The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-05


AWAY the stone from the entrance to the
den. and Daniel came forth with the
words that he was innocent In the slgnt
OF the Lord and OF the king, the king
eaused the accusers to be cast into the
What teachings are we to derive from
this; think any man who stands in the
faith as did Daniel, gets the favor OF
God. Aud what thought. Get the
favor of God Every such man VINO
thing more to widen the path OF religion.
In the evening q praise service was
held led by o. A. Jilison, at which choirs
from Cranston Street Baptist and Math-
ewson StreetM. r. Churches assisted.
The Rev. Dr. Horton ON Labor Mates.
At the Union Congregational church
last evening DIR. Horton gave another
able discourse on the labor problems TAX.
ing for his subject 80 The Rights OF all
Parties Concerned." The text Is found in
Psalms 994, "Thou shalt establish
equity" God is supreme. and every out
pouring of God Is justice. In society
everything that God has ordained that
after "a severe strug ggle. America Is pee
hive of industry and the preacher is no
less workingman than anyone else
either in amount OF labor or In actual
work done.
We take first the right of the working
man to labor. He has right TO be EN-
ployed at his trade, whatever 1T may be,
he has a right TO leave his work II he
chooses, he has right to work for whom
he pleases and he has right To combine
IN trade unions for protection To himself,
as far as Justice and equity will permit.
The employer has a right to employ
whom he pleases, TO discharge whom he
f.Ia ~ 3..x II. ~ ttaFn
ness to suit himself, and here is where
the clash comes. He may be very arbi-
trary employer and his methods may be
harsh ana unfair, but after trades unions
have exhausted every legal means to settle
matters their right ends, and ~ IL
akin TO anarchy to attempt to dictate what
shall or shall not be done to. capitalists;
Labor may be as tyrannical as capital
could possibly be, and the obj ct OF labor
unions seems To be at present TO corner
the labor market principally by overawing
the great majority of labor men.
The laborer has "a right TO be paid for
his labor, and the schedule OF wages at
Homestead shows that some OF the labor
ers there were we'll paid. No justice or
equity can be secured by blind obstinacy
or brutality, and the sooner laborihg men
learn this the sooner will the labor
problems of the day be solved.
The pulpit of Roger williams Church
was occupied yesterday by the pastor. the
Rev. George A.. Smita, who has just re-
turned from months vacation. The
speaker took for his subject the finished
work of God in human redemption as
suggested by the Lords dying words, ''It
is Finished % John xix, 80, He alluded
FIRST to tho unfinished things of this
world. Disturbances of the equilib-
rum in the solar system, inequalities In
land and sea, AS islands and beaches are
washed away, laads are Inundated by
OVERLOOKING rivers, lake beds are now
habitable lands all show Gods purpose
not to make material world perfect,
though he pronounced 1T good. How lit
tie OF the worlds vegetation is ever
perfected into fruitage, and never was
there even flower that did not reveul un-
der the microscope blemish. Mans
work is also often left unfinished. An
Raphael's "Transnguration" left for
another to complete, attest the inconi-
pleteness of human life.
But Christ's work for the spiritual man
is finished and perfect. In ancient times
one could cry what could have, been
done more TO my vineyard, that l have
not done in it?" And laws aud symbols
and prophecies at least reach their cul-
mination OF perfection on Calvary, where
the incarnation aud mediation of Gods
son announce mans redemption. A per-
feet highway to heaven is opened, "a per-
feet salvation is offered. And Gods work
for us is finished. though his work In us
is yet Incomplete. The sun of spiritual
light is risen upon us, but it has not yet
reached the zenith,
Our work for others Is not yet finished.
Like the apostle we are to help "hll up
that which remains of the Affections OF
Christ" on earth. Unsaved friends, Gods
work on your behalf is finished. He will