The Louisiana populist., 1897-02-05
rs FOR HUMANITY.
FIRST SERVICE OF THE UNION
CHURCH.
Rev. Flavius J. Erobst Fearless IN N:s
Flaying Of the Slave Masters Of To-day
tercSt.

A large audience Was present in the
Grand Opera House, Chicago, recently
at the initial services Of the Union
Church Association" Of which Re-;
Flavius ]. Brobst is pastor.
Henry Ward Beecher's fight against
slavery. with reference to presen. con-
ditions," was the subjec. of the PIE
lude. The speaker began by telling
what the famous orator had to con-
tend with when he undertook to fight
slavery "The press" said he. was
either silent or against him. The me:-
chants of the land ridiculed him. He
was lampooIcd and caricatured
throughout the country. The pulpit
was enraged al his broad interpreta-
tior of scripture Mo5s were organize:.
and bitter and malignant threats made.
His very name became synonym for
everything that was low and mean.
Yet under this fire the great Beecher
only grew more determined. 1t served
only to lift him to sublimer heights
and the battle royal was kept up for
over twenty years before humanity
achieved its splendid victory
But the slave master we have to
contend with now is more subtle, more
ferocious. He dominates the country
and the world. He is many tires
richer and more arrogant than Of old.
He Is very respectable. The pulpit
calls it divine institution slav-
ery-and assaults any man who dares
criticise it,"
The speaker, referring to n. D. Hill
lis, south side preacher and his Ut
terances during the late campaign
said that he was trying to make ou'
OF the grand American emblem the
black flag OF piracy The men whom
George Washington fought, the En-.
slish George ILL.,. had some parts
said he. that appealed to one, bu. the
shylocks Of our day arouse all the op
position OF my heart. The degenerate
successor Of Beecher," he continued
lent the influence Of his own pape,
that the shyiock system might sue
ceed."
The sound of Parkhurst's name wa
greeted with Kisses. The speake
scored a strong point when speaking
of this sensational New York preacher
he said: "See the inconsistency o
this man. Before the election he len
his assistance to the gold power, an
last Sunday he decried tho ladies O
his congregation because they bcugh
goods in the cheapest places, and thu
helped starve the sewing girl. Buy h
himself did thousand times NOR
harm TO the servant girl and all wag
earners when he upheld the gold stand
ard" Continuing his prelude, he al
tackled west side minister for hi
words in favor Of gold monopoly befor
election and his recent assault agains
trusts.
The sermon which followed was O
the theme, Comrades Of the A
mighty" His sermon was a masterl
one, and lie fearlessly laid his lash O
the ministers who supported monopol
and abandoned the interests of thei
, flock. "They would like" said he, "t
have lis spend out of our hearts an
, minds the principles we stood for be
, cause gold has temporarily triumphet
but one day they shall see the moroy
oily OF greed struck by the cause Of hi
? manity. end it shall go down never I
rise again."
The aim and objec: Of the me-
, church was then enlarged upon by
7. Sutherland, who stated that
+ would be religious. humanitarian an
. social. 1t was destined to be especial
T, conspicuous by it's social features. Fl
= laid great stress on the point thu
every one was free to give what
chose or thought he was able to civ
, but everyone was welcome. 1t we
men they wanted and not their none
: SCAPECOATS.