The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-21

one else. He is the first partaker of the fruits.
 Is Suicidal.
 war on the concern in which he works is suicidal. A strike is only to stop the raisan d'etre of his pay. It hurts him more than others, but 1t hurts everybody. They say it is war. Yes, but war on himself If any will not work neither shall he eat is a prn- cple of equity because every man must get his food out of his own productive capacity.
 If you ruin your vineyard you destroy its fruit of which you are the first par taker. But it is answered that this Is true. but suppose the employer will not do right in giving a just wage, how can the laborer defend himself against in- justice? This is entirely another ques- tion and certainly is not to be answered by doing yourself damage tenfold to in jure him twofold to make men do right, and equity belongs not to the injured but to society as organized to the body polite. Beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place to warth for ven- genance is mine. I will repay saith the Lord.'
 And again. "the powers that be are ordained for this very thing to be an avenger of wrath unto him that doeth evil Pardon me. therefore, if I yen- ture to suggest that the remedy for jn- equity in wages lies in it's regulation by law and In the courts. Nor is 1t perti- heht to reply that at present we have no code for the regulation of courts in this matter nor provision for the in voking of such a tribunal. That is true, but remember that the time was when we had no code for the redress of any wrong or trespass.
 Code of Equity.
 Human society has always evolved a code of equity for the preservation of human rights when it has persistently and potiently sought that end The remedy lies in the perfecting of the law to cover the case. and the time has come for labor to help society to bring the law and statutes up to the demands of equitable dealing in this matter.
 It is but fair to say that organized labor has already done much good work in this pressing public duty and deserves the sympathy and help of society in dress wrongs against the equity ot wages.
 The redress of wrong is a public duty that devolves on us all alike. It is the sacred duty and function of the civi power which public sentiment will ulti mately make effective through the legis lative bodies and the courts. and tho quicker the better for society.
 Crude Method.
 Already the resort to arbitration is bu a crude method of appeal to a cour where the conscience of the arbitrator, as applied to the case is the law. say this is a crude and feeble method of judicial procedure. We need to g, further until we develop code and for mulate law and discover the pricipe. of equity necessary to the adjudication of this kind of rights in the authorize, i courts of the country.
 Now the apostle confesses here tha he is speaking after the manner of men but the Scriptures of Moses says als, the same when 1t tells us in the law Thou shalt not muzzle the OK tha treadeth out the corn" Work merit. food. is a principle of the law of wage, as old as Moses. It is the reward tha is held out to the ploughman and tn, harvester which gives the sstimulant o hope to his efforts.
 Without equity in wages the industria society would be a hopeless cheerless heartless thing 1t Is in China or Indis today and human life not worth tn, living.
 3. The apostle then applies these prin oiples of the equity of wages to religion. service as represented by himself Barna | bas and other apostles and religious ser wants. If others possess this right ove | you do not we yet more" It applies DOT tiore-"yet more. | Your duty to meet your debts for spir l itual service is transcendent among th | equities of life.
 Church Dues. | To pay your church dues is the highes | obligation of an honest man. To pro vide for efficient spiritual service witt