New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-12
ABUSE OF WEALTHY MEN DEPRECATED
DR. EATON SHOWS THE RELATIONS BETWEEN
WEALTH AND THE WORKING CLASSES.


WEALTH AND THE WORKING CLASSES
"The Arrangement of Wealth" the subject Of
the Rev DR.. Charles II. Eaton's sermon in the
Church of the Divine Paternity, Ffth-ave. ana
Fort y-ffth-st yesterday.
The sp,a ker quoted the words. ut Is easier for
camel to enter the eye of needle than for rich
to enter the Kingdom of God
DR. Eaton said that IL, the las, We tx newspaper
had sent a representative to a number OF clergy
men to get their Interpretation OF this passage. He
declared that that newspaper meant to support the
masses a : against the classes.
"rhere is one surprising feature the speaker
said ''in this discussion that IL going as to the
attitude Of religion I'm the so-called anfagonism OF
the classes and the masses. The personality OF
Jesus had been changed In tho present sociological
age Jesus Christ has become. in this discussion.
demagoguc. These agitators claim that IL Jesus
were again on earth. He would become the shield
Of the laboring people the counsellor and guide OF
strikers az against the capitalists. and warm
supporter OF the workingmen against the ON
II, l. I'm the same spirit that the press utterly
fearless and Of mighty influence. seeks TO lay the
attitude OF Jesus OF Nazareth should be changed
and the Gospels shall have new meaning ms
new order OF things is anti social and threatens tne
destruction ~ civilization. 1t is time Tor thr
people Ia pause and consider the true teachng OIL
The parable about the needles eye and the rich
man Is supposed by sore TO mean that 1t IS mpos,
"A
tho ancient city OF Hebron there WAS small gate
l.,dinr into tn. town intended for pedestrians IL
was arlv Impossible for - camel laden with mer-
chanditn 10 pass through. But If the mcrchandlr"
was removed the camel might squeeze through
This cat. wu- called the Needles Eye
Jesus wiz not "a demagoSu", but m"d" primer
tl. that applied 10 all classes. When orators nov =
adavs assert that Jesus rcvilcd the rch ana 's-
pousod the cause OF the poor, let us remember t'
I lie meyer made any distinction between rlch ana
moor There are saints among the rlcll. as tn,t'
ar. among the poor. There ar" demons ana AN
archis,s among the lower orders. as there are
/ among the highest orders OF society There u an
intimate. relation between the prosperity OF INC
working people and the accumulation ana concen-
iration of wealth. In England and America therc
i. M. greatest concentration OF wealth.. We near
orators say that tn. prosperity OF the Workiheih''
Jrp.nd- on the rate OF wages. In Asia ana SOM
Europ.nn countries where there ~ litlle acculhu-
Iatlou and concentration of wealth wages ar" much
less than Ia this country and England In inns cou,-
Try wages are fficrn times hi her tnan III 'hii" ~"
NOT snv there are not some ignoble tongs accumu-
! lafing wealth. but wealthy men In the past nav Z
made great sacrifices for the promotion OF patIi-
liam religion and the advancement Of CIVILIZATION
| Tn. orIer, clements Ia tn. community nave pr'n
the men prominent IN coninercl"I ne an" '"'""
IN accommodating wealth. ,,. ..o,,a
.1rh, tim. has com. when every pulpit 'houlu
stand for the men OF wealth. the men VINO are tlle
p lars OF society civilizaton-th' "ter 'oope'
In. Pcabody- the Cornels. who are beiieihctors 10
| m. human family We hay" come TO 'h' tn,
when religion and the gospels are IN DANGER Oh
t.lng DESTROY In practical lie by IN" aelatloi'
which makes the so-call-d different classes oil so'-
nutt.shiZs TrVil" each other.