The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-05-14
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
REV. CHARLES II. SMITH ON
"THE GOLDEN RULE"

1t Means Equality and brotherhood
The Annual Borough Election To-day
building Committee of Pilgrim
Church-NormaI Training CIass--La-
dies Guild, Forbes ChapeI-The Late
Captain John Sanford--Other Notes.
AT the Grand Avenue Baptist church,
the pastor, Rev. Charles G. Smith, yes
terday morning preached timely and
interesting sermon on 1.-THE Golden
Rule" He spoke in part as follows:
Therefore, all things whatsoever We
would that men should do to you, do
We even so to them: for this is the law,
and the prophets.-M 7:12.
People often glibly say, 4 accept the
Sermon on the Mount but nothing else
of Christian teaching They know not
what they say, for the testimony of
the ages is that only by embracing the
entire fundamental truth of Jesus can
we approach this lofty ideal. There are
those who sneer and smile at the mere
mention of the golden rule. Nobody
keeps it, say they, indeed nobody tries
to nowadays I am glad to say this is
utterly false-people do try, and do
keep the golden rule. Witness the hero
ic self-sacrificing deeds of those hap
less thousands in the sad catastrophe
in San Francisco-soldiers and sailors,
plutocrat and paupers, gay actresses
and frail women risked their very lives
to help save others. In everyday life
find more people living by this rule
than they themselves even dream of.
There are rogues, of course, but the
bulk of the merchants of this city are
honest; and the same is true of the
public officials and servants, and even
of the much-maligneG street car con-
ductor. These latter men have a far
worse time even than parsons, they are
bored to death by thoughtless ill-bred
passengers, and yet as a rule they are
kind and courteous; at least they have
always been so to me, and II this Is
not keeping the golden rule, l know not
what it is. The golden rule means that
you put yourself in the other mans
place, and you act to him as you would
wish him to act to you under similar
circumstances, and you do it first This
is royal precept always at hand, al
ways applicable, 1t is the sum of the
decalogue and pentatueeh and gospel
Let us receive and practice it daily in
all our relations with men. This would
settle all the problems that battle, and
meet every need which cries aloud. 1t
would permit no slavery, whether black
or white or yellow, it would abolish
war, strikes, sweating paverty, and JUS
tice would be perneated by love.
But, men anxiously say, will this
glorious time ever come? Yes, it is
coming, and it Is nearer than some of
us think, and out Of the church's an
guish and travail the first day of a
new era will dawn. There will be lib
erty, equality and brotherhood for each
and all, for Gods love will be the all
embracing bond of humanity, and the
groans of life will give place to a moth
er's joy over her first born. And it will
not come by crashing revolution, but
by the spiral staircase of the golden
rule shall the earth pass to her primal
order and Beauty and be recovered
paradise for all mankind.
Thus heavenward all things tend. For
all were once
Perfect, and all must be at length re-
stored.
So God has greatly purposed: who
would else
In His dishonored works Himself en-
dure
Dishonor, and be wronged without re-
Dress"
All preparations are ready for the an
nual elections of the borough of Fair
Haven East, which occurs at the en-
gine house in East Grand avenue to-
day. Polls open at a. m. and close
at l p. m. Only one ticket will appear
in the field. Singularly enough, neither
the committee nor the people of the
caucus thought to nominate a candi-
date for treasurer Thursday night, but
the name of Orion A. Rose, who has
served in that capacity many years,
has been placed on the ticket by the
committee. After the votes are counted
and the election declared this afternoon
the meeting will be adjourned until the
first Monday in June at s o'clock when
the business meeting will be held and
the annual tax laid.
The building committee of Pilgrim
church, which is to build new chapel,
will meet tonight and open bids. 1t Is
expected that the committee will re-
port back to the church before award
ing contracts. 1t Is now believed that
the cost Of the chapel will exceed $780,
600, owing to the rapid advance in the
price of building materials. The chapel
will cost thirty-five per cent. more than
if it had been built three years agS
1t is understood that the committee has
not been able to modify the plans in
order to change the front of the chapel
as some of the residents in Lenox street
requested.
For Thursday evening the Ladies'
guild of Forbes chapel have fine en-
tertainment scheduled in an Old Folks
concert. Old time music has been ar
ranged and Mrs Hurlburt will give
monologue. The quartette consists of
Mrs Pitcher, Mrs. Jacobs, Mr.. Allen
and Mr.. Brinley There will also be
Duets, trios and solos.
At the Grand Avenue Congregational
church yesterday noon, Rev. DR.. Sheath
organized a class for normal training
for Sunday school teachers, intended to
better fit them for this work. The class
will meet every Sunday noon.