The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-08-07
SUNDAY LABOR,
A sermon Prepared Especially
For Cantonians by q Canton
Young Man,

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For Cantonians by q Canton
Young Man,
Thou shalt love tho Lord, Thy Col, with
AID thy heart, soul and mind, and lhy
NuighhOr as ihyHulli
truly Ou tOosu two commandments
hHuHs an lhrluw, only hy adopting lhriu
Hs Uur rule ui action pHu we attain 90 lhhl
condition 0f society and high moral tone
0l thr individual where Sabbath uharN7
aucr Will hg probable ur possible,
no love God n to love and strive 60 lnr
mmmiuihH TrIW 0f lllh attributes lua'
! IIuu, mercy, love uul peace
GLOVE our urlghluf nH ullrhtli Us l' Va,
| hur io make hIs conditions, privileges ana
uIvluHuua Ihe very hrhL la iNla lhr
spirit tNbl HrluHlHa men VA huhllrHh l'l',
UuH i0-IHN even Christian Wrur amy
nearly UIl lur great Industries are carried
lu ly urh| lH NOT money their Coz, uu0
Iu spirit manifested lu their dealings
W.t labor one ul greed ana srli'Hfe@
And here we claim 10 the main cause Of
Sunday labor Ihu living and comforts ul
llp many absorbed Ny ihu leW because uI
/ uhuHiuuaH laCt,N which ln many instances
| 10 hut another name for hogrllcHH dHhpn'
r-iy, that hy bribery unjust laws gains
control nf natural advantages, uuN lHHa
tNpm no ihu way hual conserving private
! interests
Tbus thc MASSES bcc0mo the mere tool
/ of wealth, Obliged in comply with lNu de'
mtuda of cNpIiul, whatever terms ll may
dictate ln tHlH Wo refer 20 corporations
! mauuHpiuupH, IUlUair.ph ana lines NJ
! business that are ihr main support OF
| SUNDAY labor The luhpror must comply
! with the demludH Ot capital The food
! and shelter for himself Aud family De-
uuudB upun ID, Even where the iuliylds
! tmI s alone responsible for his labor, YOU
W.Il fad hD IH acWp,cl hy one ur both Of
| these evil dDE.rc6 born ana nuUurcl hy
! existing conditions,
Ihuar wlUuuH conditions can hr traced
! largely 90 the indifference OF Christian
/ people 90 Che practical affairs OF NE, lhelr
! prmClplpa ur sentiments have mover cNH,
| inlllod into action, Or the teachings Of
| lcst8 are accepted with certain mullll'
| cafunH necessary tu hurmoniyo them rllh
| "huH.uchs prluciply9
Wparr not nu mhclleyor IN the churchi
| uu thU contrary we believe her 70 hu lnul'
rprtly the source Ol what salt there 10 IN
! the pnrlh, aud we are equally well hulH'
nrd ID IN not sufficient for the saving pOw'
rr now needed, And We would have
her awake 10 hor privileges
aud responsibilities, take broader
views Of hor work, and realize her power
Ia forming clrcumatlncch ana conditions,
aud how potent Hu influence those are iu
moulding Che minds ana characters OF
mon,
Tie most notable Instance Illustrating
| this prlncIulc uu "a comparatively small
| scale that has happened ol late, 10 The ~.
! fair at Spring Valley coal mincs, Road
| the history uf that proceeding Na given by
Horny w. Lloyd, IN book entitled "A
Strike of MllliunnirDg Against Minors
Read ID and keep in mind that the moth
oils used in pcrpolrting thuaC horrors,
that belong OF right 20 the hprhArouH ages
Of the past, ar' sanctioned by the state
and uurchukud hy the church OF the
nineteenth century Nonly thoro is need
for AN awakening, The leading men in
that outrage are prominent mcmbcrs OF
"A church. Whatever she may have done
Iu the past, the church OF today ia not RE
slng To the measure Of her opportunities
on meeting the demands Of The age, Hll Of
which are iu harmony With her pro-
frasiouH, Who can hlrmuuRc her
neglect and Indifference iO injustice aud
oppression with the life and teachings Of
josuHD
study thc Protective tariff, that giant
poverty pr1lucrG not from q partisan
standpoint Try TO view 10 M the light of
Christianity and its actual elect upon thc
people, aud thuu answer WNglNur Chris
linus can support such methods,
Ihupulp.t ia not the educational power
it should hu, Generally apuHNIuH no class
0f men are Hp poorly Informed. iu many
raUpa actually ublIyiouH ot INu living is'
sues of thuduy ug ministers of the Gospel
Notice tUu Iial ut subject Iur sermons
gIvuu Iu saturday papers N.r. and else.
vNpro, Whnt iH there IU them that
could pO. aIlly interest men oppressed aud
hurIHUul, ull iNu uuurgluH U. mind aud
body uNu0 Go the utmost iU UUu uui ON exc
IUnuuu with danger of wont constantly
staring tluw lu the face, INu muWCsuru
Iunurur people dealing uN.w day with
storm hard realities, with injustice and up,
prnHHipu they would iJln escape, and
naturally have mo- NslC lUr sentiment or
doctrine that iu no way meets present
unnlH, Which must ho satisfied before any
olhurW recognized,
lnu think we have wandered from our
subject, mot sD, Poverty caused Va ware
Ous ways Ny greed and oppression iB the
cause prrum0nnut OF Sunday labor and
amusement ua wu shall tty tu show IN am
olhor article. .
We believe with Carol ID Wright That
n the adoption OF tho philosophy Of Che
religion of Jesus Christ tDr 10 practical
aruud for tho conduct of business viii all
tuuau wrongs Dee rlghtcd,
The IuduHriul moral and religious con.
dit.uus of the people are moro closely ru.
lated thun we have hitherto known,
Thurp are two books that bring outmoro
clearly than amy othow we have read the
relations of capital and labor and their
affects upon the morals OF the people,
"SprANSu on EbLGNN=by Albert Ross
aud "Im EVIL TuNT MlN DuN=by I'D.
gar Fuwcctt Both are writum ofmusuul
muriL
The question Of Sabbath Observance
reaches farther iuto the realm ufpruolicnl
lifo than amy other now considered hy the
church. n she would deal successfully
with II she must broaden her yluws and
cXtcnd her lines Of worl, oven within the
realm OF politics through properly Cdu.
cntpd conscientious vOtCrB,
Politics ig the science OF governments
(Suuator Ingalls, 10 The contrary nndgov-
prumont largely shapes The morals ana
dpgtmics of her subjects, GEOROE,
Notice,