The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-18
LABOR SOCIETY OF EPISCOPAL CHURCH Lecture at St. Mary'8 by the
 General Secretary PRINCIPLES AND METHODS Mice Harriet A. Keyser of New York Tries to Interest Birmingham In
 the Work of the oreanl-
 zatlon.
PRINCIPLES AND METHODS

A lecture was delivered in tho Parish hall of st. y's-on-the-Highlands' last evening, by Miss Harriet A keyser or New York, the general secretary ana organizer of the Church association TOT the advancement of tho interests of labor Miss Keyser said that this society was founded in 1887. by nine elergymen In the city of New York, who enunciated the following principles and methods;
 1. It is of the essence of the teachings of Jesus Christ that God is the Father of all men, and that all men are brothers. 2. God is the sole possessor of the earth and its fullness man is but the steward of Gods bounties 8. Labor being the ex- ercise of body, mind and spirit in the broadening and elevating of human life, 1t is the duty of every man to labor dili- gently. 1. Labor, as thus defined, should be the standard of social worth. 3. When the divinely-intended opportunity to labor Is given to all men,, one great cause or the present widespread suffering and destitution will be removed.
 The Methods.
 1. Prayer ?. Sermons, setting forth the teachings of the gospel as the guide to the solution of every question involved in the interest of labor. 3. The proper use of the press and the circulation of tracts as occasion may require 1. Lectures and addresses on occasions where the inter ests of labor may be advanced. 3. The encouragement by precept and example of conscientious use of the ballot.
 afa to take, or read at least one journal de- voted to the interest of labor.
 It shall be the duty of each member to devote a certain portion of his time to the study of the social questions or the day in the light of the incarnation
 The Headquarters.
 The society has it's headquarters in the church mission house in New York City, any communicant of the P E. Chuch being eligible for membership. Its president is the Right Rev. Frederick Dan Hunting ton of the diocese of central New York, and 1t has nearly sixty bishops As hon. orary vice president, Bishop Beckwith of this diocese having recently been elect ed, in a letter of acceptance expressed a strong approval of our work. Many distinguished clergymen and men and women of the laity are working in the interest of the society, which was among the first to promote fraternal relations with organized labor and coneilation and arbitration between capital and labor, very early in it's history forming a com mittee of conciiation and arbitration, with the bishop of New York at it's head.
 Standing Committees.
 The society has several standing com mittees, one on organized labor, whose duty it is to investigate labor difficulties with view. of preventing strikes. There is also a sweat-shop committee, looking to the abolition of the sweating system, which is a matter of interest to all sorts and conditions of men, as It has been proven through the work of this society that the most expensive as well as the poorest garments are often made in bad conditlons-in the atmosphere of con tagion
 The speaker also stated that the asso- citation has a tenement house commit tee looking to the better housing of the people.
 The society is at present especially working on the improvement of the con- dtions of the motormen throughout the United States. It has an official organ called the Hammer and the Pen," the former representing manual labor and the latter brain work. This paper IS unique, as it is the only church labor paper in the United States. The speaker conclud- ed her talk last night by asking the church people present to interest them- selves In the work of the society. Miss Keyser will remain in Birmingham several days She will make a short ad- dress at the services at St. Mary's this afternoon at o'clock.