The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1919-12-18
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On August 2sth Richard II. Edmonds of Baltimore,
nal and editorial entitled "Am Nv Brothers. Keeper?"
On September End Roger w. Babon of Boston, in Babsons
Barometer Letter to Merchants Bankers and pub
shed editorial entitled 'he Need of the Hour Each
to testimony to the profound personal conviction with
which he attached his individual signature to the
utterance of his periodical Anybody acquainted with
American business life knows that there two in
the country whose opinions carry weight with com
mercal leaders than Mr. Babson and Mr.. Edmonds Both
who think lot before they speak ALL And it
signifies great deal which should make other think,
that at the moment in the beginning of the present
tive these two keen business observers felt
independently that this country of requires before
thing else reminder OF the values OF reglona message
cial journalism.
The meat of their thought and appeal as well as the i'm
presve denity of their convictions best be shown by
parallel quotations from the two editorials:
Edmonds
Above all else this country needs nationwide revival
of od-fashoned prayer meeting religona religion that
makes realize that if there heaven there must also
of necessity be hela religion that makes man realize
that every act is recorded his conscience and that
though it may sumber, it never die, religion that
makes employer understand that he is unfair to his
employees and pays them less than fair measured by
his ability and their efficiency and zeal he is robber
religion that makes an employer know that he don't give
full and efficient service he too is robber religion that
makes realize that by driving too hard bargain with
his servant his employee his merchant he be just
much profiteer the seller producer who swindes by
false weight false packing false charges religion that
will teach church members to contribute to the extent Of
their ability the support of religion and that compels
recognize that they paying their pastor less
than living salary they robbng God and man alike.
In short need revival of religion which will make
and strive in act of life to do that
which the great judgment day they will wish that they
had done with soul uncovered they stand before the udg
ment seat of the Eternal.
In the golden rule followed in the funess of the spirit
of this kind of religion there would be found solution for
business trouble there would be created friendship
between employer and employee capital and labor would
work in harmony and with efficiency with efficiency for
the capital and efficiency for the labor with profit to both
1t is not merely in the chanting of hymns here in
the world but it is in the recognition and full app
cation by rich and by learned and nearned that each
is indeed his brothers keeper that bring this country
and the world back safety nation wide acceptance Of
this the only true religion in action would bring business
and world peace where there is turmoil and
morality.
The need of the hour is legislation The need
of the hour religion More religion needed
and forests It is one thing talk about plans and policies,
but plan and policy without religious motive is like
watch without spring body without the breath OF life
The trouble today is that we are trying to hatch chickens
from sterile eggs. We may have the finest incubator in
the world but unless the have the germ of life in hem
all our efforts are of no avail
The solving the labor situation is wholly question
of religion The wageworker will never be satisfied with
higher wages and shorter hours any than and
satisfied with profits and bigger house Things
did satisfy and never will Satisfaction and
contentmen matters of religion Communities and in
dustres where right motives paramount have seri
labor troubles.
When both employer and wageworker honestly believe
that here in this world to Others the labor
problem will be solved: but not until then We employers
should learn give up and labor should wake However,
neither of will do it actuated by reg
ious motives We all need outlook on life po
lcal policy, industrial policy and social policy
The old politics founded fear and striving only for
lection has fulfilled its usefulness. We need politics
based on faith and striving for production
Meanwhile what is happening to our churches? They
are going The ministers paid starvation
and the whole industry lacks pep and imagination
And yet the church the only organization in existence
for generating right motives in man. Schools develop IN
teec heters and novels foster passion but the church
organization which develops those good motives
of love- sympathy hope and inspiration which the indus
the world depends But that organization