Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-08-18

to be touched by the greasy or smirVh'
ed hand and have their brOadclOth in-
jured. Be a Christian employer r.
member those who are under your
charge are bone OF your bone and flesh
Of your flesh: that Jesus Christ dit u
for them and that they are immortal.
Divide up your estates or portions OF
them for the relief of the world before
you leave II. Do not go out OF the
world like that man who died in New
York. leaving In his will Si0.000.O00.
yet giving how much for the church OF
God; how much for the alienation OF
human suffering? He gave some mon
ey a little while before he died That
was we'll, but In all this will Of S40.-
100000 how much? One millionf No.
Five hundred thousandf No. One
hundred dollars? No. Two centsl
No. One cent? No These great
cities groaning In anguish. nations cry
ing out for the bread Of everlasting
life. 4 man In a will giving forty
millions OF dollars and not one cent 10
God. 1t is a disgrace to our clviliza-
ton. Or, as illustrated In a letter
which | have concerning a nan who
departed this life. leaving between
five and eight millions Of dollars. Not
one dollar was left. this writer says. TO
comfort the aged workmen and work
women. not one dollar to elevate and
instruct the hundreds Of pale children
who stifed their childish growth in
the heat and clamor OF his factory. Is
it strange that the curse Of the chill
dren OF toll follows such IngratItudel 2
How well could one OF his many mil
lions have been dlsbursed for the pres
ent and the future benefit OF those
whose hands had woven literally the
fabric Of the dead mans princely for
tune. Oh. capitalists OF the United
States. be your own executors BE a
George Peabody. il need be. on a small
scale. God has made you steward.
Discharge your responsibility.
A Word to Labor.
Ny word Is to all laboring men In
this country: congratulate you at
your Frightening prospects. | CON
gratulate you on the fact that you are
getting your representatives at Al
bany. at Harrisburg and at Washing
ton. have only to mention such
man OF the past as Henry Wilson. the
shoemaker; as Andrew Johnson. the
tailor; as Abraham Lincoln, the boat
man. The living illustrations easily
occur 10 you. This Will go on until
you will have representatives at all
the headquarters. and you will have
full justice.
| congratulate you also on your op-
portunities Of information. Plato PAID
81. 300 for two books. Jerome ruined
himself financially by buying one vol
ume Of Origen. What vast opportuni-
ties for intelligence for you and your
children. A working man goes along
bv the show window Of some great
publishing house. and he sees book
that costs IS. He says:"l wish could
have that information. | wish ! could
raise S5 for that costly and beautiful
book" A few months pass on. ana ne
gets the value Of that book for 70
cents in a pamphlet There never was
such a day for the workingmen OF
America as this day and the day that
Is coming.
also congratulate you because your
work is only predatory and introducto-
ry. You want the grace OF Jesus
Christ, the carpenter Of Nazareth. He
toiled himself, and be knows how to
sympathlze with all who toll. Get bis
grace In your heart, and you can sing
on the scaffoldIng amid the storm, W
the shop showing the plane, In the mine
plunging the crowbar, ON shipboard
climbing the ratlines. he will make
the drops Of sweat on your brow gilt
tering pearls for the eternal coronet-
Are you tired, he will rest you. Are
you sick, he will give you help. Ara
you cold, he will wrap you In the man
tie of his love. Who are they before
the throne? "Ah," you say. their
hands were never calloused with toll"
Yes, they were. You say, "Their feet
were never blIstered with the long
Journey" Yes. they were, but Christ
raised them to that high eminence'
Who are these? "These are they that
came out Of great trlbulation and had
their robes washed and made white
in the blood OF me Lamb" That for
every Christian workingman and Tor
,very Christian workingwOman VIII b.
,he beginning Of eternal holiday.