The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-11-24

end, there Will be not one answer 10
the social question, but many, but all
will agree in this-all will be religious
History has prophesled it; labor lead
ers are coming to recognize it; pres
ent reform measures indicate it.
Surely, one who could present such
wonderful truth as Christ presented,
must have been unique In his person
and in his character. 1nfidels may
scott at the arguments of Christian
scholars, but the person and the life
of Jesus Christ have stunned them
from the first century down to the
twentieth.
such marvellous power? First of all,
1t is his superiority as teacher. He
always spoke with authority. The
Scribes taught as though they had
learned scripture. Christ spoke as
though his words we're scripture. He
never quoted any other authority.
When he used the words as it is
written it was simply to show that
prophecy had been fulfilled. He never
argued. He simply announced great
truths. He never specialized. He did
not deal in n-essentials. He taught
only those great doctrines which were
fundamental and which make charac-
ter. He revealed only essential truth
And yet the simplicity of his message
was such that we are told that the
common people heard him gladly
The profoundest truth was made SIM
pie and easy of comprehension. With
all this authority and power he was
sympathetic. He came as a brother
He revealed God in new way. He
made men see that back Of the arm
OF omnipotence is the great heart of
a loving father.
Message Ever Fresh.
His message never grows old. The
world has never come up to Christ's
teaching. 1t is just beginning to get
glimpse into the tremendous signi-
ficance of his words. New truths
flash out of even his most familiar
expressions.
His religion comes directly from
God. Christianity is the result of God
seeking man. All other religions are
the result of seeking God. He not
only presents great truths, but he
gives men power to live them. Some
men have given us beautiful systems
of ethics but they have left out of
their scheme altogether mans de-
PRAYED human nature. Only perfect
men could bring about their plans for
society. Christ takes the vilest men
and women and gives them power to
live pure, clean, wholesome lives. No
other teacher has ever dared promise
this power.
rs it not great thing to have such
man as labor's champion? Other
men have been put forward as the
representatives of labor, but the men
who needed their message most of all
paid no attention to them. Here is a
man to whom everybody will listen,
even the oppressors of labor. Take
your stand behind him. Permit him
to speak for you. You need. never
| again quote the political economist.
Quote Christ. Never has any man
more bitterly denounced the Cypress.
or. Ask him to join your labor union.
Invite him to sit upon your platform.
Take him into your councils. If you
90 so, you are sure to win, for Christ
Is sure to win. If, for any reason, the
capitalist or anybody else has taken
Christ away from us, let US again lay
claim upon him; for he is our man"
Pleads for Working Women.
Miss Mcdowell made plea for in
terest in the working girls and wo,
men. They are unorganized, unedu-
Gated and helpless, she said, without
power of legislating for themselves.
They are doing mems work for one
half OF what man would take be-
cause necessity forces them into in
dustr1al work. Notwithstanding the
the faults of the labor unions, the only
hope for labor is in organization. and
this applies to women as well as to
men.
Mr.. Mitchell spoke very briefly, say
ing:
"The criticism is too often made of
churches and church workers that
they lack sympathy with the labor
movement. But the church is not on.
posed to the labor movement: the
only just criticism is that the church
fails to give a more pronounced ex.
preston of its sympathy. If the
! churches do not take firm stand
denouncing the awful evil of child
labor as it exists here today, how are
we to expect that working men and
women will feel any sympathy for the
church,"
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