The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-05-10
HONOR, LOVE AND FEAR
THEME OF BERKELEY SERMON IN
TRINITY CHURCH.

Rev. George Mcclellan Fislse, ID. d., of
Providence, on the Significance of the
Words--The Moaning of Each Exempli-
fed In Christ's Life-The Church Neces-
sary to Permanency of Christianity.
The Rev. George Mcclellan Fiske. D.
D., of Providence, R. l., preached the
fifth in the series of Berkeley sermons
last evening in Trinity church. The
church was well filled, the center aisle
being reserved for students The preach
er spoke from the text: Honor the
king; honor all men; love the brother
hood; fear God" He said in part:
"This is one of the most comprehen-
sive passages in all Scripture. 1t en-
braces in its scope morality, philantro-
ply, patriotism. These words-honor,
love, fear-comprise the whole sphere of
life, and take in all the subjective and
objective part of life. The exhortation
to honor the king was wonderful when
the circumstances of the time are con-
sidered 1t was supernatural and not
to be expected. 1t was just like Chris
tianity and just like Christ. He is
man. He is more than man; He Is
God. So this command to honor the
king was not given out at time when
1t was an easy thing to do. Not at all.
Honor all men. What did the world at
that time know Of the broad catholic
spirit? The vast majority of mankind
were in the darkness of barbarism; ma
ton warred against nation, and what
slavery and degradation there was. The
military idea which dominated the
world at that time was to dishonor all
men to honor yourself.
Human life as such was not to be re-
spected or honored. The master could
take the life of his old and faithful
slave, the weakly babe was ofttimes
cast out to die. The king Of those days
was a tyrant; his kingdom was not the
kingdom Of Christianity.
THE tyrant Nero was not to be COM
pared with Christ To honor such a
king was abhorent to every natural i'm
pulse of the disciple, and the command
to honor Him shows that they had
been taught by the Holy Ghost. Christ
honored all men, the blind beggar at
the roadside and the thief on the cross.
He died for all men on the cross. He
rose for all men. He told His disciples
that they had freely received so they
should freely give.
Christ honored the king. He stood
| by the government. He rendered unto
| Caesar the things that were Caesar s
"In His death no less than in His life
He honored the king and He submitted
Himself to the laws Of the empire.
"If you are to influence men for
good you must honor all men. Before
| you can honor all men you must have
| humility. To honor all men makes
men generous; 1t makes them kind.
1.-THE romance of chivalry and the
courtesy of the modern age have the
same source and spring from the same
| impulse. Courtesy and politeness art
a part of the science of Christianity.
"The Christian religion can find more
reasons for honoring all men than any
other faith. But besides honoring all
| the command Is TO lOVe CLG DFOJHGT'
hood. Christ has originated a corpora.
ton about Himself-the church. 1t |:
essential to the permanence of Chris
tianity that the church should exist
The church has done more for the love
of humanity than all the manifesto:
and bills Of rights in the world; there.
FORE love the brotherhood. But W.
must also have fear of God Without thi
we can have no morality; no intense
moral warfare; no martyrs; no crown
ed saints; no new heaven and new
earth in which dwelleth righteousness
1T is as true now as 1t ever was tha
the fear of God Is the beginning o
wisdom. Fear Is more than honor, ant
reverence; therefore, we must fear God
We must fear Him at our books and il
our laboratories; in our offices and IL
our business. In legislation at th
state house and at the city hall w
must fear God.
1.-THE church forces calmly the civi
duties. The Christian is the patriot o
every country which claims him as it
own. We want true patriotism il
every department of government. AM
| this Is what the church furnishes