The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-29
NEEDED-A CHURCH DEMOC-
RACY.

% HAUL.
Speaking of one of the needs of
the church the other day a thought
full churchman deplored the scanty
representation at church services
and in church membership OF the
strictly wage-working men and wo-
men. He expressed large regret over
this condition and the more regret
because in his opinion the churches
rather than the wage workers are
responsible for the condition. 1t is
true as he says. There is a condition
which should be alarming, a division
on artificial social lines, a classifi-
cation by castemarks which needs
immediate amendment by a return to
the first principles of church organ
ization. One of the problems of the
church today is of it's apparent in
ability to reach the wage workers.
The labor unions are inimical to the
churches. Organized labor SHES at
organized christianity. 1t was not
so in Christ's time when the labor
ing classes largely constituted the
christian church.
Men a long way this side OF the
grave remember when-a genera
ton ago, back in those days when
we were "all so happy and so poor
the village church approached very
neal to a democracy. How many
persons bring the hired girl to
church with the family? But that
was a common thing a generation or
two ago. 1t was a common thing in
the democracy of the pioneer. Per-
haps she wouldn't come if she were
a$ked. But why not? 1t will not
d9.to answer that she would rather
ron, the street, that is no answer,
and II it were true what shall be
said OF the christian influence of
those she lived with and for, but not
~ Is, easy to say that the church
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for ail,,r.b!ht christianity cannot be
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