Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-28
WHO is MY NEIGHB0R
Forms the Theme of Bishop Rulison's
Sermon to Chautauquans.
PRACTICAL RELIGION PREACHED.
The English Bible Glass Failure and Will
be Abandoned.
NOTES OF THE DAY AT THE LAKESIDE

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A perfect day. The air just warm enough
the breezes just cool enough. Chautauq ua':
great temporary population strolled all day
long, or if tired of strolling, enjoyed the
welcome shade of the trees, relished the
comfortable depths of hammock or sal
upon the verdance and idly, listly, dreamed
the hours away. Sunday is the gay day al
Chautauqua. Through the week it is the
most unconventionable place on earth.
Every one dressed carelessly and in neglige,
and it has been remarked because of this
that it was shabby resort.
But anyone who shall see the great audi.
enee that gathers in the amphitheater for
morning sermon will soon change his mind,
for on Sunday the Chautauquan doth put on
mis- best attire, and the dresses of the ladies
are as stylish and elegant as those Of an
Eastern resort. If it is considered an alarm
ing break of custom to dress stylishly
and stif1y through the week, it is almost an
objectionable sin to be neglige on the Lords
Day.
THE CHRISTIAN NEIGHBoRHooD.
Rev. J. h. Crawford, with a clear and
resonant voice that reached every part of
the crowded amphitheatre, led the responsive
service and gave the scriptural readings at
the morning meeting.
We doubt if Bishop N. S. Rulison ever
faced grander audience than he did this
morning when he advanced upon the plat
form, taking for his text, "And who is my
neighbor?' To the multitude of modern
Christians the answer would seem somewhat
obscure. That is the question, "Who is my
neighbour" Christ's thought is very differ
ent from the Jewish conception. Christ not
only took upon himself that of the greatest
man, but the nature of all men. With all
he shows us the great truth of our brother
hood. Why does the Christian man of to-day
place SO many limitations on his neighbor-
hood. Some say because of his sin, but in
the majority instances it is from selfshness.
1t is perfectly natural, and in some senses
right. We think our land the best and the
brightest, our men the bravest, women the
fairest of any nation on earth. We would
fight or die for it, if it were necessary. But
how many of us would be willing to suffer
martyrism for an Irlshman or Pole?
ExCLUsIvENEss OF CASE.
In our large and small cities we can see
how all our brotherhoods and neighborhoods
are limited. We find the wealthy, the edu-
Gated, associated and living in one part of
the town, while the ignorant, the poor and
reside in another part. We can
tell these classes by the magnificent houses
and the humble tenement dwellings. A
man would, if poor, be obliged, in the in
stance of his being wounded, to take up
with the mercies of a policeman. The more
numerous and wider classes the more limited
the neighborhood.
There are of course different classifcations
according to mental endowment. Mans
neighborhood should be the world. Jesus
was not of the kind of many of our modern
preachers, whose sentiment is that of a COM
mon level where there are no common differ
ences. no inspiring ambitions and successes,
no useful defeats. Christ recognized human
inequality, but no man should think of him
self alone, but of the common good, COM
mon brotherhood of man. God desires that
men be brought face to face in common
Men should be bound by
common law and exercise their brotherhood
here on earth.
THE CHRISTIANS DUTY.
The great battle of the nineteenth century
is the battle for money. Where we forget
to exercise the love law, there are armies of
poor, of discontented, who in some lands
raise the red flag. Our land is more happy
In this respect than other nations because of
the good influences, but there is plenty of
work right here where the ballots of the ig-
norant equal the ballots of the intelligent
don't believe in the idea that ministers
should not say anything of public affairs.
thoroughly believe in practical and per-
,onal religion. 1 do not believe in talking
vaguely of the crucifxIon and the broad and
narrow way.
We should watch for the right of the
weakest, for it is they who go to the wall.
When the rich will not help the poor, the
Intelligent help the ignorant, then the
Christian church has duty. In many lands
here is a growing discomfort among the
multitude with our religion, a tendency to-
ward skepticism. 1t is our duty to cure this.
am entirely in sympathy in all things
With men who study real, material things.
The truth will not hurt anybody, and when
,ver it can be found we should use our in
iuence as an aid. Many men are skeptics
without hardly knowing what it means.
TEACHING TRUE RELIGION.
There are many who believe God is the |
most selfish person on earth, that divine
owe is scornful, that He is letting millions
20 down to death to whom He never gave a |
lew life. We, as Christians, ought to teach |
hem God that loves all mankind alike. 1 |
10 not mean a rosewater religion without |
my instruments. The church is hospital |
or all people, a school where all are |
earners.
There are powerful things working against |
and unity, not only outside of |
ne church but inside of the church. God |
las not made men equal in mental power |
md we can not make them so. We must |
ule the world with the love spirit. No one |
lse but Christian people are to bring order
ut of chaos and preach the truth and
'eauty of our religion. You cannot legis-
ate communism out of human hearts or
ure poor people by gifts of old clothes and
dinners, but we must go out
nd act the part of Christians.
Prof. Ballantine conducted the assembly |
t 2:3O in the Amphitheater, and gave an
and brilliant discussion of the |
'iblical points in the lesson.
SUNDAY NOTES AT THE LAKE.
DR.. Duncan is never more at home than
Ehen facing 300 or 400 bright little faces at |
lis Sunday school. He leads the meeting |
n the same hearty enthusiastic way that he |
oes everything. 1t is a mooted question
lways who is the more popular with the lit
le ones, the secretary or Chancellor Vincent.
dr. Duncan is taking good advantage OF the |
Bishops absence, and perhaps at present it
S little in his favor.
This evening meeting was held in the
Amphitheater in the interest of Y. M. G. a.
The assembly chorus sang several hymns,
md some addresses were made by prominent |
on the value of Christian as
ociation work.
The school of English Bible which was
tarted last week has not proven the success
hat the managers expected. Barely so
tudents are in the six classes under the six