The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-13
FAvORS CAUSE
OF UNION LABOR
Dean Benjamin Brewster De-
liverS Sermon in Interest of
the Workingman.
CAPITAL is NECESSARY
PROBLEMS CONFRONT PUBLIC
FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT.


Before a large congregation at St
Marks cathedral yesterday morning
Dean Benjamin Brewster delivered an
eloquent sermon in behalf of the Church
Association for the Advancement of the
Interests of LebOr- Dean Brewster. IN
the course of his talk, defended organ
lied labor, but said that he was at all
times opposed to any species of lawless-
ness He said that the union label and
the principe il stood for were good. and
that the label had done much for the
cause of the workingman.
Dean Brewster's sermon follows:
Sometimes We can come nearer to the
real mind of Christ if we will put side
by side two statements from him. or
about him. The fact that man can
speak only of one thing at time is for
all Of US a limitation; because people, IL
they wish, or if they are impatient, can
misunderstood us, and blame US for not
saying things about a certain aspect OF
a complex subject, at time when we
are thinking and speaking about another
aspect.
Lord Not Exempt.
Our Lord was not exempt from this
liability TO misunderstanding When peo-
pie have thought only of one side of his
teaching, they have said that ne had no
interest in questions regarding mems
earthly condition, and was only intent
upon showing the way to heaven. Others,
however, seeing plainly that he loved
the poor and miniStered to them, and
about the dangers of great riches, have
made him out as primarily a social re-
former, a sort of leVeier Of society, bent.
above all things on ameliOrating the hard
conditions OF earthly life for the tollinS
masses.
Interests of Labor.
I have. Deeu- asked TO preach today in
behalf of the Church Association for the
Advancement of the Interests of Labor.
And l introduce what l have TO say by
NH 1, 4
think give us windows into the con-
seriousness OF our master, in regard TO
the complicated social question. which
existed in his age, and has existed in all
ages. in connection with the distribution
of this worlds goods
In the one text. Christ refuses to be
n referee about the division of an inherl-
lance between two brothers The brother
who appealed to him may have been
right, or he may have been wrong.
There were courts competent to decide
such a detail. If they We're not just
courts. there in Galiiee-as IS quite pos
sibIe-nevertheless, Jesus did not come TO
settle such matter by his authority.
lie showed that he thought it better.
In the long run. that men should work
out such problems, in detail. by them
selves, even at the cost of mistakes and
incidental injustice
&" Man, VINO made me a judge or
I'm the other passage. however. We see
that Jesus heart was stirred by the sight
of masses of men and Women-tired, dis
couraged, disOrganized without leader
shin.
rs not this & manifestation of his so
cal consciousness Is it not an example
TO his followers not to put away from
their hearts the feeling of sympathy for
the miserable lot of multitudes whose toll
and suffering goes on amidst the spiendor
of our civilization? Not to dismiss from
our minds questions regarding their wei
face their leadership and organization,
their social upiift2
Look for Principles.
"On these. as on all questions we look
20 our Lord for principles rather than
precepts. He has no ready-made pana-
cea for the troubles of life. He entrusts,
however. to his disciples, the task of
the progressive betterment of this world
we live in He gave the church, which
IS his body. his spirit of truth and of
life, in order that it may be led closer
and closer into the truth about social
problems as well as all others, and ap-
proach ever nearer to the solution of
them.
Principles of Christ.
..This morning 1 cannot presume to give
any complete or exhaustive discussion,
but if | can suggest to any OF You some
principles of Christs teaching, or if | can
deepen in the minds of any of you the
realization that these principles are to-
day in need Of more definite application,
] shall be thankful. And if l make any
statement as TO questions OF lact WHICH
any of YOU. from broader and more eN-
act knowledge, can correct, L should be
grateful for such correction. UnfOrtu-
nately, in the discussion Of these top
IS. public speakers have too often thought
\ more of heat than of light. As min
fster of Christ, / am bound. l think, to
welcome and to spread light, but to avoid,
as much as imperfect human nature adj
1nits. the heat which warps the under
standing, even while enkindlinG the emo
tons.
There are two practical moral ques-
TONS one of which comes home to every
one of us here, in greater or less degree.
and the other concers some of US They
are the qustions of our duty as buyers,
and OF our duty as investors of capital.
Miss L. r. Foster of New York. lead
ing memter of the Church Association
for the Advancement OF the Interests of
Labor 1--WE may use, in speaking of il.
the convenient abbTeviatiOn. &C. A. /.
IL. at a recent meeting of the execu-
tive committee told the following:
Don't you enjoy making those lovely