The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-24
Expression of Feeling on
the Question.
ENTHUSIASTIC ADDRESSES.
Agency of Moral Forces for Prac-
teal Purposes.
A NEW SOCIETY ORGANIZED.
Some Friction Arises Over Differences
of Belief Upon Merits of Various
Factors for Good.

women, WIZ Hau come toRetDer Tor The
purpose Of participating in the formation
Of the agency of moral forces for practi-
cal purposes"
George 7. Gaden called the meeting to
order, and in so doing took occasion to
make forcible plea for broadness Of view
In religious, political and ethical queS-
lions. lie also suggested many politicai
and popular reforms, To attempt 70 bring
about which. he said. the new society was
called together. The ground covered by
his address included womaD's rights, taxa
tion, combination of capital. condition of
the poor ana unemployed. all Of which
called for reform. Woman had done much
already in this direction. and she was re-
sponsibe for the meeting.
Tonight l want to stand here and wave
a banner with one word inscribed there
Oh" said he; "a word that can conquer
the evils Of society and relig ion-tbe word
Woman for it is the perpetual June
fragrance wherever it goes to sweeten the
December blasts OF sorrow that now fill
cur land, as we'll as the influence they have
over The so-csled lords of creation.'"
Rev. Henry Frank of Boston was intro
duced, and he spoke to the point at once,
making the audience acquainted with the
purposes of the meeting and of the move
ment which he said has swept throughout
the country. The movement is 0ne of the
most gigantic Of social reforms ever seen
IN the world. so he declared.
"We PROPOSE" he said, 'to bring to-
gether the great agencies of education.
reformation and agitation so as to bring
about the reform we seek. Because the
people are not yet properly acquainted
with our movement their enthusiasm is
lost. We say to all alike, come into the
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no creed, no mplexion-nothing that
shall separate us from the beating hearts
of human wants. We ask every church,
every organ zatiOn formed in the interest
of human ameIiorstion 10 join US. I would
ask you first of all what relation will this
great movement bear to the churches
simply one Of union, Of entreaty for their
help.
1--WE say to the church, Come to us; we
need you; you can help US. Go on with
your glorious worship; it will do good
but come with US as we go with hearts of
love, that the masses may be restored with
your co-operation.'
The churches must not shut their ears
to the impetuous cries of human suffering.
1t is only the mutual ignorance which pre-
walls which keeps the two apart. The
message / have for you tonight is. you are |
wanted to Cooperate with the churches. |
We all know. somehow, that the awful |
murmurings of a revolution are in the air. |
But We are instiiuting movement that /
peace and fraternity may prevail aud not
bloodshed upon the face of the earth.
They that enjoy the wealth of the
world and don't know how TO use ii, they
need a little of this education. We 60 |
farther, that we shall have established in |
every city a civic federatlol--to purify the |
munich atty and 20 purify politics. It is |
our opinion nothing can be accomplished !
in the great world of reform without edu- |
~, Err ba Of manhattan
If you will join clubs for the study of |
economics and social reform you will be |
accomplishing this end"
His allusion TO the idle workmen who |
are tramping toward Washington was
greeted with applause. He said "God- |
speed them" because be believes they are
all honest and sincere and their visit TO the
capital is ITO ask the great sayants, poll /
ticians ana legislators OF America for
relief in their distress" At the cOnclu-
sion of his speech he was cheered and ap-
plauded vociferously.
Rev. Leslie Sprague of the Second
Unitarian Church in this city was the
next speaker. He launched out into a
fearless defense of the churches. asserting
that when The time came for unemployed
to ask for relief the churches gave most
willingly.
81 tell you the tine has gone by when a
TRADE against the churches will be tolerat-
ed. The time has gone by for the churches
10 brag, or for TRADE against Christian
ity. For the man who says the world is
ali wrong and claims TO have found a
panacea / have no use. / say that is the
greatest curse that ever struck the human
system, that foolhardiness that THINKS
something is TO come from nothing. i
has taken 1900 years to give us the society
we enjoy to-day, aud do you presume 10
say you can do better ID day? / have no
panacea to offer for all the evils that
Hot af..fT nm rarE mr. In INN liant
You may hiss me if you want to. Pm not
afraid OF that The world will find its
destiny.
I'VE are not here 10 bring in any new
principle, but TO bring together all classes
of men in the humble. earnest search for
truth: The time is gone when you can
say heavens got to come through my
little gateway The idea is to get together
people OF all churches and no church at
all, to act with one accord, 10 think with |
one heart and to do one thing al time"
Rev. Miss Florence Kelloch of the Uni |
versaIIsf Church, Pasadena, was greeted |
with applause. "It seems 10 me this is |
coming together of earnest men and |
women" said she. las rational. thought
full, patriotic and humanity glowing men |
and women, to EN- phasZe those bonds
which shall hold State to State, nation to
nation"
The trouble with the money market is
applause by declaring that the trouble
with the moral market is want of con-
fdenee between man and man. 1t was
the churches of Pasadena that gave food
and assistance 10 the hungry men who.
only a few days ago, Iassed through her
town. LET Us say" she concluded. that
we shall fight this thing together, and then
we shall win"
Rabbi Nieto said although be is called a
socialist there are things with which he
cannot agree which are too ideal. His idea
OIL the movement is that the two extremes
De educated, to work on both sides. He
asked why should there be dives, why
should men be solow as togo into such places
and his answer was lou6 applause. Then
it was obvious, he held that this education
is needed to create horror of the lower
life. They must be educated and the
first duty of the reform is to edu-
cate them SO that they shall be
morally strong. When he said with en-
phasis that there are thousands of lazy.
slothful, ignorant immoral men among the
unemployed a screech of misses rent the
cir, and it was gent up. growing stronger
and stronger. till ii ended In q catcali Blu
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