The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-19
APPLIED CHRISTIANITY.
AN ILLUSTRATION THEREOF
 GIVEN BY DIR. M'LANE
In Discourse of Much Interest at Plymouth Congregational Church Yesterday Forenoon.

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 Plymouth Congregational Church
 Yesterday Forenoon.
 Below will be found in full highly interesting discourse delivered yester- day forenoon at Plymouth Congrega- tional church by the pastor, Rev. pr. McLane. His subject was An Illustra- tion of Applied Christianity" It was listened to with much interest by a large congregation. The text was: 'Blesseth is he that considereth the poor"-Psalm All. Dr. McLane said:
 We should not forget that the Hebrew religion which began with personal faith i'll Jehovah as Saviour and Guide, in the person of Abraham, became an organized religion in. the social saliva tion of the people of Israel. The voice which spoke to Moses out of the burn ing bush said: q have surely seen the affiiction of my people that are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for know their sorrows; and I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land unto good land and a large" The laws of Moses were large ly sanitary and social, designed for the physical, moral and social improvement of the people. We should also remem- Der that Jesus began His ministry in Nazareth, where He had been brought up, by announcing the purpose of His presence among men and His spiritual power as the divine means of social sal vation. 'The Spirit of the Lord is up- on me, because He hath anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor; He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind; to set at liberty them that are bruised; to proclaim the acceptable year to the Lord"
 When Jesus sent forth His disciples for the first time he commanded them to preach the gospel and to minister to the needs of men. When later these disciples gave the right hand of fellow ship to Paul as the Apostle to the Gen. tiles they bade him remember the poor, which very thing says he, q was also zealous to do." And in fulfill ment of his commission Paul preached the gospel of divine compassion and en- | joined upon men the practice of that consideration of mei1 which would issue in social service. The entire course of Christian history since Paul's time gives evidence that when the gospel is truly apprehended it becomes the source of the most efficient social ser vice and the highest forms of social or ganization. It likewise gives ample proof of the truth of the text, Blessed is he that considereth the poor"
 4 The man who considers the poor does more than pity the poor, for the origi- nal word means such observation knowledge and instruction of the poor as will benefit and elevate him. Poor of course, is a relative term. To him who Is learned or rich or powerful the man who lacks learning or riches oi power is poor The text, therefore, pro- nounces a benedietion upon him who being in any way above his fellow-men so considers and so treats them as tc elevate them. This is commonly now called applied Christianity" An H. illustration of this applied Christianity recently came under my observation and I wish to call attention to it, moi as presenting those forms which al men should adopt, but as showing 2 spirit which may well be emulated.
 The council which convened recently in Dayton Ohio, was invited to dine al midday in Welfare hall of the Nationa Cash Register company. The hall k about the size of the Yale dining hall