest friend of capitalist and toiler, and the one who will yet bring them together in complete ac- cord, was born one Christmas night while the curtains of heaven swung, stirred by the wings angelic. Owner of all things-au tho continents, all worlds, and all the islands of light. Capitalist of immensity, crossing over to our condition. Coming into our world, not by gate of palace, but by door of barn. Spending his first night amid the shepherds. Gathering after ward around him the fishermen to bo his chief attendants. With adEe, and saw, and chisel, and ax, and in 8 car penter shop showing himself brother with the tradesmen.
 Owner of all things, and yet on . hillock back of Jerusalem one day re- signing everything for others, keeping not so much as 8 shekel to pay for his obsequies. By charity buried in the