Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-04
SUNDAY TOPICS.
W CUSHING AGAIN DISCUSSES On
'' Tbs LABOR QUESTION
,.as Age Portrayed by Rev Ad'T'-
services are Progressing at sva--
-r,., Hsl.-0thsr Church Notes.

MAS a fair-Sized audience AT
r.-.b Street Methodist Church
.nur. on the occasion of the
,f-be series Of sermons by Rev.
r,.bing ON the relations between
and labor. After remarking
.o.s adherence by both sides TO
.- principle OF doing unto others
.,r,d that others should DO unto
-' .i 20 "a long ways toward an
ST.. enlistment OF the existing diff
i- +.e speaker said he considered
.. f,r the employer TO look after
..t NJ his employees, for 1t is
20. --..,I5.e 20 suppose that they can
on. t.ter work, and also that
.-. .~u.oro is entitled TO courteous
even When there is a feeling OF
..r between employer and en-
r.r 20 long ways toward f.
..,n,r.tiou. Again, employers T.
-e-.. ...issyor 90 look after the spirit
'-.- ',f.-. % the employees. On the F.
--- ot.r3 every employee should take /.
.-.- -.'.e ,n-eres, In the success OF the T
81 ~.- '.. by which ne is employed, and +
1,- -,.- find reciprocal interest T.
,ts bar, Of ,he employer.
Oh -. .-. ..,e,,sr next took up the matter .
I-' ..,i,r, and said that while as /
'' -tasa organizations may not be /.
,.....erlv Objectionable, there are .
.' 49, -biros I'M an OF them that ought .
y, Ss Eliminated All such organlza-
'.,e. I'm "A measure tend 10 the proSPeri-
'rof one class 90 the injury OF another.
~. .nea ser speaks very forcibly OF
-t.. h Known MS the cooperative SyS-
-. o,ferobv the employee gets GER
..', nar cent OF the profits. The maj
-...t.n NJ the difficulties which AT
.....r- b.,hrOud the land seems 10 lay
This direction, and under TINS regime
IsH9culties that once seemed so lot
-.tsb'e .s.II have passed away. AT this .
-..,t rbe sneaker refuted the popular
=, rba- II the wealth OF this .
4 ornrv We're evenly divided, everybody .
fsoold be rich 0y stating that II Such T.
.borld come ro pass according 20 the f.
last census every person would receive F.
$50. which would be far from making f.
,hem rich.
The speaker said he had profound
sympathy for the laboring class because
te belonged 90 that class himself. The
condition OF the working class is better
n this country to-day than in any other
place ON the globe, and this condition
constantly improving. The most the
w0rsngmen need is share IN the
profits Of the business, economy, fru-
,sfty and temperance. Ii has
been estimated that fully one
fourth OF the income OF
,he average daily laborer in England
goes for tobacco and drink. and among
the American labOrerS the percentage
of reckless expenditure is even greater
10 has been demonstrated that food OF
reasonable variety need not cost over l.
cents day, and 10 hehOOveS all laborerS, +
DO they aspire TO some day become cap
taIistS 20 carefully study the habit OF
economy. I don't know whether the
time has come for eight hours, but am
fully persuaded that about as much
work would Doe performed In those
hors, well regulated, as under the .
present system. Certainly eight hours .
is enough to work iu a coal niue.
lEv. Afford AT THE THIRD pREsBY-
TERRAIN.
AZ Third Presbyterian Church last
night, the pastor, Rev C. VI. Afford de-
ivered q timely sermon % large con-
sresati0n 0n "Ihe Great Activity of
our Times, or Heated Machinery"
which was substantially as follows:
A large number OF comparatively
young men are ageing fast with care
ad work. There is charm in the
.rwui of business activity that
iuEs young men into the current.
iaer. IS zomething Intoxicating In the
Nc.tement of Wall street and the
Boards of Trade. But the human Sys-
Tenn cannot live four days i'm one. In
one great haste 90 get rich, we overtaX
lhe mind aud body, which is ruinOuS.
From the way Americans rush through
.le.r business, you would imagine they
would rather die worth a million than
ye t0 enjoy fifty thousand.
Ile new inventions have made the
manufacturing world alive with ac-
tNiy. Electricity is only IN its in
fancy, what may be accomplished in
bridging time and space is not even
dreamed 0i now This great speed ia
'lo mechanical world has Spurred more
% ln the race Cor wealth and position
Until life itself is ieycriSh. It is high
me that the gospel OF relaxation
should be- preached. Men have no right
oe rushing 0u into eternity with no
ur to prepare for it
Some have thought that our climate
ID something 90 DO with the intense
le o. America. they have believed 10
On. Too .eC,ric. eXhilerating, eXaS- /
Grating A man who enters fully into .
american city life must have strong
'.>.. -lon and nerves of steel TO en-
-le .-e Intense strain. From the mo-
lg arise, la the morning until he
-..> ll,ot his couch at night, it is one .
ny. i'l3-' day of rush aud excitement.
'ue sl,-hour day system, while it
"ot Dol, re0rd the rush of business,
give man longer hours OF rest,
maze him better able 10 stand the
'--. III The eight-hOur system was
'.'>a.y adopted. there would be no
o any firm The intense activity
,t' country is rapidly changing the
-'l-la OF rest into busy day of eN-
1ent III this state OF affairs con-
.-g>' in less than twenty-five years
,'' working man will have 10 labor /.
Pen DAYS IN the week. and will have T.
u. 9me either FOR rest OF worship. All /.
FADES unions ought TO demand Sab
-'1 oi rest absolutely free from Secu-
d, employment
... ,-'> subject Is very closely related to
,S'on. The rapidity OF the age is one /
r, .1, enemies Of the Christian religion.
,...S''@niIy teaches US TO be diligent in