The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-03

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The cause Of labor has made wonderful
progress throughout the United States
during the past twelve months and to-
day organized labor is numerically
stronger and more influential, politically
and otherwise, than at any previous
period in the history of the movement.
During the past eight months more than
$50, 600 wage earners have been organized,
while there are saventy-five national and
international bodies affiliated with the
American Federation OF Labor, consist
ing of over 13 900 local unions with an
aggregate membership Of over 100000
wage earnerS.
In ST. Paul alone sixteen unions have
been instituted by Organizer j. F. krle-
ger, with an aggregate membership of
over 500. Those organized We're the
leather workers, electrical workers,
blacksniths, plumbers; broom makers,
cabinet makers, fathers, plasterers, stone
masons, pattern makers, sheet metal
workers, horseshoers; painters steam
filters, candy makers and the building
, trades council, which. fatter bears the
same relation to the Building trade unions
as the Trades and Eab5f assembly does
: to all organizations, with this difference,
that the assembly is Recognized as the
central labor body delegates to which
!. are sent from all unions as well as from
/; the building trades council.
Among the sixteen unions above men,
toned as organized during the year, the
leather workers, plumbers, sheet metal
workers ard horseshoeI's, which, owing
to the stringent times prevalent from
1891 to 1897 practically went out of ex-
istence, were reorganiZed
For the first time within the recollection
of the writer the ministers of the various
denomna tons of St Paul will today
preach sermons on labor topics. The idea
emanated in the mind of Rev. David
Morgan, who recently appeared before
the Trades and Labor assembly with the
suggestion that the Sunday preceding La
/ Dor day be designated as Labor Sunday,
and, if that body would cooperate, SER
mons would be preached suitable to the
occasion. c. Hillman, J. A. Mcdaniel
and c. Johnson, representing the assem-
bly,, and Revs. C. E. Haupt, j. B. Cow
gill, W. J. Stilwell and David Morgan,
representing the ministers of the city,
held consultation Friday evening, Aug.
should be held at Christ church, corner
of Fourth and Franklin streets; at the
cathedral corner Of Sixth and St Peter
streets, and at the Clinton Avenue M. E.
church in the morning, and at the First
Baptist church, corner of Ninth and Wa
couta streets, In the evening.
Since the meeting of the. joint committee
it has been found necessary to change
the programme somewhat. %The services
dral will be held in the evening, where
Rev John Ryan will preach. Bishop
Gilbert viii deliver the sermon. Rev.
Thomas Hambly will occupy the pulpit
at the Clinton Avenue M. E. church in
the morning, his subject being Social
Independence" In the evening Rev. H.
F. Stilwell will deliver the sermon at the
First Baptist church and will preach on
What Has the Church to Do With the
Labor Problem?" The services are held
for the express benefit of the working.
classes, and the reverend gentlemen hope
that thir efforts will be appreciated by
large audiences.