The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-23
SERMONS ON
The JTRlKE
Pastors Appel for Order and
ENLIGHTENMENT.
ATTENDANT ABOUT SAME
Suspension ocar Traffic Seems Not
TO Have HsMuch Effect on Size
& OF. coHeg at1ons-wha Ar.
ave Had to Say


,nond nm 6 day there went forth appeals
to the stters to stand by their In
lention To reserve law and order In the
civ. IN sdar at least as they are them
selves co,srned. and an invocation that
a Divine'rovidence would overrule the
whole uprtunate controversy for soou
and hash an amicabe adjustment OF
tho difrcnces between the company
and the len. -
The tendance, on the whole. seems
not to ave been seriously affec'ed ny
the s,ension of the car trathc. 90
much ithis true that many have seized
mon ts as an example of the great
truth If which they have long been
contenng-that the running of street
cars q Sunday is a needless Dissertation
NJ theiord's day. At least on this one
dav Il congregations came, the strike
~ theontrary Notwithstanding. and pas.
tors Tho have been heard to express
thcmlves seemed to be well pleased
withIheir audiences. Whether such
thins would last through many suesT
suntps is another matter. IN one
twoJf the churches the preachers az
lind In the change which prevents
No inning OF the cars On the Sabbah.
AZ he Randolph Street Baptist ChuTh
+hsRey. T. 8. Boylcs had somethinglo
sa5 on this point
:. do mot know anything that
eater and grosser Injustice" he de-
clred. than this absolutely nee9ess
rnning Of street cars on the ~
df. IT ought to be stopped. t,ilu
Wat IL far worse than all. the cars1un
mig on Sunday are the medium auu,
tcreforc, the cause, OF unmentinaole
s1s and crimes that are comm e,u wy
d the city limits"
Rev. MIR. Gave on the Strik'
IA the Third Christian Church sunday
night Rev. P. a. Cave. the pa1ol' e.
Jared TO the street car troubl IN MS
nraver ana prayed that God void over
RHO everything for good and lsten an
amicable settlement OF the flerences
between the company and IN strikers.
Also that capitalists and labfers inish
possess more OF the spirit OF rotherhood
ana act toward each other urn inc prln-
ciplc OF the golden rule.
4 In his sermon on Paul Charge 10
Timothy to preach the go'ei' ne saiu.
The gospel Of Christ, In reia.lon 20
God and men, and the rh'lon ~ Wv ,,,a
and men into which 1t brifs men. 10 tne
onl,. hone OF the world.and the only
panacea for the ills tn afflict men.
Tho gospel Is the pow OF 600 unto
salvation from sin and 70 correction OF
ALI wrong and the settment OF all OIL
rercnces between men. The effects OF
tie gospel are the cry OF God and
, .,,s 80 ~, W, ana poowill among men.
The gospel impianteoh me hearts oi
capitalists and lahore "ouiu IhaKe ,p'
ever Impossible such calamity as mas
tust befallen our city.
Mr.. Cave declared nat sel1lshness Is
the fruitful source !! al SIN, OF every
tie ayery cruelty, sery wrong Of every
L,nd II ia, the 81 that has produced
al! poisonous plar' tne Tree .tf - J. mas
horn all deadly frs: me 1ounlain from
which have ISSUE only plL'e1 "a.els,
81, me il,s thatIfllct the human race
tn.daw They ARROW out OF the spirit
=, saif,sbness Z, disposition in man to
.,.,yo III nersJ and things minister
70 his pleasure crafty his ambitions
snd advanra + interest. at whatever
onat ~ inconyience. sacrifice and suf-.
s.r,no n other "Now," said the speak
az "the gospeof Christ is opposed to
III .aIf,ehneaslnd seeks to uproot 1t in
tha heart NJ N and implant In Its place
1--we which ithe sum OF all righteous
mass true ,erty. Justice, Kindness.
n ress and hylness. Love works no i'll
n his neigHr; therefore, love is the
,n,fillIne Of he law Let love to God
and love to In rule ones heart and you
can safely tst him everywhere. Love
ord do M bu please Is the privilege
~ evory NJ This principle implanted
by the gosl In the changed hearts OF
,nen viii slle once for all the troubles
and wor1gand iniustices borne of sell
flahnaas / teaches men that it Is not
enough tolive and let live but to act
on the hher principle. live and help
i've, ANN so doing one finds the true
iifc God lants him to live. and thus
innLinp n every man after his own sue
cess andnterests, but also after the
smccess ID interests OF others, he Sc
cures IN best help for himself. Our
Interstate indlssoIubly interviewer With
a the intests OF others. We need their.
companyship their sympathy, their CO.
operatioand help. Hence, just as we
live andelp them to live, we are making
for CURVES better companionship, truer
sympati and surer help"
The leSring man cannot do without the
canItaliI neither can the capitalist do
withoutthe laboring man. They are
nutualI dependent one upon the other.
rho ca{alist, therefore, who falls to rec
ornlze he rights of laborlng men,. and
insteadpf ministering to their needs IN
thA sIt of Christian philanthropist.
seeks reduce 1t to state Of servitude
and serinvectment, is sowing the seed of
nnarcl, bloodshed and destruction 10
capita truly. - a., ,a,,