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

deal Of humour in his article, nor would
say that the church has not done
some memorable things in the past,
and Is doing them now, but that she
is not doing as much as she ought I
think you will agree. Christ always
saw Dives who Jared sumptously ev-
cry day and who was clothed in fine
linen and puppies, and he saw also the
beggar Lazarus at the gate. He told
men to beware of the deceitfuIness Of
riches, and warned them against covet-
BUSINESS, and that mans life did not
consist in the abundance of things
which he possessed. When the church
wakes up to it's full duty, Jacob Riis
Will never have to report as he has
done in his book THE Preservation of
, the Home, the disgraceful action of
| some church corporation who even tried
to block and opposed some reforms and
| hygienic and humanitarian measures,
| which he was trying to bring about
with others for the good Of the crowded
| masses.
Let the church speak out in clarion
tones the right and the wrong of all.
Let the church teach all men to be just
and ask them to practice the Golden
the church of God Cry aloud, spare
not, and lift up her voice like trum
pet" If the Kingdom of God is to
/ leaven the whole, let the preacher be
true in the discharge of his duties,
and so preach the word of truth, and
aid both Capital and Labor in the good
| ends which both have in common.
If she discovers a Zacheus up
1of !,
repents by making restitution, let her
the question, What shall it profit a
| soul"? Let the church go on into the
| ranks Of Labor and if she discovers
that some forms of wrong are there,
to be done away with, let her talk
plainly to such, for ito the poor is the
Gospel preached"
! between irritated, and maybe at times,
excited labor, and cold unfeeling,
chrystallized capital, and in the Ian
guage of Abraham to Lot say, Let
there be no strife between us, for we
be brethren. Let the preachers of the
most wonderful philosophy Of life ever
Christ. bring Capital and Labor near
er together and in closer contact with
their common humanity, honestly and
intelligently harmonic all their diff
culties on the basis of the Golden
Rule, which means justice to all. Let
the preachers ask themselves what they
think that Christ would do were he to
come to earth again and take charge
of the Standard Oil Company, the Am
erican Steel Corporation New York
Central, or any combination of wealth,
and at the same time what he would
do were he to take the place with the
wage earners in the lowest spheres in
such institutions, and then preach the
truth about it.. am of the opinion
that there would be change Of man
agement along some lines, for I think
that he would resurrect some neglect
ed Gospel truths adapted to the times.
I thing, too, that he would mark as a
failure any civilization which aims
only at the protection of wealth and
the guardianship Of property, and teach
that men are of more value than mo-
ney. I, think that he would tell this
nation that contented homes, and a
contented working class who were get
ting their. just rights, was Of greater
Importance than Its wealth. That Ia
Dor has a; freedom aszwell as amassed
wealth, an dthat labor has heaven
born right to save itself from degra--
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That nations who have despiaed in
stead looking after their working