The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-05

the working carpenter and by deed and by
word gave a dignity to labor which when
fully appreciated shall in no small measure
be the worlds redemption. The greatest
indiGnty of a Christian life is not to be
worker. He elevates labor and toll into the
very life of God, as He says: My Father
worketh hereto and i work If Christ be
admitted during this year into the lives OF
these parties to better and clearer con-
troversy, He will bring spirit and law,
the highest and sanest law of human life
TO bear, and will say to both capitalist and
workingman that what We would that men
should do unto you, do We even so unto
them, and If He thus come into this large
business and commercial life of our Nation,
the anomalies, the injuries and the wrongs
which now blacken the commercial and in
dustrial life of our age will be put away
by the very parties who have created them.
If Christ be admitted into the life of CAPT.
tai; say In great raIiroad corporaso o...s;
come to an end and that the tabulating of
stock which is only in figures, but draining
and drawing an unjust, II not criminal,
usury from labor and the general public?
And think you not that excessive hours of
labor and encroachments upon the sacred
rights of the SABBATH would cease? Surely
they would, for the explanation of such en-
croachments of capital is to be found
largely, If not wholly, in unchristian. in
human greed. So also with labor, If Christ
could be admitted. indeed, TO the ranks of
labor, there would be a juster consideration
for the rights of others within it's organi
cations, and there would in the whole
WOrlQ OF LABOR De a JuSter recognition OF the
rights of capital and a wholesome appre-
citation of a full souled and glad service
rather than a Servile toll.
81 see Christ also at the doors of liter
allure. In Indiana We are, quite naturally,
Boosting much of our literary standing,
but with the possible exception of Ben-Hur
what have we that exempts us from the
general charge that Christ is outside the
door. Take the children and grandchildren
of Christian men and women, in the ante
cedents of whose life Christ had so large
ton of our age clarifying war, prosperity
financial success. dash. recklessness. Cen
ius is worshiped. even though its imper-
here admitted, think you not that we
should hear less of the heroes of war and
more of the arts of peace; less of wine and
wantonness of women and more of the no.
bier qualities and deeds of life?
Again. in so far 1t is true. per-
sonally believe, that the daily press and
periodical literature of our age. is amongst
the largest of our educators for veal or
VICE. we see Christ knocking for entrance
there. In view of the change which is
come over the press, that is. as comparing
Ii with it's early years, we may well ask,
is the daily press an echo or voice, is it
a reflector or an educator? Do you an
swer both. and we believe you should !;
them we ask, what should the press as an
educator echo and reflect? Should 1T be
loaded down, as in too many cases, with
daily reports of the life and doings of the
most vicious, immoral and criminal, I'M
social, industrial and family life. or should
1t not seek, as an educator, to give a larger
attention 10 those things which are pure
and lovely and of good report
eff Christ should be admitted into the
daily company of the reporter, would He
not find many worthy suggestions for a
write-up, and even though in many cases
there should be less of the sensational.
there would be far more safe, and of much
real worth TO the public. IL Christ could
enter the sanctum of our editors, would
there not be ringing from the millions of
pages of the daily press persistent voices
against the unrighteousness and lawless-
ness of our times and unwavering support
of Christ's cause and kingdom. If Christ
should get into the office of the business
not be an elimination of much advertising
and other matter which now largely OFF,
sets and weakens the force of much that
is good