The Detroit times., 1908-11-26
AMERICAN local IS
EXT0LLEO BY
SPEAKERS
REALIZATION IN VARIOUS PHAss
Es Is SUBJECT OF AppREssEs
. IN THANKSGIVING SERVICE
JUDGE MuRPHYs CLEVER TALK

religious belief, attended the interde-
nominational Thanksgiving service
held In the Detroit opera house Thurs
day morning beginning at 1890
O'Clock. This was the seventh annual
service and was participated In by
nearly all Of the denominations Of the
city.
The Rev. william Byron Forbush.
\ of the Woodward-Aye. Congregational
church, acted as chairman Of the SER
vice. The other clergymen who took
part In the preliminary services are
the Rev. III. B. Deetz, OF the Cassave-
Methodist church; the Rev. T. A.
Smythe. Of Bother A. M. f. church;
the Rev. Reed Stuart. Of the Unitarian
church. the Rev. 8. g. Seward. Of the
Swedenborgian church: the Rev. Lee
s. McCollester. of the Universalist
church. and RABBI Leo M. Franklin.
Of Temple Beth FL.
The general topic, of the day.
Thanksgiving for the progressive re-
alixation of the American IDEAL" was
discussed by Judge A. ]. Murphy. Ro-
man Catholic; the Rev. 8. 8. Marquis,
Episcopalian: the Rev. Gaius Glenn
Atkins. Congregationalist. and the
Rev. John Britain Clark, Presbyte-
rian.
Judge Murphy's Address.
To Judge Murphy was assigned the
sub-topic, THE Realization Of the Ideal
In the Life OF Nations" He said In
part:
1.-THE realization OF the American
ideal is read In terms OF material pros
perity unexampled. II Is read In terms
Of true. deepseated religious growth,
superficial denial to the contrary not
withstanding, which has caused the
church, the hospital and asylum-free
tofferings OF God-fearing people--to
be built not only In every city, town
and hamlet, but even In the distant
and remote sections of spare popula-
tons. II is read In terms of wide
spread, almost universal enlighten-
ment In the greatest system OF free
public education the world has seen.
. It Is read In terms of political achieve
, ment In the vindication of the demo
cratic spirit, through this. the highest
! type OF self-governing. self-restrain-
ed people. that history records.
= THE American accomplishments of
: the later days has brought to every
: civilized people a larger measure or
constitutional government. The strug-
gle of Cavour. the establishment Of
} the Russian >douma. the granting Of
the Turkish CONSTITUTIONAL distinct
advances In human freedom-were
stimulated by the moral force Of the
American example. Every fight
against privilege and caste finds the
hope OF successful elimination In the
accomplished fact here revealed.
And out OF 1t all is coming a fell
lowship OF nations. among whom the
power Of might is more and more Civ.
ing way to the spirit OF justice. Il
has created tribunal OF public opin-
lon. whose righteous Judgment the ma
lions both respect and fear. II has
accelerated the movement for unt
versal peace. and 1t IL no impossible
day. however, distant. which shall see
the arbitrament OF sword supplauted
by the arbitrament OF reason. II II
no impossible day, however remote,
when the peoples Of tho earth shall
have achieved complete self-govern-
ment."
TolIers tho Real Aristocrats.
The Rev. s. 8. Marquis spoke on
The Progressive Realization of the
Ideal In the Life OF the Totlers," and
said In the course of his remarks:
THE most thoroughly despised mem
Der OF society In America 10 the idler.
And II matters not what kind OF an
idler he may be. Our contempt Cor
the rich loafer IL no less than Tor the
more picturesque tin-can type. We
have as little respect for the hobo
who rides In an automobile as we
have for his brother hobo who rides
In a box car.
! In other words. America has sue
ceeded In establishing new artstoc'
racy on this earth-the artstocracy Of
the toilers. The aristocracy OF the old
world was for them ost part composed
OF idle consumers. The aristccracy Of
the new world are producers--the men
: who by hand or brain assist In the
development OF the material resources
Of the world. We have made progress
In the realization Of this ideal
: I'VE have been taught that mans
chief end In this world Is to build up
character and TO glorify God. And yet
man 10 placed here with the command
that he shall work six days out OF
|, seven. Lincoln said that God must
like the common people. for he has
made so many OF them. Forethe same
reason IL must be that God felt that
, toll Is a better means OF developing
,. mans moral and spiritual nature than
, formal worship, for he ordains' six
: days OF labor to one OF rest and re-
ligious exercise. And II Is true. Tho
highest service OF God is that which 10
, given In tho form Of honest toll with
the thought OF God In 1t and behind
. II. The highest kind OF religion
IL the seven.day kind--not the
seventh day product. The highest
character Is developed not In idle
piety. but In work--common. ordin-
airy. every day. homely work done In
Gods name. II matters not what the
nnture of the work Ia. so long as II
: Il honest and serves as end
In the Life Of the Spirit.
THE Progressive Reallsationsof the
American Ideal in the Life OF the
(. Spirit" was the topic treated by the
Rev. John Britain Clark.
Time was" said the speaker. when
{ the dominant conception OF this life
3 was success at any cost. This II In
: creasingly Anticipated. Here and there
> may appear one against whom all the
shafts of . righteous indignation may
+ be Justly and bitterly hurled. But