The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-08-12
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While there is never any bitterness in
the Masters utterance regarding wealth,
HIS views may be readily gathered from
such parallels as that 81 Dives and Lazarus
Luke xyi:l9).
Again, we have the same attitude in the
passage on the camel and the needles eye
Matthew NiN:SSl.
Not only was the Lord poor, but His
apostles were all poor men, who placed no
value on wealth. Paul. the greatest OF
apostolic preachers. supported hlmself by
manual labor, aud taught They that will
be rich fan into temptation and a snare,
and into many foolish and hurtful lusts.
which drown men in destruction aud per-
dition. For the love OF money is the root
Of all evii' IL. Timothy yi:al0l. On the
whole, the attitude of the New Testament
= one OF warning against the seduetions OF
wealth.
The evangelical churches stand upon the
word of Scripture, and 30 IN sympathy
with labor. In fact, OF some 100000 OF
male members in the evangelical churches
OF our land, not less than 6,oco, 600 are
wage carners or manual laborers. So that
the claim that the modern church has de-
parted from the position occupied by the
apostolic church L. not well founded.
What. then, from the letter and spirit OF
the Bible in connection with the teachings
OF experience is 10 be suggested as a means
Of curing the quarrel between labor and
capital!
First, let there be closer personal rela-
tions between the rich and the poor. Let
them meet together IN the fellowship OF
Gods house and the Divine Fatherhood.
Out OF mutual acquaintance VIII come mu-
tual respect, and a recognition of a COM
mon humanity.
You may remember Emerson's story of
the quarrel between the mountain and the
squirrel, where he says:
The mountain and the squirrel
Had a quarrel,
And the former called the latter little
prig.
Bun replied,
You are doubtless very big,
But all sorts OF things and weather
Must be taken in together
To make up year
And a sphere
And l think il no disgrace
10 occupy my place.
III m not as large as you,
You are not SO small as !;
And not half so spry.
III not deny you make
A very pretty squirrel track.
Talents differ, all is well and wisely p.t;
II | cannot carry forests on my back,
Neither can you crack nut
Then there should be a deeper interest
taken by capital in the financial wel-being
of labor. Such devices as profit sharing,
old age pensions and the like will give the
workman sense of greater security and
OF partnership with capital.
Interest taken IN the proper housing of
labor although not always appreciated, Is
IN the right line. So, too, the introduction
OF the social secretary as an intermediary
between the corporation and the employe.
Another thing needed, not SO much in
the interests of labor or capital, but in the
interests of the innocent non-combatants,
is compulsory arbitration, applied at least
where the public suffers intolerable incon-
venlCncc, as IN the case OF a railI DAD, tele-
graph CT coal strike. Compulsory arbitra-
ton may not always be satisfactory TO the
combatants, but IL is essential To the peace
and comfort of those not involved in the
controversy. This remedy, or military COZ.
troll, as IN the recent railway strikes IN
Holland and Austria, should be used TO
protect the public.
The sovereign remedy, however, must be
not 10y recourse to legal means, but by the
application OF the royal law. James tii:s),
after speaking OF the relations between the
rich and the poor, says: IF We fulfill the
royal law according TO the Scripture, thou
shalt love tny neighbor as thyself, ye do
well" This is the aqua regia, the royal
solvent, IN which we may solve all the hard
asperltles OF conflicting interests.
Only as men come to know God through
Christ, whom He has sent, and so come to
love their fellow men, will IL be possible TO
solve these questions of controversy in
way that will insure the permanent pro-
gress of our civilization.
What We need, after all, is not measures,
but men.
The world wants men large hearted,
manly men;
Men who shall JOIN in chorus and prolong
The psalm Of labor and OF love.
The age wants heroes-heroes who shall
dare
To struggle in the solid ranks of truth;
10 Gluten the monster, error, by the
throat;
To bear opinion to loftier seat;
TO blot the error of oDpression out