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 poverty and labor their true Tate
and aiSni1r The spirit 81 Use, Sayic
+ began 10 !eaTsn the mass - ali5r2,
cleansing, heating and IN lills th2
soaiai ore8lli2Gt569 OF .Aa statl. The
/ face OF the earth wa5 yeIeWsd By
| Christianity. Christian marriage was
made holy and sacramental life-1ln-
ion OF one man with enc woman. The
home became the san nary of the
state. The Christian sJaea was to DC
I for The people not the people for the
state. The child belonged, first of all
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 coheir 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. it
was long and laborious, but was per
formed. The power Of paganism was
broken. Barbarism was subdued anil
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 a 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,
buttons 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. q
This gradual elevation went on for
fifteen centuries and more. Today we
enjoy the fruitage of the ages OF
Faith"
o 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 INN. In most
countries he enjoys his political privi-
leges to such a degree that he exer-
cises the franchise and helps to make
the laws that bind him and protect him
AL LIS IhSC SItiASaSllp LIE uuulDGE
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-
onistic. 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. If 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 a 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.
err 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
of this. Mr.. Krupp in Germany. EN-.
ploys 10000 persons. He has nc
strikes. His laborers love him and
would die for him. In fact, to obtain
employment there, an examination
must be successfully passed. Why has
4 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 fol
the sick, and pensions for the superan
niated. And the workers share ir
the per cent of his profits, at least af
ter working 4 certain limit of time IL
his service. Let us help to teach al
employers to have the hearts of faith
ers for their working men and women
Duties of Labor.
The laborer may experience, her,
and there some local pressure, but lie
not his heart be saddened nor let hin
be afraid. The sympathy of the worlc
goes out to him, and prays that justic,
may be done him, and that his advis
ers and he may avoid foolish or mis-
chievous course in prosecuting thei
rights. Above all, let workmen NOV
, heaven and earth to avoid strike
Appeal to government, to enforce arb
tration by law. A strike causes tn
wife's tears to flow, the children t.
hunger, the little home to be lost, an,
the laborer to become a wanderer il
search of work. The confusion and f
nancial loss caused in other lines o
; trade and business by strike turf
from you the sympathies of those al
fected thereby. Do not rush into
strike, do not advise it. Avoid it i
you can and when you can, for yo,
and yours will be the first to feel tn,
evil effects Of it. Here in the Unite,
: States all citizens are sovereigns