The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-10-26
Or. MCuRoY's Talk.
This is a Time Of Need for 1ndi-
yidual Government-Anarchy
to be Driven Out.

Rev. r. A. McCurdy Of Central Pres
byterian Church, Is preacher who, ike
many of the diyineS OF the country, are
alarmed as TO the country's political out.
look and is doing what he can In his re-
ligious way to uphold the nations honor.
Last night from his pulpit he preached
from the text Genesis Al, o.: And the
cordlng as Joseph had said and the dearth
WINS in all lands; but In all tho lands of
Egypt there was bread !"
In opening he said this country was un.
der the shadow which began togather In
1903. II know not when nor how the re.
lief will come but am quite sure relief
will never come by any policy underneath
which anarchy and revolution are metho-
Ideally determined upon
But until relief comes the great sympa.:
thetc heart must respond to the needs OF
the worthy suffers. II will not do to waste
time In theorizlng. Deserving men must
be helped.
That was touching exhibition of hui
man kindness we have already seen dur
ing these years Of distress, when Boston
called on Congress to open up the Navy
Yards and give work to 10000 needy and
deserving men; when Philadelphia fed
her thousands; when Cincinnati improv-
cd her park and gave work to the hungry;
and China did her best to care for thou.
sands; and in like manner Denver, Pitts
burgh, St. Louis Kansas City, st. Paul.
Minneapolis, Omaha, Tacoma, Seattle and
San Francisco.
The Qreat human heart Is always and
everywhere touched by the cry Of distress
and responds for the relief OF those In
need. The cry OF capital being against
labor is a cruel unnatural and wicked cry,
That there Is hard hearted and unsym.
pathetic capitalist here and there is true.
but protest against that capitalist being
singled out and made to stand as Il true
repres entative Of the heart ana sympathy
of capital To do that is unnaturally and
horribly wicked.
That there Is carping and unaprecia
tive laborer is true but ! also protest
against that laborer being singled out and
made to stand rs n true representative OF
the heart and appreciation of labor. 10
do that Ia unnaturally and horribly wick
cd. The great heart of capital and the
are one In great heart of labor interest
and destiny God has joined them
together and let no man put them asund-
err. They are to the individual system Is
truly one in their mission as are sun and
moon to the sidcrial system.
lives but howl by capital; both are happy
the welfare of each other,
II say the heart Of humanity Is touched
by the cry of distress, and responds to the
needs of the deserving lfyun will pardon
a personal discussion will give chapter
of my own obcrvation and experience. A
very short time since | was made chair
man of a Relief Committee In a city of 3d.
600 people.
never asked for dollar of money. |
only published in the daily papers what |
was doing and every afternoon, save Sab
bath, there came to my desk money from
manufacturers, Wholesale and retail mer-
chants, banks and private citizens more
money than needed for the deserving
Tho only thing | asked for was coal, and
from conl merchants 1t came by tho car
load and one firm said we will deliver 10
free What was true in that city Is true
everywhere in all Christendom The
great heart of humanity responds to the
cry of need say more, capital responds
to the cry of labor in distress, and II In
these times ii does not respond in the
rumble of wheels and in smoking chin.
ncys, 1t is only because II will not commit
suicide, but. whether wheols rumble or
not, whether chimnoys smoke or not, i:
will help the deserving needing help.
"All any man has to do in this world of
brightness and beauty Is to serve God, and
approve himself to his fellow mon and he
will stand sheltered in every distress.
"There are times.of great need Men
everywhere need help; the government
needs help Let us help the government
by keeping anarchy out of it. Then for
the deserving poor let us adopt Jobs
method, II was a father to the poor.