Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-09-22
NUMBER 3S.

of our pennies in value, SO the Chinese
carry the cash, as they call il, like n
string of beads around the neck? We
never want to pay less than q penny
for anything In this country. They
must pay that which is worth only the
sixth part or the twelfth part of PEN
ny. Heathensm and iniquity and inf
deity depress everything. The Gospel
of Jesus Christ elevates everything.
How do | account for this? | account
for it with the plainest philosophy.
The religion of Jesus Christ is demo-
cratic religion. 1t tells the employer
that he is n brother to all the opera
tives in the establishment-mad by
the same God, to lie in the same dust
and to be saved by the same supreme
mercy. 1t does not make the slightest
difference how much money you have,
you cannot buy your way into the king
dom of Heaven. If you have the grace
of God in your heart you will enter
Heaven. So you see it is u democratic
religion. Saturate our populations
with this gospel, and labor will be re-
spectful, labor will be rewarded, labor
Will be honored, capital will be Chris
tian in all its behavior, and there will
be higher tides of thrift set in.
Let me say word to all capitalists:
BE your own executors. Make invest
ments for eternity, Do not be like some
OF those capitalists | know who walk
around among their employees with a
supercilious air or drive up to the fac
tory in manner which seems to indi.
cate they are the autocrat of the uni.
verse, with the sun and moon in their
vest pockets, chiefly anxious when they
go among laborng men not to be
touched by the greasy or smirched hand
and have their broadcloth injured. Be
Christian employer. Remember those
who are under your charge are bone Of
your bone and flesh of your flesh, that
Jesus Christ died for them and that
they are immortal. Divide up your
estates, or portions of them, for the
relief of the world before you leave il.
DO not get out of the world like that
man who died in New York leaving in
his will $4O,OOO0oO, yet giving how
much for the church of God how much
for the alleyiaton of human suffering?
lie gave some money little while be-
fore he died. That was well, but in all
this will of $40,OO0,O0O how much? Ons
million? No. Five hundred thousand?
No. One hundred dollars? No. Two
cents? No. One cent? No. These
great cities groaning in anguish, ma.
tions crying out for the bread of ever
lasting life. A man in will giving $4Os
100000 and not one cent to God! 1t ia
a disgrace TO our civilization. Or, as il.
Illustrated in letter which I have con.
cernlng a man who departed this life
leaving between s5,00O,0O0 and 5000,
600. Not one dollar was left, this write
says, to comfort the aged workmeL
and workwomen, not one dollar to ele.
vete and instruct the hundreds of pale
children who stifed their childish
growth in the heat and clamor of his
factory. Is ii strange that the curse Of
the children of toll follows such in
gratitude? How well could one Of his
many millions have been disbursed for
the present and the future benefit OF
those whose hands had woven literally
the fabric OF the dead mans princely
fortune. o capitalists of the United
States, be your own executors! BE q
George Peabody, If need be, on a small
scale. God has made you steward.
Discharge your responsibility.
My word is TO all laboring men in this
| congratulate you at your
prospects. congratulate
you on the fact that you are get,
ting your representatives at Al.
bany, at Harrisburg and at Wash.
ngton. | have only to mention such
a man of the past as Henry Wilson,
the shoemaker; as Andrew johnson,
the tailor; as Abraham Lincoln, the
boatman. The living illustrations
easily occur to you. This will go On
until you have representatives. at all the
headquarters, and you will have full
justice. Mark that. congratulate you
also at the opportunities for your chill.
lren. | congratulate you that you have
10 work and that when you are dead
your children will have to work.
congratulate you also on your op.
for information. Plato paid
300 for two books. Jerome ruined
,imself financially by buying one
ioume Of "Origen." What vast oppor.
unities for intelligence for you and
1our children! A workingman goes
lIong by the show window OF some
great publishing house, and he sees a
book that costs five dollars. lie says:
! wish could have that information.
wish | could raise five dollars for that
'ostly and beautiful book" A few
months pass on, and he gets the value
If that book for 25 cents In a pamphlet.
There never was such day for the
of America as this day and
he day that is coming.
also congratulate you because your
work is only predatory and introdnc-
ory. You want the grace Of Jesus
Ihrist, the Carpenter Of Nazareth lie
oiled Himself, and He knows how 10
with all who toll. Get His
,race in your heart, and you can sing
N the scaffolding amid the storm, in
he shop showing the plane, in the mine
the crowbar, on shipboard
climbing the ratlnes. He will make
he drops Of sweat on your brow gilt.
ering pearls for the eternal coronet.
\re you tired? He will rest you. Are
'ou sick? He will give you help. Are
'ou cold? He will wrap you in the
mantle Of His love. Who are they be.
ore the throne? "Ah," you say, their
lands were never calloused with TOLL"
Yes. they were. You say; "1heir feet
we're never blistered with The long jour.