The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-29
ON LABOR QUESTIONS.
The Rev. Or. Horton on The Strikes
and Labor Troubles.
THE POSITION OF THE CHURCH
The Rev. Dr. Wayiand OF philadelphia
also breaches Labor sermon Taking
for His Subject The Example Of Christ
the Carpenter of Nazarcth-Prof Totten.

The Rev. DIR. horton began series of
lectures last night at the Union Congre-
rational Church on "The Upward Strug-
gle of Labor" The subject last nisht
was IA Review of the Summers Battle"
DIR. Horton took his text from psiam
Ixviii8. "God setteth the solitary In
fanailies.~ and spoke as follows:
Man is a social being. He was created
such bv his maker. When man lives by
h,mself he degenerates In every respect.
what are called the laws OF society are
those conditions which proved by ex-
nariment. arei found necessary IN de.
veIoninr man. Whenever a condition OF
society is discovered which is not advan-
taQeous to man, society rights IL, peihg
progressive institution. A great many
things in society are subject To change III
time TO come. So say IL Is a progressive
Now. this is what may be called the ex-
terror views Our text gives the interior
view. God cares for man. Man as NIL
lionaire or workman Is man. God cares
Tor nothing about the adjunct except as ~
NAV benefit or be hurtful to man: To
God man is man. With God there Is no
rcapect of person. The essential man as
= man is as precious in His sight In one
case as In another.
II these things be SO then we must sup
pose that God, having set men together
In society, would naturally give direction
to man. as to how he was TO conduct
matters. In the Bible, God has written
how man was to conduct himself and de-
port himself in society.
The word of God gives the best, plainest
and simplest directions on every point
that can be named. Then If His word
WAS followed the ruffled condition Of So
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the duty of the church, which Is the more
especial representative OF God I'm the
cofnmunity to speak out the word OF God
and these duties OF society. The men
who feel that they have grievance say
that everything is against them, the law,
church. society and every power IN society.
question of this kind the pulpit knows no
man except as man.
II the workingmen fall away from the
church il is because they feel that the
church has fallen away from God. In
plain, hopest teaching it is the duty OF
the church to teach.
which make every patriotic man and
christian blush with shame. Can we be
silent when these things are occurring
It seems Incredible Civil war in this
country to-day tell you my friends
there is something wrong somewhere.
This war Is not confined TO any particu-
lar section. 1t Is In the north ana south,
east and west.
/ most sincerely hope that now these
things have come on us they may be
treated and settled. Gladstone says that
.nis study of the question Of home rule
was the result Of the bloody troubles in
ireland.
Peace has been secured. by the mighty
arm Of society crushing down those who
rose without answering single question.
And now discussion must ensue.
Now IL society does not go on and dis
cuss these questions then the laborer has
a right to say that no one cares for him
and he will take up the anarchists cry
'down with everything that's up and
up with everything that's down."
The workingn "a is tranquil tonight.
hut what tranquility. Let us show him
that the Church is his friend.
Jesus Christ as q Journeyman Carpenter.
At the Stewart Street Baptist Church
last evening, Dr. Heman Lincoln Way
land Of Philadelphia preached from the
text, ,."Is not this the son of the carpen-
ter ~ Mark VI. 3.
Only one being has come into our world
who had the opportunity to choose before
hand into what station he would be born.
He chose to he born into the house of n
Workingman and himself was a real pro-
sale carpenter He has been represented
ns having halo round his head but he
had nothing Of the kind.
He was q hardened laborer. There was
nothing to distinguish him from any of
his fellow workmen but perhaps his Sc
rene disposition. Poverty or hardship,
however, did not make him insensible to
higher things. He thought read and
listened to the reading Of the law and
gained wisdom thereby. Is 1t hard TO
imagine how how, his hs GiS WSrk svSss was done We
most conscientious way, no shirking, no
shamming.
What has this workingman done for
his fellow-workingman?
Jesus dignified labor when he choose
the lot Of q workingman, not all labor, not
the unwilling. useless or illegal, but
labor which looks toward the good of the
whole race. The workingmen have reason
to be proud OF their associate, the carpen-
ter Of Nazareth, and can truly say that
they belong to the same guild as Christ.
His teaching and example were largely
directed TO tho doing away with the
dividing lines Of society. He teaches the
the employer and the employed Moth
ing can be settled in right manner that
does not take into consideration the
rights OF all concerned. Every man mas n
right to look after his own interests, but
he Is expected to look after the interests
of others as we'll. The employer and en-
ployed must try to see things from the
others standpoint. The settlement can
not be reached by taking each other by
the throat. Men say that these ques-
tions must be settled by the natural
laws, but we must interfere with the
natural law, and the labor question can
be settled by the natural law, modified by
the doctrine of Christian brotherhood.
Christ implants within the work ing
man those thoughts which :cause him to
be content. A man should desire for his
family every advantage that he can pos :
sibly give them. Wealth admits OF pcs
sibilities which poverty prevents, but the
laborer may have certain part OF the
comforts. The tendency of Christianity
is TO raise the standard OF comfort
among workingmen. Christ creates aud
increases self control among laborers and
IL they would listen to Jesus there would
be less brown stone fronts owned by dis
tillers and liquor dealers and the comforts
Of the people would be proportionately
increased.
Talking about strikes" said the
speaker. II would Col the workingman
would strike down the curse of the world. Y
The workingnian aud the employer should
be taught tD say Our Father" and IS 4
natural fouseo ueuce fhev will sav an,