The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-20

trophy of Cod, and Social Christian
lty'', what themes he treaties in them.
He changed from narrow one-sided
topics, and from a, one-side Individual
ism, to such topics as: 1.-THE Admins
tration of Justice-Jesus Christ and
The Masses-Jesus Christ and Social
Distress-Christ The Greatest of Social
Recommendations Character Deter
mined by National Laws-Gambling-
International Arbitration etc., TO me
it is no wonder that his influence went
throughout Great Britain. There is
no getting around the fact, gentlemen,
there is clear alienation of the work
ing classes from the Church Of God.
1t may be that some of the working
class have not developed the highest
moral or spiritual sense, but it is my
opinion that some of the clergymen
are too far removed from the masses
and need to do more as the Master
did, move among them and have
compassion upon them. The church,
while we respect it for what it may
have already done, is still to negative
upon this great question. If the
church would be true to it's founder
and the principles which he laid down
in that great Magma Charta of human
liberty and life, The Sermon On the
Mount, she must show herself more
interested in reforms etc., that will
benefit the masses. Christ's practical
philanthropy never waned. His preach
ing touched life at all points. Evils in
the lives of the poor, and evils in the
lives Of the rich, received His truth.
I think that the Master would weep
afresh were he to come to earth and
witness the awfulness of child-labor
which is going on now in some of the
States, Notwithstanding, through labor
organisations, legislation has obliter-
ated some of it. I think that Christ
came to save conditions as we'll as in
dividuals. I think that personal res
possibility was one of his pet themes.
The Fatherhood Of God and the
Brotherhood of man, The Golden Rule,
were other great themes which the
world needed then and which it needs
now. Labor does not ask the church
to believe that she is perfect, without
faults, Pharisaical, not for onne mo-
ment. The beauty of the Christian
religion is that it attacks evil in any
form, rich and poor alike. I am of the
opinion that the Galilean Carpenter
taught sociology that fits the needs
of modern society in all it's phases. The
Sermon on The Mount, The Ten Com
mandments Of Moses, in my judgment,
have never been improved upon, and
were these great subjects handled
without gloves nthe Pulpit of Chris
tendon, human society would be In a
better condition than it is. I believe
that the Teachings Of Christ, through
the Church, can become q great me6i-
ator, for her mission was peace on
earth, and goodwill to men. Labor
has nothing to fear when the Church
takes position Of right in the contro-
versy. A New. Jersey preacher, some
time ago spoke5 to large audiences up
on "Civic and Political Activity and
Reform-Municipal Problems and Re-
forns-Economic Questions and Re-
forns-Model Tenements," I, am sure
such humanitarian measures and sub
jects has the sanction Of the Christ and
Religion.
A writer in 1.-THE Federationist" the
official organ Of the American FEEDER
alton OF Labor representing several
millions members, wrote a sermonette
on Exodus, 1915, an incident citing the
fact that God sent Quails into the camp
and rafned mamma upon them, which
the editor commented upon under the
caption OF Quail on Toast concluded
by ssay ing. s. nat when our 4 modern
Christian churches show: 8: real live
interest II: the mat erial welfare #of the
workingmen, more OF hem will be-
found In heir chllrches
FL. mot wish to say st hat Hi. exposi-
item ton & hre ,,raat