The St. Louis Republic., 1900-12-31

der q great .routhiy criticised uAsf,tringiy
thy church cu7srrs:s recently hcid ~ Lon
don. wbICii h., 5im.- wildly enthusiastic 0T' r
candles aud II' 'ns'-. Ei.t had not on" NOid
to Ofi'r coitcrflul an" wir IN Africa PINK
teas and oyster Supp"rS dnc r;HmiS" sales
ANA fairs .I' G1f tnr rUl-F business 81 the
churches Of christ "u 'dr;h. f.usfin found
the Inscription upon the 'hur-n ia Venice
Around t!'S Temple Jet the merchant = Law
hC just. his weights tru", and his covenants
faithful This is the function :" the
church. To- zone up the conscience Of the
race; IU point 20 jhc shining ideal. She viii
not rIUiir" INTO business az pJii'icS. bit
she Wlll !',IVra society until business be-
comes sacred as the eucharist. and poll
tics the sphere. rf eternal Righteousness. The
New-T'-tImt nj church is TN" only institu-
tiou Gnacr tpt ;Iat mas q philosophy Tor
s""i1l TipI and unrest. = mower 50 10 H. :
Great" l'" world as 10 make l. pioIilic "t
hdppin"-S not misery. She VII! not cease
to speak -; her utcpiIS and rnHlcnuIunls,
but sh" VIII 20 to work 10 realize them.
And III such earnest manly work. She viii
worlds weary watchers.
As II to encourage Us IN this hope. the
century If- seen u wonderful growth or
Christian union and cooperation. a single
religious body numbering now more than IA
million adh,r"rts i'm this country alone. EaS
sprung up IT, thu century. making its sole
plea !"r union III thu essentials Of christian
iaith arl work This j. tTeIn"I '!o.;siv sig
nihcant: but not more 80 than '.-rowth
or the union sentiment among ,~-rcts. We
are Verv near th- tim" when ,n'i,tians Will
stop hating one another for the love Of Goa,
History furnishes no parallel 10 this clos
ing decade oi the century We have an in
dustrial system that grew up by chance
out of the wreck of feudalism. a great
mass of facts have accumulated upon us.
because Gf mechanical inventions. and 'hs
use of steam and electricity. which we have
scarcely begun to tabulai". The religious
world is n. IthrDb with intense activity.
There il "a growing ani deepening con-
scioUsness of universal brotherhood. There
50 many unanswered questions so many
unri%hted w-OH2s. that the achievements of
the century. splendid as thev are, must he
taken as the mere propara tion for greater
work vet q be done. To the mighty men
who have made the DaSt iliuStrio,lS in
church and state we mav say. Hail, ard
farewell And then. with high hope and
the courage OF the future. we may turn TO
the trials and defeats and victories of the
Twentieth Century. knowing that still our
way IS upward and onward.
Fer mankind IN spirit. and an Instinct
hears along.
Round the earth's electric circle TIE swift fash
az right wrong:
Whether conscious or unconscious. Yet humanf-
tvs frame
Through its oC'=C-suIdsTed HbnrS. feels the gosh
Cf joy shame
In the gain or loss Of one race all the rest have
equal claim.
New occasions teach duties: Tine makes an
Cient good TnCuuth.
They must upward stili and onward. who would
keel. abr GT truth:
10, before US glsam her campfire, We
selves must Pilgrims ~.
Launch MsyiiCwsr. and steer boldly through
the desperate winter sea-
Nor attempt the futures portal with the pasts
bil0d-rusted key.