The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-27

the church Of their children and their /
chlldrens children, they must feel that /
on Sunday az least, they are coming T
out Of the distractions and cares of the |
daily life into an atmosphere which |
has something higher and nober
For such a church there VIII always |
be men to give of their best, 1t Is for
US to determine and believe that such |
n church Is possible.
A man must come into the church ex-
peotlng to find something he does not |
find In the world.
Rev, Charles o, Scoville, who for
years has been connected with Trim
ty church rs eurate and assistant rec-
tor, filling the latter place since the
death Of Rev, DR., Frank Woods Bak
err yesterday morning preached his
first sermon as rector OF the church
and his sermon was enjoyed by a
large congregation, Rev Mr. SEQ
Vile, In tho course OF an exceptional
" impressive sermon, pictured his
Ideal of church. mot a church of
religious fanatics, but Of sane, whole
some, natural men and women, who
have unfallIng charity for the frall-
ties and fallngs of their fellow men"
Tho rector took occasion also to
thank the church for the honor con-
ferred upon him and to accept It with
heartfelt appreciation. Tho text of
the sermon was Acts Kill, 3s, 80, BE
| II known unto you therefore, men and
brethren. that through this man Is
preached unto you the forgiveness OF
sins: And by Him all that believe are
justified from all things. from which
ye could not be justified by the law
OF Moses.
Rev, Mr.. Scovllle spoke as follows:
II has often been pointed out that
the men who finally succeed in ac-
complshng the great things which
make history are filled with what we
call, for lack OF better name, the
dent, as It were, represent the
thoughts and purposes OF many who
are working for the same object. In
lesser things II Is with great din
Guilty that we determine whether re-
formers and leaders make public
opinion, or public opinion makes the
men.
What we know Is that success or
failure lies In the condensed deter
mlnatlon and purpose OF number OF
people Every man who accomplIshes
anything must be superior to and
f'ght against demorali2ed public opin-
ion. But he must ever remember
that he does not create: he leads what
already exists and is striving TO mani
self itself
Every man who aspires to lead
others must also have a working
theory or philosophy OF life. My
working theory OF life has for many
years been that in the final analysis,
sentiment rules the world We must
create or develop n common sentl-
ment before we do material things.
Back OF great achievements Of every
kind Is an intangible and oftlmes
unseen love or hope or desire which
measures all values by an emotional
standpoint. II Is to merit the love or
praise or recognition OF some few
concrete individuals which gives the
boy his first start on a course OF
strong and effective work. Competi-
ton with others comes later IN the
process of development.
All the moral maxims IN the world
} cannot make the boy honorable and
l fine in his moral conceptions and dis.
tinctions, unless back Of him Is a dim
! idea that someone believes in him
| and trusts him and relies upon his
sense Of honor and refinement. or hc
. hopes TO merit this sometime in the
I future.
4 The love OF women or children o,
( home is often the starting point FOL
love of country and ends In persona
bravery In war. The suggestions o
mothers or friends that their SONS ar,
able and willing to be loyal to famll,
standards Of truth and Righteousness
or courage has often been the startInJ
point in character. What am think
ing of IL the truth that II Is the sentI
mental and emotional standard whicI
we place before ourselves and other
which really arouses strength and de
l votion. Both abstract truths an
selfish and temporal rewards appea
to another set of emotions and pur
poses and sometimes make men wea
rather than strong. make their selns
and suspicious rather than helpful /
the world.
II this is true In the world at larg
how much more true is 1t In tn
church Of God?
Given false or weak or unworth
standard and tho appeal to the relf
ious emotions seeing to have III
power to arouse all the egotism an
pettiness In men and women
1t Is the pretence and the claii
that we are using the deepest an
most divine emotions which God hf
placed in the human soul In our r,
! ligious work, while actually we nj
moved by the most ordinary and Sc
fish purposes; which brings the FIR,
quent charge OF hypocrisy and brinl
Indifference and contempt for social
ed church work, We must remembt
that this action and nteraction of II
congregation upon the preacher an
the preacher upon the congregatic
and of one member of the churc
upon another, finally brings about
standard, good or bad, from which
Is almost impossible for us to fir,
ourselves. 1t seems that nothir
short of moral earthquake can p
us upon new basis
On this day ] have the right ar
the duty to ask you to consider o,
standards. II unconsciously | am
represent the common spirit and d
sire of this community, It Is well f
me to ask what that spirit and d
sire Is, IL YOU in any way are to /
fluence by my thoughts the purpos
you have right to know the desi
and spirit am putting forth
The final result will he to bring /
to actual life, In human beings, t