The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-02-09
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With all its equipment and advantage what the face of IN
dua conditions the church do for the physical salvation of
fifty years physical standard
The length of life of the aorer 28 against 90
among the professional and wealthy classes
Stbom children proportonaey twice numerous among
the mothers of the poor as among privileged mothers
of the rich shows a still more startling result
Vocational consumption various forms of poisoning
rheumatism paralysis the inevitable rewards for the thrift and
industry the working class These diseases form the workers
Praying fasting grade physical
life where the motive of industry is profit getting
Nay what Can the church do to prevent the outright wanon
destruction Of life resulting from our industrial methods and Ideals
American railroad workers is three thousand year
Coal mine disasters sckenng to contemplate are OF weekly oc
Destruction by defective craft factory
daily hourly sacrifice Of the working peoples lives
And behind all stands the relentless god of profits against
whom no other god prevails
appalling engnery its single mis-
sion of death strongest battaion and the
prayer churches for the of the nation armsl Thou
But if the general method meth INDUSTRY d we us % uf fg
Iof battle
Operating against presenday motive method and motto Of
industry power prestige with what does
her effort to upbuld the intellectual life of the
Some of our churches frankly school system
The reflection of the fact that our bread rights are shaeed
found IN N the desire 70 snaee ao os +q
general education editor and the college
professor who presume auhoravey social themes touch
professor in literature reputed university the middle
recently read to his class the Bible story of Ruth The greet
ng between Boaz and his servants God bless you Ih Lord
you called forth from the professor this exclamation
There of the whole question of capital and abor
He forgot that Boaz not an absentee employer lie Iogoe
would have to speak many languages before he
and that probably maintain telephone connections
wish well to the unfortnates who daily suffer
death in "Carnegie's slaughter pens
There no wide diffusion knowledge which has been dis
Every the union shows its muudes who have not
Our GIRLS are somewhat better in
dustr does early surely claim the deadly female
~ bb % IS % sufficient reason in the minds of many solons
why the should do the woman voting
No. Never hire two be made to do the work.
industrial motto which conduces to high intellectual stand
~ Nor will effects yield Good works are % nsees %
sar-the be replaced by as so must be
whole industrial order which gives such motto sanction
In considering the moral welfare
the church's peculiar field
The socialists recognized that the natural basis for
morality lies in the fact that men need and serve one another
b manner in Which we most effecuay associates
changes with the changing forms OF social organization
was dsnde5 %0ra t9 @ s 'ae aeo % Roove Murder murder
apply Indeed that sentiment loses force and effect th Mr.
to work overtime to prove skepea that either the social
individual necessity required the bdshed thai on his hands
Christ the gentle brother thinking always Of the Of
the week We dare dare not ] eo We S haven't time We mnst rush
love one another the market even
though say and destroy our 6rothes IN dong So
II is mockery speak morality and brohery love while
r General method Of life and sale throws life itself
upon a competitive market
Life market in the form Of labor power And nothing
is held sacred for sale The woman
virtue She has two kinds OF power which she can
oe of for price the Of competition forces her 70 sell
her sexual power find for her labor power made
market or none
Baby flesh s. the market
There too integrity of court and legislature and the hon
esty of the press
W noa method of industry that of barter and aei
Is not the m bent o. the habit of selIugl
Tbis Is "a period The ehurehs, have not relaxed
ttr activities waves rise the people sink n poverty