Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-14

fepulaive. our Workingmnn IL not ask
ing anything like this. he is Tor his hui
manity asking Justice. chance 10 do
honest work FOR honest wages, and
share in the prosperity Of the century.
ne believes there Is a way out and is
doing what he can to find It. lie gets
nothing but
The CoId shoulder
from the church In this quest ana
he turns from It and It's clergy with
bitterness and oftlmes strong ex-
preations about a hirelng clergy who
care more FOR the approval OF rich pew
holders than FOR anything tina. con-
Germs poor devil Of worleingman.
This ~ not iustHable but at the same
time !, r. lust about the state Of the
case. There are mulutudes Of excep-
tons In all directions: churches made
up or working people; ministers who
are working people themselves and
feel for them IN an their struggles.
worklnEmen who nre devout and who
humbly follow their church. even
though she be a neglectful mother and
there are many worldngmen
who are merely careless and
Indifferent as are many In other
classes; but az between the church
generally ond The ,yorLi,,o. oia.sss ,.,,,
er,uv ve hoit,,,, 10, H. 49,, ~ a.
stated ord NM No ,,oss ~, tahor,,',.
people are allcnatcd and aloof from the
church on the grounds set forth.
Our duty In the matter is to follow
the aplrlt of cbrlst.s te,cbi,.s r,a
conduct ~ ,t,., ,,,1 so,,,,.,,,,., Il, ',t,,
for our examine npd we ara NOT ,v.
cusod beonnse az. tr,yei IN p,n,na,
sla,perg lnstood ~ MI, IA. h,s, ~ ,,,,
moro pripiti,o tr,voinr N,,. hcr.,,se
instond or his pcrsopnt s.,.yl,. tho
need NOW IL iegisi,tion i,y.stir,ti,,
and the stuav or snrlol ana ec,no,,tc
law. The man who fen among thieves
is stul vim ma ana tho tblovcs or,. m.
idle. who emit without earning tho
pamblera who yrcst fortunes from
dupes in Wall street and tho stool, ok
change. tho railway yreci,crs who
devo,,. mo suhstnrce NJ ird,s,ry and
NH who contrary IN opoatoiic mandate
eot but do noi ,y,ris W. not 10
most of ua can worry elopr urder
pros.nt copditi,ps INT mn tbe,c otrs.s
analv rob mos, Who nre least milo
Va benr II II Mo do moi caro- +, no.
ter things for our own sake. we owe It
ns Christian duty to the workers
Of our country To help them. Times
now are different from what they were
during the early days of Christianity
ana tho relief that Is needed is not
SO much TO give food ana clothes az
Il ls TO remove the causes that make
ana keep men poor To lind out the
reason why men who want TO work
cannot get enough 10 eat TO at least
try to remove th" grievance that now
alienatcs the worker from the church
There IL another argument the self
lsh one that u we do not help the
workers. out Of their trouble, be-
fore many years they VIII find that
the numbers and hence the ultimate
power arc theirs aud they viii take
what they deem their due and much
more. The wrong win increase; the
burden get heavier, and then those who
would not respect the sacred rights
OF humanity viii find that outraged
humanity Will not respect the rights Of
property, and as far wrong as we have
gone in our oppression OF labor, 80 far
and much more
sVum Labor go,
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