The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-01-28
DR. NUTfING'S ADDRESS.
DELIVERED BEFORE NEW HA-
VEN CONGREGATIoHAL CLUE.
At its Last Meeting-Subjeet EThe
Approaching World Allianee--One
of the Nest Brilliant Ever Delivered
Before the Club.

Certainly no one can complain thai
the theme before us is not large enough
1t includes the earth and the sea and
all that in them is. Before we humans
tgrasp it we shall include the heavens
that be above the earth. A subject OF
Miltonic range will require the brooding
spirit whom Milton invoked as his ce
Ilestial muse.
But because we cannot inhale al
heavens blue is no reason why we
should not take one deep breath.
Regarded for moment from a stand
point above the earth, as we were look
ing down on a teeming, quarreling peo
lpeople, may we not see in the theme an
Importance We have been slow to awake
to; theme for which the ages waited
till mankind should grow sane and tru
ly practical; until the delusion should
pass away that we must push the other
fellow down in order to rise ourselves?
We may see in the theme the main
purpose of God in the world, the ago
MES of His Son and the aeon-effort of
His Spirit. We are only aiming at the
shining mark which summoned up the
L
saying a theme which has rendered Isa-
iah an immortal modern and John a
textbook for peace congresses. Prophe.
cy may be dangerous to reputation,
but the same may be said of life itself.
i The regulations that live to-day were
made by prophesies announced from
submits of sacrifice. The agonizers of
the world-just now called strenuous
men, been ever the prophets OF
the world.
4 There is nothing worth considering
which is not being considered by souls
above us. The athletics of the human
spirit are its means of growth. Unless
we grapple with matters that require
more power and wisdom than we pos
sess we shall not gain more power and
wisdom. 't-# n .a
Nor can any one say that our theme
lacks absorbing and universal interest.
/ Peace is the mightiest abstract idea,
and has called out more enthusiasm
than anything else; not excepting war.
Even since this nights discussion was
announced the printing presses have
been redolent with it, and in the first
number of the new year the Outlook
published an article. upon it more ad-
vanced in position than / would have
dared TO assume; while at the present
moment the American congress is deep
in the throes OF arbitration treaties;
the nations have been officially invited
to parliament Of man, at the instance
of an international conference, and by
the mouth of the most practical politi-
sian in Arnerica-President Roosevelt.
BY the way, did you notice the toast
proposed by a democrat at recent par
ty feast: Here's to Teddy Roosevelt
as literary man greatly overrated by
the American people; as a politician
greatly moderated by the democratic
lparty?" What is the significance of
this toast? 1t is the vast underlying
fact that the path to the highest peak
of popularity is the path lighted by the
splendor of truth answering for en-
trenched selfishness.
We hear of popular idols who WELD
the sword, but the appalling military
Ievents of yesterday in st. Petersburg
are not the way to the popular heart
Tor God.
No one dies in the humble effort to
present his prayer to the powers that be
mo one dies in such a cause without
setting forward the cause of universal
Ipeaee. His death shows sharply the
folly, the mere insanity of the sword.
and the Russian peasant, one of the
Imost peaceful of the human race, who
has waited. saying, How long, oh!
Lord, how long!" will not always wait
in vain.
What are some Of the Immediately
practical things that can be done by the
nations in concerto world alliance al
Iready we'll begun?
We already have international postal
congresses. Much of good in our do
nestle postal regulations has been, as it
Iwere, forced upon us by neighbor ma
tons. Our governments largest bust
lness is the post office. 1t Is admitted
tby those who have examined the matter
that our service is behind the standard
of civilization. Against the unanimous
desire of the rural population, rural
carriers have recently been forbidden
to do any errands for persons on their
routes. Now as rural delivery was es-
ltablished to accommodate the rural
population, it goes without saying that
their desire to have errands done by the
carriers, who always go lightly laden,
Twas sensible. But the express compa-
MES are just now too strong for the
United States government. The conse-
lquence is that you can send larger,
heavier parcel by post to England than
| to West Haven. The postal facilities be-
tween England and her colonies are SUI
perior to the postal facilities between
the United States and the Philippine Is
Hands. This is unfair discrimination
against American sweethearts. The
usefulness of post office which should
combine good telephone and telegraph
lie facilities it'll it's present postal service
Twill be so great that we shall wonder
why we did not inaugurate it earlier.
1.-THE educative power of good postal ia
cilities can scarcely be overestimated.
Observers on the spot inform us that
the opening of modern post routes
through China will mean her elevation
to the intelligence of other nations. A.
people ma longer living under the feudal
system require interchange of news and
ideas in order to promote patriotism.
We care most for those about whom We
I1y,,aur ,,,nst If indeed we have been