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PORTLAND LABOR PRESS
th e c h u rc h e s m u st be d e p e n d e n t up­
Lee M. Clark, Pre»id«nt
on a very few m en for th e ir su p p o rt.
Geo. M. Orton, Manager
And who are th e se ?
T hey a re a l­
Multnomah Printing Co.
w ays and ev ery w h ere th e m en w hose
Columbia ’Phone 75
m a te ria l in te re s ts a re bound up in
107 Front Street, betw een W ashington
and Stark
th e e x istin g system . H um an n a tu re
From a Sermon Preached in Plymout h Church, New York, by Rev.
The largest line •■{ Legal Blanks in Or­
b e in g w h a t it is, th e ideals w hich
egon
W. T. Brown.
th o se m en r e p r e s e n t who h av e th e
m oney, w ith o u t w hich th e c h u rc h
c a n n o t be m a in ta in e d , w ill d o m in a te
J o h n W . S tig e r
e v e r in th is. F o r you will find in all
W h a t is th e co ndition of th in g s
a n d do d o m in a te in th e w ho’.«j life
Residence 334 East Eleventh Street
th is lite r a tu r e th e sam e lack of v iril­
Residence Phone Col. 5141
w ith w hich th e ch u rc h finds itse lf
of th e ch u rch . I t follow s, th e re fo re ,
ity
and
pow
er
t
h
a
t
you
will
find
in
face to face to d ay ? It is th e fa c t of
t h a t th e c h u rc h m u st be th e la s t in ­
th e pulpit. T h a t is n o t th e s e c re t of
th e conspicuous ab sen ce of once larg e
s titu tio n of so c ie ty
to a d v o c a te a
it. It lies in th e fa c t th a t th e a v e ra g e
Wall T inting and Interior Decorating. R eli­
e le m en t of ou r population, nam ely,
c h a n g e in econom ic b a ses, h o w e v e r
able Work at Moderate Prices. Special atten­
tion
to boat work.
th e w orking class. Do n o t m isu n d e r­ c h u rch to d ay re p re s e n ts n o th in g th a t
n e e d fu l t h a t c h a n g e m ay be.
c
alls
to
th
e
d
eep
s
in
th
e
h
u
m
a
n
soul.
sta n d me. I do n o t m ean to say th a t
....1061^ F irst Street
B ut som eone w ill a s k w h a t eco­
th e w orking c la ss h a s no re p r e s e n ta ­ T h e re is n o th in g in e ith e r o u r e ccle­ nom ic q u e stio n s h a v e to do w ith th e
tion in church. It h a s a c o m p a ra ­ sia stic a l o r o u r c le ric a l id eas w hich is
c h u rc h , o r w h a t b u s in e s s th e c h u rc h
g re a t, w hich is la rg e an d p u is s a n t and
tively
larg e re p re s e n ta tio n in th e
o r th e p u lp it h a s w ith such q u e stio n s.
School Books
v a s t and a p p ealin g . T h ey do n o t deal
C atholic ch urch, th o u g h th e ra tio of
Bought and Sold at
W hy do n o t th e m in is te rs confine
w ith re a lity . T hey a re a tte m p tin g th e
th a t c la ss in th e C atholic ch u rch is
th e m s e lv e s to th e p ro b lem s of th e
ta s k of an age t h a t is, in e v e ry se n se
n ot in creasin g .
In th e P ro te s ta n t
in d iv id u al?
I
so m e tim e s
doubt
of th e w ord, new , w ith th e to o ls and
A full line of Labor Literature
c h u rc h e s th e ra tio is still sm aller. It
w h e th e r I o u g h t to ta k e a m an s e ri­
291 Alder St reet between Fourth and
is so sm all as to c o n stitu te a phenom ­ ideas of th re e c e n tu rie s since. T h a t
ously w h en he a s k s such a q u estio n
Fifth Street s
is
a
u
se
le
ss
ta
sk
.
U
n
til
th
e
y
sh
all
enon of th e m ost serio u s c o n sid e ra ­
as th a t.
