The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-05
ABLE ADDRESSES
AT LABOR MEETING
MORAL REGENERATION DEcLAR-
ED TO BE REMEDY FOR oP-
PRESTON AND RELIEF OF
SOCIAL ILLS.

the Labor Sunday exercises held un.
der the joint auspices of the Portag,
Lake churches. The musical portion
of the program was much enjoyed anC
the addresses received careful atten-
tion and at their conclusion were app
plauded in n manner which showed
the appreciation and approval of those
hearing them.
The meeting was presided over by
Rev. Frank Knowles, pastor of the
Houghton Presbyterian church, and
seated on the stage were Rev. Mandus
Barrett OF Red Jacket, Rev. Il. Sed-
week of Calumet, Rev. w. Il. Marvin
of Hancock, Rev. A. B. Sutclffe of
1foughton, Rev. G. s. Brooks OF the
Portage Lake Baptist church, and Rev.
NJ ii. Eldred of ePwapic. Behind
them were grouped the chorus of fifty
voices led by Mrs. w. w. Finch and
Miss Helen Theobald played the piano
accompaniment for the singing in
which both the choir and the audi
ence joined. ~
Knowles was followed by a scripture
reading by Rev. CSutcliffe and a prayer
by Rev. Mr.. Brooks, after which Mr..
Barrett was introduced as the first
speaker, Mr.. Barrett stated that not
withstanding that the declaration Of
independents proclaims all men free
ara equal and that in our national an
eli. Or h. lat Of
liberty, land of the noble free" there
are many who have no liberty and
thousands who are not free. There is,
he said, much Industrial oppression
and cited circumstances of child labor
I'm the cotton mills of the south, of the
tenement house sweat-shop laborers I'm
New York city where garment work.
ers toll for a mere pittance hardly
sufficient to keep them from starva-
tion, and of the long hours and small
wages of the boy slate pickers and
men laborers in the coal mines of
Pennsylvania. He said that the prob
lens TO be worked out in an effort to
relieve this state of affairs were three
fold Ito secure adequate production,
equitable distribution and rational
consumption. The first condition was
taking care of itself, but the two others
still confront us. Some have nothing.
while others are rolling id wealth that
would make the royalty of past days
gasp with astonishment; some are
growing poorer while those that have
plenty are growing he said, richer
each day. He gave figures showing
the ratio of the distribution of the
wealth of the United States, the
wealthiest nation of the globe, and
growing richer at the rate of $2.000,000
per day, and of this, the greatest por-
ton is in the hands of about one
eighth Of the population. AS MEM
edy, the speaker said that the applica-
tion of the teachings and principles of
Jesus Christ and the moral regenera-
ton OF mankind, whereby there would
be less selfishness would be the only
means of working out a solution Of the
situation.
Moral regeneration was ALSO the
theme of Mr.. Sedweek's address. MAKE
clean within, he said and all will then
be right in the outward relations
The social and industrial questions
that the workingmen are trying to
solve. he said, are not alone the prob
lens of the men who labor with their
hands but of every man who thinks.
What is needed is, square play and
a square deal that you read so much
about but see so little Of The king
dom of heaven is not, said the speaker
an abode of the dead, but Is here and
now when the principles and teachings
of Jesus Christ are applied to work.
day life. Not until then will be real
lied the fatherhood and the brother
hood of man, and when 1T does come
no employer will dare to rob an en-
ploye of cent or an employe rob his
employer of moments work. Dis
chssing the relation of the church to
social conditions and their betterment
the speaker said that noself-r respecting
minister would favor either the rich or
the poor, and the church could not be
expected to devote It's energies to any
one class, which would be the worst
thing that could happen and would
never do. The worklngman has n right
however, to ask that the church be
true to her mission and IL she does
this she will stand close to them.
An offering was taken to defray the
cost of hiring the theater for the af-
ternoon and other incidental expenses,
Rev. w. T.. Marvin stating that any re-
manning surplus would be turned over
to the labor organizations to be used
by them for charitable purposes or APP
piled to any other object they might
SIZE lit. After the singing of the
hymn, "All Hail the Power of Jesus
Name" by choir and audience, the
meeting was dismissed with a bene-
diction by Rev. NJ. II. Eldred.
A considerable number of union
workmen were present and all ex-
pressed themselves as well pleased
with the meeting and with the adj
dresses. and 1t is hoped that an even
larger number will turn out next year.
when II is expected that another sim
liar meeting will be held on the sun
day before Labor Day.
DIR. p. Scholle leaves tomorrow