Evening journal., 1901-12-04
NOTES OF THE CHURCHES.

AT the afternoon session of the
Archdeaconry Of Wilmington in Trinity
parish house yesterday, two important
topics were discussed Reciprocal
Relation of the Employer and the En-
pl0ye,' and Commercial Morality"
The former subject was opened by David
Y. Marvel, who spoke from a lawyers
point of view. He said that in speaking
for the side Of law, it could not interfere
between employer and employe except in
the way Of protection of the interests of
both
The Rev. Martin B. Dunlap said that
there are many questions between em-
ployer and employe which the law can
not settle, but which religion can, and
that it would conserve the interests Of
both and promote harmony and accord as
we'll
The Rev. j. L. Poffenberger opened
the discussion on Commercial Moral
| ity.' Other speakers on the subject were
the Rev. f. NJ. Munson and George A.
Elliott. All the speakers expressed the
opinion that commercial morality is not
ON the decline, but, if anything, is on a
higher plane than ever before.
in the evening Professor William Rich
ardson of New Castle. opened the dis
oussion on THE Church as a Leader in
Things Not Technically Religious" He
said that the mission of the church is to
reform and Christanize the world, and
that mission would be fulfilled when the
Golden Rule is universally observed.
The Rev. c. Ernest Smith, Of Balti
more. was the speaker of the evening
lie said the church is place where men
larc banded together to overthrow evil
lIhc questions that are not technically re-
llcious ere those connected with the great
army of the unemployed; the questions
affecting capital and labor and poll
tics The church is conceded to b,
the leader in questions technically rel
gious. 1t is the leader of men to God and
being the leader in one thing it should be
the leader in others. To the church al
Questions of morality. honesty. integrity
are religious questions. II is the privi
llege of the church to sanctify every bust
moss. 1t should sanctify politics, becaus,
mon Obtain power in political positions
J and use them for their personal benef
, lanl to the disadvantage of the people
The church should lead in all questions
I for the moral uplifting of the people.
AT the great Episcopal Convention re
emily held, judge said that the question
, of marriage and divorce was a state mat
! ter. that it was not a religious question
: 1t is a religious question: said tn
preacher. 1t affects the morals of hu
! manity. If it is allowed to be only a stat
matter it will before long affect the sta
bility Of the nation and the church shoul,
= speak against it, and while the question
I of the sweat shops and the tenemen
houses, may not be technically religion
questions, but rather questions Of sani
+, tation. sewage. fresh air, etc. it is never
e thelcSs the duty of the church to lead il
S Ircmedying these evils, thereby beneftin
/ the thousands who suffer-"
g The Woman's Missionary Society O
= Central Presbyterian Church met ye
= tcrday afternoon at o'clock. in tn
n church parlor. The foreign subject dis
cussed was Syria" and the home sui
: iect. The Mountain Whites, or Cracl
Iers." as they sometimes are called. Thes
:. are sturdy Scotch-Irish people who hay
a lived among the southern mountains
T. poverty and ignorance. The church sur
rs ports free school for their children an
IL many walk for miles barefooted seekin
S, admission.
he In Union NJ Z. Church tomorro
Id might. the Ushers' Union of that churcl
s, viii give an entertainment. The progral
r will be as follows: Prayer, the Rev. !
- IL. Adams, pastor; baritone solo, III
New Born King" William II. Robinso
n Jr.: piano solo. "Cloister Bells" Eth
Myra White; recitation, Little Rocket