Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-08
DR.. WORCESTER
TELLS OF WORK
FOUNDER OF THE EMMANUEL
MOVEMENT breaches
CRUSADE HAS EXTENDED OVER
ENTIRE WORLD
Began with Fight in Boston Against
tuberculosis and Was Confined
to Pastors Special
Parish

SdllOu THAT IctASQ LIlS SSolllIl5 ScpdSleS y
to the utmost.
Long before the hour of service peo-
pie began to gather. The parishioners
came in through the choir entrance
but the general public was not ad-
nitted until ten minutes before the
opening Of the service. Many stood
during the entire service.
DR.. Worcester, who is medium
sized man with a face full of good will
spoke in an easy, convincing, CONVEX
sational tone. with no attempt what
ever at oratorical effects and with few
if any, gestures He described how
he had started and carried on his work
giving a personal touch to the whole
address.
"I am much cheered at ethe interest
manifested in our work" said DR.
Worcester. 'It has been matter of
surprise that in this distant state
there has been as much interest taken
as in any of the other states.
There is today a very interesting
religious movement. The interest in
our work is simply astonishing. This
work has been carried on in the east
for about two years. When we began
we had no idea of anything more than
another form of church work in our
own parish We had been interested
in the work of fighting tuberculosis
for two years and we thought it pos
sib1e to cooperate. but had no idea of
treating others than our own parish
toner's.
1.-The idea was to treat our parish
toner's for nervous disorders. We have
made no effort to extend our work
along this line.
Work Is Worldwide
''All over this country and in Eng
land, Ireland, the Philippines. Hawaii,
Central Africa and South Africa are
groups of people engaged in the same
form of service. Not long ago re-
ceived a letter from Japanese pro-
fe@sor in Toxic, saying he had a class
of 800 Japanese.
ct is a sign of the times. 1t would
have been impossible to gain this
widespread interest by advertising.
When the time is ready for the idea
it is only necessary to enunciate it
and it will spread by its own vitality.
"This is one of the most interesting
religious phenomena that has ever
passed over the country, and has been
said to be compared only with the
. first years of Christianity.
''It seems to be a movement of the
spirit of God and is spreading largely
outside of the churches. Wherever we
go we find people who are dissatisfied
and are trying to carry out the Chris
tian religion.
'It is our attempt to carry out the
principles of the gospel of Christ. We
believe that is all necessary for men.
We do not want to form a new sect
or a new cult. but to go back to the
old religion. This religion of ours, we
do not get much good from it because
we do not apply it to our lives. This
sounds strange to say, but it is true.
"In religions behind which there is
only one personality, as in our own
religion and Buddhism, there comes a
time when the founder is forgotten.
Then it is necessary to go back to the
founder and study his life and princi-
pies. Something of that kind came at
the time of the Protestant reformation,
and, unless all signs fail, this is an
'other reformation in the hearts of the
people. The hearts of the people are
stirred, and there is a vital movement
at present.
Scientific Movement
along with this there is an interest
ing scientific and psychological move
ment. We have learned through psy-
chology many things. We have learned
to draw on a source of power and to
gain great physical endurance. Today
it is possible and easy for me to do
twice the work that I did ten years
ago.
There is an ability in a man to
draw on a power iii excess of ordinary
wants. What the nature of that power
is I cannot say. 1t is spiritual and
is found within US. I believe the soul
of man and the spirit of God inSepara-
BILE. We are parts of God in his spir-
itual nature. In saying the kingdom
of God is within u.s., Jesus meant the
spirit Of God is within you.
Let US consider how to tap this
reservoir. Take the terrible event OF
the San Francisco earthquake. That
shows it in two ways. in the individual
and in the community. | was per
fectly amazed at the recuperation OF
that city. So much of the city has
been. rebuilt, but if they had simply
l~-nented that city would be a waste
place today. I was talking with a
doctor who came east soon after the
disaster. He had lost all, home, H.
Drary, instruments and his patients
He simply said it would be his joy tC
begin again. Fate has no power over
such people.
Il have talked with many people
who were in that disaster and have
been told how they were on their feet
al. day and did not feel fatigued. What
was the cause? 1t was an unusual
circumstance that enabled the people
to draw on a power which they are
ordinarily not able to reach.
In many events~of life, in the un-
usual, we are able to draw on some
source of power and do what otherwise
would be impossible. If we could only
learn how to make use of this at al
4 times, how different it would be! Il
we could make our life in Gods life
what blessing it would be to US!
Rare Moments in Life
1--WE owe what moral and spiritua
strength we have through life to those
rare moments when God spoke to us
and our hearts spoke to God. Wher
we turn to Jesus Christ we see the
difference. Christ's life in God was
not an intermittent thing. In the Ser
mon OH the Mount, we see how Jesus
sought to find God in every event OF
life. The only stand that he was will
ing to propose to his disciples was
BE ye therefore perfect, even as your
Father in heaven is perfect
Let me show what the realization OF
God in our lives would mean, anC
what it would do for US. First, it would