The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-05-15
MINISTER SPEAks On
! NOBILITY III ! / \ Of D! LABOR. A 4
Condition Of Workers Marks the
5 5s Progress of Our Christian :
!. ! 4. q +. Civilization. .. n" r..
PAUL: THE HARDwoRKER, Il.
BY REV. Ohm 6. FAIRIES
Industrial Education a Great
Need q Our Present Day
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Last Sabbath was labor's memorial
Sunday. AT the Glen Avon Presbyter-
ian church, this city, the Rev. John
Culbert FAIRIES, pastor, preached the
following discourse. # taking for; his
subject, Il. = Il
n paul, the Handworker." s.
The Presbyterian has added a new
day to its calendar-not exactly
saints day, for living toilers interest
it more than dead saints. On Memor-
ial Day we deck the graves of those
who fought in the defense Of their
country'sF liberties. On Forefather's
Day we remember with gratitude the
virtues Of those who gave us our gluri-
GUS inheritance. Labor Sunday should
keep before US that army: Of toilers
upon whom the prosperity OF the ma
tion depends, whose condition indicates
how Tar society has progressed on the
road towards Christian civilization,
whose interests are the interests Of
every Christian patriot; our brothers
who have burdens to bear: and battles
TO- fight, and who need the sympathy
and Fellowship inspired by the Carpen-g
ter OF Nazareth. = The Presbyterian
church has done well to remember La.
Dor Sunday and 1t is interesting itself
In organized labor throughout the year.
chureh's Attitude Towards Labor.
At the meeting Of our general assem-
bly, in Kansas City last year a labor
mass meeting was held ON Sunday with
an attendance Of 10000, more than one
half working men. In more than 10s
cities there Is now a fraternal ex-
change Of delegates between the, min
1sters' associations and the labor un-
ions. Over $50 weekly and monthly
labor journals print a syndicate ar
ticle every issue sent out by Rev. Chas.
Stelzle, who is at the head of our
department ot church and labor The
last national convention of organized
labor was openeds,by4 prayer, and min
kisterial delegates were on: the floor.
Many of our ministers report a large
increase M In the number qf working
men In attend ance upon their tcliaarches.
AS, a church we are. committed to the
work: Of extending. a :fraternal hand
to the workingman. AZ =
IT, Example Set by Apostle. :,
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riate to the occasion is 5the words of
Paul to the elders Of Ephesus in Acts
20: "a: "Ye, yourselves know that these
hands have ministered unto my neces-
stiles, and to them that were with
me- By trade; Paul was a tent and
sail maker. Both zS ]ire1Corinth and
Ephesus ;he' says he wrought at his
trade while preaching the gospel He
put a high value ON labor. He enun-
ciated the. sound principle, IF man
will not labor neither shall he eat'
that is unless physically incapacitated.
He also said, Let him that stole steal
no more; but rather let him labor,
working with his s hands the thing
which is good" That is good doctrine
for the city; hall CRATER who never
did an honest stroke OF work; for the.
bank clerk who recently ,defalcated$
to keep up thes pace that kills. ~ ~
/. Industrial Education: Commended. I.
Paul was. the greatest Of miss,onar-
les, the profoundest Of theologians, a
prince Of thinkers and he was hand
worker. He had q trade Like every
Jewish youth he learned a trade. And
no. half-trained " mechanic denen,1ins
upon a ,mininaum, = ware scale for l,y-.
ing WI. need more Wor,rlkmen ike him
today-meen, who have llearne,l- their
trade. ! We advocate industrial educa.-
ton for the, NEGROES ana the orphans
in our anvl,nnsl hut or. own sons %
thronr,,E school withou+4- anv raining
that vii, a. s+q,ar, -, en+er . +raaa
! thoronpt, ,ac,anis ( And one 100 .o, -,
4 that manv men = ia . ora az =. >want
their sons Ie,i,catad - 10 ean+1a,.an a.,
and man.1 ], 800 ~ 5te,na : is ,snn,ia5
to make = -third-ra - nrf,ca n,on :, -.
10 ..,,s ~. ]. = 80, =. $3.50 - "
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