The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-15
THREE NOTABLE ADDRESSES.
Constitutional Church. Church and
Labor" and ''the Coming Liberty"

CHICAGO, Oct. 14.-At the international
meeting of the Evangelical Alliance. to-day,
the Rev. c. A. Dickinson, of Berkeley Tenn
pie. Boston, spoke of the institutional
church. He said: THE phrase, institution
al church. was first applied in Berkeley
Temple, Boston. 1t has not yet very
act meaning If were to lefine it, l should
say that it aims to represt mt Christ, physi-
cally morally and spiritually to the people
who live in the present age. 1t works to
save all of the and all men by all
means. 1t employs secular means to reach
n spiritual end 1t works through a we'll
appointed building It's pews are free; it's
doors open all day and every day. 1t
aims to become the center and source of all
benefcient ministration. 1t secularizes re-
hgion by ma king religion an everyday al
fair-a spirit which affects the whole man
every day in the week rather that a spirit
which affects part OF the man but one
day in the week"
Prof. Richard T. Ely. of the University
OF Wisconsin, read a paper on THE.
Church and the Labor Movement" in
which he was most emphatic in insisting
upon the church as the final solution of the
labor problem. He said THE one solid
foundation of the labor movement is re-
ligion. All other foundations are but shift
ms sand. What do we want in the labor
fulness of life? What are the abuses of
which complain but deprivation of life,
restriction of life, the cutting down and
narrowing of the sphere of life? If the
labor movement, in it's purpose, is finally
successful, ii must involve the conception
in theory and practice of lofty ethical
system. Whatever may be the cause and
however much we may in some respect
regret it, the truth is that the Inequalities
simply marvellous. The ordinary wage
Garner feels. and shows that he feels. tire
need of superior leadership.
One of the most powerful addresses de-
iVered before the alliance congress
that of President George A. Gates, of
Grinnell University. He said: "One can
already see forces arraying themselves for
and against the coming liberty. Against II
in the industrial world is the capitalist
class, which says: The workman shall not
be my brother. 1 will hire him, and that
not, i please, my property Is my own
to do with IL as / please. L claim my lib
erty. Individual liberty has been once set
up on earth. On it 1 stand. Saying which,
he is "a blasphemer and liar. His prop
erty is not his own, but TO use in service
for his felow-me1. Unless capital obey the
law OF God and men, and lay down its
life in service, in order to save its life
then it will perish from the face of the
earth. Likewise against this coming unity
in the industrial world is the workman
who. folding his arms in his pride, says:
Il will not call my employer my brother
My strength and skill are my own, TO use
on not as l please l. too. claim liberty.
the watchword of four centuries Saying
which, he, too blasphemes and lies He
has strength or skill that is his own.
Except he use il in service to his fellow
men, lose 1t TO save it. 1t, too, will miser-
ably perish"
President Gates enumerated many other
forces which were arrayed against the
coming liberty. He said that the evangeli-
cal alliance which worked for the union of
Christendom had their watchword which
must usher in, the kingdom of God. The
session was also addressed by President
Dodge. Secretary Strong, the Rev. Temp
kns and others.