Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-11
BREACHES TO
LAbORINC men
PASTOR OF THE EAST END PRES
BYTERlAN CHURCH SPEAKS
OF THE "WAGE SLAVE"
HISTORY OF LABOR
The Part Played BY the Garner From
the Time of Christ and the
Apostles Is
Related.

Labor day and Mothers day were
both appropriately honored yesterday
in the East End Presbyterian church
at both morning and evening services.
The Trades and Labor Assembly with
the affiliated unions had accepted an
invitation from the church to attend
these services. A large number OF
working men were present at both
services. Many white flowers were ap-
parent in the congregation in honor OF
mother. Ben Lewis sang solo ap-
proprate to the memory OF mother, at
both services. After speaking lew
words expressive of q faithful mothers
influence for the uplift of the world,
DR. Horned announced his theme,
"The Wage Slave" which he treated
both morning and evening. He chose
as his text for the morning discourse,
II Peter 2:19, Promising Them LIB
erty, while they themselves are bond
servants of corruption; for of whom
man is overcome, of the same is he al
so brought into bondage" Mr.. Hor-
mel stated that he choose the above
theme, Wage Slave" because 1t was
the most radical statement OF the con-
dtion of the wage Garner, the Social
Democrats of Europe. He proceeded
to show that Christ and his disciples
came into the world at the time when
the condition of labor was at It's
worst Most of the labor, both on the
field and In the factory was performed
by bondslaves who were for the most
part cruelty treated. The object Of the
morning sermon was to set before the
people what was the real problem OF
labor as Christ and his disciples met 1t.
| After showing from the New Tesla
ment teachings, that on account of
sin and the fall of Adam, the whole
creation was brought into the bondage
of corruption, the fact was emphasized
that wage bondage was not the only
form Of bondage in the world of men,
| but that there were many forms just
as grievious to be corne for example,
| the bondage of mammon, alcohol, mar
cotics, war, pleasure, etc. Whatever
| overcomes man and binders his de-
velopment upward the same brings
him into bondage. The Father hlmseu
| is hindered in his plans for men and IL
| fers himself as bon6servant for the
good of all mankind He gives all,
| even the best he has. for the world
no bondservant can do more Tesns
being made IN the FORE -. a bond
servant became obedient unto death
! for the whole world
! The apostles became bondservants
i of Christ for men. They taught and
lived and suffered from the world as
did their Savior So. true to the
| teaching and example of Christ, the
| q to11r OH o,,I he
slaves of their times to be in subjec-
ton to their masters, not only to the
good and gentle. but also TO the for
ward and oppressive. just as Jesus suf-
fered and even went to the cruel
death on the cross, though he could
have called twelve legions of angels
to his help. Love worketh no ill to
| his neighbor." is the spirit of the
Christianity of Christ and His dis
ciples. The speaker promised to set
forth more fully in his evening dis
course Just what was the Christian
solution of the farms of bondage
which are hindering men.
He took for his text words from the
| Gospel of John 1871, Jesus therefore
said to those Jews that had believed
on Him, if We abide in my word, then
are We truly my disciples; and ve
shall know the truth and the truth
shall make you free" He showed that
| Christ and the disciples did not at
tack any mere outward form of bond
age, but with all their energy sought
to destroy the one cause of all forms
of cruel bondage, namely sin. Christ
said, Every one that committeth sin
lis the bondservant of sin. !" Sin is the