The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-01
Services at Unity Hall in the
forming.
"MAKING BEST OF PEOPLE"
THE SUBJECT OF REV. ADELBERT
L. HUDsON's DISCOURSE.
Interesting Services Mt ST. Mnry's
Cathedral The Young Mems
Christian Rally Held in the After
noon-Other Services.

rev A l.. Hudson spoke yesterday
morning at Unity hall upon Making
the Best of People. He said that
there are two distinct standpoints from
which we are in the habit of looking
at human nature One is that of the
police magistrate who arraigns man
kind before him on some specific
charge, hears what evidence is pro-
duced, and renders judgment of
guilty" or mot guilty with GER
tain intermediate class as to whom the
Scotch verdict of mot proven would
apply The other standpoint is that
OF the lover of humanity who sees in
each individual life, not merely an
aggregation of good and bad qualities,
expressed in outward acts which may
be produced in evidence, but looking
deeper, sees the nobler possibilities of
that life, which are capable of being
stimulated into vigorous activity
On first thought we are apt to re-
gard the judicial view as the truer
one This, we say, is based upon hard
facts uninf1uenced by the disturbing
element of personal affection, which
ldealizes character at the expense of
truth. But on closer investigation we
find that, on the contrary, it is the
judicial view which is imperfect and
Enthusiastically. The reason for this
is that 1t of necessity leaves out of
consideration the most potent and
sable factor in human life, that divine
element which can be discovered and
stimulated only by the power of love
and trust.
The Judicial method cannot be dis
penSed with. 1t is necessary in pre-
serving public peace and order. But
in any large view of human life it
must be recognized that this method
is but a clumsy and imperfect instru-
ment. Its use is made necessary in
the administration of public affairs by
our imperfect conditions. But if hui
mainly is ever to realize it's better and
nobler ideals. then this judicial method
OF regarding character must be sup
| plemented and in time supplanted by
| the power of love, or in its broader and
truer significance of Christian charity
This was at all times the method of
Jesus in dealing with humanity, and
| herein lies the secret of his power
throughout the ages. This power is
not confined to any age. 1t is the
| Inheritance of all the ages. 1t is not
limited to any personality but is
potential in every human life as the
source of all our progress toward the
best and highest. If this power could
have full sway in human lives the
| problem of human redemption would
! be easy of solution, but entering into
all human relationships there are GER
tain specific hindrances TO the growth
OF Christian charity which must first
| be met and overcome.
| One such hindrance is the tendency
| in human nature to establish narrow
| individual standards Of Judgment and
then insist with pharsaical spirit that
everyone must bring himself within
the limits of these narrow personal
standards. Another hindrance is dis
trust of one anothers sincerity of mo-
tive. In part this arises from bitter ex-
perience of human Hypocrisy and
! falseness. But we are apt to greatly
! eXaggerate the scope of such expert
ence. Sincerity is developed by conf
dence. The more we believe in people
the more of truth we shall find in
them responding, to our faith, A still
more grievous hindranee is our own
thoughtlessness, our blindness to the
need of human sympathy which is all
about us, not merely in the field of
! physical want, but in the finer
realm of the souls hunger The power
! of religion TO develope the best in
! human life can never be realized
| through a combination of pious hymn
I singing in the churches and careless
| Indifference in the drawing room and
upon the street. But more widespread
and dangerous than all other hind
RANGES to developing what is best in
human life through love and sympathy
| is the power of needless antagonisms
provoked by the friction of our several
! lives. Paltry disagreements in opin-
ion, unimportant differences in stand
point. slight conflicts of interest, little
peculiarities of speech and manner, are
permitted to introduce an element of
discord which developes into dislike,
and this into settled prejudice and
hatred. Thus the power of love to
enoble life is stified into helplessness
because we are unwilling to adjust
ourselves to one another and find a
ground of common sympathy
II do not wish, the speaker con-
cluded, ito finish what I have to say
to you upon this theme with a note Of
Encouragement or sadness Time is
necessary factor in all healthy
growth. Through unknown ages we
have been climbing slowly upward from
the level of the brutes. Out of our saw
age instincts there has been evolved
human mother and human father.
Homes have found place in human
life in which tenderness, sslf-sacrifce,
fidelity and love have come to be the
ruling motives. Through the combn-
ing of these homes for mutual de-
Tense, governments have come to be
| established for the upbuildfng of the
common good. Civilization has been
buiRt on civilization, and the march
of human progress has gone on. In
all this long development, religion has
played vital part. In Christian lands
it has grown up around the spirit of
wondrous life. Superstition has
| dwarfed it's best development creed
and dogma have limited its useful
ness. But as these are eliminated by
the advance Of human intelligence,
new era is dawning in the power of
human helpfulness. The chaos of
transition is around us still. But that
chaos holds the promise of a grander
order-an order in which love shall be
the ruling power and the spirit of the
Christ life shall prevail In that order
will be found broader comprehension
of the possibilities of human life,
truer and more sensitive response to
the cry of human need. The religion
of Jesus will hold universal sway, and
guided by its simple teachings, we
shall learn at last to make the best of
people
ST. Mnry's Cathedral.
The conclusion of the May devotions
at st. Mary's last night filed the little