The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-08-23

KlCE FIVE OENIS
and from the replies that were re-
turned to the divine it is learned
that the laboring folk in this coun-
try are taught by labor leaders to
shun and fight all churches and all
things with a religious influence.
The three questions and enswers are
as follows:
L. what is the chief fault that
WorkIngmen nnu Win Jne churcn!
10 Ine average Worklngman the
oL lne capItanst. III TACT, the
preacher anu the wealthy men run
every LnIng. 1nere is no freedom OF
CnougnJ i'll the cnurcn, ana you eX-
pecJ us TO pay pew rent III order 10
We Jo1u We are gong straight to hell.
L Ou scOId us IOr neSlectlnS our splr-
ILuaI ana eUerndI Wt1Iare LOr Sucn q
lnIug aS Doully wants, but you 90
not give us The things we need t0r
our edrtnly lives. Ine cnurch has
not taken 1CS place III our lives as our
Irlenu anu our deIenaer. 1t up
noIuS ana endorses the present III
uusLrIaI system, Wnlcn Is responsible
LOT most VI our misery. 1t las been
ana tnereIOre we Keep out OF Dau
company.
IL. What, III your opinion, takes
une place oI Une cnurcu III Tie lie
VI Tie average WorMngman!
Inc Iouge takes Tie pace OF the
cnurcn III many WorMnSmen llVes,
because mere every mGInDer Is equal
70 tne oUner ana all are maue wei
come. we also nnu d Substitute III
ne IaDor union. we go TO the UNION
because IL upnO1ds ouf wages against
persons VINO generally cOntrol the
uuuIcneS, ana BECAUSE 1t Is the only
unng tnaT gives us protectlon 50 thaC
We can earn d nNlng. Inc clup
room clalm many more, because IL
gives Une genera1 news and questions
u interest TO Jnose VINO are similar
~ situated with us III the CITY. Inc
pace oI.tne cnurcn Is De1ng actually
.aken 10y the saloon, Tor II is mostly
nere THAT the Wornngman mus Oc-
caslon to become Enthusiastic. Inc
oaloon offers many attractions Ill the
way OIL Dunards, pool, reading rooms,
gymnasium, etc.
LII. How do they regard Jesus
Christ?
many regard Jesus as a good man
one who knew what 1t was TO earn
money by hard work, and VINO, were
lie OH earth today, would be a good
and true TREND, not expecting TOO
much from the man with little edu-
cation, but giving him his just due
making allowance Tor some Oh MS
shortcomings. We believe that Je-
aus CHRIST advocated the doctrine OIL
co-operauon, The brotherhood Oh
man. and socialism, and If there had
peen labor organizations during Ills
ane on eartn lie would have Deen
one oil the very first carpenters 10
ION. He is also regarded as a great
teacher whose character was eXemp-
Iary and well worthy OF lmlta-
uon. But the average worklngman
considers Christ in ABOUT the same
hight as he is held by the average
orthodox minister. his mission on
earth was to save sinners, to establish
right relations among men, to set up
MS kingdom.
". What, in your opinion,
should engage the attention and the
activities OF the church?
The church should preach the
gospel Of socialism, which is nothing
else than the gospel of Jesus Christ.
1t should be as friendly to the poor
man as the ricn, and not make 1esh
Of one and bones OF the other. The
active members Of the church should
put their heads together and lnsl-
rute workingmen's clubs, providing
pleasant rooms for them, With games
and reading matter. | think that
the church could assist us If 1t would
make public some Of the places
where garments worn by people are
manufactured. We have children
who ought to be in school, working
in overcrowded sweatshops, hardly
tit for a human being. The church
should interest itself in the tene-
ment house problem. How can we
live decent lives when we are crowd
ed, sometimes 200 in single house!
The church needs also to make
its services more yivacious and
brotherly, more practical The MN
lister who has a message, whose voice
brings an inspiration Of quickened