I su p p o se th e re a re m en
have ey es to see th e fa c ts of th e
tion. F ra n k lin Sm ith, in his p ap er,
and w om en w ho do not see w hy a
w orld w e a re liv in g in to day, th e ir
Philip Streib, Prop
Brewers Home
b efo re th e M en’s club n o t long ago,
m in is te r sh o u ld e v e r deal w ith such
whole life is a h a rm le s s p an to m im e.
d e c la re d th a t w hile 60 p er cent, of
q u e stio n s.
B u t no m an or w om an
Metropolis Hotel
T he tr u th of th e m a tte r is, th e
th e em ploying c la ss a re in th e ch u rc h ­
who h a s re a d th e sto ry of th e H e­
Deutsches Gasthaus
church of today is a c la ss in stitu tio n .
es, only 4 per cent, of th e w orking
brew p ro p h e ts , o r th e sto ry of th e
Cor.
F
irst
and
M aiu Sts., P ortland, Ore.
You
c
a
n
n
o
t
b
lin
k
t
h
a
t
fac
t.
I
t
is
o r em ployed c la ss is to be found
m en w ho h a v e e x ercised th e g re a t­
Finest
Table
Board in the City
w
ritte
n
larg
e
over
th
e
w
hole
face,
th e re . It is possible th a t th e s e figures
e s t in flu en ce in th e m in istry of th e
Only White Help Employed
and in all th e a c tio n s of th e c h u rc h
ap p lied only to New York City, w h ere
Meals 15 cts.
Lodging 20 and 15 cts.
ch u rc h th e s e p a s t n in e te e n h u n d re d
and its m in istry . It is a c la s s insti-
Milk and E ggs Fresh from our own Ranch Daily
I h a v e little d oubt of th e ir accuracy.
y e a rs w ill r a is e any such q u estio n .
tu to n . It re p re s e n ts n o t all th e peo­
T h ey w ould n o t be a lto g e th e r tru e of
T he c la im s of th e p ro p h e ts of e v e ry
R o c h e ste r. B ut w h a te v e r be th e ex­ ple, b u t a class. If t h a t w e re not
age a n d ra c e to th e re v e re n c e a n d
Established 1882
Open Day and Night
tru e, our s ta tis tic ia n s w ould te ll a far
a c t fig u res, th e fa c t re m a in s th a t
Clams and Oysters
love of h u m a n ity lies in th e fa c t
d ifferent sto ry . I t h a s b e e n so from
Home Made Pies and Cakes
w h ile a fa ir p ro p o rtio n of th e well-to-
t h a t w ith o u t an exception th e y h a v e
a
lm
o
st
th
e
beginning.
W
h
e
n
e
v
e
r
any
do find som e re a s o n for su sta in in g th e
se en t h a t th e re can be no tru e life
m ovem ent h a rd e n s in to a fixed in s ti­
c h u rc h e s, th e m a jo rity of th e w orking
for th e individual, e x c ep t as th e eco­
Cream and Milk from our own Ranch
tu tio n , it m u st alw ay s em body th e
c la ss find n o th in g in th e c h u rc h e s to
The best cup o f Coffee or Cocoa in the City
nom ic is ju st.
d o m in a n t sp irit of th e age. I t alw ays
a ttr a c t o r com pel th e ir p re s e n c e or
128 T hird S t., Portland, Or.
W h a t is th e re a l fu n ctio n of a tru e
does. T h e re a re no e x c ep tio n s to th e
loyalty. If it be said t h a t th is m ay be
c h u rc h to-day? W h a t se rv ic e o u g h t
rule.
