The morning call., 1894-07-23
STRIKE SERMONS.
Several Pastors Discuss
Labor Matters.
THEY SUGGEST EXPEDIENTS.
A Copartnership of Labor and
Capital.
THEY SUGGEST EXPEDIENTS.
DEBs sENTUREDAND APPLAUDED
More of the Spirit of Cancellation
Needed Divine Services in Vari-
Gus Churches.

Rev DR.. NJ. NJ Gibson preached on the
strike, or it's lesson, last night at the First
United Pres oyterian Church. He took
the story of Christ's paymen; of the tenn
pie tax as told by Matthew; his disclaimer
of the right of the others to collect 1t of
him, "the Son of tie King" but his pay
ing it. "lest we should offend them" He
played upon this necessity OF making
concessions to the sentiments and opinions
OF others in life. 1.-The trouble at Pull
man is not without reason" he said.
Corporations are sOulless, indeed. and the
poor man gets little consideration at their
hands. They may 90 90 the office with
their complaints time and time again and
get but little satisfaction. And so they
get weary and revolt follows. Then III
their turn they give little consideration to
their fellows. Why bring men 5000
miles away into their own predicsment?
They do not think when they call an
army of WOrkmen away from the tasks
for which they are being paid ali they
claim how many ana what wheels will
St0p-what innocent men will suffer, how
many women and children will be brought
TO hunger as their own have been, but for
no fault of the taskmastnr. L have got
rights and so have You, which should be
say TO Labor, 1 am willing TO surrender
something and Labor replies, L am will
ing 20 surrender something lmmed ately
the wheels Of commerce are going again
But Pullman SAYS ne has nothing to sur
render, as he has surrendered already all
be can, and Dsbs answers him IN kind;
and CapitaI and Labor are facing each
other uncompromisingly. ready to point
the pistol or strike with the dagger.
"Chrlstians must view these things from
the standpoint OF Christ, to do unto others
as we would that they should do unto u.s.
II l were tailor | wouldn't send my EN-
plOyes to work in a sweatShop and pay
them 10 cents a day. A brotherhood as
broad as the grace of God will correct
such OutrageS, and nothing else Will.
Shame on America that she should have
TO keep her commerce gong al the pOn:
OF the bayonet! Shame! Shame! I'm
leaving out the man you call anarchist,
leaving out the communist, the bomb
thrower and the train wrecker. He is
monster. The only remedy for him is the
neadsman and the nearest ditch. he Is
worse than the rattleSnake; for the snake
will warn before he stngs. but Ibe other
will steal like cat upon his prey and
thrust his dagger in the dark. If there
were this feeling Of fear that Christ had of
offending others there would be no strikes.
$50 now we hear the word Arbitrator
] am IN favor of II, Some say there is
nothing to aTDitrate. l guess II we tried
we might find something to arbitrate. But
the parties effected should try it first. If
Dir. Debs had not been so busy with the
telegraph sending such infammatOrV mes
sages the trouble might have been adjusted
long ago. When power is put in the hands
of an autocrat like that it is time tor the
authorities to step in. The old world has
not seen such a despot in many years.
''If the parties cannot come to an agree
ment, then let national arbitrators step in
and their decision be final and no nonsense.
The man who is hasty to get rich is
necessarily regardless of the poor. The
laborer knows that lie will be tramped
upon in the rush, and the thought begets
the feeling of bitterness aud revenge. A
touch Of sympathy for the poor begets in
lis turn sympathy also. Let it exercise its
benign influence and the sweet dove of
peace will spread her bright wings over
every workshop, and with peace and pros
peritv men will be redeemed"