Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-03
men. In word. the Incarnate God
came back into his own creation, again

to be the Emmanuel, and to restott
10 poverty and labor their trNc rai'
and dignity THO spirit OF ttsn Sayi1
began 10 leaYen the mass o. q ani5ra
cleansing, healing and ra llinG tha
social orz9ui2ati5a OF III antl lhc
lace OF the earth vas aaaWsd by
I Christianity. Christian marriage was
made q holy and sacT2lnental life-lta-
ion OF one man with one woman The
nome became the sanctuary of the
state. The Christian slG}a was to De
for The people not the people for the
state. The child belonged, first of al!
to God. and must be reared and pre-
pared by education to win in the battle
OF life and the gaining OF Heaven.
The individual was co-heir with
Christ, and therefore must be free
The fatherhood of God and the broth
erhood of man must be religion sum
married. This was the task imposed
by the Redeemer on Christianity. ii
formed. The power of paganism was
broken. Barbarism was subdued and
taught religion and the arts of peace
The missionaries went out among
these people, taught them how to
work and how to regard manual labor.
| They were made to feel that ito work
was to pray" for work was command
ed in the New Law, was neces-
sity of our condition, and was pleas
ing to God who rewards. Slavery
was attaced, slowly lost it's force,
and finally ceased to be- The meth
dds of Christian warfare on the inst
tutions of slavery and serfdom were
persistent and varying. Hence we
read of Sunday as the Free day." of
the Truce of God" of the Free Cit
les, of the Third Estate" and the
Guilds and Unions Of Working Men,
This gradual elevation went on for
fifteen centuries and more. Today we
enjoy the fruitage of the ages OF
Faith
/ 0 blessed be that Christianity which
has lifted up labor, into freedom and
honor again. Now, the laborer can
have spouse, family, home and civil
and religious rights. Neither the
chains OF slavery nor the bonds of serf-
dom now remain to vex him. In most
countries he enjoys his political privi-
leses to such degree that he exer-
cises the franchise and helps to make
the laws that bind him and protect him
| in his free citizenship. The number
| of his friends is increasing rapidly
and they are found in the most unex-
pected quarters. His condition is the
theme of rich and poor, of the states
man and the legislator, and of the his
torian and philosopher. A very flood.
! tide of wisdom is being poured out for
| the enlightenment of all Therefore
| the first impulse of capital or labor
was to appeal to might. in trying to
decide difficulties. Now reason has
more sway. Capital and labor are not
natural enemies, nor are they antag-
onlstic. They are necessary to each
other. One is the complement of the
other, and by the law of nature they
are natural friends. Their union and
reciprocal love should resemble that
of the human body and SOUL For sue
cess or healthy social life they must
cooperate and work together in har-
mony. If passion lead the body to
dominate the soul, the resulting sins
become fatal to both. Ii passion, or
greed. or other vice. lead. either CAPT
tai or labor, to be guilty of overt acts,
| the resultant breach of the law of
God, and Of government, will iniure
both CAPITAL and labor should be like
father and child. Capitalize en-
! ployer-like father, should love- care
for and reward the laborer as if he
were the son of his love- Such is the
law of God, who will hold the employ
er accountable for the temporal and
spiritual welfare of his employees With
the employer it is not mere question
of wages, which, of course must be
just. Capital has the obligation of the
natural parent to the above extent.
And there are many bright examples
i'of this. Mr.. Krupp in Germany, en-
ploys $4,000 persons. He has no
strikes. His laborers love him and
would die for him. In fact, to obtain
employment there, an examination
must be successfully passed. Why has
he peace and love reigning in his vast
plants? Because he is the father of
all. They are his big family. He has
houses for the families, hospitals for
| the sick, and pensions for the superan.
ndated. And the workers share in
the per cent of his profits, at least af-
ter working certain limit of time in
his service. Let us help to teach all
employers to have the hearts of faith
ers for their working men and women.
| Duties of Labor.
| The laborer may experience, here
and there some local pressure, but let
not his heart be saddened nor let him
be afraid. The sympathy of the world
goes out to him, and prays that justice
may be done him, and that his advis.
ers and he may avoid foolish or mis-.
chievous course in prosecuting their
rights. Above all, let workmen move
heaven and earth to avoid a strike
Appeal to government, to enforce arbi
tration by law. A strike causes the
wife's tears to flow, the children to
hunger, the little home to be lost, and
the laborer to become a wanderer in
search of work. The confusion and fl
nancial loss caused in other lines OF
trade and business by strike turn
from you the symDathies of those at
fected thereby. Do not rush into a
| strike, do not advise it. Avoid it ii
you can and when you can, for you
and yours will be the first to feel the
evil effects of it. Here in the United
States all citizens are soyereigns
| Then ]at the 1ahOrar 500 that :. TTpi+od