The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-04
ON UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD
LAST EVENINGS LECTURE BY
BURCHAM HARDING.

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BURCHAM HARDING.
The Doctrine of Helping and Shar-
ing-"Brotherhood the Highest
Religion
| Last evening, at Pythian Castle,
Burcham Harding of New York gave
stirring address on Brotherhood ="
and this evening and on Tuesday fur
Their addresses will be delivered by Mr..
Harding at the same place. On Tues
day evening a series of stereopticon
views will be shown, exhibiting the
main features of the American Cru
| SADIE Around the World" 1t will be
remembered that the Crusaders visited
Sacramento last year. All the meet
| ings are free In the course of his re-
marks last night, Mr.. Harding said:
There are two sets of motives that
govern the actions of mankind They
are summed up in the words of selfish
ness and brotherhood. History records
! the occasional rise of one of natures
noblemen who unselfshly devoted him
self to helping mankind, spreading
peace, happiness and contentment But
| the greater part of history for many
| centuries is the record of the deeds of
ambitious and cruel leaders, whose self
! ish desires brought upon mankind
cruel wars misery and suffering. An
/ invariable sequence in motives and
! their results may be noted. Suffering,
strife and conflict follow selfish motives,
While happiness, arising from peace
! and comfort accompanies unselfish
and brotherly impulses.
"A new era is now commencing for
| the world in which brotherhood will
reign. We have passed through 5000
years of the Iron Age, during which g-
norance, slavery and bigotry have been
| dominant, but now a brighter future
! is opening for the world is being pre-
pared for an era of advancement far
surprising anything known in the past.
| AT the end of the last century the
/ French revolution was a movement
! toward the introduction of brother
hood, but the forces then aroused in OPP
position caused it to fail of it's full pur-
pose. AS the present century has pro-
!
creased, as evidenced in free educa-
ton, hospitals, public libraries and
many forms of charity, which prove
that the desire to assist less fortunate
| brethren is taking practical shape in
many directions Another convincing
proof of a popular desire for the APP
plication of brotherhood is afforded by
the public press.
| Editors keep their fingers upon the
public pulse and provide what their
readers demand. Of recent years the
press has displayed an active interest
in espOusing the cause Of right, and in
protecting the peoples rights against
encroachment. In fact, the press is the
most powerful supporter of brother
hood and protector of public rights.
Brotherhood has been defined as
helping and sharing There are two
misapprehensions respecting it which
may arise. In the first place the broth
! erhood must be universal. If the help
ms is limited to helping ourselves, or
our family or nation, and others do the
same, there will be opposition and
strife. The only true brotherhood is
universal, where all help and share.
Brotherhood does not imply that all
men are equal and must live alike and
do the same things. 1t is manifest that
we differ from each other physically
mentally and morally, and each is
| fitted for doing a certain duty The
real equality is on the spiritual plane.
! the basis of nature. Brotherhood does
not mean that we should associate
with hogs, and often the brotherly help
| to fellow beings must be in the form
! of restraint, and that which to them
may appear unbrotherly.
THE two sets of motives which i'm
pei to action are inherent in mans ma
ture. The body with it's desires is the
cause of selfishness. The soul, the di-
fvine in man, impels to brotherhood. The
| body lives for but one short life and
Graves indulgence of every appetite, lust
and passion 1t has SO short an exist
ence that it's greed is Unsuitable. To
give anything to another would deprive
the body of some indulgence. The soul
is immortal, has many lives on earth.
| It is part of the Master Soul, the God.
In this aspect man is inseparably joined
to his fellow man, for they are himself
This part of us impels to motives of
brotherhood. In the present age the
!
| ignored the selfish motives of the body
! predominant. The outcome is seen in
the grasping competition of business
and in the terrible struggle for mere
! existence in which so many are en-
gagged.
The world is over-supplied with all
that man requires, but the majority are
! deprived of the things that are neces-
! sary for life and comfort. The anomaly
I is seen of some being overWorked and
of many standing idle for lack Of en-
/ ployment.
THE selfish instincts of the body have
raised false ideals, making money and
possessions the aim of life, although
/ these desires can never find satisfaction
and give happiness.
THE soul in man and in nature is
| the divine, the great spirit of helpful
ness, for all look upon God as that
which can help them and many pray to
/ Him on that account. He who would be
/ Csod-l like must do what God does, helping
his fellow man and all creatures.
| Brotherhood is the highest religion, the
| expression of the divine.
LAS we allow ourselves to recognize
the soul. becoming workers with nature
/ by helping others, the faculties of the
soul gain strength in us and the omnis-
cience and omnipotence of God become
our property Man has power to use and
control all the secret and hidden forces
of nature if he will claim his birth
right by blending his will with the di-
| vine WILL
| At the close of his address Mr. Hard
/