The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-08
"HELPFULNESS" KEY Note
OF TRUE CHRISTIAN LIFE AND
OF CHRISTIANITY'S SUCCESS.

OF CHRISIIANITI'S SUCCESS'
Unusually Interesting Sermon by Rev. |
DIR. Lyman AbbOtt-DIscoaFse De-
livered I'm United church Last Even
tng.-CapitaIist,L abOrcr, Student and |
Layman Addressed.
The first of the series of sermons ar !
ranged by the mems club was delivered
in the United church on the green last
evening. The speaker was Rev. DR.. Ly-
man Abbott of New York city, one of
the most prominent clergymen in the
country. DIR. Abbott took for his gener-
al theme "HelpfuIness," and made this
the basis of his remarks. He spoke of
the industrial situation and stated that
industrial peace would come only when
the great forces of capital and labor
recognize that instead of Juggling and
struggling against one another they
adopt the doctrine of helpfulness and
worked for the good of each other as
well as for the good of their own respec-
tive sides.
us there an employer of labor in my
presence tonight" asked DR.. Abbott,
then let me say to him go to your re-
spective places of business tomorrow
and treat your workmen as something
more than machines or parts of ma
chine; treat them as fellow beings and
you will find that such a method of
helpfulness will reap its own great re-
ward"
In prefacing his sermon DR.. Abbott
said: Christ devoted Himself to help
ing others; He healed the sick, clothed
the naked forgave those who trespassed
against Him and told them to go their
way, well and strong in body mind and
soul, and admonished them to lend a
helping hand to others. The man who
helps his fellow men is the man of
whom Christ spoke of so often when on
this earth. The difference in the church
or the ritual make but little difference.
A man can be asChristian regardless of
the church he attends or the ritual in
which he believes. The great test is as
to whether a man is doing all in his
power to help his fellow men.
"Who are the righteous? Who are the
unrighteous? The former are those
who have clothed the naked, fed the
hungry, healed the sick and visited
those in prison. The unrighteous are
those who have not done these things;
those who have helped only themselves
and forgotten or forsaken their fellow
men.
Men exist to-day who are building
I'D themselves at the expense and over
g II
low beings. These men are found in
the churches and in offices of state.
They are found in the United States.
We do not have to go to foreign coun-
tries to seek them out. But L thank
God they are not holding the high places
in church and state that they once
held"
DR.. Abbott spoke of the gradual devel-
opment of the religion of man and Of
the changes it has undergone. He al
luded to the differences in form rather
than in object; he spoke of the con-
trasts between the orthodox and the
heterodox; and even mentioned the
teachings of Christian Science as hav-
ing for it's object the helping of others.
To the student who doubts the divini-
ty of Christ, Dr. Abbott mentioned a
large list of books to read, the authors
treating the subject pro and con, land
when you have finished them ALL" said
the speaker "you will find yourself as
much in doubt as ever. Then, to con-
vince yourself that Christ was divine, go
out into the world and begin the great
work of helping your fellow men.
Christs teachings will dawn upon you
then as never before and the divinity OF
the Saviour of mankind will never
again be questioned by you.
1.-THE work of man since the resurrec-
ton of Christ has been along the line
of extension of the work begun by the
Master. AS this work progressed there
came new faith, a new hope, new
life,- and new conception of God. II
was no longer a worship of a preceptol
or king. 1t was the worship such as
that of the mother by the child of the
father by the son. The world came tC
recognize that God is love and that love
is God, and life became one of help ant
not of hindrance. The new conception
of God was based upon the new com
mandment Love one another and it i:
this love- not manifested by kiss or en-
brace, by pomp or show, but by useful
ness, which is making the world better
and drawing man closer to man by thu
Improvement and uplifting of the hu
man race"
nATTGHTERS OF SCOTIA