Book Description

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 edition. Excerpt: ... Christ and the Toiler ""V" ABOE troubles" come as the result of an 1 advancing civilization. Social unrest is sometimes an indication of social progress. There are no labor troubles in "Darkest Africa." Therefore, the cloud on the industrial horizon has its silver lining, if one will but look for it. Many are the signs of development on the part of the working man, but most hopeful is the spirit of pride that he is taking in his position as a worker and as a citizen. Whatever may be said as to the condition of the toiler in some industries or in some countries, his position as the man upon whom rests the prosperity and the happiness of the whole people is more and more being recognized. The brain of the country is paying tribute to the brawn. This being so, the working man will soon come to his own. It is in this respect that he has for himself that he is winning the respect of others. While it is true that the mass of men must of necessity belong to that great company who toil with their hands, nevertheless, the dignity of that toil has heightened the worker. It is an inspiration to realize that all toil--even the manual work of the artisan--may become as sacred as that of the preacher and of the priest. Men sometimes make a distinction between secular and religious work. Jesus never did. To Him all work was sacred. Jesus as a carpenter was just as divine as when He cleansed the leper or preached to the multitude. In every case He was carrying out the will of God. "When Jesus stood by the Eiver Jordan, and the heavens opened, and the voice declared: "This is My beloved Son in whom I am well pleased," He had never, so far as we know, performed a miracle or preached a sermon. He had simply been toiling as a carpenter in the little town...