The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-21
GREAT MASS. MEETING.
Held Un6er the Auspices Of the Brother
tood OF St. Andrew.
RELATION OF CHURCH TO WoRKINGAsA
Ably Discussed by Rev. william g.
Rnfnsford, ID. d., of New York,
and SiIas McBec. ESQ, Second Vice
President or tho Brotherhood-
The Press Thanked.

The mass-meeting at the Academy OF
MUSIC last evening under the auspices OF
the brotherhood of st. Andrew was q
! fitting climax to the meetings of the
past four days. It was really sort OF
aftermath of the Episcopal Congress
the Brotherhood having merely taken
| advantage of the presence of the distin-
Euished members of that body to hold
this rally before all of them had de-
parted. and at the same time to secure
the cooperation for this occasion OF
several of them
The chief object OF the meeting was
10 discuss the relationship of the church
TO the workingman. Right Rev. A NJ.
1KSanaoiph, D. d., Bishop Of Southern
Virginia. presided. The initial exercises
were devotional, consisting of praise in
hymn and prayer.
The first speaker introduced was that
brilliant New York divine. Rev. w. S.
Ralnsford, ID. D., who spoke upon the
special duties which men are called upon
10 perform under present conditions
He declared that he did not Jerk out
theories. which he had not put into
practice himself. and said that if a
clersyman is worth salt he comes into
contact with the extreme classes of So
clety-the very poor and the very rich.
THE GREAT AGITATOR.
The speaker then plunged at once deep
into the heart of his subject He de-
clared that there was no doubt that
there was much of unrest in the land
great deal of discomfort But dis
content, he said. sprung from unjust
treatment Foolish people speak of
aGitators,' he declared, but the real
aSitator is injustice. Hang an agitator
and leave the injustice and you merely
murder Il patriot"
HOW TO TELL.
DR.. Rainsford then viewed the sub
ject from another phase. We can only
tell what we are when some of the great
tests OF life come to us. 1t is only in
times of stress and strain that we dis
cover where we fail.
The great question. lie asserted, is,
how are we going to do the work before
us ana do 1t we'll? There are num-
Der OF things, he thought, that all
church members, as good Christians
and citizens. should agree about:
n present need of amending some of
the laws of the land, there should be
some new arrangement by which poor
man get more Immediate JUDGMENT,
some change in the uses of Injunction.
change in factory laws.
MONEYS UNFAIR ADVANTAGE.
He then spoke of the unfair advan-
taEes which the money power possess %
IN THIS land and suggested n number Of
points whereby it might be comGa tied
IN every community, he said there
mus Ne Inree SORTS OF organizations for
The proper development OF that com
mun.;y--natural organization. or,yani
%ntlon Of The money forces, or,cani-
2aUon Of the human forces. as n match
for the other two He declared that tho
wor!tinGmen of this country We're not
organized as they should be. The man
VINO believed organized labor dangerous
To society was blind to the history of
the wors1. What we need. he asserted.
was Il balancing of forces. but we must
nave Herewith the inSistant control OF
the law.