St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-11
A CHRISTIAN LESSON
Taught by the Recent Events at
Homestead.

In st. Andrews church last night, Rev
William Wilkinson had this to say in SER
mon ON "Justice:''
'In the GLOBE Of today is an article agalns
sensational preaching, with which 1 very
heartily agree. No element of sensation, for
the sake only of making sensation. can ever
enter into any mans life and sermons who is
minister In the church of God without HUI
initiation, shame and loss. Yet the true man,
be he leader or priest, whose business and pro-
fession it is to speak in the name of all which
is highest and hottest in principles which
can apply to the conduct of men must not be
slow t. observe the life by which he is sur
rounded. Hold the mirror up to nature
and in tones which cannot be by auy one
misunderstood show what the rule of recti-
tude is. A prophet is not to cry Peace,
peace when no peace is at hand.
In the week last past mems hearts have
been made to stand still by reason of deeds
which must make every man who truly loves
those deeds, stand in fear of the future de.
velopments. for carried to their full fruition
they would eliminate in civil war. To
keep silent now, to consider any prudential
of any public man is the act of coward, who
would sell justice for cash. This, is the day
TO speak. 1t is the day to say to the many
men who in the paths of commercial life
have become kings of trade-large en- ployers
of their fellOwman's heads hands. hearts
1t is only the barest justice to say, that we as
nation owe much to these men. Keen they
are TO see the opportunity to enlarge our
trade. 10 create new uses for old materials. to
open, whenever possitle lie, new markets. With
heads to plan combinations which advance
progress, by new inventions, or to keep others
to do it-wth money at command to
undertake large enterprises to bring
a wealth of power and possibility
to our door. They have made our
trade in SO new a republicl an astonlshment,
and cause for profound gratitude to this
extent and more, they deserve honor 1
wish these words could reach and be read by
our employers Of labor. l would say to
them, My dear, SITS, it is possible to increase
trade and to lesson joy; you have duties as
well as advantages: your brother man and
would write brother with capital B. has
rights which do not spring from your Gle
mency or mercy, Or will, or public law; rights
which dwell in him from age to age, and in
all ages. because he is a man; rights the
hand which giveth rain from heaven, has
ordained are his. 1t is the business of
give it its just share in the
result of work. machinery and money and
direction.
whoever fails to see this clearly errs in
Judgment, and lays in store sorrow and an
guish. that man, as Prospero declares. as
sists The storm and helped to make con-
fusion worse COMPOUNDED. Masters give
that which is just and equal should be
made to ring in the ears Of all who employ
labor. NY whole soul goes out in sympathy
with the man who after weeks hard toll
receives Just enough (no more) to provide
for the scanty wants of wife and babes 1
fall heavy upon your back From this man
thing, for he knows there is SOME
thing wrong in our present industrial rela-
tiOnships. If had it in my power l would
have public law saving what is the lowest
wages man shall be paid for a days work.
There is another lesson some rich men have
to learn 1t is the undeniable right to join
right to Undue by all wise, just and honora-
BILE means other men to join, to get all the
men in a trade if they can to be unionists.
Workingmen have the same right to combine
to put up the price of work as the steelwork-
ers have to increase the price of steel. To
deny or to question this right is unjust in
the assertion of this right, III all true means 10
defend it, and make it understood by
the support of all men who love right deal
ing and fair play. Combinations should be
for just purposes, and look to the general
good in benefcient results. Combination
to check production. to block the path by
which the men in any profession rise, is ali
wrong. 1t is not for any mans real benefit
Trades unions should look to making every
man expert in his calling, and every trade
science and glory, so as to transform labor
into benedlctlon and make it q meals of
grace. That trades unionists have not at
ways done this, and that their leaders have
not all encouraged the doing of this,
men who have at heart the very best
interest most deeply regret. 1t is a fact
which is not seen by every man as it oughtto
be that men are interrelated to each other,
yet separate. and it is a right of mine to sell
my work for any price like if pay my way
and am honest. 1t is not in the province of
labor organizations by force to prevent men
from working. Whatever momentary ad-
vantage is obtained by force policy is more
than balanced by the loss of public support
which in the long run will be found on the
size of right when it understands truly the
fact. No strike ever gained by appeal to
force, no matter which side resorted to it, We
claim to be law-loving people.
We must have men in official life who will
keep the law and see that it is kept. They
must apply it to the rich men, and make in
their ranks any who violate it suffer, and
they must apply it to poor men, even if they
lose votes, and we must have public laws
people can respect not law which has no
foundations in equity. 1t must not be said
the law is the greatest thief of all thieves
The rule of Christ must be enshrined in law
DO ye unto others as We would have them do
INTO Won "a