The Washington times., 1895-03-25
SOCIETY And INDIVIDUAL
What Affects One Is Certain to Re-
act Upon the Whole.
II Safe Solution OF the Problem Of Capital
aad Labor Lies Security for
Eli Glasses.

Rev. Dr. Patton, president Of Princeton
College. occupied thepuipit at the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church yesterday
morning and evening.
DR. Pat,an's text was taken from st.
PauFs Epistle to the Ephesians, fourth chap
ter and tweijy-fifth verse. in the last line:
For we are members one Of another"
He said in part Theume has come when
mankind is bee+nning to take greater inter-
est in each other The growth Of society
has opened the eyes Of thinking men TO the
fa,JIEatitsorganizati Independent
upon The individual and not the mass The
striking differenre in the social and finan-
ciaI condition of ais members is becoming en-
tirely loo marked to admit Of its being over
looked.
The large numbers OF poor people have
awakened feelings ofsympathy III thehearts
OF those whom industry. heredity. or
chance Afs placed in a more enviable posi-
lion and tie selfish feelings of humanity
praduUiiuatiuE have caused the desire ~ pur
the sight oi their misery away from US.
We feel that something must be done, but
we do not know hoT 10 do H. The result
must lie in the solution OF the problem OF
labor and capital.
The fair falIlc OF civilization that has
fccl Tie outcome of centuries OF thought
and progress cannot be rturnedi in night
without certain and positive organization
that WIFI take IFS place 20 the DetUennent OF
the individual. The condition concerns the
laburer as Intimately rs il does the capital
list
Society is a collection OF units, but each
uEiI retains its Individuality. acting upon
the entire organization and being in its turn
influenced blythe social laws whichthe organ
1zauUn h3s called into being. st Paul says,
we are members one Of the other" We
must not forget our organic relationship.
Society corresponds 10 the human body -
many WAYS il has itsanatomy physiology.
therapeutics Therefore we should deal
with social problems, as we do with illness
OF the body.
From the artisan, toiling at his bench,
springs the great systems Of corporations
that ~ large measure control our civillZa-
tion tiu the climax OF industrial develop
ment is reached in the clearing house. and
rhecInaE OF society. so called. .inrhe dinner
party" One makes the other a pCssi ibility.
Tie collapse Of our present social system
would not affect the rich man SO much as the
poor. 4 millionaire would discontinue the
Useof his carriage ana walk, but what would
become Of the coachman? The rich man
could stop cultivating flowers TO decorate
Unstable but what Of the gardner who cared
for theme One denies himself a luxury,
but the other deprives himself OF q necessity.
Our happiness is iuteriipEed IL 81 III erela-
lions OF mankind The luxury OF the rich is
the main support OF the poor.
we are not dealing with a healthy or
gauiZatou. II must be The doctrine Of
''Iaissez faiTe,' stop worrying, and let
things go, unless We take the Gospel for
guide. The Independence. OF riches has
more TO co with The discomfort Of the poor
than anything else. There is 8 lack Of
sympathy with The welllo-do FOR those
not SO fortunate. IL is the forge1ulness
OF heredity and environment.
A socialist VIII say Your government
controls the post offices; why not the
railroads and telegraph systems? Your
municipality makes gas. why not -FOUR"
Where are you going TO stop: Such course
would end in making the government
workshop, and its citizens all employees.
Edward Bellamy writes a book and makes
a fortune looking forward to a ine, when.
If his IDEAS were carried into effect, his
own suggestions would prevent his obtain
ing copyright. that woUlG enable him 10
make that fortune. Clearly socialism is
not The remedy.
Then comes your so called Christian
socialism whose fundamental error is that
il overlooks the Importance Of The human
soul. What shall il profit a man if he
gain the whole world and lose his own
soul?' When you say that the church
must give more and be more sympathetic,
you say nothing new. You must recognize
that some things are incurahle.
The rich have a gleat many lessons to
learn and the poor must realize that they
are always dependent upon the rich. We
must preach and enforce in our daily lives the
law Love the Lord with all thy strength
and thy neighbor as thyself" For We are
members, one OF another"