The Grenada sentinel., 1899-08-19


of our pennies in value, SO the Chinese
carry the cash, as they call it. like .
string of beads around the neck? We
never want to pay less than penny
for anything III this country. They
must pay that which is worth only the
sixth part or the twelfth part of PEN
nv. Heathenism and iniquity and inh-
deity dePress everything. The Gospel
of Jesus Christ elevates everything.
How do I 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 q brother to all the opera
tives in the establishment-made 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 il democratic
religion. Saturate our populations
with this gospel, and labor will be re-
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 a 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 a 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 laboring men not to be
touched by the greasy or smirched hand
and have their broadcloth injured. Be
a 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 it.
Do not get out of the world like that
man who died in New York leaving in
his will $4O,O0O,oOO, yet giving how
much for the church of God, how much
for the alleviation of human suffering?
He gave some money little while be-
fore he died. That was we'll, but in all
this will of $40, ,OOO, 900 how much? On>
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 $40s
: 100000 and not one cent to God! It IL
:, disgrace to our civilization. Or, as IL
r Illustrated in letter which have con-
, cernng man who departed this life
, leaving between $4,000 900 and $s,o00s
q 900. Not one dollar was left, this write.
: says, to comfort the aged workmeL
I and workwomen, not one dollar to ele-
!. vate and instruct the hundreds of pale
. children who stihed their childish
@ growth in the heat and clamor of his
It factory Is it strange that the curse OF
Il the children Of toll follows such in
% gratitude? How we'll could one Of his
II many millions have been disbursed fol
n the present and the future benefit oi
l. those whose hands had woven literally
n the fabric of the dead mans princely
o fortune. O capitalists of the United
le States, be your own executors! BE 6
George Peabody, if need be, on small
% scale. God has made you a steward
IT Discharge your responsibility.
n My word is to all laboring men in thi'
ir country: l congratulate you at YOU
lie Frightening prospects. I congratulate
o. you on the fact that you are get
of |'ting your representatives at Al
ir bany, at Harrisburg and at Wash
al ington. l have only to mention sucl
it. a man of the past as Henry Wilson
We the shoemaker; AZ Andrew johnson
We the tailor; as Abraham Lincoln, th
boatman. The living illustration
IN easily occur to you. This will go o.
ou until you have representatives at all tn
en- headquarters, and you will have fu
ng Justice. Mark that. congratulate 20
tn also at the opportunities for your Chi
?" dren. congratulate you that you hav
cd TO work and that when you are dea
ng your children will have 10 work.
is l congratulate you also on your OF
81 portunities for information. Plato pal
ife $1,000 for two books. Jerome RUNE
.st himself financially by buying or
an volume OF "Origcn." What vast oppo
,er tunities for intelligence for you an
lu- your children! A workingman go'
along by the show window of SON
no great publishing house, and he sees
! book that costs five dollars. He say
ere II wish l could have that information
ct: wish l could raise five dollars for tn;
ur costly and beautiful book" A fe
no months pass on, and he gets the val'
ou Of that book for 25 cents in a pamphle
id. There never was such day for Il
an workingmen of America as this day a
ell the day that is coming.
nst also congratulate you because yo'
lile work is only predatory and introdn
wv. tory. You want the grace OF Jes
his Christ, the Carpenter Of Nazareth. /
not toiled Himself, and He knows how
wv, sympathize with all who toll. Get Il
,ht grace in your heart, and you can sii
es- on the scatfolding amid the storm.