The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-05
ADVOCATES A TAX
UPON BACHELORS
Dr.. Short Thinks Each Should
Have to Support One
Needy Family.
RAPlD-FIRE SERMON
Pastor Of First Methodist Episcopal
Church Delivers Pointed Re
marks on Labor.

That every bachelor should be taxed
enough 10 maintain some needy family
was one Of the "hot-shot' declara-
lions. made by the Rev. Francis Bur
Ecttc short On "a -rapid-fre~ sermon de-
livcrcd last night at The First Mctho-
dist Episcopal church. The joy. the
pleasure and the privilege OF work. as
compared Win the curse Of idleness.
were the points used as "a basis Tor the
Taking his text from Genesis HIS.
Elm the sweat OF thy face shalt thou
eat bread Rev. short spike I'm part as
follows:
blessed is the man that has some
thinE 90 do. twice blessed fs ne that
works with a happy heart. and thrice
blessed b. De that receives for his labor
Just work That b. our privilege.
Just work That o. our delight lust
work. Therein lies our claim Tor "a
reward. Just work. Thereby Is the
worlds advancement assured.
Not Curse
Work. Ills not curse but bless
ing. Idlcrcss curses Work. Ills not
q hardship but "a JOY. Tdleness tires
Work 'Tis not an aftliction but a help.
~ 0rk. 'Tis not punishment but a
privilege. Work IT'S not curse but
Bread IS sweet when ,Pought with
ones own feet under the table paid
for with ones own labor. II is glorious
% say and 90 feel. this b. mine hut
30 is simply beyond description TO say
and TO feel. this is ours
- man o. not. nor can De ever be.
Dis best self until nc is earning liv-
~nE and making life happy Tor two.
Every bachelor should DC taxed
enough 90 maintain some needy family.
sweat ~ honorable. u f. the dew
hat waters tho tree Of prosperity.
Sweat is beautiful. Tn its drops shines
tho bow or plenty and progress. sweat
means Industry. Through 10 men have
waded 90 every victory that is worth
while.
~Our Father In heaven never intended
that mon should loaf. nor does society
intend o.. Men arc here 20 work and 90
FORK hard. Hard working men seldom
disturb the peace 81 society. The loaf
or ls always "a menace. whether ne De
poor bum or millionaire bum our
jails arc not filled with industrious
and EWcatv-faccd men. The hands OF
those I'm Jail were not Calloused. Their
faces we're not besmeared with sweat
THE working man is n prince. lie is
heir apparent 60 the throne of world
man simply because no works Hc
neither needs 81 nor cares for 10. Pity
the loafcr Pity him because ne is
cause he knows not the joys or labor.
pity him because he ghirks the glO-
lrious privilege that life affords.
bless the Worker.
Certainly. lot us have Labor dag
commend the men OF Industry. the men
THAT pillow and preach and build and
lfupcrintenG and clerk and run our
trains and clean our streets and plead
tour cause. God bless every man that
works. that works hard with a swcaty
face Certainly let the church recog-
uizp the worth Of labor. Thus the
church has ever done.
The church knows just men. II is
not the rich mans friend TO- the detri-
mcut OF the poor man. It o. not the
poor mans friend and the dcnounccr %
the rich man The church stands FOR
men. Glorious privilege Of the church.
speaking Cor this church. 7 would
not know how 60 draw any line here. I
looked over The membership roll this
afternoon and could not find any other
than working people Thank God FOR
a church membership that works and
that works until the face is svvcaty
with toll. Tn tho sweat Of thy face
shalt thou eat bread