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from one toiler, it will reach them all, sooner or later, unless the system 

 is corrected. The industrial reform does not contemplate the destruc- 

 tion of the rights of any one, but it seeks to deprive a few individuals 

 of the special privilege of robbing the many. 



What a shame it is that the churches of the country do not lead in 

 these great reforms. But it is now as it has been in all ages, reform 

 does not begin in churches or parties. It originates in the mind of 

 some one who will not be fettered by the dogmas of ecclesiastical organ- 

 izations, and who is brave enough to bear the stripes of the old party 

 lash. The leaders of our present reforms are men and women who 

 would not submit to the dictations of either sectarianism or partisanism. 

 They love humanity better than they love sect or party. It is the spirit 

 of Christ that is arousing the people. 



No organization, religious or political, need be alarmed at the action 

 of a body which is constantly striving to secure entire harmony and 

 good will to all mankind, and brotherly love among its own members, 

 laboring to suppress personal, local, sectional, and national prejudices, 

 and all selfish ambition among its members and the people. The Alli- 

 ance stands by the doctrine of the fatherhood of God and the brother- 

 hood of man. It is ready to co-operate with all institutions that have 

 for their object the betterment of humanity. 



