St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-09-16

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. unanimous. There never has b. ~ u
exception. When sse prosper, we al
prosper together; when we suffer, v
all suffer together, and my men woul
die for me-" Now, let all employers b
frank with their employees. Take then
just how matters stand. There II a
immense amount of common sense Il
the world. 1t is always safe to appea
to it.
! remark, again, great relief viii
come to the labpring classes of thi
country through the religious rectifica
ton of it. Labor is honored and re
warded in proportion as communit,
is Christianized. Why is it that oul
smallest coin in this country is pen
ny, while in China il takes half dozer
pieces Of coin or a dozen to make ONT
Of our pennies in value, so the Chimes.
carry the cash, as they call it, like q
/ suing Va OOduS oLOuuu tuG ACChs we
never want to pay less than a penn,
for anything in this country. They
must pay that which is worth only the
sixth part or the twelfth part OF a pen
ny. Heathenism 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 brother to all the opera
tives in the stablishment-made by
the same God, to lie in the same dust
! and to be saved by the same supreme
mercy. It 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 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
supercilious air or drive up to the fac
tory in q 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
Christian employer. Remember those
who are under your charge are bone O.
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 $40,000.00O, vet giving how
much for the church of God, how much
for the alienation of human suffering?
He gave some money a little while be-
fore he died. That was well, but in all
this will of $40, oOO, GOO how much? One
million? No. Five hundred thousand
No. One hundred dollars? No. Two
cents? No. One cent? No. These
great cities grooming in anguish, ma.
tons crying out for the bread of ever.
lasting life. A man in will giving $40,.
0OO, 900 and not one cent to God! tits
a disgrace to our civilization. Or, as il
Illustrated in letter which / have con-
corning a man who departed this life |
leaving between 100000 and $780,
600. Not one dollar was left, this writer /
says, to comfort the aged workmen
and workwomen, not one dollar to ele- |
vate and instruct the hundreds of pale
children who stiled their childish
growth in the heat and clamor of his
factory. Is it strange that the curse of
the children Of toll follows such in
How well could one of his
many millions have been disburseti for
The present and the future benefit of
those whose hands had woven literally
he fabric Of the dead mans princely
fortune. 0 capitalists of the United
states, be your own executors! Be
GEORGE Peabody. if need be, on small
scale. God has made you a steward.
Discharge your responsibility.
My word is to all laboring men in this
country: l congratulate you at your
prospects. ] congratulate
Iou on the fact that you are get
ing your representatives at Al
'any, at Harrisburg and at Wash.
ngton. l have only to mention such
man of the past as Henry Wilson.
he shoemaker; As Andrew johnson,
he tailor; as Abraham Lincoln, the
'oatman. The living illustrations
asily occur to you. This will go Oil
ntil You have representatives at all the I
eadquarters. and you will have full
ustice. Mark that Congratulate you
lso at the opportunities for your chill
rem. congratulate you that you have
, work and that when you are dead
our children will have to work. IL
! congratulate you also on your OPP
for information. Plato paid
1900 for two books. Jerome ruined !
imself financially by buying one S
plume of "Origen." What vast oppor- '
antics for intelligence for you and .
our children! A workingman goes 4
long by the show window OF some s
reat publishing house, and he sees a 8
BOX that costs five dollars. He says: {
wish could have that information
wish could raise five dollars for that
,stlv and beautiful book" A few
onths pass On. and he gets the value .
that book for % cents in pamphlet.
here never was such a day for the
Of America as this day and
e day that is coming.
! also congratulate you because your s
Drk is only predatory and introduc- 81
~. You want the grace of Jesus VI
lrist, the Carpenter of Nazareth. He q
lied Himself, and He knows how to II
mpathize with all who toll. Get His t.
ace in your heart, and you can sing vi
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unging the crowbar, on shipboard W
mbing the ratlines. He will make p'