O ur civilization to d ay is a
due to th e ig n o ra n c e of th e w o rk in g
it to re n d e r to h u m a n ity ? T he re a l
B eattie & Hofmann
c la ss civilization, as re a lly so is th a t
class, it should be a n s w e re d t h a t th e
function of a tru e c h u rc h is to g e t
of In d ia or China. I do n o t say it is
p roportion of
th in k in g m e m b e rs of
Phone South 371
th e e th ic s of J e s u s e sta b lish e d in th is
fa r h ig h e r th a n t h a t of In d ia or China,
th a t class w hich a tte n d s th e c h u rc h
w orld, th e e th ic s of love. T h e c h u rc h
is insignificant co m p ared to th e n u m ­ h ig h e r th a n th a t of any p a st c e n tu ry .
m ust em body th o se e th ic al id ea ls a n d
B u t it is still a c la ss affair. And th e
b er of u n th in k in g t h a t go. If ou r
weave th em in to th e w a rp of society,
c h u rc h reflec ts it absolutely.
c h u rc h e s w ere d ep e n d en t upon th e
it is th e b u sin e ss of a tru e ch u rc h to
109 F ifth 3 lr c e t , P o itla n d , O ie g o n
You know how it w as in F ra n c e be-,
th o u g h tfu l portion of society fo ’* 1 eir
p ro m o te th e b ro th e rh o o d of m an.
fore
ti.-,
e
v
o
lu
tio
n
.
W
here
w
as
th
e
* congregations,, mone th an h al
he
c h u rc h t len, and w h a t did it r e p re ­ A tru e c h u rc h can fulfill its fu n ctio n
c h u rc h e s would be u tte rly em pt; th e
only as it w o rk s for th e ab o litio n
s e n t? Ther«' is but one a n sw e r to
y e a r round.
of c a ste in th e in te re s ts of ju s tic e
It re p re s e n te d th e
You know as well as I db th a t m in ­ th a t question.
and
bro th erh o o d .
E conom ic c a s te
c la ss t h a t w as d o m in a n t. It in no
is te r s ’ clu
• lig io u s jo u rn a ls, books,
can
be
abolished
in
b u t one w ay,
se n se w h a te v e r re p re s e n te d th e p e a s­
m agazines, and all so rts of so c ie tie s
and th a t is by th e triu m p h of th e
a n t. It w as as re a lly th e ir en e m y as
a re discussing th is qu estio n .
That
From Appendicitis, Chronic Con­
th
e se th in g s w hich, in p riv a te h a n d s,
discussion m eans so m eth in g . W e c a n ­ an in stitu tio n , as w as th e nobility.
stipation, Weak Stomach, Pains
produce
classes.
T he c le rg y and th e n o bility w e re on
not evade its m eaning.
T he th in g
in the Back, Kidney Disease, or
I can e asily u n d e rs ta n d how m an y
Rheumatism? The Gilbert Insti­
e
x a ctly th e sam e level. W h a t m es­
w hich goes by th e n a m e of C h ristia n ­
people
should
fail
to
see
w
hy
th
is
tute of Hygeio - Therapy Cures
sage h ad th e c h u rc h of F ra n c e for
ity today is being fe lt fa r and wide to
these diseases in a very short
c
o
u
rse
is
n
e
c
e
ssa
ry
.
L
e
t
m
e
tr
y
to
N one w h a te v er.
F ra n c e
be unreal and in a d e q u a te to th e de­ p e a s a n ts ?
time. No drugs are used. Our
w as a s relig io u s a s an y n a tio n of E u ­ explain. I th in k I c a n m ak e it p e r­
methods of healing are strictly
m ands of life.
fe c tly clear. S upose a c h u rc h th e n
hygienic and based upon com­
rope, b u t h e r relig io n w as e n tire ly th e
Now, if th is ten d e n c y had to do
mon sense. Call and see us.
w
ere
to
a
tte
m
p
t
th
e
so
lu
tio
n
of
th
e
religion of nobilty. A nd so th e revo-
sim ply w ith ch u rc h a tte n d a n c e , it
luton b ecam e n e c e s s a rily a n irre lig ­ q u e stio n we a re co n sid erin g . A c h u rc h
THE GILBERT INSTITUTE
would h a rd ly be w o rth w hile for us
th e n w ould be s a tu r a te d w ith th e
to ta lk ab o u t it. B ut it goes fa r d e e p ­ ious affair.
