The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-14
CONGREGATIONAL
CLUB
MEETING LAST NIGHT AT GRAND
Avenue CHURCH..

Kuei Ihomas OF BrOokllneI MaBss-Eng-
land and America the Csnters of Chris
tian Civilization-They Must SET Good
Example-stirring Words.
The monthly meeting of the New Ha-
ven Congregational club was held last
evening at the Grand avenue Congrega-
tional church. A fine supper was servr
ed to the members at $50 o'clock,
nearly 200 partaking. The supper was
prepared by the ladies of the church
and was up to their usual high stand
ard of excellence. The tables We're
handsomely decorated and the banquet
room looked very attractive. During
the supper hour several solos were CIV
en- by Mr.. Moyle.
At 1880 the members of the club and
others assembled in the auditorium to
listen to an address on Arbitration
Between England and America" by
Rev. Ruel Thomas, D. D., of Brookline,
Mass. After the address H. G. Newton
offered resolutions endorsing this arbi-
tration, and after some discussion the
resolutions were adopted. The platform
was decorated with American flags and
plants.
In the course of his address DR..
Thomas said
1.-THE tories of to-day tell us they are
the liberals of twenty-five years ago,
If we are to understand the present we
must know the past If the present is
of wild oats it is because the men of
the past sewed wild oats. There is a
divine rule of righteousness working
through all. We are aware that if
there is demanded a man like Abraham
Lincoln he will be raised up for his
day.
Gwen the jokes of Lincoln were
greater than the sayings of those who
criticised him. 1t was said of Glad
stone that he would have been all right
if he had not been so in earnest; but
if he had been anything else he would
have been Palmerston or a Disreali.
While certain interests would be served
by war between these two races, no
true man can contemplate such an af-
fair without shuddering. / will not
merchant and nothing else. Any
Christianity which is not humanity is
not Christianity. Anyone who treats
war between America and England
as if it were only a game of football
is making a great mistake.
This paralysis of the Imagination is
to be much feared. 1t is a revelation
that our Christianity has not gone very
| deep. 1t was Washington success
| which changed all of England's policies
toward her colonies.
THE centers of Christian civilization
are in these ountries-England and
America If these countries are not to
lead in Christian civilization as distinct
from the old pagan civilization, then
there is no Christian civilization in
sight Men become less disposed tc
| terminate life and inflict pain. The
| great wars of the past with few excep-
| lions have been wars against barbar-
| ism. A war between England and
| America would be war against civili-
cation o, how some of us have just
wished during the past few months, just
! one month of oliver Cromwell in Eng
land! Those who have preached jim
goism in this country should be made
| to go to war. I believe In the Church
of Christ yet. / believe in its influence
and power.
when they talk about a patriotism
that destroys we must talk of patriot
| ism that saves. When they talk of 6
patriotism that divides, we must tall
about a aptriotism that unites. De
/ a ri n
is despotism without losing its democ
racy. Are men losing faith in peaceful
democracy? Here all the representa-
| tives of all the nations Of Europe are
living together in peacefulness. 1 be
lieve that if the lingo spirit became SUI
preme it would ruin the United State:
| in fifty years. In twenty years this
| country would be at war with all thu
world.
"They say that England is great be
cause she is military. No mistake coult
be greater. She is great because sh
is industrious. She is great more be
cause of her mothers than because o
her generals. The same is true o
America The fact is, when men tall
of war they do not know what the.
talk. The jingoes in America and tn
jingoes in England are the dangerou
classes. The English people and tn
genuine Americanized people are not o
this class. Princes have been weighted
and found wanting, and the same cal
be said of the professional politicians.
For the sake of the people generally
for the sake of general contentment an
prosperity we are to take these word
are our motto: peace on earth, goo
will towards men" Christianity mus
be meant to do something. The troubl
is that Christians are not Christianized
One Of the demands of the age is TO
permanent code of arbitration for al
English speaking people"
Transplanting Trees.