The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-04-15
FINE SERMON At ST. MARY'S
Rev. g. r. Havighurst Gives
Second of Sermon
Series.
Heaven" IL the subject of the sun
day Evening Sermon NJ Epworth
Methodist ChurcII-Rev. Denning
Discusses Socialism"

be done away with and discomfort eX-
amined. The power Of social reform
often arises from feeling, but feeling
is not noted for judgment or accur-
acy. All corrective work must pro-
ceed from reason. and much harm
has been done social reform In our
time by inaccuracy. impatience and
fault finding on the part of the labor
movement and although there has
been much suffering on all sides.
/ neither capital, labor or the public
can be induced to desert the emotion
al or sentimental stage for the ra-
tional one.
There Is nothing more striking in
the labor movement of today than the
position OF the employer or capitalist
Popular sympathy Is always with the
laborer, and the workman Is always
regarded with sympathy and affection
He is looked upon as the victim OF a
system that deprives him OF oppor-
tuniiy and robs him of reward The
very wealth he heaps mountain high
Is controlled by the few, whilst he
sits In the shadow and pines away.
on the other hand the employer Is
! blamed for all the suffering ana dis
! content. He Is looked upon as the
enemy Of humanity enjoying ease and
luxury at the expense Of his fellow
man. He has few defenders. Nor
does any prophet call him brother.
Has the employer any reason to
! complain? Deformed limbs are not
the only deformity that can disngure
, humanity. Nor is poverty the only
| evil in llfe And hence IL Is that the
employer crying out against the con-
ditions that surround him, and makes
life intolerable will combine with 9th.
er employers with the purpose of put
ting to an end the system that makes
MS life an unbroken martyrdom.
An examination then of the EN-.
ployer's point of view will be of some
interest. In attempting II I make no
plea for or against either him or la
Dor. MY plea is that he be under
| stood. His place in the Industrial
world, his characteristics his aims all
be known that we may do him JUS
tice.
Modern industry means production
on a large scale with the whole world
open to competition. Vast amounts
Of capital are required, extensive
plants and large number OF workmen
For success the world OF competition
must be watched, methods studied,
immense purchases of raw material.
machinery and an eye to the rise ahd
fall In price or change i'm demand. The
incest balance Of 1000 forces must
be struck and even then the possibil-
ity of loss and gain Is tremendous.
Production then demands leaders
OF great capacity. They must be men
ot splendid powers and genius for de-
tail. men of judgment and superior
leadership. They must be skilled
knowers of men to get the best pos.
sible qualities Of work. They must
watch the conditions of industry, pru-
IDENTIFY know when and how TO risk
their money. They must know how
TO sell. They must know all modern
inventions and their effect on the in
dustrial world. In a word, the EN-
rloyer of today must be a man OF the
highest intelligence. will and char
acter for on him alone rests the re-
sponslbility of success or failure.
Modern Industry requires not only
vast amounts of capital but men OF
genius. Some men have the talen,
but no capital. There is lots of money
today in many centers. but money!
can not always find men Of ability or
Ealent The business failures that
take place in our country and the
swindles that are perpetrated each
year tell the sad story OF incompetency
on the part Of men. The employer
hclds an important place In the COM
mercial community II Is he who de-
velops its many sided industries He
who brings the elements Of produc-
ton together, adds his genius and be-
comes the master leader OF men. It
Is he who pays the dividend, the in
terest and the wages to labor, who
keeps the equipment in repair and
surely. If there is any profit, 1t be-
longs TO him.
No man Is so underestimated today
as the employer, Our employers are
those who give us our present indus.
trial organization. and their services
are necessarily arduOus, requiring un-
usual powers. speak not of those
I, Grones who are living on the past toll
OF their ancestors but those who are
now engaged in Industrial leadership
How often do they rot sacrifice what
Is best In life 10 guide Industrial So
c.ety. They put at stake their wealth
planning ceaselessly, to use the forces
Of production 10 the best advantage
Frequently they achieve remarkable
success. bring to you and to me cheap
ened commodities, and not unfre-
uuemtly opening up new sources OF
wealth. The employer will frequently
risk millions Of dollars In an under
taking that is so uncertain that man
OF ordinary Judgment would hesitate
before he would venture. II is pos
slble that better leaders might be
found, nus / doubt II. At all events
the adherents of Socialism ought to
recognize ibe debt we owe the en-
ployer for the personal efforts and
risks he makes for society and for the
lahorlng man OF today
Since the employer must be a man
a great capacity and business aoumen,
II Is clear that his whole life IL dedi-
Gated TO bring out the best results
for humanity He jsa man who real-