The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-10-22

These are tho positive. specific
lines OF ondeavor 20 which Oscar
H. McGill will devote himself II he
should be elected member of the
school board nj the coming cleo.
Enforcement Of tho Central Labor
Council. the socialist party. sew
eral women's clubs and the pro
gressive. liberal elements gen
orally.
Who is McGnl'
For the past five years he has
been known turnout the state as
the logger preacher"
As Industrial evangelist. McGtii
he prefers the omission of the
title OF Reverend" In discussing
his candidacy out among the
men employed In logging. mining.
and other Industrial camps in iso-
lated communities. preaching the
social gospel
Knows Working People
lie preached doctrines which the
men appreciated and learned 10 un.
derstand II Was not confined 20
mere theology
For McGnl knew these working
people thoroly lie was as a par,
OF them
His first pastoral. as Meth
odist minister. shortly after he
graduated from college. was In a
coal field dlstric, OF South
eastern Kansas tie arrived there
just In time TO witness and PARTED.
pate ia one OF the most bitterly
fought strikes in the history OF
coal mining,
Tho miners families were eject
Cd from their homes and their
places IN the mines filled by large
shipments OF Georgia and Alabama
negroes.
He Has "seab" Church
In this iongdrawu-out struggle.
McGill found his sympathiea on
the aide OF the strikers. but his
church was composed OF foremsn.
clerks. and strikebrcakers IL Was
known as the scat" church
II was like trying 20 conduct
church IN hell. one Of the men put |
H.
In such environment. McGlli re
eeivcd impressions that have eyi |
IDENTIFY had much to do with shap |
Ing his whole mental attitude.
SIC has been In Seattle 70 years. |
first as pastor OF the South Park |
NJ. r church. and later OF the Shaw |
Memorial church
Much OF this time he has been |
iraternal delegate from the MluiA |
teriai association to the Central La
Dor Council.
Man Who Does Things
McGlu f. no armchair sociolo |
gist He goes out and does things !
lie doesn't merely discuss them |
Ha was a member Of the commit |
tee which established the first
Hotel do Gink" here as an aid to
wards the relief OF the unemploy
meut problem.
During the past year. he has do
voted himself chiefly toward bring |
Ing together the unemployed with |
the Idle mills
He has outlined a plan OF coop.
Grafton for workers and small mill |
men. which has enabled many Of
the smaller mills TO run during the |
year where they otherwise would |
have had TO shut down.
The plan In for the mill owner |
10 furnish the operating capital. or
TO buy logs on credit The ex
penses OF the mill are paid. and |
then mill owner and employees di. |
vide the remainder.
Run on Cooperative Basis
There are now 30 to 40 such co.
operative mills and a central or.
ganization has been effected, OF
which McGill has been made exec
utive secretary.
McGill has not sought the nomi-
nation for the school board II was
on the insistence OF the laboring
people that he finally entered the
race. Several meetings had been
held TO discuss the availability OF
candidates.
Among others. DR.. Lillian Irwin
was discussed.
DR.. Irwin and the McGlll family
are personal acquaintances and
friends. Or. Irwin. however. fail
ed to obtain the labor Endorsement.
McGill was born in Ohio in 1870.
He has four children. and lives in
| the University district.
Mrs. McGill Is an active worker
I I'm the Mothers Congress