Arizona republican., 1913-07-07
Says Prominent Phoenix Pastor in Referring to Street Car Strike at Union Services in City Hall Plaza Last Night.
REFERENCE BRINGS
 CHEERS FROM CROWD
Bear Ye One Another's Burdens Refers to Bur dcns Corporations Can Bear for Employees. More Consideration Needed.

Consideration Needed.
 Speaking of the subject of Bur den Bearing" last evening before an immense audience at the City Hall Plaza, last evening, Rev. Everett N. Phillips, pastor of the First Christian church of this city, and chairman of the non-partisan board that investigated the street car strike said that some corporations 1 by their disregard of the rights of men, often their own employees, are laying a bed of anarchy in which they must themselves sleep unless a, realization of their duties to the men
 they employ and the public they serve speedily awakens them to right action and justice. The reference
 was so pointed, that it was received
 by the large audience with cheers.
 The speaker took no pains to
 hide the fact that he had special
 reference to the local street car
 strike He said that the sympathy
 of the people of Phoenix with the
 street car men in their just de- mands was practically unanimous. The strong sentiment in this com munity for the carmen. said the speaker, should force a speedy set
 clement of the difficulty. Pastor Phillips went on to state that he did not believe that all the responsi- bility for the present condition rest ed upon the shoulders of Manager Mitchell Rather the spirit that was directing the forces was from Cali fornia from whence the men had been sent to break the strike. and this was a spirit out of harmony xl justice
 In the earlier part of his discourse Rev. Mr. Phillips spoke of the bur dens that each man must bear for himself, that none others could bear for him These burdens were the obligations of living and dying which each must do for himself. However there are still other burdens, to which almost pointed reference was made in the text, Bear ye one an others burdens" that are beyond the capacity and opportunity of the in divdual to bear himself and in this connection the injunction becomes that more the pointed. In the strug- gle that an honest man makes for a living and a competence for him. self, for his opportunity to raise his family and educate his children in I4'O the intricacies of the present day civilization, do not afford that free dom of action that was possessed by the fathers of the republic.
 Instead of the individual with which the working man had to deal there has grown into the life of the nation vast combinations of brains and capital that are called corpora tiOns, employing thousands of men. The responsibility fSr decency and livelihood of the employees of these corporations rested upon them and not upon the employe, because it is in the sweat of his face, as he tolls and moils for the corporations, that many a wOrkingman must eat his bread"
 This brought the reverend gentle men to a consideration of the local and amid the cheers of the large crowd he said substantially the statements that have been set down at the head of this column. The burdens of life are upon these men. said the speaker, the burden of live lihOod for self and family rests upon them. and the burden in the light of the scriptural injunction ought to be lifted by the corporation for which the men have worked. They are asking for no unjust thing. they are asking simply for the right to work for living wage, and for the chance to keep themselves and their famil- ies in a condition of self respect. and not in one of poverty, with it's in centves to dishonesty"
 After the service the many who had heard the discourse gathered around the rostrum and congratulat- ed him upon his forceful utterance The service was held under the auspices of the Ministerial associa- ton, and was union service in which all the evangelical Protestant denominations of the city joined It was the first service of it's kind held this year, and was most success .ul from every point
 The Afternoon Meeting
 In the afternon there was held a mass meeting of the laboring and lnion men of the city. in the City Hall plaza, in the same place where he evening service occurred later. The meeting was presided over by Bert Davis and many of the prominent abor leaders of the city were present md addressed the gathering. The most important suggestion that was
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