Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-09
Rev. H. J. Reynolds breaches
to Large Number Of Union
Members on Subject Relating
to Church and Labor.
ASKS GENERAL SUPPORT
Rich Held to Be Hobbled by
Cares and Pleasures Of Life
Prom Ranks Of Common
People Support Looked For.

People Support Looked For.
That union labor people are inter-
osted in the church and what 1t has to
offer them was demonstrated Wednes-
day when a good crowd greeted Rev.
H. ]. Reynolds at the Labor temple
to hear his sermon on the subject:
What the Church Expects From La
bor." 1t was the first time In the his
tory Of Boise unions that a sermon
has been delivered in a union hall and
the minister was showered with ex-
pressions of appreciation at the close
OF the meeting.
The meeting opened shortly after 8
o'clock with Lawrence .. Nichols pre-
siding ]. b. Brown led In the singing
of some old-tiIne hymns that everyone
knew. Rev. ]. George cunningham,
pastor of the United Presbyterian
church, pronounced the invocation.
Rev. Reynolds was then introduced by
the chairman. His sermon was an ap-
peal to the laboring class to enter the
church and assist in its control and
help in its program for the uplift on
humanity. He spoke in part as fol-
lows:
Members Of the Boise Trades Coun-
Gil and Friends: This Is indeed hap
py privilege for a minister of the Cos
pei Oh jesus OIL NaZdTetu. Ho
so because 1t has come unsought by
the speaker and prefaced by a friendly
message from an honored member of
this council. Allow me to express my
appreciation of his masterful message
and assure both him and you that the
church does not seek to shirk any re-
sponsibility that properly falls upon
her shoulders.
1.-THE church Is a divine institution,
the only divine body on earth. Christ
said, will build my church and the
gates Of death shall not prevail against
IT,
HE is the head over the church
which is His body. SO that the church
is truly divine.
FIGHTING THE DEVIL.
at has a divine head, a divine body
a divine spirit, divine creed, a di-
vine advocate, a divine foundation, a
divine name, and divinely inspired
constitution and bylaws. We call it
the New Testament.
For nearly nineteen centuries the
church has fought the devil in a war
that has never ceased to wage. She
has sought to carry on the work as
signed by her Lord, to save the lost
and destroy the works of the devil
The story of these centuries Is one
Of pathos and suffering advance and
retreat, often of sin and shame. but
ever of q lingering faith in her Lord,
Though her forces have been split UP
through long period the trend is now
back to unity She is not at fault so
much in her heart as she has been the
victim Of deception. The devil has
imposed many fake orders upon her.
These were largely cleared up dur
Ing the polemic battles Of the last gene
ration. Men have come to see that
christianity is more than set of doc
trlnes 1t is life patterned after the
life of Jesus the carpenter of Nazareth.
but also the son Of the Living Cd.
SOCIAL SERVICE IMPORTANT.
The church is just waking up to
the opportunity of social service. The
inter-church world movement is max
Ing a careful survey of every city and
rural district in order to ascertain all
the needs of society with a view of
enlisting the whole church under the
whole task of serving humanity. Re
ligion is passing from the chrysalis of
dogma to the beauty of a life of SER
vice. The church no longer believes
in a system of doctrines formulated by
councils and courts but in a PERSONAL
ity, the divine son of God. All au-
thority is given unto Him. He is the
way, the truth and the life His church
Is the expression of the manifold wis
dom of God in organization as the only
piece of machinery that will harvest
the souls of men and save them for the
eranary of God.
MAKING REAL ADVANCE.
The church has a big job. 1t is no
dress parade, but long campaign full
of hardship and trying ordeals. She is
not living up to the full of her oppor
tunity, but that is largely because she
is SO often wounded IN the house of
her friends. She has had to fight the
devil with too small an army. Yet in
spite of all the treachery and lack
of proper support she is making real
advance today. But she needs help
from society. AS in the days when
Christ was among men so now 1t must
come from the common people. The
rich are hobbled by the cares and
pleasures of this life so that they have
little time or spirit to rally to the as
sistance Of the church of Christ. 1t is
from the ranks of labor that this as
sistance must first come.
1.-The church expects labor to give her
o square deal. Labor owes all its noble
ideals of brotherhood and neighborl-
ness to the teachings revealed through
the church, the channel of Gods min
istry among men. The church expects
that labor will seek to see Jsusu
through the book that she has received
from her Lord as we'll as through the
life of the imperfect people that make
up the church on earth. Labor should
ever study the perfect pattern more
than the imperfect copy.
The church has right to expect
labor to help exalt Jesr. Christ, for he
Is labor's best friend and only Savior,
WANTS LABOR PROTECTION.
The church expects labor to protect
her from the attacks and coercion of
Mammon. This labor can do by enter
ing the church and controlling the ac-
tivities of the church along social lines
The church rightfuliy expects labor to
help her work out the plan of brother
hood. Labor got 1t from the church
and has developed 1t along certain
lines to high state of efficiency.
The church is seeking unity with
great zeal these days Labor has
worked out wonderful program and
demonstrated what unity can do 1t
ought to help the church put on the di-
vine program for real unity. In the
early days of the church when the
a0mmon people were gladly entering