The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-20
LABOR MASS MEETING.
Mutual Discussion BY Leaders Of Christ Epis-
coral Church Last Night.

Another of the series of labor mass
meetings which are being held at the va
rious churches in the city assembled at
Christ Church last night The attend
ance, while it was not large, exceeded that
of previous ones. and those present seemed
to take the utmost interest in the proceed
Ings. After the usual opening scriptural
reading and songs the pastor announced
that the congregation would be ad-
dressed on the topic OF labor and
its relation to the world in gen.
eral by several of it's prominent advo-
Gates who were present, and by members or
his congregation. he being indisposed and
unable to talk at any length. Carey l..
Smith, of tho Timers Union. was first to
speak. His remarks were brief, In the
nature of On outlining of the place1whlch
organized labor occupies In society. or
rather the place which it desires TO occupy,
and not the place where IL is put By Its de-
tractors. He said that it was not organized
labOrs intention TO overthrow dynastles
or TO work upheavals in society. but to Win
for its members an equality of justice and
sn equality of q division of this worlds
goods in proportion to its capacity In earn
ing them.
He was followed by Mr.. S. A. Haines.
who is popularity known as the chaplain OF
member of Christ Church. Mr.. Haines
pointed out that Christ himself was the
son of carpenter, aud that He did not
himself scorn to labor with His hands.
any person who went at it honestly, and
with an honest intention. He said that he
wished that the iaborlng people would
come out in greater numbers to meetings
of the nature of the present one. and that
they would como to learn the church pe0-
pie better. He urged them to keep their
lives pure and upright, and assured them
that IL was only matter OF time until
they should come into their reward.
ID. +. Kennedy was the next speaker.
He said that there were two kinds of labor,
the one which is looked ON with favor by
God and one which 10 not. The first was
and the other is that which strives to keep
the former from obtaining it's just ends.
Organized labor is not the advocate of an
archy and bl0odshed, he said, but exactly
of the strife and disseDeion of the rude. un-
educated populace, and people say that
they do not know any better; that 1t is
their brute natures. The last week
has given Us an example OF how
feel themselves to be aggrieved. Had the
| militia done its duty at Topeka, KAN.
there would have been another horror like
that of Homestead. People have tried to
leglslate against strikes and stop their evil
results. Why not leglslate against these
| Kansas statesmen 1t simply goes to show
| that man will fight for what he considers
| his rights. no matter what his condition In
| life may be-" The speaker declared that
| the condition of the laboring man has got
| ten to be no better DOW than it was one
| hundred years ago: that about oil the
| things be had now were religious and polit-
| ical freedom. and that there was little
| chance for him to become any thing else
| but labOrer In this world. He said
| that il was the aim of labor organizations
| to help this condition of things as much as
possible. and not to make it worse. as many
| people supposed.
! Mr.. Kennedy was followed by Mr.. John l..
Ketcbam. an emplOyerOf labor. but one who
| has their interests much q heart. He saId
| that he could not agree with Mr.. Kennedy
| in all that he said. and believed that he
| drew altogether too dark picture of the
| labOrer and his prospects. Also. that he
| did not like the way IN W hich Mr.. Kennedy
! paired Oft labor and capital and stig-
matized the latter as some big bugbear.
| He admitted. he said, that labor's lines
| did not always fall In pleasant places,
! but he said that it was not al
why's capitals fault that 1t was SO. lie
| also urged them to come to the churches
| more and to get better acquainted with
the people whom they had placed Off on
one side as bosses" and employers"