The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-28

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Yet, despite this dark picture We still
have cause for gratitude, even here. In
all industrial history there has never
been such victory for peace as
against war, for arbitration as against
the strike. Mr.. Mitchell and Mr.. Nor
gan represent the true leadership Of
labor and capital, and these men stand
for arbitration. President Baer and his
compeers are survivors from an earlier
industrial age.
There is a second advantage not so
apparent which is enough to compen-
safe for all the awful cost of these
days. We have been passing from one
era to another. Grave problems are
involved in this industrial change. 1t
is more than question of labor and
capital. 1t concerns our fundamental
principles, the right of the individual,
the function Of the state, the meaning
Of property. 1t is not organized labor
or a few capitalists who will settle
this. 1t is the great third party-the
people. No great question has ever
been settled with us until the people
have seen, have felt its meaning and
have spoken. But the people move
slowly. 1t will be worth the cost if the
people are finally awakened. And the
people are awakened as never before.
Nor will they rest till some of these
questions are settled.
From the economic we may turn to
the political world. We look abroad
and thank God for peace with all ma
tons. We rejoice that America has
been the first to make use of the Hague
tribunal. We are thankful for Cuba
free and for a record of service of
which we need not be ashamed. We
are thankful that the pessimist is be-
ing put to shame. We can say as we
could not say year ago that the
sound of conflict is ceasing in the dis
tant Philippines, and that It is a story
of schools and Christian churches and
enlarged civil administration which
comes to us from these islands.
We are thankful for our president.
We rejoice In the preserving of his
life from imminent danger during the
past year A year ago we were still
wondering what Providence had kept
for us when He took away our presi-
dent. To-day we are thankful that at
time of such need, with new and
pressing problems, the man in the
presidents chair possesses his charac-
ter. Courage, absolute devotion to
duty, sincerity, real leadership with
the gift Of common sense, these are
qualities what we need to-day, and
these our president has.
On the political world within can
but touch. Surely it means something
for pure politics that we have come at
length to convict not the bride taker
but the bride giver, not the dangerous
politician but the more dangerous bust
ness man. The st. Louis millionaire
convicted of bribery and sent to prison
will be an object lesson not soon for
| gotten.
And we may rejoice for the church of
our land. I know that the Jeremaid for
the church has been sung often. The
! Christian church of the nineteenth cen
fury has history without parallel in
the ages. Its first great mark of power
was lay activity, organization for SER
vices. 1t is a mark of power to-day
that that activity was never greater in
our own midst. One sign for the past
year is a splendid building on Temple
street, built by laynen, manned by
laymen working for the kingdom and
the church. The church Of the nine
teenth century was missionary
church. 1t was an index Of its power
and it is still, and I note this second
cause for gratitude, that we are not in
the ebb but on the high tide Of the mis-
sionary movement in the church. Never
have there been greater gifts, never
greater missionary gatherings. Of
only one of these will I speak. Last
spring there convened the largest gath
ering of college men that ever met. Not
politics nor athletics, nor any mere
academic interest brought them to-
gether. But these $500 men were met
in a missionary convention from 465
institutions all over the continent The
student volunteer movement which
| brought them together could report g.
| 900 men sent into the field in it's his
tory for sixteen years. The Christian