The Detroit times., 1913-02-17
Points from Sunday Sermons

Following the request or several
bodies OF college women and organ
izations engaged I'm learning the facts
about women's work In the world, the
pastors OF Detroit, Sunday, preached
very generally on the suggested sui
ject. Women in industry"
The Rev. j. Perciva. Huget, In the
First Congregational church. said that
after investigation he had come to
the conclusion that In general, condi-
tons under which women are EN-.
ployed in Detroit, are good. although
In instances he found much need for
Improvement. The Christian man
cannot be true 10 himself unless he
approves and supports every plan
which tends 10 the betterment OF the
woman who tolls said Or. Huget,
who also said he would preach a sec;
ond sermon on the subject which he
found far too big for adequate treat
ment In one discourse.
The Rev. Maurice p. Fixes arraign-
ed the employer OF women who paid
the smallest possible. The woman
who has TO work for Sc a week means,
In plain Anglo-Saxon, woman on the
road TO hell" said DR.. Fixes. He went
on TO say that after carefully studying
labor statistics In Detroit. the cost OF
boarding and rooming, and other per-
sonal maintenance. he thought the
lowest possible living wage for women
is SO per week. In Detroit depart
ment stores are employed 10000 wo:
men, $500 Of whom are getting Sc
week or less, and, in a total OF $4,000
women employed In Detroit, the aver
age wage is $685." said DR.. Fixes.
The Rev. William A Atkinson, in
st. Matthias Episcopal church said:
I'VE find women forced to labor be-
cause her labor Is so cheap. The hus-
band and father is not able To earn
enough to educate or train his family.
SO the wife and daughter are forced
into the labor market. Because OF
heartless necessity, her helpless condi-
ton is capitalized and her labor is
cheaper than male labor. The ulti-
mate relief from our social inequalities
and our industrial tyranny will come
by getting the vision of the oneness
OF the human family, such as Jesus
had, and by treating each person as
member OF the family, thus making IL
possible for each person TO contribute
to the family well-being."
81 insist that until social conditions
are considerably changed for the great
masses OF men and women. who are In
the heart OF the struggle for existence.
the social evil will continue in great
er or lesser degree" said Rabbi Leo
NJ. Franklin, in Temple Beth Ell. $50
cial ideals must be so reconstructed
that virtue shall be the supreme desid-
eratum in every life, and the upbuild-
ing of home the chief desire on the
part Of every man and woman. This
carries with IL, OF course, the demand
for needful legislation in regard TO the
rights OF childhood. Child labor laws.
many OF which OF course We have, but
which are frequently more henofed IN
their breach than In their observance,
laws regulating the honors during
which children shall be allowed 70
work. Mothers compensation laws, a
law making for the minimum wage for
men as well as women and children
all kinds OF laws must be enacted for
the safeguarding of the home and the
children. If we are to make any appre-
ciable advance toward higher stand
ards"
The danger to public health in the
criminal habit OF splitting was dis
cussed without gloves" by Louis J.
Hirschman, Sunday evening, In the
North Congregational church, in a
meeting held under the auspices OF the
Public Health league. Dr. Hirshman
suggested that signs labeled Spot the
splitter" be placed in the street cars
as \ more effective reminder te-pas--
sengers than the present printed man.
date of the Board OF Health which now
is placed SO high in the car, as TO miss
all eyes. Judge Alfred j. Murphy also
spoke, declaring that all measure
tending TO preserve the public health
we're TO be welcomed and upheld.
b. II Barton. OF Philadelphia. took
Conversion after death" for the topic !
IF his lecture in the Garrick theater
Sunday afternoon. He divided tse hui |
nan family into three classes, first, !
hose who were converted In the pres I
ent life, and who in consequence
would not need 10 be converted in the Z
next world; second, those whose
hearts were in such desperate AVID In !
,orrigible rebellion against God that
hey could neither be converted in this
life nor in the life TO some; third. ]
hose who had not been converted in
he present time, but who might have
been converted IL their situation in Ii:o |
had been more favorable. "If, as the
Bible declares. God is no respecter Of
persons. then there must be some pro /
vision in the great hereafter for the
OF these unfortunate ones,
said Mr.. Barton. Sunday afternoon.