OF HYGEIO’THERAPY
c la ss feeling, th e m a s te rs .
Now,
B ut we a re n o t so m uch c o n c ern e d ,
er. T h e real o b je c t of th e w o rld ’s
Ham ilton Building
tw o view s w ould be h eld . One, t h a t
I hope, w ith F ra n c e b efo re th e rev o ­
sk ep ticism is th a t for w hich th e
th e r e w as no u se try in g to h a v e a
f
ch u rc h claim s to sta n d . G re a t q u a n ­ lution a s w e a re w ith th e c o n d itio n s
c
h u rc h in w hich m a s te r and slav e
in o u r ow n c o u n try a n d o u r ow n tim e.
titie s of m en a re feeling today th a t
I t is curious to reflect th a t it is only
trie d to u n ite in one se rv ic e of w o r­
And th e s e c o n d itio n s a re q u ite s im ila r
th e c h u rc h is n o t fulfilling a function
10(1 y e a rs since colliers in E n g la n d
ship.
T
h
a
t
view
w
ould
of
c
o
u
rse
p
re
­
to th o se w hich p rev a ile d in F ra n c e .
a t a ll c o m m e n su ra te w ith th e claim s
w ere freed from a c tu a l sla v e ry . One
L e t it be fre e ly a d m itte d t h a t th e p e a s ­ vail. A nd t h a t id ea is ad v o c ate d now.
it h a s m ad e for itself. Its pu rp o ses
h u n d red y e a rs ago—-up to J u n e 13,
Dr. G reer, r e c to r of S t. B a rth o lo m e w ’s
a n ts of F ra n c e w ere red u c e d to a
a re e ith e r lu d icro u sly insignificant, or
1799—m in e rs a n d o th e rs w o rk in g in
c
h
u
rc
h
in
.N
e
w
Y
ork
City,
to
ld
th
e
m uch low er m a te ria l c o n d itio n th a n
else th e y a re c o n tra d ic to ry of all th a t
coal m ines w e re b o u g h t a n d sold along
s
tu
d
e
n
ts
of
th
e
Y
ale
D
ivinity
School
a re th e ir c o rre sp o n d in g c la ss in th is
scien ce h a s disclosed of re a lity to
w ith th e colliery w h ere I hey chanced
co u n try to-day. T h a t is e n tire ly b e­ th a t he h ad m issio n s in his p a rish ,
ou r m inds. W e h av e any q u a n tity of
to
be em ployed. So la te a s 1764 it
and w hen w o rk in g g irls a p p lied for
ta lk in our p u lp its on p e tty and m ea n ­ side th e question. M en's n e e d s a re
w
as
legally decided t h a t a boy w ho
a d m issio n to h is c h u rc h th e y w e re a d ­
fa r g re a te r to-day th a n th e n . T h e ir
in g less and w o rth le ss th in g s. W e have
e n te re d a coal w ork w h e re his f a th e r
vised to jo in o n e of th e m issio n s. T hey
e n lig h te n m e n t is h ig h er. B ut society
v ery little from th em th a t s trik e s a
w a s a b o n d sm a n by so doing also b e­
w ould n o t feel c o m fo rta b le in th e
w as n ot divided in to c la sse s
any
high note. W e have a lm o st n o th in g
cam
e a slave to th e pit. A bout the
c h u rc h p ro p er, h e affirm ed. T h e sam e
m ore d istin c tly th e n th a n it is now.
