The daily Republican., 1902-11-21
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would Id not lie falling into disuse, and
que stions of morality might benear
er solution. He alluded to the waste
of material seen in,small towns where
with an ability to support one min
lister properly ther5 might be half a
dozen different denominations. In
England there is a movement to-
wards unity. The speaker believed
that the Apostolic succession should
not be insisted upon to the detri
meut of the ministers OF otbel
churches "Stand on our own basis
but be brotherly, be ready to work
with all who set forth the incarna-
ton of the Sen of God. Let us not
have aloofness. believe our church
occupies point around which al
churches may rally. The day will
come when we show ourselves con
siderate of other people"
John H. Cole, of New York, who
had been introduced as carload Of
anthracite without money and with
out price, thanked the Club for its
warm welcome. He brought greet
ings from the New York Church
! Club. He believed that laymen
should discuss vital questions and
hence he considered the relation OF
American trade unionism to the
church. The freedom of individual
initiative was the phase of the
question which he took up.
He said that American trade un
ionism has the same right to exist
as combinations of capital. Both
are in principle the same, existing
| for the benefit of those interested
in them but not for the general
good. Both are trusts, both seek
monopolies. 1t must be the con
cern of lawmakers and public opin-
ion to keep both within bound. En-
croachment on the part of trade
unions has not been a subject vel
! coined by politicians, but it is Il
subject which must now be faced
The opposition to individual initia.
| tive is the antithesis of the Ameri-
can principle. The limitation of ap-
prentlceships is one line in which
trade unionism has erred. We
must revere the law and not lightly
modify it for special conditions.
There was once q man named
Esau, who sold his birthright for a
mess of pottage. He was hungry,
the smell of the broth was good; he
was a man in whom the satisfaction
of the moment outweighed the
price, whose experience has become
type for all time.
In conclusion, Mr.. C)le said: 81
am a New Yorker, but as an Amer
lean citizen l want 10 put upon rec.
ord my admiration that in this
State is a band of devoted atrlots
who have not sold their birth
right"
This causel a cheer and hearty
applause.
The Rev. Hubert w. Wells, rec.
tor OF St. Andrews Church, gave
an outline of the settleme nj work
at Old Swedes parish house in charge
of devoted woman who is giving
etill about 5000 for the m aintenanCe
OF the work. A visit to the east
side is likely to show that boys will
he found at play in the street for
they have no other place to play
What they lack ia someone TO ia.
tercst himself in their play and TO
lind place for them to play. They
need someone to come INTO their life
from a higher lie. The Golf Club
has changed the faces of some Of
you business men. Your life is
bright for it. The same sort Of
I thing not necessarily golf is need.
ed for the boys Of the east side.
One little woman, however devot-
ed she may be. cannot run a lot OF
clubs Tor girls and lot of clubs for
boys. 1t is perfectly possible for an
| organization like the Chur ch Club
to support such work.
1t is to be regretted that the
churches, through denominatioaat
divisions, cannot concentrate on any
one line Of achievement. What is
needed is an effort to help those boys
of the east side to attain to the
stature Of men, of free mon, and
| men having the spirit of the right
| of personal initiative.
Warm applause followed Mr..
| Wells address
Bishop Coleman spoke Of a work
for boys that is being done by the
Church Club Of Philadelphia. lie
| paid a tribute to the woman who
has charge of the work at Old
Swedes.
First vice-president David r.
Marvel touched upon the line OF
thought suggested by Mr., Cole. He
believed that individualism had
developed in this country Il citizen
ship higher than that of any othel
country and has made us the first
nation in the world. Paternal legis-
latiOn has a tendency to upset in
| dividualism 1t is admitted that
combinations of capital are necessary
to secure development of industries
But some men at the top have enter
ed into combinations to control
trade, and the people not recog gniz-
ing the cause, have enacted legisla-
ton that does not correct the evils.
But we can be sure that in time the
evils will be corr ected.
Victor b. WoolIey' who is the
Democratic county chairman, told
the diners that he was convinced that
If churchmen recognized their duty
towards their State as they do
toward the Church they would do a
dual good. No government was ever
better than the men who governed
It. If those he addressed worked for
The State With half the zeal they