The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-28

Will Soon Give Place to Universal
spiris of Brotherhood - Creeds and
sects VIII Then BE Unitea-New Age
Not to BE Socialists.
Comment on the Rev. DR.. Lyman
Abbott's baccalaureate sermon to the
senior class ut Harvard the other day
brings out the interesting fact that the
editor Of the Outlook has taken sides
with those who are convinced that a
new epoch In history has begun or Is
about to begin. 1t is noted that more
than one scholar during this season OF
college speechmaking has brought news
of the revolution, says Boston dis
patch to the New York Evening Sun.
DR.. Abbott declared that the indus
trial and political conceptions Of the
past century were fast being left be-
hind and that fraternalism was the
keynote Of the new epoch. There was
to be an amazing unity Of things, he
believed. He said In part:
AhC SANiAZCa WOIIu, tuC hASiO-0o-A-
on race, and especially the American
people, are passing from the industrial
and political conceptions Of the last
century to something very different.
In the history of the world there have
been three conceptions Of the special
order. The first Off these is autocracy,
the second individualism and the third
fraternalism, the organization Of so
ciety on q basis of mutual service and
helpfulness.
I'm the middle ages the conception
Of society was that the rule Of the few
was wise and good. Then came the
Puritan reformation and century lat
er the French revolution. These two
broke down .aristocracy and autocracy.
and there was ushered in conception
Of individualism. Now we are enter
ing into another epoch, that Of fra
ternalism.
I'm the coming age all the creeds and
sects will be- united by common aim.
purpose, spirit because the coming age
is to besa fraternal one. Every age
has its vices and its virtues. The nine
teenth century has had vices, all due to
the same source. The first vice has
been that Of accumulation. Put men
together and tell them to look after
their own interests and push ahead
and each man will be measuring him
self by his Accommodations. The Sec
ond vice is the lawfessness Of self will.
We hear Of the criminal classes. Can
you tell me today who belong to the
criminal class? Do the insurance d.
rectors who bought stocks low and sold
them to companies "a which they were
directors at high prices? Do the rail-
road officials who broke the law Of
the land and now stand convicted?' Do
the coal carriers who did by gentle
mems agreement that which was
against the law? In religion the tend
ency has been toward narrowness and
sectarianism. Each man has thought
for himself and has thought that this
was all there was to be thought This
Is the. irreverence Of self conceit.
TT Is net alone the processes Of the
Chicago spdckerS that need inspection.
We have false labels in this country.
There is one remedy for all this. So
ciety should be considered as q unit.
And the law Of society should be the
law Of mutual service. Already accu-
mutation is on trial. I am not attack
ing the multimillionaire. tits better
to be one than wish to be one and not
have the ability. We have learned that
the best sinterests of the community
are not served by each man voting for
his own interests. He must look after
the national welfare.
ALREADY we have such men as Folk
in Missouri, jerome in New York, Col
by in New Jersey and Roosevelt in
Washington. We may not agree with
them. but they recognize that some
thing must be done in the state other
than looking for Individual interest.
The age you enter has been called so
cialistic. but that IL false. It Ia fra.
ternal."