Telegram-herald., 1890-11-03
OPPRESSED CLASSES
Oles the Church stocd side by
side With Royalty
ClIHEDRlLS TIE PRICE OF BLOOD
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&tA- tAr y IL atr.tS4 elas7re HAe -ti3
slblect Of Rev Jscksol's sermon lAst
nizlt and lhs FoCntala street. Baptist
chprch s4s aaed almost 81 overflow
ing hls lsxt sas taken from Psalms
u-u. ''Tho Lord also all be a refuge
FOR tae oppressed = refuge IA tie tlne
az trouble.
'lhe October number ~ TIE Forum
contained a very readable article IA
relation To the oppressed classes, aud
the church, began the d0es0r. "Tne
suthoF SAYS that on one occasion the
oppression OK the workingmen Was so
great that when the Christian church
was spoken of. q was met with hlsses,
bul when the name OF Christ vas men
TONED it WAS hailed with cheers. It
W0uld certainly be unfeehng 20 hiss the
name Of t0e Nazarene, ne who vas 10
the very iast, the friend OF the op-
pressed am sure, however, the
Christian church has not always been
far ln lts expressions. Is Car.stlancy
as manifested m the church, the
oppressed classes / shall eEdeayor 10
show shat the church has done, and
how it has Oftened erred. / am not
here 10 stand in defense OF any man
who has been wicked, for II | attempt
90 shield a man from his sins |, too,
am az much = sinner as be. Where
had men come up, who through the
church, attempt 20 oppress the poor,
it shall always DC my duty 70 con-
demn them.
we look down through the Eigh-
teenth century, and md the church
standing slds by Ede with royalty.
Kings aud p0tentAtes swayed Il ST their
viii. The poor were dOWn-trOddeu
and oppressed. They were sufferers at
the hands OF a church that should
have protected them. AS We look over
into these Christlan-hke times, ana read
the stories OF the wickedness of social
lfe, = 10 not visible that Christianity
n m some sense responsible? In one Of
the Art galleries of Berlin hangs u
picture which represents a scene which
occurred n France A. the time OF the
Commune. There - woman stand
ing i'm the foreground, with her hands
bound iu front of her. Her head Is
hung n despair, and her eyes are COW
cred with her dark and shaggy brows.
Nltnai, her appearance shows that con-
tempt IS also part OF her despair. In
tlc distance is 4 squad of soldiers, with
muskets 70 their shoulders, ready to
FIRE. wOman's lie is about to be
sacrificed Would i be possible for
such scene TO De enacted al the pres
eut timer
81 pick so article from the Examiner,
our Baptist church paper, which Illus
trates how sewing women receive IN
New York s. cents for making alen's
heavy winter coats IS cents Tor spring
overcOats and 70 cents tor pants. IL
also tells OF a little grl who worked in
3 tobacco factory, who - paid $50
for her weeks work, and who
recently had deducted .rom her wages
the sum Of 50 cents 20 20 towards pay
INK for a present tor her employer.
Jus. think OF this. Sust stop and med
Iiato for one moment. Just imagine Il
gentleman Who PROCESSES Christianity,
wearing a heavy 0vercOat that a wO-
man tul.ed over for hours IN making
after which She received the muniticent
sum OFT 80 cents. Thus the question
comes to my mind. Is t impossible 10
reach the conscience or some men2
Ihtu agI.u / saw the church which :
islihI8tej Win toe 0ppress0r, becomes
tbt oFurcssor itself. 4 Christian gen
ttmau wearing a neayy coat that q
pumln made Tor 35 cents. Shame!
Wae l0rt Bpacoasheld once sa.d that
ta.g Was more serldOm iu Great Britain
e. tury during the nineteenth tuan IN
ta. dark AZ =.
"Us looS At some of the great cathe-
Cra.s ut Europe and wonder whence
came those Er. st structures with their
ttII. aie-tC spires and costly fixtures.
Again we look about rs and we see the
miserable mats which surround these
grand p.see- of worship. These poor
ttop'. $3.50 art tolng from day 20 day
fYr q miserable existence. Is It not
t.Cs who are wearing tue.r lives away
Co pIy soc fni- rtaud show ot graude url
utn.s country we see great churches
unHn have cost sl1Qo19 100000,
$500. .ace ara upwards. livery stone In
ta.,r rfauafu. structures we're laid st
t cosl q. human blood. There are
T. w1 IFe u ie-lut houses who
Iv rerce end wealth. 10 IS tney
va. ~.aui rufIt taess magnificent
cr-rrl s. lts they ~n0 should pay
o. .cut. r.t rne poor and oppressed.
When treorge Necker. the great
anuot st WAS about o huld A
ufca EuEiand. a poor sewing glrl
MAS toe 6rst lo respond 90 the cal tur
auey She had Elo0. which had been
fr Der hy AZ aant, Mr. Nee ker
lHked into her affairs and refused the
donation. bus she came sgain and
aZan. III htaII s. accepted. That was
mutn q ae-ent. however. than demand
rE tr0m poor servants their wages.
Ihe .aurch has no right - demsud the
verv bread from the poor man. lt It
0oes. then t Is deserving Of hssses-
taInk 4 can SHOW you where at
tie present time. NE fnd the church
tie TREND Of the oppressed. IN these
gavs t1c minister goes 20 the home ~
tr drunkenness. 20 the bone
where tre thlcren are born amidst
n' .erv sd SIN. He goes 90 the missr-
stls bovel az wei ss the manson
There rs 10 distinction. He as gone to
tie chamber ere toe snEal Of death
E. lowering The church nss stood uu
farthe zhts of tee oppressed wheil
others have turned sVsy The church
h-e neen The Inspiration of the op-
vfessed Would CO Sod the tine vi
s.r,v when the Protestsre church wiiI
Il more The sympathy of the church
htsslNRvs beer for the work nxn1sn "a
hrk ss the cause ~ss Just Gresser
tsra aH of ih rss ben t1e worx az tne
csura n fftfnE the people 90 higher
r.sne of ration
fnere sre no dount msgv here NO
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