New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-20
HUSTLE THE WATCHWORD.
ST. MARTHA THE PATRON SAINT OF
MODERN WOMEN, AND ST. vITUS
OF MEN, SAYS MR.. BATTEN.

81 Martha is practically the patron saint of the
women Of to-day and St. Vitus Of the men," said
fhe Rev Mr. Batten, OF Morristown, y. J.. in ad-
dressing the New-York State Conference Of Re
ugons yesterday in the Assembly Hall of the
United Charities Building. Fourth-ave and Tween
fJ-second-sL His subject was The Religious Dis
advantages OF the Existing Economic Order
Hustle is the watchword and grab the battle
cry. There is time for ideals They can't be
coined And as hnaI test. everything is lined mp
70 the dollar mark
TO hear some people talk one would think that
individual initiative could, unaided, transform a
Hottentot into a Shakespeare in a single lifetime
But those who preach this most loudly are usually
those who have had the most circurnstantial as
sistance in their careers. The who has won
his goal unaided has little say of the advantages
or q single handed fight The horrors of the struE-
gle are still upon him. He has strength to share
with a weaker brother but a breath TO boast
with. Why, to tell a to rise above his en-
vlronnent is practically ask him 10 rise out of
his personality. But that is what churches may
be charged with doing if they plead spiritual
life and let economic questions take of them
selves Il is not question Of whether our people
will or may serve God and Mammon; it is a fact
that they can't. Why, have known the time when
two-thirds Of my congregation were out OF work.
How could I call them to praise the Lord while
] myself would not lift my finger to right the
gested condition that deprived their liveli-
hood? I can't my mill by the Golden Rule a
mill owner frankly told me, for no one else does
economic conditions Of the moment and shall we
ministers connne ourselves 10 reiteration of pat-
tudes or work and get mills and factories and
shoe shops and department stores of our own and
prove our faith by our works? Life is a whole. We
can't tinker with mems souls once week and pre-
tend TO keep them sound. We must put ourselves
in their place Either religion q farce or il
IS = good working basic for economic action
VIEWS OF Mr.. ROOT.
If We believe. as we read and preach, that the
solid walls Of Jericho went down before the faith
and concerted action Of those Of old said the
Rev E Tallmadge Root, Of Providence. r. I, in
speaking on the same subject why afraid
Of these parchment parapets Of privilege and pu-
iocracy? We must never lose sight Of the fact that
the existing order is becoming, not a fnality
and must accord it the same patience we do
green apples and such unpleasant things. First it
was feudaHsm, where the many worked for the one;
now II is competition. where every man works for
himself and later it viii be combination where each
IN working for all the others works for himself" In
this connection mentioned Tolsoy's short story.
What Men Live By" I'VE shall come TO realize"
continued the speaker, that the veins of wealth
run blood. and not metal; are incased in walls OF
flesh not rock: and shall begin TO coin
character rather than cash. We all this
coming, but il does not behoove those Of US
who believe that religion Is a vital force TO sit
with folded hands and wait for it The economic
system OF to-day affords almost encouragement
! had almost said opportunity-to the religious
ne i an speaking now OF those who make up
the sinews Of the economic body, the rank and file
machine tenders who spend eight, ten and
twelve hours daily in monotonous, deadening. de-
huTnanizing toll We used TO have watchmakers;
now each man employed in the making Of such
article Is about one one-hundred- and-fortieth OF
matchmaker. We used 70 have tailors: now we
nave tenths Of tailors. What expression of indi-
'1duality or personal interest such a worker
put Into his work? And yet combination of any
Eind, even when IL shaves the down hun
oTeoth part Of himself, is on the road to better
Ufoer II shows advance in world standards
aho breadth Of view when capitalists stand by
tach other. II can't agree with their stand
point II shows striking advance when working
men recognize their solidarity Of interests and
oyai TO their cause in the abstract, even when 1t
hecesstates personal suffering and. harder yet, the
suffering OF dependent ones. The bravery OF bat
uei II seems TO me, is barbarfc virtue compared
Win the heroism Of endurance that such Loyalty
means.
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