The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-10-21

chinery in New York. He IL was who
induced the ministerial unions OF va
rious cities to send q delegate from
the ministers in q frakernal capacity
to the central union body OF the va
rious cities. In more than 100
cities Of the country q minister
thus sits in the deliberations Of union
men. He also established the custom
Of setting apart the Sunday preceding
labor day as q special day Of recogni-
ton for laboring men.
For six years he has written q syn
dicated article for $50 labor papers
all over the country, through which
he reaches millions OF laboring men.
Mr.. Sickle prepared the 1900 ques-
tions that comprise the details OF the
survey which Is made as prelimin-
airy to the visits Of the teams of the
Men and Religion movement. or the
social workers attached to the move
fnent, Mr.. Sickle il dean OF the group
which includes . number OF notable
men.
His Father Ran . Saloon.
This man, Stelzle, who is starting
over the country at the head Of
group Of social workers to bring God
and man g little nearer together is
the son OF q saloonkeeper. His father
died when he was young and his
mother and four other small children
lived in two small rooms on the east
side Of New York. Until he was s
years old his mother earned the living
for the family by sewing calico wrap
pers at is 23 cents each, and made
81 a week. The rent was So a month,
50 little was left to feed and ciothe
six people. Sickle earned 80 cents
week when he started to work. He
stripped tobacco In a cigar factory
and attended school In the evenings,
He also sold papers In the mornings.
He went to school at night for the
next ten years. His next Job was IN
restaurant and then he out artificial
flowers and earned 50 3 week. He
finally got place in the plant Of r.
Hoe & Co. and worked through the
apprentice stage as a machinimt. until
he was entitled to 81 q day aa q
journeyman.
He Was q Misehieveus Boy.
Mr.. stelxle says he was as mlaehiev-
Gus a boy as any he has met since. at
one time a petition being signed to
have him expelled from Sunday school
because he put out the lights and for
various similar pranlxs But. the man
In charge OF the mission knew how to
handle boys. and told him to stay.
He later attended Moody institute In
Chicago and lived on $40 q month
while getting theological education.
As q result Of the sufferingR Of this
man, after he came to be q preacher
he spent much OF his time looking
after the laboring man. and when q
chance presented itself. or rather was
forced by the energetic man himself,
he started In small church at Four
teenth street and Second avenue, New
York---the Labor temple, which is
thirty times week with men
and boys In large part, anxious to dis
cugs or hear discussed the problems
which press hard upon them. This
work Mr.. Stelxle has originated and
built up.
Church 10 Open Every Might.
The church Ii In the heart OF large
population OF working paopIe just on
Ehe edge OF the sluns and In the
midst Of large number Of influences
with which the church must o0mpefa. |
The church ID open every evening. ard |
different nights are assigned for dir
terent sorts Of subjects. The men
crowd the place and take part In the !
OF ask questions OF the
speakers There are all sorts OF class /
es for boys and girls IN which Indus
trial work IL taught. There are NOV
Ing pictures In this strange church |
every Sunday afternoon at O'Clock. |
The children have d special moving
picture performances Saturdays.
Mr. stelzle IL much in demand as |