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THE CHURCH AND WORKING MAN 
Continued from page one 
and families. 
‘*T have no prejudice against a man 
because he is rich. I realize that all 
rich men are not bad and all poor men 
not angels. Human nature is alike. 
What is a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s 
work? I believe that every married man 
should live in a house containing a bath- 
room. 1 believe that his children should 
be well cared for. I believe he should 
have all the necessities of life. I believe 
he should have books upon the shelves, 
he should have pictures upon the wall. 
In order to have those thi: gs, he must 
have wages enough to buy those pictures | 
and to have a home such as I speak of. 
‘Tt am a trade unionist because I 
know that the trade union has secured a 
higher wage and shorter work day, be- 
cause it has secured better conditions for 
the work of laboring men. I find that 
the church at the present has not taken 
the active part that we believe that it 
should. The church has not advocated 
the shorter work day; neither would it 
oppose child labor. 
‘Why do we love the trade union?”’ 
The speaker answered the question by 
saying not merely because it gives a 
higher wage, but because of the benefits 
derived in time of sickness or death, or 
when out of work. ‘The union comes 
to the aid of its members in dozens of 
ways. ‘I don’t care what position in 
life a member finds himself in, the trade 
union is back of him and he ane its 
He gave instances of what the trade 
unions are doing in the way of shorten- 
ing hours, and increasing wages, in bet- 
tering the sanitary conditions of shops 
and factories, and of the benefits 
to the community) as well as to the 
workers. He spoke also of the amend- 
ment to the constitution now  beirg 
urged which says that no married women, 
widows or girls will be allowed to work: 
** The good book tells us that long, 
long ago Cain said, ‘ Am I my brother's 
keeper?’ Well, let us ask ourselves the 
question fonsehes If we desire the wel- 
fare of the union at least we have got to 
be our brother’s keeper. His welfare is 
ours. If we don’t work for our broth- 
er’s welfare, we will totter and all go 
down together. It has been said that 
the church was not interested in the 
welfare of the workman, that clergymen 
were so interested in dogma that they 
forgot they were upon this earth. [ 
heartily think that is not true. 
“I believe that the church is awaken- 
ing to the necessity of doing something 
in order that we may in the near future 
appreciate the fact that the church has 
always preached the fatherhood of God 
and the brotherhoed of man. Men who 
do not believe in that should not bea 
member of the trade union. I believe 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
GREAT MARK DOWN 
oe 
Owing to the mild season we find we 
are overstocked in heavy clothing and 
We have also a large stock of 
wraps. 
holiday goods left over. 
offering these all next week at 
Most Attractive Prices 
to turn them into more seasonable 
goods, 
This is the opportunity that 
only knocks once in a lifetime. 
LOUIS COLLIER 
18 UNION ST., 2 
Opposite Post Office. 
(OC wee hs 
We are 
MANCHESTER, MASS. 
Open Evenings. 
NWGDG GEG WG. hr F GiGi 1997 
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EDWARD CROWELL 
» PAINTER 
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z Furniture Painting, Enameling 
Z and Tinting Ceilings 
4 
4S 
y ee Lasse hool St., Manchester, Mass.; 
‘the i terest of the church and i: t:rest of 
the workmen are such that they must 
work together to build up the trade 
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and VIOLETS 
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Greenhouses Bridge Street 
MANCHESTER 
union. “Eight hours a day, one day in 
seven, better wages, better homes and 
better fathers for their children.”’ 
within the reach SE all classes. 
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