The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-07

and laborer--it means all. lea them try
the plan of trying to help and gladden. the
hearts and homes, Of others and stop
thinking that the whole earth and the full
ness thereof should bslong to them. and
at once your mountain will be compress
ell until it is not larger than the mole
hill
Next. came the publicans saying,
What shall we do?' John told them not
TO do the very thing that they had been
doing and that they. were most tempted
TO do. Luke, 3-13, gives the answer. .Ex-
act no more than that which is appointed
YOU Let capitalists, let contractors. let
laborers exact no more from each other
than is just and dictated by honesty and
experience, and promise you that in less
than six months, instead of there being
strife, there will be harmony; instead Of
each sharply watching the other and,
perhaps, quietly utilizing every oppor-
tunity to gain an advantage over each
other, the tables would turn. and they
would each be engaged in the delightful
effort of seeing which could do most for
the other.
But there is another answer yet. for
the soldiers came and said Quke, 3:1D,
What shall we do? Answers: DO vio-
lence to no man; neither accuse any
falsely; and be content with your wages
Discomfort results In false accusation,
false accusation results in violence. Let
me urge these three things with pow
erful emphasis, and if all parties will
heed them. they may be saved sorrow and
trouble. Into whatever situation your
differences may drift, do violence to no
man; neither accuse any falsely; and be
content with your wages The man/that
takes the advice of Gods Word will come
out best in the end. l offer no further
comment on these Scripture truths, but
leave them in your hearts and in Gods
finn n
return to Him void.
IF these scrptural suggestions are not
deemed satisfactory, l offer one other--ar-
bitratel The freeze-out method is not the
best. 1t will bring sorrow, hunger End
want. 1t will ruin some and injure many.
Pick out not your extremists, but your
most broad-minded intelligent and level
headed men from both sides, let them con-
fer and If need be select by this comforting
body, dsinterested men from the outside;
let each side make all the concessions they
can, and then both sides abide faithfully
by the conclusions of this arbitrating body
! wonder how many who are in this dis
agreement and contention have earnestly
prayed for divine guidance. 1t would not
be a bad thing to do. Suppose all parties
try an earnest appealing prayer 10 God for
His direction. l believe that good results
would be realized by such course.
"Now i am done. These words have
been spoken without Partially 10 any, but
with love and good Sgsll to all. hoping that
some suggestion dropped might be so
blessed of God that it might help in the
solution of this question which is world
wide in it's reach, and about which man
kind is deeply stirred.
Let me beg you all to remember the
principle of the echo. If you speak across
a field against forest and say, you ras-
CAL you will get 1t back very soon in
your own ears, you rascal If you change
your tone and say, I love you and VIII
help you, the changed tone will not be
long in reaching your ears-I love you
and will help you.
my concluding words are found in Mat
thew 7:12:N Therefore all things whatso-
ever We would that men should do to you,
do we even so to them. May God bless
and guide you all. amen