The Washington times., 1903-03-23
BISHOP" "SPttHINNtGi ON
THE LABOR MOVEMENT
Delivers Sermon at St. Patrick'S
Church.

The services at St. Patrick's Church. /
Te3th Street. yesterday. were especially 1
noCeble in that two dist aguished digni- /
tartes Of ae catholic ehuEchs Btshop
s3alding and ArcEeishop ireland. deiiS-
ered the sermons,of tas daytArchbishop1
Ireland preached at The Il O'Clock mass
and Bishop Spalding spoke at the even
ms service.
Bishop SpaIding chose for his subject.
Christ and the Labor Movement In
the course Of. his sermon Bishop spsld-
ing said;
rIn England-asseeiations OF working
men for tne-~ purpose OF Spfffug their
labor were put under the ban OF the law
for FIVE centuries. down TO 1924. When.
hosever. the Industrial evolution. which
transferred production from the homes
of-thc workers TO factories. took place.
reducing the laborer to the extremity OF
wretchedness. trade unions became an
Indispensable measure Of self-defense.
They began in secrecy. and were often
msintained by violence. but al length
they won federation. and finally. in 1871.
legal recognition and the approval OF
the public.
iCompetition leads TO overproduction,
and overproduction 70 a, faAipg, maghet
ana consequent stagnation;, and so. in
th.s Industrial age tt dasfly happens hat
poverty is born of plenty. In such sys-
ten human worth comes 20 be less con-
sid red than material possessions-the
value OF man less than that OF the
tIttngs which minister 10 him. Justice
and fairness in the relations Of employ
ers and employed give place TO greed.
dfsfrust. and, hate. The captains OF in
dustry. unlike 4 lahsSssApta NnSi on Ss an -ftet
ne pride in the men, whose -eoursgs and
endurance enable them 10 win tine VIC
tory. and the men. unlike soldiers, take
no delight in their leaders. but look on
them rather with envy and suspicion.
When such is the spirit of industrialism.
II ceases TO be a school Of moral cooper
alton and becomes a breeding ground
and nursery OF anti social continents and
srehSishop rrsAnSs arsdn " as-sased
on the gospel of thP day. He said in
part
,'Jesus fed because the time for the
fun manifestation OF His power 1ld dig
nifty had not yet arrived. Furthermore.
the Jews had not understood the true
character OF the royalty which He
claimed I1eS imagined a worldly
Kingdom: Christ's Kingdom is spiritual;
He reigns over souls over minds over
hearts. We recognize. the true character
ot HIS kingdom. and We say to Him.
'Jesus be our king
e;Nha4 are His credentials l might
quote the miracles which He wrought.
one OF which is the multiplication OF
the loaves and fishes, as narrated in
the gospel OF this cay; but, TO under
stand the full proving force of those
miracles. we must see them. not one by
one. but in their entirety. and in their
own perspective. We must see back
OF them the perscpalisy vaft Jesus We
must see. too. the sequence OF them i'm
the work OF Jesus throughout history.
Whatever the attacks OF unbelief against
the miracles OF Christ His historical
figure remains. The main lineaments
ofsthe person and life OF Jesus are un-
teuched. undishgured by criticism. says
Mr.. Harnack. himself. That is enough
for US Christ. NEs,s FfaF nae X slsntts.
"a the only religiof.stAs fonly nora I'iar
that ever viii be- Chris, Gays Renan
will remain unparalleled. he is the
son OF man, the best that ever went
forth from the womb Of humanity. He
IS the son OF God, the most perfect
Ir$nifestation OF the divine that tbs
world has ever seen.
"That the Christian religion has not
taken within its. embrace y he = whol'
world. that its growth is gradual. tha'
etPn under its standard there is yic'
and sin is no adverse argument God
ways are slow and gradual in their ad
vance. he places germs in the worl'
which develop with time; and we mus
rc.nember that He is dealing with free
wflled man. who Is able 10 set at naugh
the best and the most powerful W
5uege Christianity not by what 81 hal
not done but by what IL has done an'
what II is able7-sg -sos-Nvhsre unosresist'
ance Is made"