The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-26
SCIENTISTS CONGRESS- CHALLENGES PULPITS MISSION

may be the last thing which the suppl.
art needs One who askF usually doe.
have need Of something. II may be very
different from tn. thing he asks he ,nay
ask for bread. when ne needs work. lie
! may ask for money. when he needs sym
! when he needs Z friend
| Jesus did not pIac. high appreciation
on aims giving Let not thy right band
/ places more valre on the spirit and the
| sacrifice OF truth say unto you. thif
poor widow cast in more than they all Je-
I sus says TO the Pharise,s: But rather
give aims Of such things We have. and
behc II all things are clean unto You
These teachings give the true note OF
! modern charity: Not alrns. but = friend.
| The chief obstacle to Christian charity
now Is the preoccuoatinr Of the individual
| with hLs own affairs. and III. consequent
relief. and the reform Of method now pro-
| posed. In the name of scientific charity.
Is in reality nothing else than n return
to the principles OF the good Samaritan.
| PROPER CHANNEL OF CHARITY.
| 1T seems safe TO say that In assisting
those who for any reason need help. III.
| following principles are both In accord
! with Christianity and scientific charity:
'Ffrst-The ideal to be attained Is to
oner To every human being all oppor;uni-
ing influence which the age affords that IS
Within the power Of the individual under
favorable conditions TO secuie- With moth
ing short OF the best aitainsble under all
conditions should we be content For the
masses the aim should be 20 improve their
condition in the work in which they are
nov engaged. not TO encourage them 70
aspire to conditions which. IN the nstute
OF the case. they cannot reach
ANY assistance which does not have in
mind helping the individual 70 help him
self and to help others Is IN the direction
OF pauper.sm- IL Is here that much that
has been done with the best OF intentions
has failed.
'-of all charitable and philanthropic ef-
forts. that which aims to prevent misery
and degradation ia most successful
Charity must have. above all; the con-
would help Others Added to this there
must be knowledge Of human nature
and a certain Intellectual insight
TREATMENT OF CRIMINALS.
Another illustration Of the application
Of these same principles is TO be found
in the method OF treatment of criminals.
II is the duty Of the educated man 20
give TO this class the opportunity to reach
as nearly as possible the ideal which he
sets for himself They are our brothers
cieiy affects ii for good or evil There
Is much that is Rad in our treatment OF
criminals. Yet there is right way. and
We are beginning to md ou; come things
them
Our whole theory on which the great
faulty. We have placed too much conf
dence in the police system. We have asked
our courts 70 solve problems which are
insoluble under all the conditions. and we
have more faith In prisons than the facts
will justify.
Our law con,empla,es administering
dis;ribuiive Justice There IS an effort
throughout TO assign TO every malefactor
that particular degree Of suffering or prt-
walton which he has deserved. 70 proper
iion the punishment. so called. TO the Of
a deed OF but slight injury to society. or
indicative Of but a slight degree OF malice.
suffer a slight punishment. and on the
other hand when the criminal has per
lows. to infiict on him such punishment as
will appear proportional TO his oHense.
DIVERSITY OF PENALTY.
That justice can be reached in this way
has been disproved by the great differ
ences in the Law governing ofYenses In the
various Statea In New Jersey there is
provision that q certain offense shall be
Hned 80. In several States for the same
9iense the punishment is imprisonnnens
fense Is punished By capital punishment.
When We consider again the way IN which
the courts interpret the Law. We fnd stiil
alone on the Judge but on the time and
attention given BY the Judge and his
knowledge Of and attitude toward a given
that this method does not reach the end
Of Justice. Criminals serve out their sen
fences TO return to society often worse
neither the criminal nor society II bene-
nted- Neither Is II longer tenable to cor-
finue this system on the theory that Sc
II 10 stated on good authority that crime |
has nourished most In civilized countries |
where the terrors proclaimed by the Law |
most severe Crime fourished most in |
Great Britain when she had the longest |
list Of ohenses punished by death There |
murders In the United States In those |
abolished
GREAT CONGRESS IS OVER
The sessions at Festival Hall yesterday |
closed the meetings of the creates; body
n men distinguished in every branch
'f scientific research that hs. sathere!
Il one place In the history Of modern
Chancellor Kirkland Of Vanderbilt Uni
'ity presided at the morning service and
,pened the meeting by requesting the au-
hen introduced the Reverend Hush Black
y Hiirbursh. who spoke for an hour on
Religious Influences Personal"
He was followed BY Professor John F.
Reverend Samuel Elliott of Boston. presi-
lent os the American Unitarian Associa-
ion: and the Reverend Edward B. Pollard
4 Georgeto1n. Ky
'rSan playing transcrlptIons on Nearer.
fy God TO Thee" The Cecflian Mari
,er's Hymn" "Old Hundred and On
ward Christian Soldiers.
President Francis OF the Exposition.
<ith Mayor Wells. r. ]. V. Skin and Sec
etary ". 3. Stevens. occupied boxes at
he right OF the speakers. Director Of
Music George d. Markham was In the
audience.
The crowd in the afternoon was much
arger than IN the morning The Rever-
nd James H C6rrison- EDITOR ~ the |
-hristian Evangelist. ST. Louis. presided.
rhe session was opened by Doctor Josiah
trong. President Joseph Swain OF Swart-
more was the first speaker He was fol-
owed by Doctor H!rsch. Professor E q.
ioore OF Harvard and Doctor Josiah
;frong OF New York on Religious infiu-
rces Social.
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