Telegram-herald., 1890-09-01

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Tor ffom 10 b hqGfs wefA saeA
sinai pltIAnee that only ~ th< ssLle1ss'
ecouonY DO they feed @n1 e.oths ths IA
selves znd families. 1heproa gcli'= & ass
e complain that lex uen Who dtA- -
fotures, who raa \ corner on Articles
Of commerce. baylag and selling iA@i
nhlca they have not n hand, pat Tie
prsee olf what i prod ueea and pay tier
losses from that which shcuio ne Tue
farmers honest proflts. Iaas supply
sad demand does n0I flx the pfles, nat
4 Is done by these snFeNd mon4e1 spec
ui2tors. What = the minister : relation
70 these Questions II : thai OF al
Instructor
r Firsi-He should carefully study
them and educate the pedple. The
bble IS not silent pn the subject of Iso-
Etcai economy. Ia the gheO1Tauc gov
eminent under which isrAel lived,
wlse, ethical provisions were made for
tue poor, the unfortunate, tae op-
pressed. God Wa very though1ul Of
the poor, or what Is 10 Us the ordinary
classes
The minister i Gods chosen servant
working for the interest OF tie masses.
He stands related 10 al classes, and TO
do h.S work Well ne must 60 among
them all and see them as they
are and know aud face tnelr
conditions. lie must honor, defend
and help them. This IS my grounds
tor entering plea for the study OF the
industrial questions now beiore Us. We
should lind out from intelligent per-
sOnal investigation whether these out
cries and complaints are founded on
fact and then after a careful diagnosis
administer the proper anuicte,
VIZ: the ethical teachings OF
our blessed Saviour. Ii may not
always be pleasant and profitable 10
speak the truth, hat the Will OF God IA
oil matters is duty. The world should
know II. There is one sin TO which
we are subject and It Is an exceedingly
dangerous one and that = cOyetOusncss
which is ldOiatry. Sentimentaism IS
baneful. People have many oxprcs-
slous of sympathy, but there ls no
heart IN it. Selhshness IS the law Of
trade. Many wlicm We know oppress
the poor and then ease their con-
sciences by contributing most literally
10 worthy beneYoleuces.
Where is the Justice III this2" he
continued. alt would do the minis
ters no harm to visit and sleep and eat
a few times IN the homes OF the indus
trial classes. Strikes are IhOt protita-
! bic. There should be no cause for
them but a wholesale depuhclatlon or
them should not be made until the
principle of equity involved or question
Of difference Is fully known. In con-
domning without an intelligent inves-
tigation, injustice is often done. My
heart aches when | see the vast army
OF the poor and middle cla SIS of people
who are not under the spiritual IN
structlon of the churches.
81 heard an able lawyer say that in
Chicago retail dealer in custom made
shirts paid y! cents a piece for max
ing shirts aside from the bosom, neck
and wristbands, the shirts costing him
from 90 TO 30 cents each and selling at
from 81 10 $l.75. The merchant makes
as much ON one shirt as the poor seam
stress car make in two days.
lie also said he labored four years
in a coal region and mas seen coal sell
for 50 and 81 a ton IN Chicago, which
cost the operators OF the nHne nothing
TO have mined. In explanation he said
it was lump coal and the miners were
only paid for nut coal, OF that which
would go through serve.
The pu & should be a friend to all
classes, and should not he guilty of
| fayoritism, The poor and the rich like
some one to whom they can tell their
troubles. Some people say if they had
| money. or were better situated. they
/ would be glad 10 see or receive me.
Let the pulpit become friendly TO the
industrial classes and these trivial diff
: ferences and perp. king troubles can
be avoided, aye prevented.
! "The pulpit should enter plea
against any spirit IN trade or principle
( IN business that is not Of the character
! that Christ can approve.n