The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-03-26
A BRILLIANT ADDRESS
DELIVERED SUNDAY BY HENRY
III. BENEDICT
At East Pearl Street Nj. Il. Church-A
Lnrge Congregation Despite the Rain
Powerful and Impressive Words.

LnTSe congregation Despite the Rain
Powerful and Impressive Words.
A powerful address was delivered
Sunday forenoon at the East Pearl
street Methodist church. Fair Haven
by Henry Fl. Benedict, president of the
Twentieth Century league of New Ha-
ven, which has accomplished such Won
derful results in clearing the New Ha-
ven Methodist churches from debts
which amounted to $4,000. Mr.. Bene-
dict was greeted by large congrega-
tion, despite the very unafovarble
weather, and his address was listened
to with wrapt attention. The pastor OF
the church, Rev. Mr. McNicholl, pre-
sided. Mr.. Benedct's address in full is
as follows:
In God and man, in the heavens and
the earth; in nature, in the domain OF
intelligence-the realm of emotion and
the field of action-forceful, dominant,
triumphant trios exist.
We look towards the blue and behold
the sun, the moon and the stars. We
study nature and see the bud, the bios
som and the fruitage-the corn, the
blade, the full corn in the ear.
We think of God and realize the won
drous existence Of the Trinity-Father,
Son and Spirit.
We investigate man and discern that
life hangs upon tripod, the brain,
heart and lungs
We contemplate the possibilities of
life and the influence Of man, and know
that the best results are attainable by
complete physical, intellectual and
spiritual equipment.
In the physical realm, natures great
remedies must be used-air, exercise
and diet.
In the intellectual, method, persisten-
cy and rest ought to characterize pro-
cedure
In the spiritual, prayer, faith and love
should prevail.
In the Book of God there are Won
derful trios. In Johns Epistle we read
in the new version, For there are three
who bear witness, the Spirit and the
water and the blood, and the three
agree in one"
And even the brilliant Frederic Har-
rison the exponent of positivism, rec
ognizes the forcefulness of a trio when
he asserts that positivism is at once a
philosophy, a polity and religion and
commences his exposition with a trio
entitled
'Positivism-its position, aims and
ideals"
In grammar we have the positive, the
comparative and the superlative. In
our robust English language many
beautiful trios exist: harmonious. con-
comitant words, such as righteousness,
unselfishness and sincerity.
righteousness mpresses-unselfish- |
ness charms and sincerity convinces.
Then there is courage, fidelity and
perseverance.
Courage dares and does. Fidelity
holds fast and blesses. Perseverance |
plods and succeeds.
And there is thought, decision and ac-
ton /
Thought plans, decision resolves and
action executes.
The happiness of the individual, the
condition of the state, the church and
the home, largely depend upon the
agency Of this trio,
But this morning I desire to speak
briefly of hope, faith and love, and at
length upon one member of this re-
1narkable trto-love.
Hope desires and receives.
Faith believes and realizes.
Love woos and wins.
''The record of faith sublime,
And hope through clouds far off dis
cerned
The incense of a love that burned
Through pain and doubt, defying time"
What is hope? 1t is defined as a de-
sire of some good, accompanied with at
least slight expectation of receiving
1t or belief that 1t is obtainable. Hope
is confidence in embryo, whilst faith is
confidence fully developed. Hope longs
for the breaking of the day--the light
in the cloud. Faith believes the dawn
is sure, is confident the light will break.
Pardon the recital of a personal ex-
perience
Years ago two North woods enthusi-
asts had driven twenty miles from their !.
cabin near the base Of White Face
Overtaken by an Adirondack storm, |
they detached "Kate" from their rig, t
tied her to a pine tree on the hillside !
of a charming lakelet and sought ref {
uge in an adjacent abandoned lean-to I
They watched the rapid advancement e
Of the thick black Clouds listened to the +
roar of the approaching gale, saw their
frail habitation fitfully lifted from it's Il
Insecure moorings, and dashed to the c
ground as inconsiderately and uncere- a
as would hunters dog L
lying woodchuck, and, at once shelter
ess, were exposed to the fury of the Fl
pitiless storm. h
One knew, felt, believed, that the du-
alton of wind and lightning would be 81
brief. He, at rest amidst the fury .of t,
he gale and the drenching rain, saw s.
he clouds scatter and the light break. tt
The other, trembling and suffering, O
loped for the cessation of wind and
torn and darkness. One hoped, the o
ther believed. One longed for, the b
.ther saw the light. tt
At length ten thousand illuminated cl
White caps seemed to leap into exist d
nee. A trio of wild duck, in close COM m
with celebrity and regulari- re
Y, sailed over the lakelet from shore to
hore. A fawn lifted its innocent head is
bove the tremulous lily pads. A thou al
and big gistening water drops, loiter- Fl
RS of the storm, dropped with precision Ii,
pom the disturbed waters. These all sc
onvinced, both him who hoped and til
In, who ba1iayed of the paScinp of tho | CIR