The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-13
UNION FAST DAY SERVICE.
REV. DIR. TWLTCHELL PREACHES 4 SERMON ON THE GOLDEN RULE.


 Many People Attend the Fast Day Service
 The Golden Rule the Sum Total of Mora Conduct-The True Solution of the Prob Iems of Capital and Labor.
 The union Congrega ational Fast day
 service was held at the United churcl
 yesterday morning at Il o'clock, tht
 sermon being by the Rev. Dr. J. E
 Twitchell, pastor of Dwight Place
 church. Besides Dr. Twitchell there
 were in the pulpit Rev. Dr. T. T. Nun. ger, pastor of the United church, Rev
 pr. w. L. Phillips, pastor of the Church
 of the Redeemer and Rev. Nathan H.
 WhlttIesey, secretary of the Ministerial
 Relief
 pr. Twitchell's subject was "The Col den Rule'' and he took as his text,
 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men would do unto you; do ye even so much unto them; for this is the law and the prophets" "- Matthew 7:12
 He spoke In part as follows;
 q desire to study for a little while this morning the teachings of Christ as indicated in the words of our text. By the words the law and the proph- cts Christ meant to say that the golden rule was the sum total of moral com duct, that is that we should be ruled by unselfish love. It is an exceedingly difficult thing for a man to do to put himself in another's place and be ruled by the law of universal brother ly love. know of no better subject for day and occasion like this than the golden rule. We are here from different churches and many of us from no church at all, to canvass mat ters of common interest and concern. Both Christian and moral philosophy enter into the consideration of this matter. The words of Christ in our text mean that in every thought, idea, word affection and action in a word in everything where another is con- cerned we are to put ourselves in the place of the other, not only once and in one thing, but always and in every thing. This Is the fulfilling of the law and the prophets as Christ says. Neither are we to do such things for price. Such divine graces are robbed of their beauty when they are put up at auction.
 q am here to-day to preach the gospel of brotherliness and sympathy. What we want is such a community life as shall make us rule our thoughts, &C., tions and aspirations so as to make manifest the teachings of Christ. If strikes and riots are to be prevented in the great throbbing discontented masses, those in power must have more regard for the teachings of Christ and the golden rule. Money interests, rentings, purchasings, sellings, trans actions of all kinds of business which result in profit and loss must be car ried on more equltably.
 "Men must always occupy different positions towards each other. There will always be those who pay wages and those who receive them. The problem is with what amount or DOT ton of gain should each party be con tent. My sympathy Is with the poor and distressed, but I have seen too much of the magnificent charity of the | rich to condemn them as class. Their gifts to education and eleemosynary | NG NOlC WOlldClA0l bOOQ l in the world.
 Personally I believe in proflt-shar Ing and in compulsory arbitration. I Il believe in the latter because do not | think that men can judge impartlally | n many matters where they are much | by eelf-interest and prejudice. | A large proportion of our strikes are be- | ng carried on by foreigners, who are | allowed to come to this country in such | arge numbers with their anarchlstic | md socialistic ideas. You have no idea | )f the earelessness of our government | Il protecting our institutions. 1t is ,nly by adhering more closely to the eachings of Christ that the country | ,an be saved from such scenes as have ,een enacted at Buffalo, Homestead, | and elsewhere recently.
 iI believe in government and its F ,fficers being controlled by principle of fight and justice. I see mo reason why city cannot employ its poor and un- mployed by the building of public works, such as parks, sewers, etc. I lave not studied into this matter so IS, perhaps, to be able to pass a. judg- nent, but I see no reason why the -olden rule of Christ cannot work in natter of this kind,as we'll as in others"
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