from th em t h a t d raw s blood. T h e ir
d
a
te
m entioned, how ever, a m ove­
m essa g e is n o t a s e a rc h in g one. It
T h a t m an w hose lab o r is a com m od­ is tr u e of q u a n titie s of c h u rc h e s to ­
m
en
t
w as in itia te d fo r th e ab o litio n
ity w ith a price in th e m a rk e t d e te r­ day. B ut su p p o se in th e co n d itio n I
does n o t go hom e. It does n o t c a rry
of such a s ta te of a ffa irs; b u t it w a s
h av e s u g g e ste d a n a tte m p t w ere
m ined e x actly as th e p rice of coal or
a n y im p re ssio n of pow er. I t lac k s
not u n til th irty y e a rs a fte rw a rd s th a t
m ade to h a v e a c h u rc h in w hich m em ­
w h eat o r any product, belongs to a
co nviction. It la c k s th e in sp ira tio n of
th e refo rm w a s ca rrie d . T he leg isla ­
c la ss w hich is se p a ra te d by th e w id­ b e rs of b o th c la s s e s, m a s te r and slav e,
a sp len d id ideal. It is triv ia l, p a ltry ,
tu re m oved slo w ly th en ns now . A n
w ere a s so c ia te d ? O r th in k w h a t a
e st kind of gulf from th a t c la ss w hich
flippant, in an e. I d a re to say th a t
e a rlie r act w as p assed in 1775 e n a c t­
c h u rc h w ould be obliged to do if it
c o n tro ls th e m a rk e t. O ur c h u rc h e s
th e r e is n o t in th e so u ls of th e g re a t
ing th a t from th a t d a te “ No person
proposed to d eal ra d ic a lly a n d a c ­ b eg in n in g to w orn a s collier, coal-
m ass of o u r so-called C h ristia n m in­ to-day a re ju s t as m uch s a tu ra te d by
c la ss feeling, th e y a s re a lly re p re ­ co rding to e te rn a l p rin c ip a ls w ith t h a t
is te rs a su sp ic io n of th e tre m e n d o u s
b e a re r. o r s a lte r should be bound to
W h a t m e ssa g e w ould it
s e n t b u t one of th e tw o g re a t eco­ s itu a tio n ?
re a litie s w hich m ad e th e p ro p h e ts of
th e colliery o r to th e o w n e rs th ereo f,
b e a r to th o se sla v e s? W h a t w ould its
old m en of m ig h t w ith w hom k in g ­ nom ic c la s s e s in to w hich society is
o th e rw ise th a n a s o rd in a ry w o rk m a n ,’’
tru e fu n ctio n be? W ould it fulfill its
divided, a s w as tru e in F ra n ce . It
dom s an d e m p ire s had to m ak e term s.
I t w a s not u n til 1799, how ever, th a t
d u ty by sim ply reco g n izin g th e s itu ­ th o se w ho i-ad been e a rlie r a t w ork
is
bound
to
be
so
in
th
e
v
ery
n
a
tu
re
T h a t is all gone. A nd w hy is it all
atio n and m ak in g no a tte m p t to
of th in g s. W ho a re th e ’ m en from
w ere finally freed . I t m ay tru ly be
gone? W hy h a v e w e no one to d ay to
c
h an g e it? W ould It n o t find its e lf
w
hom
th
e
ch
u
rc
h
is
to
g
e
t
its
su
p
­
sa id in D izzy’s fatu o u s p h rase. “ M any
tak e th e p lace of th e s e m en of th e
u n d e r th e n e c e ssity of ab o lish in g t h a t
p o rt?
T h e q u e stio n a n sw e rs itself.
th in g s have h appened since th e n .”
older tim e, who c a s t w hole n a tio n s
c la ss of in ju s tic e b e fo re it could do
It m u st d ep en d fo r its su p p o rt upon
T h e slav es of a h u n d red y e a rs ago a re
into a h ig h e r m old? Did you say th e
any
p
e
rm
a
n
e
n
t
good?
W
ould
n
o
t
th
e
th
e
m
en
w
ho
h
a
v
e
th
e
m
oney.
W
ith
to d ay one 01 th e m ost in tellig en t a n d
New spaper and th e m ag a z in e , a n d all
h ighly o rg an ized classes o f m en in th e
th
e
p
r
e
s
e
n
t
tre
n
d
to
w
a
rd
c
o
n
c
e
n
tra
­
thp lite ra tu re of th e day, h a v e ta k e n
co m m u n ity .—E x ch an g e.
(C o n tin u ed on P a g e 3.)
his place? T h e re is no tr u th w h a t­ tion, it m u st b e e v id e n t t h a t soon
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