The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-12
HENRY II. GRIFFIN.
A REPLY TO JEBARRY

Editor Providence News:
AS Jebarry says. Some men become so
saturated with an ism that II blinds their
vision" Now Il looks to me as If Jebarry,
i'm watching the beneficent results OF cap
italism and Republicanism. had impaired
his vision as far as seeing any other Ism
is concerned lie asks if the church has
brought about the brotherhood OF man
The church of America Is supposed TO be
I'm favor Of a republican form of govern
ment Is IL TO the church that we are
a king?
If he wishes to take the Bible as his
guide q Will show FS~-" instances where
rulers or kings were appointed by divine
the majority OF churches are teaching to-
day are not the teachings OF the meek
and lowly Jesus" but the teachings Of
preaching the gospel (g) OF Christ. be-
cause IL Is "genteel' profession. with
an assured income.
time thousands OF good carpenters have
been spoiled to make poor preachers.
What we need Is a second cleansing 81
the temple. The churches today preach
the brotherhood Of man How do they
practice their own teachings? Do the
churches go out into the "by-ways and
hedges" looking for It's members or DO
they cast their eyes towards the 'aristo-
cratic" parts OF the city7 Would the min
the invitation OF one OF the wage earn
ing members OF the church to sup
with him, as they would to accept the
Invitation Of Marsden j. Perry to dine"
him7
When the churches show a sincere de-
sire to welcome the workingman into the
church they will have no need to cry
out How can we reach the working
man?" IL is not 30 very long ago that
one OF the ministers OF New York City
made n round of the Fashionable churches
dressed I'm the clothes OF a poor laboring
man. What reception was he given in
these supposed houses OF God?"
When the churches will welcome a man
for his desire TO worship with them and
not for his social position or wealth,
then and not until then will they prac-
tlce their own teachings of christian fell
lowshlp. How often do you hear a
young college man say, when asked
what calling he Is going 10 follow when
he finishes his college course. "Oh, do
not know as have fully decided as yet
When I finish my studies ! shall prcsD-
ably either enter law school and prac-
tice law or else I shall study for the min
istry."
DO YOU think fora moment that Christ
would use him 60 deliver a message TO
his people7 And yet our pulpits are filled
TO certain extent by this class OF men
who claim to be decipies of the Carpenter
OF Nazareth Now this terrible condi-
ton OF child labor ls one OF the things
that the socialists intend To abolish. IL
Is not only I'm the south but the north.
east and west. Here are few figures
taken from Fair Play OF March eth 1903
"In factories alone three out OF every
hundred persons employed throughout
the United states are children. In
Name there are two thousand children
employed. In Connecticut and Alabama
about thirty-nve hundred. In Rhode Is
land about Ave thousand In Georgia
about six thousand FIVE hundred. In
North Carolina about scvcnty-six hun
dred. In the other states OF the Union
there are anywhere from a thousand 10
two thousand or more.
In the southern states In the cotton