Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-23
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HOeEaTu OF the fFlSOn DOdIu 81 NOIlu
Dakota; d. r Imbrie of Pennsylvania.
Ben b. Lindsey Of Denver, e. NJ. Mullen
of West Virginia, j. A.. Lloyd, w G. Stew
art, ]. NJ. Jacobs OF West Virginia. A
number Of Nebraskans from out in the
state are also here, including A. w. Clark
of the Child Saving institute OF Omaha,
and Superintendent of Cha'.'es Morris Of
Omaha. Judge Day came T." yn Yesterday,
returning to Omaha this afternoon, and
expects to be here again during the week
Listen to Sermon.
This morning the delegates met at the
Lindell hotel and marched i'm a body to the
First Presbyterian church, where DR.. II. c.
Swearingen delivered the annual sermon.
The church was packed to the doors and
many were compelled to stand. Dr. Swear
ingen spoke on the subject of the "Benefi-
cence of Jesus Christ" He was given the
closest attention and at the conclusion of
the sermon members of the association
marched to the pulpit and congratulated
him. He said in part;
Text, Acts x:ss-"who went about doing
In Christ's doing good is revealed one of
the secrets OF His power among men. He
has earned for Himself the title of great
teacher" and He did reveal the meaning OF
life, the nature of God and the reach OF
human destiny with a simplicity and an
parison with others who have touched these
great themes but noble sentiments and
have given Him the ascendency which He
enjoys. A teacher of an idealist may eX-
cite our admiration and even inspire within
nature Is capable. but he will scarcely win
our love. Jesus is the worlds Christ, He
is near to us and we trust Him, there Is
between us the touch of personal affection
because He put His message into concrete
form and impressed Il upon us through
that which He would have us do by Him
self doing IT, His career is epitomiZed in
this text, Who went about doing good"
Christ was not concerned about greatness.
Goodness was His watchword, and therein
lies deep philosophy as well as the way
to a priceless blessing Christ CAME into
the world for the purpose OF lifting men up
of giving to the race a consciousness Of its
unity, Of making mankind a brotherhood,
and how could He better have accomplished
! these great ends2 Greatness is separat-
ing element 1t draws among men lines OF
cleavage. 1t belongs to the few; to extend
II widely is to destroy 1t by reducing 1t to
commonness. Greatness is a useful and an
important social factor, but it is scarcely
bond of brotherhood; 1t is beyond the
reach of the mass of humanity. Had
Christ's superiority been due merely TO the
quality Of His mind or the firmness of His
degree Of His prominence would have meas.
ured the distance between Him and tho
great majority Of mankind. But goodness
is the heritage of the humble. Goodness is
possible to all, and Christ in making Il the
goal of life has brought Himself near to
the whole Of mankind. BY it He has made
Himself imltable,
Despair Leads to Ruin.
Reverence for weak and ruined manhood
Is one of the finest of Christian attachments.
In the stirring competitions of life are
many influences which lead us to put a
| premium on strength. Life in its most in
| teresting phases is a battle of the strong.
| We do honor to vigorous intellect and COM
| handing Will and mistaken rectitude, and
must go to Christ for the higher sentiment
| Of holy regard for weakness. 1t is a dis
| tinctiVely Christian sentiment. Heathen-
| ism knows nothing of 1t. Even science,
with its Survival of the fittest," would de-
stroy 1t. except it be guided by the higher
motive which Christ inculcates.
Surely II Is not necessary to say in this
| presence, where are gathered so many
| whose duties bring them into contact with
! those who have made shipwreck of their
| opportunities, that one of the most dis
! couraging hindrances to your work Is the
loss of self-regard and that corroding sense
| OF hopelessness which, If they be not re-
| moved, condemn those whom you would
help to continue in the downward way. Des-
| lair is the gateway to ruin, utter and ire
to the light
You who are laboring for the classes
| which are menace to good order, you
| whose eyes are wide open to the weak
| ness and the desperate wickedness of the
! human heart will need, as we all need,
| to sit daily at the feet of Him ''who went
about doing good" refusing to be turned
| from His purpose by ingratitude or re-
|
upon Him mountain high, and who at the
| crisis of His tragic taking OFF spread over
His tormcntors the mantle of heavenly
charity: Father, forgive them, for they
| know not what they do"
! l have not tried to tell you how TO do
your work l would not presume to do
| that | know nothing of it; yo1 are eN-
perts. But l have tried to state some
! fundamental principles which must guide
| In all well-dong, in the hope that the
| contemplation of them today may prove
a stimulus in your work and that the
| remembrance of them hereafter bring faith
! and cheer to your weary hearts when
| they are tempted to encouragement.
have set before you as the pattern OF
your service Him who went about doing
good" Would i o be RRpeSsuming did 81
Him before those whom you would -He-
claim. that the inspiration of His example
the virtue of His blood which makes atone
ment for sin and the power of His over
coming grace may cause the fallen to stand
upright and the prisoner to go forth free
At the meeting tonight st. Paurs church
was packed and great interest was shown
by the local citizens. Among those who
made talks were W. A. Hunter, warden OF
the penitentiary at Anamosa, Ia, G. w
Berge, DR.. p. c. Johnson and others. Pres
ident Garvin presided.
Program for Today.
The program for tomorrow is as follows
MORNING Observation-Disclosures ASSO
| CITATION.
/. The annual address by the president
Hon. James A. Leonard, general superin
tendent state reformatory, Mansfield, o.
2. An address by Major r W. McClaughry
warden United States penitentiary, For
LeavenwOrth. Kan, on Practical Gains n
Prison Administration in America"
| 3. An address by Hon. Frank l.. Randall
general superintendent state reformatory
! st. Cloud, Mimi, on Some Needed Changes
in Administrative Methods in Reformator!
| Institutions"
A. Address by Mrs. Frances A. Morton
! superintendent reformatory prison 70
! women, South FTamingham, Mass, Oh
Methods of Reform in Prison for Womel
and Girls"
AFTERNOON SESSION - CHAPLAIN'i
ASSOCIATION
/. The annual report of the association
by the president, Rev. William ]. Bait
p chaplain, Concord Junction, Mass.
, ! 2. An address by Chaplain ID. j. Starr, ID
D., Ohio penitentiary, Columbus, q.
g. An address by Chaplain d.. r. Imbrie
r Allegheny county work house, Hoboken
, Penn.
4 An address by Captain Edward S
t Wright, Pittsburg. Pa, late warden West
, ern penitentiary, Allegheny, Penn, OIL
"Reminiscences of Prison Reform
8 An address on THE Chaplain's Worl
from the Outside Pastors VieW"-by one O
the local ministers of Lincoln.
, 6. Practical questions touching religion
! work In prisons; .,,..,,>,,