The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-09-01
JESUS THE CARPENTER
WAS \ HEAVEN INSPIRED LEADEu.
OF LABOR. 49,
Taught the PriMcip lcs OF True TIM
ioniSm-Love Uur NcighhOrS

Ourselves.
Centuries ago beneath the noGdine
palms of Nazareth, beside the sun-kis-
sed waves of blue Galilee, upon the
tree-crowned slopes of Olivet, a ma
jestic form that has filled the eyes of
the centuries was seen, in all the dig
nitied nobility. of truest manhood,
crowned with the sacred divinity of a
God, as lowly as the honest poor, a
mong the sons of toll, albeit as great
and powerful as all the powerful: an
humble artizan, associate of the toll
ing poor an omnipotent divinity whose
voice gave life, healing touch gave
health and sight. His birthright
eartl1's magnificence avails not as COM
parison his occupation. carpenter,
citizen of a tiny village nesting amid
the hills of lower Galilee. Looking
back, in fancy, see it one bright sum-
mer day over all the splendid beauty of
cloudless eastern sky, sun-tinted
foliage Haunting it's luxuriance in the
passing breeze and casting welcome
shadows upon the dusty street. The
oriental touches of vivid coloring add
ing picturesque beauty to the simple
belching factory smoke rose foul and
| black against the azure sky, no dis
cordant clash of Earring mill wheel
disturbed the spirit of restful repose
| that brooded over all. Here is a spot
where "care might smoothe it's Wrinkl-
ed brow" and toll fold it's calloused
| hands in rest Beside yon lowly cot
tage stands bench, beside the bench.
! industriously engaged. behold the car
| penter Joseph, and attentively with all
| diligence acquiring the rudiments of
| the trade, stands a fustian-clad ap-
prentice who looked the princely per-
sonage He was regardless of His garb
and occupation. From throne to the
bench of toll He came and gave to the
name of carpenter a sacred meaning
dignified and made holy the toll of an
honest laborers hand.
AS evening shadows deepened and
the declining sun foretold the closing
day, Wearied from TOLL made thrice
blessed, for His part of it, He wonder
ed forth, perchance beneath the spread
ling trees, and there beneath the starry
| splendor in the silence and solitude OF
that mountain environed village, re-
| Numbering the toll of the day just
ended, could not the youthful Naza.
irene with that clear vision that so well
noted the. eliminating. events Of His
Town life on earth foresees the future d
today, the tdilers banded together 70,
social and moral betterment, the blind
groupings, the brave struggles, the
road of thorns over which all labor
must drag it's way to gain heights OF
social elevation. He saw, and can see
it all; is at work with us today unseen
but evidently casting out the antagon.
izing demons of discord, rending the
shrouding veil Of ignorance With the
sun shafts Of economic enlightment
banishing the soulless money changing
charlatans who posed as Heaven in.
spired leaders of labor, creating toler.
ance so broadly liberal that he. anl
only he who errs not may become in.
tolerant. Resurrecting Samaritan
like helpful charity that aims to cover
all the ills of unified labor. From the
carpenter of Nazareth, our great mas.
ter workman, we are learning, follow.
ing blindly, erring at times, laundering
with short visioned preversity of hui
man kind-but aiming with unques-
| toned sincerity to live to lines of the
Golden Rule and through the principles
OF true unionism, Love our neiRhbors
as ourselves.-Exchange.