The Saint Paul globe., 1899-12-25

workers in the world. Rich churches
were few and far between, and there
were few Of the clergy who could not
make double their salary in business cir
cles. There We're many men before him
IL the audience who made more money
at their trade than did many clergymen
in the pulpit. But the clergy were there
for the lovo Of the work and the glory OF
God.
He directed attention to the fact that
manual labor was not always the harder
task The bishop Of London was an in
defatgable worker from morn till night,
yet when he rode in his carriage of state,
In accordance with the traditions of the
country, there were many who would not
believe this. Really there were no two
distinct classes. Employer and employed
is the only true distinction. No doubt
some of the people before him, working
men themselves, had employees under
them. The line along which to work in
classifying the labor question SO that
both sides could understand 1t was educa-
ton 1t was true that men who had risen
from the ranks OF labor were themselves
the severest taskmasters In the old days
of slavery the hardest driver was the
overseer, not the master A most hopeful
sign for the future is the study now being
given to the labor question by laboring
men. Today nearly every college of prom
inence had chair of political economy
Men everywhere were becoming better
acquainted with different phases of the
labor problem. He continued:
we should not be impatient. The mills
or the gods grind slowly but they grind
exceedingly small. The story of mans
successful life is the story of patient en-
deaVor. This is true in the line of ma
terial subjects; 1t is true in economical
questions Tolstoi, the Russian count,
the man whose whole life, until recently,
had been one of self-denial and renuncia<
ton, had but lately grown impatient, and
announced his attempt at elevating the
labcr1ng men and women of Russia fall
ure. Tolstoi had forgotten that he was a
leader for the future ages. Reforms do
not come all at once. They require work,
labor and prayer. The workingmen of to-
day were In the right and should stand by
It, Christ died 1000 years ago to Chris
tianize the world. And yet not one-half
Of the world is yet Christianized. We
must do our duty and leave results to
God"
Fanaucism should, however, be dis
couraged. The bishop had known a man,
a good man., too, who had plunged SO
deeply into a temperance crusade that he
had lost the respect of the citizens of the
town in which he lived. Radicals go too
far, at times. Armies send out outposts
ahead but 1t is not always wise to bring
the main force up to the furthermost out
post Fanatics may blaze the way, but
1t is not always judicious or expedient to
tread too closely on their heels.
Upon the question of the observance of
the Sabbath, Bishop Gilbert was quite
earnest and impressive. He would not
say that 1t was general, but 1t had SEEM
ed tC him that there was a disposition
among laborers to oppose restrictive Sun
day laws They appeared to object to
any legal restraint in their mode of life.
The bishop said he did not propose to
treat the subject from religious, but
from an economic point of view. The
best friend to the laboring man was Sun
day Were 1t not for Sunday laws greedy
capitalists would demand seven days
labor in a week, instead of six But the
law had said to Greed, there is one day
in seven on which you cannot lay your
hand. That is the laboring mans day of
rest. Sunday belongs to the hard work
ing laborer, and you shall not take it
away from him. For this reason alone,
to say nothing on the religious aspect, all
labcring men should protect Sunday-the