The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-11-19
DR. EDWARD EVERETT HALE
HIS LECTURE AT MARQUAND CHAPEL LAST NIGHT.

Cooperation in the Christian Work of
 Minister and People, His Theme-The
 Chapel Crowded to Excess.
 Marquand chapel was taxed to its ut- most capacity by very apreciative au- dience of students and clergymen last evening, gathered to listen to the first lecture of the Leonard Bacon Debating club course. Dr. Edward Everett Hale of Boston was most happily chosen as the first lecturer and was most enthu- siastically greeted. He playfully rep resented himself as a. stray lecturer per- haps a heretic, coming for just an in- | formal talk.
 Dr. Hale said In part; The reform ation was the restoration of the rights of every individual in the church of Christ. In short, it was a return to the simplicity of the gospels. The sons, and daughters of God claimed the early right given them in the beginning. Our subject grows out of the charges made at that period. The work form ally done by priests is now done by the whole body of the church. In Rome every eighth man is an ecclesiastic, while in New Haven only one man in, say, thousand The difference is that the church has taken the position of the priests. Again we must consider the church as universal, covering all men who have aspirations after better life, even though they be in states prison. It is totally wrong to think of Q church as a handful of ecclesiastics. Rather it is the whole body of believers that gives voice to the democracy which is to rule the world.
 The activities of the church may be grouped under four heads: Education al, hospitality, charity and worship.
 A hundred years ago in almost any country in Europe if you were to ask who was intrusted with education, they would have told you the church, mean ing the ecclesiastics. Our fathers in New England changed this, and ninety nine per cent. of our people are satis fled with this change. This is true of the most intelligent part of the Roman Catholic population. They are willing to allow their children to attend pub lie schools, leaving religious education to their priests and church. The Prot estant church does this work by her Sunday schools. Dr. Hale spoke ot church institutes to be held on Sunday afternoon, when higher criticism, a subject most talked of by those who know nothing about it, can be studied. The church should be the body to in stitute reform, rather than public Ischools, that have not the same opportu- mites. The evening high school sys- tenn of Boston, now so popular, origi- mated in the vestry of a church.
 Hospitality must not be merely to get people to church, but to meet the lowli- ness of lower parts of tenement life. Ruggles street church of Boston set an example for all time. A large poor dis trict was burned out. In two hours large placards were put out: Are you burned out come and have supper and lodge at Ruggles street church." Com- plete accommodations were ready and a hundred poor families were housed.
 In worship it was maintained that the sermon is not all Don't say you went to church and heard Dr. Smith preach a fine sermon, but say rather that you enjoyed an interesting service. The worship idea and not merely a sermon is the main idea. In England there is pretty custom in high church. The officiating clergyman, when it is time to read the lessons, will nod to some gentleman in attendance who will ad- vance and read the Scripture. The principle is that of the training of our New England worship, that all should take part. No church ought to be so trained that 1t must close its doors be cause the minister is not present.
 Dr. Hale closed by warning the "the- ologs" against conceit; let no man think more highly of himself than he ought to think, but allow people a large share in the work.
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