The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-09

hat Il Ia incumbent upon him, n he IL q very
1ch man, to make Il evident, alike in the
way he earns and the. way he spcnds his
that the word Of the Lord is TO him
living truth and not a dead doctrine.
And OF course what ! say applies gwen
re st""- gly to the man in public life
M man in bUfiness, than TO the man
- .Vate life. More and more l believe
snG' people who poss ess either religious
Dsns or A. piration after religious belief
~ lowing to demand conduct a. the
uiItniap teFt OF the worth Of belief,
WnNsver we read in the newsrapers
.hat sohs man esteemed to be a illar Of
~ chu.h has been guilty. OF business
usEsnonese or olitiCal dishonesty. OF
onehoes dAinst the moral law in any share
shoHiSS ~ far greater disapi ointment,
sh0Sn ser greater regret by far than
IuOse wno a. not. We cannot anord to
~. ~ De suppved for a moment that we
eAacI rom tnSe who are attendant or
servance of the SoraI law. ANYTHING but a
more strict obsek anca OF the moral law
in all relations Of Ga. than We expect from
those who do not 70 10 church and who
do not belong to tina.
i4.t' sa %SSt ~ s'T nS = s1h Of US in his own LIE LIE
brothers keeper: nextso To- bear ourselves
as TO show that We actlGlv A to our own
sous the teaching hat b.our fruits we shall
be known, and that the cvrlpt tree cannot
orlng Iortn good lruit, an that the sound
forth good fruit. The nolinal Christian,
the man who has attended toll the outward
~oeservances OF Christianity 18th no matter
what scrupuloue care, who neNrtheless en-
beetles trust funds, who is adisRrace in
business, in politics or in hon life. has
sinned against the light and ismore, not
less, blameworthy han IL he had nver made
profession Of belief. Each of VA layman
and clergyman alike, must strivC In our
actual conduct day by day with ~thNpeople
among whom we live to make them 'nder-
stand that what we expect from Chistian
folk, il they are sincere in their devotiu to
Christianity. is the highest standard of On
duct, is the actual carrying out in practical
life OF What they profess to receive in churo,
from the Bible and from their association
with their fellow members OF whatever
creed.
-Al men in public life come in contact
with much that is base, with much that is
venal or cowardly or dishonest, and II they
have in their hearts any appreciation OF
what ia really necessary TO true national
force for good in this country being multi
piled ami strengthened to the utmost pos
sible extent.
DIR. Geer spoke very strongly Of the
need Of practical, Of applied, religion in the
life of this republic. He could not speak
OOO oITOuklJs We CdLuOL COLlblldO as a
republic, we cannot rise to any true level
Of greatness, unless that greatness is based
upon and conditioned by a high and brave
type Of spiritual life. There is nothing
we should abhor more than the telling OF
an untruth, whether a conventional untruth
or not.
as affecting TO deprecate material we'll
being. To tell men to disregard riches
entirely is TO preach to them not only a
doctrine which it is impossible for them
to live up to but which the preacher knows
perfectly well they will not try to live up
to. Regard the things Of the body but
put them below the things OF the soul:
Give to the body what the body is entitled
to but do not give 1t more than 1t is en-
titled to.
@The multimilionaire OF whom DR.. Geer
spoke, the man Of wealth generally. is not
a harm but a good to the community II
he appreciates that he is a trustee Tor that
wealth, that his use Of IL must also be a
use which tells for decency in private life.
for honesty n courage in business and In
public life.
NO man is going to be Of any real use
others until first Of all he is able TO carry
his own weight, and if a nan entirely dis
regards the things OF the body II means
that some one else has TO regard them
for him. He cannot be a factor for good
in the community at large unless he is
first able to support himself and those de-
pendent upon him. b is a fundamental.
a basic duty for every man, and II he does
not fulfill it he is not only doing wrong
to those who are near to him, but he is de-
himself Of the chance TO do decent
work for outsiders.
$50 we need material well being in this
as a foundation without which no
sup~erstructure can be raised. But upon
foundation we must see to II that we
build the superstructure of high individual
and national conduct so that each a in
his relations to his fellows h actually
be influenced by the ethical standards
which teach us that the thing in life best
worth having will prove in the end to be
the sense Of having so lived that others
are better and not worse OF because we
have lived"
Bishop Burgess told Of The real mission
of the Episcopal Church in America He
said that unifcstion Of the churches was
absolutely necessary II progress was 70 De
made against the starting growth OF inn
deity and declared that it was only a ques-
ton Of a few generations when all the dis
churches would give up their dir
ferences OF creed and unite with the Eplsco-
pal Church.
other speakers were the Rev. W. Monta-
que Geer and DR.. George r. Van De Water.
After the morning services a collation. was
in the parish house, which was
decorated with flags In honor
the President. President Roosevelt
attended the luncheon and spent some
shaking hands with members OF the
CONGREGATION and discussing in a vigorous
manner the speeches Of the morning.