Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-04-09
The LABOR
PROBLEM

corn ~ Cor ssa
apoiogized a week ago for the se-
lection OF the subject The Capital
Problem so much was done on IN.
ground OF inexpericnoe. Bn, there 10
nuie oscnse tonight for the choice
~ ;hc theme. The Labor Problem
| Was born With the mnckrabe Ia my
hand Experience bas taught me tina,
labor Is a moral as we'll ss physical
requirement God has said. that II
man viii not work be shall not eat.
and the trend of all the iass ~ the
universe has been to enforce The edici
in my csse. have always bad 20 Do
busted with some soTt Df task to
live IN = respectable fashion
Nor has therq been any doubt IN Bb
mind about The correci ideal ~ work
Scma penpio would do rs iittlc A. ia
pofsibic. some people would do ns
much ~ ~ possible some people
would 10 according 10 the strength ui
The body but. u popular opinion is q
teal The course uf the ihlrd elias IL
tho part of wisdom The average man
percriteH that The pleHsafs of leisure
seldom comes hp 80 the expectation
and roaliyeg that D.. reward Of ION.
posi 81 occupation fails 10 compensate
for The wear and tear ~ nyef stranu
pns enoti and desires ~ find y happy
nodiBm Ills ambition ~ to have -
permanent calling spd when be ls NJ
bowed lhe freedom Of the principles ni
his rochiian his aspirations arc salls
nod
~. too In its bearing un ibc quea
tioh thnro g. cndioss Significance In
The Gospel The facts ~ the case are
as iulinws Jesus ~aH hurn ib The
cottage of working man Thiriy
wears of the thiriy ihfor ~ HE lifc
wrfr aprni si 80" bench oi cafpcu
ios iiis hands niebd"d The pisi1hIngs
f ibe children. and constructed the
Wagons Of the former and huiil The
houses ~ the Villagers of Nazareth
His onodienl childhood hudddrd intn y
respectful you,hhood bis respectful
yauthhood hloSsniBcd ipin perfect
manhood and his perfect manhood
fiIsncd into aoHship with God Doubt
less his craft Wa. Bs hard Then Bs the
same trade 10 naw hat ihoso who AT
sno thai labor and religion are incon
paiihle shenld mari this his eaw anG
hammer which wrought oui the imrir
mpnin ~ his foilnw men also carved
uit the highest ui characters f"r him
seif
Nor dia things iusi happen 10 faii
pai 40 to him The minuirst dctsils
ui hie lifu we're ordered by God iilH
~
bat their wish was SCI aside Tor The
fulnlimeni II divine plan Doubt
tess hts restnnpr so nn Interrogation
about his loi as fhn shs,inss Ulled NJ
through the opening in Tho plane
wonih have been thai he sas about
the hurlnesr uf HE Father und dc
creed that b" nhonid comn iuin ID"
world as a WerilnpnRn. and his teach
iugs and example rhsuld be- to all
~nrilhnm"n AZ a dir,at roseiniion uf
b. VIII af God
nrFidcs "a law Was made IN The la
tofcsi ~ labor Mos.F wrato Thou
shalt not mnfsio ihe mouth ~ tho IN
fihat lr-sdrih cat the eoin aud. lest
iilc inianrilnn should be- forgotten tn"
atsosilc reiterated u 10 his epistl" tu
the CnriaihiAus III. custom nmonH
Inv hnoionts Wa 60 spread thelt grain
op the Ruonnd ana dfiN" cHtil" hfonnd
and srs,und "n q IA thr~ah lt "ui ui
inr eaf and me animals serr lnfi
frce to eat their nll durinE the pro
coEn, ~ revelation iooh up the prac
tise and used u A. nEaw pi speech
to teach employers aud emnlu, go thcir
relation Ia each o,h-f The poini was
,bai due encouragement should be siv
.n those who prepare the crude prod
pcis Ior the uso uf man l.aberors
w.is ia ahsr. 10 ih" increase OF ma
ar. VIII operators
Beieted, this IL enough 10 bring out
the respect shown manual toll ia the
nlhic Revelation nhcde immortal
honor un labor rrnm hs earliest dawn
down to Rs setting sun and res"iA
lion siuu. auos his. The sacred hoohs
ui the hssih~n siuf the various trades
aud rcpkun their inpnmhcnis ~ ih"
lowest In the social scale oiIon,im"s
the pagan idos rcts Into The mind ot
civilized men hni labor holds dts
nifiai place in ID. hliic Jesus sns
carpenter Paul wRs a teut maker
and the hourl ~ th. artisan eau sins
a. his snrk as bee remembers thvm
with tho rough tools M iboir hands
and II expressions arise appeal
for the siudltlon ~ Ills crou io r".
dress The wrongs done him 20 th" laW
ut Moses
Nor should one oaNii ai The vmphs
sls labor IN given Ia lhc lnMe. Tho
virtues nf work are manifold n
hrings the individual inin cooperation
with all uf his fellow creatures Ia tho
common task Of taking possession nt
their habiiation. !, contributes to the
happinvss of the race aud u labels
raw materials with the sirna,nr" al
mind The Workshop II school
where men learn how 10 stamp naiur"
with ressoh which IL the image and
anperscripiion of God.
Nor do men lose sinhi Of these
truths several of the ahlosi teachers
of the present generation have gwen
up their lives 10 an exposition al
them and thcr. is no healthier "l"'
mept In the literature oi the age than
what is nov known as The gospel oil
labor. II teaches man to do his work
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