Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-30
.DUMV|LLE SPEAKS
ON ENDING CLASSES
Pastor Of Paramount Church
Pleads for Christian
Brotherhood.
MENTIONS CAR STRIKE
Declares Company Should Not
Have Employed New
Men on Trolleys.

Preaching last night in Fairmount
Avenue Methodist Church, the pastor.
Rev. Samuel l.. Dumviilc. said. in
part:
| Is the gospel Of Jesus individualietic
| or social: Which or both? Is the
church or minister, out of place, in
declaring a square deal for both labor
and capital? Has Christianity no
message for industry. for the labor
/ ing man. for the capitalist? Did Jesus
OF Nazareth have no message for tho
down-trodden OF earth? What did
the Master mean when he taught us
to pray: Thy Kingdom Come, on
earth as 1t is in Heaven" and II came
that they might have life and have 1t
more abundantly?"
What Is the lesson OF the second
! half OF the greatest commandment
/ OF all: Thou shalt love thy neighbor
as thyself?'' What IL the ethical and
social teaching OF: "inasmuch as We
did 1t unto one OF the least OF these
ye did IL unto Me?" Is there such
thing as social and political right
eousness. and has the church a mes
sage on the same? Is there anyway
In which the golden rule can be made
to have practical working out in
! society. and has the church "A right
! to proclaim the same?
we believe that tho ministcr OF
the gospel OF our Lord. Jesus Christ,
who falls To proclaim Gods teach
inGs on the practical things Of every
day life Is failing in the command Of
the Master to feed my sheep" We
believe that the church must he
about: The Fathers Business" The
nope OF the world Is in the cooper
alton OF individuals and classes, until
the final elimination OF all classes, in
the brotherhood OF Christian So
cicty
In the refusal OF the Virginia Rail-
way and Power Company. of the
Councils offer: In making an ana
| lysis Of the proposals and demands,
they claim first: That they can not
take the men back, because thoy
would he unfair to the men they have
employed since January I6. Maybe
l am wrong. but from n Christian
viewpoint. think they were wrong
in employing the new men, in the
first place.
CritIciHen Wage Cut.
The remedy was not to freeze out
the men. or force them to return at
less than living wage, but to
recognize all men as brothers. and TO
put themselves on the same footing
as the men. II there was n necessity
Tor cut In pay. why did they not
begin at the top and cut the big
salaried men In half or to one-t third
oil what they are receiving. Surely
II John Jones, who is making ~ TO
~ cents an hour. working thirty
days To the month. 365 days TO the
year. making $3.50. can live and sun
port wife and family of from three
! TO five children: then surely William
y. Smith. Esq, with only wife and
maybe poodle dog. can live on S5.-
QUO to $4,000 year and have at
iehs' third OF his time for leisure,
or whatever he desires
Now am unfair? I think not The
principles of Jesus Christ: ITO love
one heiEhbor as ones self" in its
practical working. would really cause
those who are receiving very much
more than they need to voluntarily
share with those who are barely ohle
10 make both ends meet. and who's.
families would not only he made 10
sacrifice some OF the few comforts
or life which they may have suc.
ceeded in obtaining by frugal ma
careful living, but even to suffer for
the dire necessities OF life. In this
present situation we have ALREADY
heard of one family that was about
TO lose their little home. Sacrificing
their life's savings. because OF
wrong adjustment. If not to satisfy
inc grasp and greed of those who al
re""S nave more than they need.
~ yes! or course. it seems almost
as hard today. for some to determine
VINO their ncighbor is, lust as I'm
Chrisfs time. There are still ncrsons
VINO like the priest and Levite In III.
parable OF the Good Samaritan n,.s
ny on the other side: but thank cod
there are also good Samaritans. win,
loving kindness In their hearts win
the sacrificial spirit. who arc mo, on,,.
willing to share with the oonrosso,I
ana down-trodded. but. who are bend,
'"b every eHort to make the way safe
lhat leads down from Jerusalem 70
NO. OF In plain words, to break up
e """us OF robbers in modern In
'''' ~ pItcr tnat no more way.
tarers may be striped OF all they b.y.
ana ieft bleeding by the wayside
inc pharisee Of modern jndus,rv
VIII never recognize the opnresseJ
ana down trodden as his brother. nm
III IKE that young Jew of Tarsus
ne gets vision OF the Mas,er an
some Damascan road. and no uko
mat other proud pharisee becomes
'he servant OF Jesus Christ.
Returning to the local sttuo,,o.
~ looks as III the power companv !,
determined. not merely to keen nm
open shop" but IL possible to breol.
up the Carmcn's Union This scema
10 be the motive. when they ar. viii
ing TO deal with the men individuaI-
~ hut not collectively; when ,bcv
are willing to take the men ba,l in
diVidualiy. until the fun uuota ia
reached. but are not willing to taxa
'hem back at the old pay and submit
their differences To arbitration.
Ihe only effective instrument OF tho
working men today is the right to