The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-09-19
Convention Sermon.
"FOR NONE LIVETH TO HIM
SELF"
ROMANS XIv.7.
BY REV. j. F. CARNEY,
(Muncie.)

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ton to represent one of the grandest
humanitarian institutions in the
world,-a Church which logically
and consistently stands for the broth
erhood of man. But in order to
make the Universalist Church the real
champion of human rights in the
world and the saving power that God
designed it to be, there are some
things we should learn to do and
some things we should learn to es-
chew. We should learn to pray as
we'll as work, and work as we'll as
pray. We should learn to put relig-
ion into our business and business
into our religion. We should strive
to attain unto more spiritual realiz'
alton of our faith. We should care
fully avoid selfshness in all our
dealings, remembering that we are
our brothers keeper, for none liveth
unto himself"
Some one has recently said, "The
worst enemy of mankind is man."
For ages on ages the human race has
suffered intensely from fanatical
worship of creeds and dogmas made
by ignorant and cruel men. Custom
has enthroned on this earth money
god. We cringe and fawn in his
presence. We meekly and humbly
kiss the golden sceptre of his author
ity and we hurl our DEGREES of pow
erty and ostracism in the face of the
moneyless man. The passion for
gold has become the craze Of our age;
it is making scoundrels of gentle
men; it is robbing manhood of its
meaning; it is beating down the high
rate of interest on honesty and integ-
rity; it is blottiug out fraternal feel
ings; and the brotherhood of man.
The church has crossed the Shiny
trail. Our courts, colleges, and coun-
ellis have imbibed its malarious
breath. Legislature, President and
Cabinet furnish uumistakable evil
dences of it's debasing influence, and
all this contention between masses
and classes would speedily come to
an end if we would only live more
for others than for self. The sin of
this world would soon be wiped out;
its disease would soon be converted
into health; the jealousy, the hatred
and the envy that fill the human
breast would soon be turned into
chaos if men could only realize that
they are equal partners in every sin
and every crime that darkens the
face of our civilization.
The Race Unit.
The planet on which we live is
small body and there are no people
on its surface so remote from us
whose happiness and welfare are not
bound up with ours. The joys and
the sorrows, the hopes and the fears
of all mankind are indissolubly knit
together. None can suffer wrong
without all sharing in that wrong.
None can feel the delightful thrills
of Joy without all sharing in that joy.
The world at large cannot grow wiser
and make us more ignorant.
The world cannot grow better and
make us worse. The world at large
cannot grow happier and make US
more miserable. We are the saviours
of men. God has made every man
his brothers keeper. "For none liveth
unto himself" 1t is, therefore, mani
testify evident that our sympathies
should be universal and co extensive
with the race, before we are worthy
of the broad appellation, Universal
lists" We should lay aside all our
prejudices and forget our vested
rights in ancient fallacies. We should
cruelty our little jealousies, our petty
hatreds and our envies. and remem-
Der only that we are all brothers of
one great family; that we are insep-
arably connected by an eternal bond
of unity, and the interest of one hui
man being is the concern of all man
kind.
Social and Economical Side.
Herbert Spencer has well said, can
organized body of men will commit
a Joint act which every individual of
them would shrink from committing
were they to feel themselves individ-
ually responsible" Hence the ia
miliar adage. Corporations have no
soul" But we know that individuals
comprise corporations and political
parties. Hence the ninth command
ment: Thou shalt not covet, or Thou
shalt not steal" is universal law.
Every command of Godis as binding
on the corporation as on the individ-
ual. For example: You are a MEM
Der of wealthy corporation. You