The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-30
THE CHURCH AND LABOR.
Concluding Lecture in the Series Be-
fore the Houston Y. NJ. c. A.
THE MISSION OF THE NAzARENE.
II Was Addressed to No Class, and So
His Church Can Not Undertake
Political or Economic Problems.

Before the Young Mems Christian Asss-
citation yesterday. In Bryan hall. Or. will
Ham Heync Leavei, pastor OF the First
Presbyterian church. delivered the last OF
the series of addresses oil 1.-THE Relation
Of the Church 70 Labor DR.. Leavell spoke
as follows:
Tho relation Of church and labor--that
is the statement OF the proposition several
OF US have been invited to discuss before
the Houston public. Had been disposed TO
look upon It as one Of the burning cues.
tions,'' demanding present-day and local
consideration, my view Of it would have
been greatly modified by attendance upon
the meetings held III this place for such
discussion; for neither the church people
nor the laborlng people are apparently
much interested In the matter. to Judge
by their attendance upon the discussion.
Has the church, us such, any relation
to labor as such? Last Sunday afternoon
Nj. Clarenee ousley stated most admirably
and most correctly that relation. In effect
he declared that Jesus Christ, after whom
the church is named, and whose principl, 8
u was founded TO illustrate, advocate aud
piOpagate, not only did not undertake 10
direct public policies Of any sort, either
OF government or economies, but rath II
rtpuoiated such function part Of His
mission to the world. When required by
disappointed heir, Master, bid my
brother divide the inheritance with me.
said unto him, Man who made me n judge
or divider over Noul Take nf cd
and keep yourself from all covetousness
for mans life consistent not In TIRE
ABUNDANCE of the things which he p 5.
sesseth.
So far as the church accurately follows
the Master il will also refuse 10 direct
or attempt TO direct the policies of gov
ernment- or ding itself into any labor pro
pagandsm. IL Is organized 10 further Ger.
tain principles, and 10 permeate the world
with certain spirit and the method Christ
used and that His church should adopt Is
that Of appeal to the individual heart and
conscience.
Jesus Christ and His church after Hin
recognize that man owes certain duties q
human government and over and above that
certain duties TO divine government: and he
Is authorized and urged to discharge sucl
duties honestly and efficiently In The com
prehens.ye command, Render unto Caesar
the things that are Caesars, and unto God
the things that nre Gods" These duties
are distinct. but are not antagonistic, 81
mutually exclusive. One can render to Goo
the dutes that belong TO God and unto
Caesar the duties that belong to Caesar
without being inconsistent and without self
autagoDsm. Indeed, one may really render
6uty to God IN rendering duty to Caesar
on the principle that the greater includes
the less For man is primarily a mora
being, and all that he does, whether II
the church or IN tho Worlu mas ceftalT
moral bearing and significance; and what
ever he does TO exp ess or develop right
eouslv his moral being Is so much duty
rendered to God. the author Of his being
You may divide mans duties into religious
and secular, into duties TO the church anC
10 the world, duties 10 divine and to M
man government; nut YOU can not divide
nlau's duties into moral and secular, for tn
simple reason that man Is n moral beinI
primarily and not only Is his nrst duty e
his nctei nature but nothing he does O
can do is without moral quality and infu