The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-07-04
RAYMOND ROBINS VISIT.
Tho Eloquent Advocate of Organized
Labor Wins Lincoln Workers.

come and gone-but the influence for
good he leaves behind will go right
on working.
The Wageworker is not going to
undertake the task of making even
brief synopsis of his three addresses
in this city. The union man who
neglected the opportunity to hear this
eloquent champion of labor's cause
has reason to be ashamed of him.
self. The cause of organized labor
was never better presented, and a
more eloquent plea for the oppressed
was never made. Mr.. Robins spoke
last Sunday morning at Trinity Meth
odist church, and the auditorium of
that commodious building was filled
to overflowing.
Il want to thank you," said Rev. MIR.
Balch pastor, to the editor of The
Wageworker, "for having sent Ray
mond Robins to us. He came with
a message that appealed to every
hearer We need an army of men
like Raymond Robi,s."
AT the Sunday morning service Mr..
Robins spoke Hpm the subject, "Ex-
cept the Lord bild the House" His
address was plea for an opportunity
TO build the three-fold man-physi,
cally. mentally and spiritually. "And
this" said he, cannot be done as
long as little children are enslaved in
the mills and mines and factories;
as long as gray-blooded women work
out their starved lives in tenements
and sweat shops, and as long as men
are forced into the bread line and
every hope and aspiration deadened
with them" For an hour and ten
minutes Mr.. Robins held the undi-
vided attention of the big congrega-
tion, and at the close he was over
whelmed with congratulations.
Sunday evening Mr.. Robins spoke
at the Auditorium, where the First
Christian church congregation wor-
ships pending the erection of the new
church home. Upwards of 1000 peo-
pie were present and listened with
deepest interest to mastery plea
for the toilers of earth. Mr. Robins
was introduced by Mr.. Bryan, who
spoke of the visitor in the highest
terms of approval. "The Social Con-
sciousness of Christ" was Mr.. Robins
subject at this meeting. Step by step
he led his hearers through the sim
pie yet wonderful story of the three
years work of the Carpenter &C
Nazareth, and as in his Sunday morn
ing address he pointed out that
Christ's work was among the poor
the lowly and the oppressed-not
among the rich and the powerful. His
explanation of conditions during the
packing house strike in Chicago made
his hearers shudder with terror. His
plea for brotherhood was master
piece.
At University Temple Monday even
ing Mr.. Robins spoke to an audience
OF 500, mostly trades unionists, and
for nearly two hours he held them
by the spell of his eloquence. He told
what trades unionism stands for, what
it purposes. by the providence OF God
to do, what it has done and how it
has done it. He had that audience
with him from the start, and ap-
plause was so frequent that it seemed
almost continuous. If you want to
know what an able champion this man
is of labor's cause, ask any union man
hr or tho rnanfinu Mon.
day night. Every one of them will
tell you that he will gladly rest the
case of unionism before the bar of
public opinion upon the presentation
made by Raymond Robins.
He pointed out the dangers of the
future of unionism by reason of the
decision in the Danbury hatters' case,
and he plead with union men to think
for themselves, act intelligently and
quit their chickering's and strife. He
tions from Abraham Lincoln proving
that labor's contentious today are
neither anarchy nor revolution, but
just plain, everyday American COM
nonsense and patriotism.
The next time Raymond Robins
comes to Lincoln trouble will be eX-
perienced in getting hall big enough
for him 8.
Business men who heard him Sun
day are unit in praising his master
ly presentation of his subjects. Hes
the kind of a man needed in every
community said one of the largest
retailers of Lincolon. He will do a
splendid work wherever he goes, and
| wish him Godspeed."
The Omaha Western Laborer brings
Raymond Robins forward as candi-
date for vice president on the demo