It seemed to him that the first step to a successful solution of that problem was for the church and the working-man to get together upon some common platform for a better understanding.

He accordingly planned for a series of Sunday-night services, in which his one great purpose was to unite the church and the labor unions in a scheme of mutual helpfulness.

His plan was very simple.

He invited into the meeting one or two thoughtful leaders of the mill-men and asked them to state in the plainest terms the exact condition of affairs in the labor world from their standpoint.

Then he, for the church, took up their statements, their complaints, or the reasons for their differences with capital, and answered them from the Christian standpoint: What would Christ advise under the circumstances?
He had different subjects presented on different evenings.