The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-03-23

fly persosal casso, nanely, ell. pssssrva,
ton, persooal posse1ejoo snd pesnona
pleasure" Bat this. ttough primafill
necessary and Hooi, II II itsslf nOthine
more thaa the savage o. bArbaFlaa man
does, and il followed il civiii8ed Tt
would lead, in tho midst q civilssaaisn
| to savage is0lation. This . Z mattsf q
fact il does, O b witnessed II the cases d
| individuals ard families. foand IN almost
every community, uho. souFsd b disap.
p0intment OF miaerliness o. poverty, u
| for whatever cause allenated from society
keep aloOf from nearly everything Of Z
public nature going on arouad them. Ia
eli such casss how certainly do Ne sse ID
them, or feel in ourselves when We do tbs
same, that such isolation uncivilizes and
90 far - it 10 possible to do -, deb man
izes human nature, il it, being unrespon.
sivs to the social aud moral life and
common needs of the community in which
We live. The proof that this is deeply
true is shown by the visibiy bsd effect.
such isolation has upon ourselves and
our neighb0rs.
THIS brings me to the other and second
life or quality of living Of which, follow
ing Professor 6eeley again, was to
speak. s.rhere il higher life, of which
the animating principle has been csiied
at different times BY different names, but
the most comprehensive name for 1t II
religion. 1t is the influence which draws
mems thoughts away from their personal
interests, making them intensely aware oi
other existences, to which it binds them
By strong ties sometimes Of admiration,
sometimes of awe, sometimes of duty
sometimes of love. Under this influence
the individual ceases to he mere indi-
vidual and becomes the member Of some
corporate or social body, whether city III
nation or church Tor even our clubs 81
Ketchum! y, and our acts in consequences
begin to have . moral character, ~ being
determined BY some motive larger than
personal interest. When the influence he.
operated for long time upon . whole
community, each member Ut it finds him
self amply 0verpaid for his social sacri
fees by richer consciousness, capacity
for more various aud finer enjoy ment
the savage becomes citizen; and in the
midst Of the community there grows up y
great treasure of institutions, arts, inven
tons, traditions, retinements and habits.
which ig called collectively its civillzs.
ton"
In the light of these luminous words
do you not see, dear fiiends aud citizens
of Ketchum, something Of the meaning u
the affiliated club work-as we have
called it-ln which We have engaged to.
gether herea It has been but . beginning,
yet it is what should be carried out to
greater things in all our American towns
and communities.
Last winter, year ago, Sunday even
ing meetings of 1.-The First Free Church
of Ketchum: Temporary" were announ-
ced and carried through the winter in the
room on Main street This winter the
words Free Church" have not been used.
some of you are prejudiced-and rightly,
against the over conservatism and out OF
date character of much that calls itself re-
ligion and church in these times Of fresh
Thought and new knowledge. Do you
not zee that religion looked 1T compre
hensively 10 nxtural7 That it 10 in the
hesrt and need of every human being
This calls for the dropping Of mere pref
udice against religion ~ such, on one side;
the giving sectsrran and exclusive church
prctensions, on the other, and the '-get.
ting together" in all good work and in
all good thought. and in thus spontane-
ousiy coming together finding ourselves
in the Free Church tho true church OF
the world. To again quote weighty words
to you, this time from president aud
professor 0f an American University.
s.time we'll use.l here on earth in the &C.
tive love Of man must bo - beautiful =
thing - any equal measure of eternity
can he. The earthly life of Jesus Christ
vas 90 rich that, do our best, We can MT
conceive his subsequent or any existence
= whit richer"
II the feeble beginning Of work here.
both 10 the name and without the name
of Free Church: Temporary, shall have
sowu some seed toward the social and
moral union of the people here-the Free
Church: Permanent Of Ketchum to come,
then the community that 10 privileged
to live in this beautiful and healthfuf
mountain nook will not be the worse nor
fhn unhn nnieP for il