The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-05
Rev. Or. Van Schaick, Jr., Makes
Plea for Conscientious"
Government Workers.
CONTRARY TO SPIRIT OF AGE
Says Congress Should Direct
Effort Toward Providing
More Leisure for All.

A plea from the pulpit for 1.-THE con-
pcientious Government clerks or this
city," was heard at the Church Of Our
Father today when the Rev. DIR. John
Van Schaick, jr., deprecated the fact
that Congress now is considering pro-
posal to lengthen the working day OF
the, Government employees to eight
hours. ....,
The Universalist pastor did not
mention by name the Borland amend
ment, but he referred to pending
legislation ION Capitol Hill and said:
est is a strange thing that in this
gay and age, and in this city. an at
tempt should be made to lengthen the
hours of labor of Government clerks.
II is contrary to the spirit of the age
10 increase the hours OF the clerks.
We ought to begin to organize So
ciety so that there VIII be more
leisure for ALL"
Suffer For Few Strikers.
While admitting the sincerity Of
those who are behind the suggested
legislation, the Rev. DR.. Van Schaick
said he feared there was not a gen.
eraI understanding of the con-
scientious labor rendered by the great
body OF clerks, who should be con-
sidered apart from a few strikers.
The Rev. DR.. Van Schaick's subject
was els Labor a Cursor? He took
his text from John V. II:
MY Father worketh hitherto. and I
work."
The House will dispose during the
week Of the orland eight-hour amend
ed TO which the minister referred today
In the first pulpit uttcrance touching
question that intimately acffcts about
3G0oC residents OF this city.
The orland rider contained In the
legislative appropriation bill. Is likely
TO go out on a point of order, but tho
forces are lining ur. TO defeat II by
votes ir the point of order should not
be sustained ard the amendment come
20 a direct vote in the lower branch OF
congress.
I II was impossible to foretell today tho
exact date for the consideration of the
ofiand rider.
Continued consideration Of the legisla-
tive bill probably. will be held Up early
In the week by the international situa-
ton and the McLemore resolution. NJ
though II Is hoped to reach the item
not later than Thursday
Remarks of Pastor.
Abstracts from the sermon of the Rev.
DR. Van Schaick, which interested and
instructed large congregation today.
were:
''In the oil days the philosophers
thought that IT was discourteous and
irreverent to think of God as working.
In the creation. they could not conceive
of him as soiling his hands with earth
when he created the world, and so they
devised a series of intermediate agen-
ciaR hetNan Cod and Grafton IN save
His divine dignity.
Now we know that God Is in every
thing. He works in seed time and har-
vest and in summer and winter lie Is
the infinite and eternal energy from
whence all things proceed. The frost
upon the window pane, the blowing OF
the wind, the movement of the waves.
the falling of the rain, the springing OF
the grass, all are evidences of the pres
ence and the work of God.
"I work., said Jesus. Not only did
HIS Father toll. but He toiled 'Cleave
the wood and thou shart find Me. Lift