The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-06-05

fCal Union NO. -uS luauSuTdtSu SiiS
custom of observing the last Sunday
in May as Printers Memorial Day."
So far as known the Lincoln union
was the first TO establish the custom.
Two years later the Lincoln dele
gates to the International convention
succeeded in having the custom made
a part Of the fundamental law. and
now typographical unions in Canada
and the United States observe the
day with regularity,
The memorial sermon was delivered
at the First Christian church by the
pastor. Rev, H. II. Harmon. The pull
pit was handsomely decorated with
cut flowers and potted plants, and a
handsome flag decorated the front of
the choir loft. The double Quartette
choir of the church rendered several
selections especially rhearsed for the
occasion, and the pastors sermon.
along the lines of Brotherhood" was
n maslsrful plea for greater growth
of fraternity.
talityS was Rev. Mr.. Harmon's sub
ject. his text being from First John,
S:l4-~we know we have passed out
of death into life because We love
the brethren" After dwelling at
length upon she life eternal. the pas
tor said:
~All this abundant and eternal life
of which we have been speaking finds
its issue here and now in good deeds
among men. Jesus gives expression
to the two-fold character of this life
when He says Thou shalt love the
Lord thy God. with all thy heart, and
with all thy soul. and with ali thy
mind. and. thou shalt live thy neigh
Dor as thyself. On these two COM
mandmen1s hangs the whole law and
the prophetic" His was the great pat
tern life and He was the worlds true
and great brether-man. He taught
that the Father lovoed all His earthly
children and that it was His love for
the race that prompted the sending OF
His son to the earth.
No one can walk in the footsteps
of this great brother of the race and
have mean thoughts of any human
creature. He saw in every man a
child of God whom the Father would
have live in happiness here and en-
joy the bliss of life eternal His
whole career was one of blessed help
fulness, and the gracious benediction
of His council came to the rich and
the poor. Every man found in Him a
friend TO trust, every woman found
Him her benefactor. and little children
were pressed to His bosom.
The light of brotherhood has
been travelling out over the world since
His day. and it is the biggest word
Of the twentieth century. The hui
manities that He came to teach are
being breathed into laws, govern
ments and civilizations. and one day
this earth is 10 see race redeemed
and glorified.
He who sees no more in his fellow
man than a tool to be used in the
great machine which builds up his Cor
tune and serves his personals ends oi
ambition. is mean of soul and has
not entered into this life. He does
not see God. he sees gold: its lusrrs
blinds his eyes. He has never WALKED
on Love sSreet-his thoughts are or
Wall street or of the gold it repre-
senis, The vision of the eternities are
as foreign 20 him as sunshine is L
darkness, as song is to sorrow. as lif,
is to death. He lives most who love:
most. and he loves most who doe:
most 10 bring all men into the trutl
and experience of the Fatherhood o
God and the brotherhood of the race
To hasten the coming of this day
Jesus. through the power of His Spirit
founded His church ON Penteeost, tha
the Society OF the Redeemed NIGH
minister in love to the wants of man
kind. and the leading of the worl,
from darkness up the stairway o
Gods marvellous light to the realn
of truth, freedom and love. when al
shall know Him and love Him. from
the least unto the greatest. and tn
knowledge OF the Lord shall cove
land and sea.
Jesus saw in this coming day
time when all shackIes shall be bros
en.-shaekles of human slavery an
ehat,els: sh2ckles of intellectual blind
ness and superstitions shaekles o
spiritual bondage because of sin.
The Church composed of human be
ings has been struggling ON towards tn
falfilment of her glorious mission. bu
mans times the tread has been hal
and lSmss yet God has ever had pre-