Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-24
UNION SERVICES.
Dr.. Ecob Speaks Sunday Morning and
Evening at Congregational Church.

Pew. James H. Ecob, d. D., former
pastor Of the South Congregational
church of this city and the present
lecturer of the American Institute of
Social Service. spoke Sunday morning,
and evening at the South Congrega-
tional church. The Unitarian Society
united with the Congregational church
in these services, which proved very in
teresting.
The subject of DR.. Ecob's morning
sermon was '"rhe Religion Of Social
Service and his text. "Thy Will Be
Done in Earth as 1t Is in Heaven" DR..
Ecob said in opening: Does Jesus
mean what He says: He certainly does.
He is solemnly, convincingly dealing
with facts. We must not think base,
unworthy thoughts concerning the
world. We must say over and over
again, until we get the idea engraved
in our hearts. This is Gods world. He
made it good and He loves it, and His
breath is it's indwelling spirit
This world is our home and we are
Gods children. We are life of His life
and soul of His soul. There is but one
family wherever we are on earth, and
il is our family. In every relation we
are simply dealing with our brothers
and our Father. There were classes in
Jesus day, but he never recognized one
of them. The worlds work is just like
family work. Mutual helpfulness should
be the law of all work."
DR.. Ecob then went on the speak of
dangers to the workers from "tOols
which our hands have made, which lay
hold upon the cosmic forces" He de-
clared that at least three-fourths of
the industrial slaughter and wounding
caused by the use of these tools was
entirely preventable and need not be
EVERY lover Of his kind should rise up
and say it shall not be- >
The same work is done on the other
SIDE Of the sea with One-fOurth Of the
slaughter and wounding. which occurs
on this side Of the water. 1t is time the
nations got together and told each 9TH
CT how these things can be prevented
or made less. The American Institute
Of Social Service has decided that it is
high time to apply labratory methods
to these great problems. The institute
aims to be a university of knowledge
pertaining to human brotherhood"
DR.. Ecob then described in detail the
work of the American Institute of So
cial Service and stated that plans We're
being made for chain of similar in
stitutes reaching around the world, and
which would be able to cooperate with
the various missionary organizations.
He quoted in closing the words Of "a
woman who had given much money for
the founding Of the institute and who
characterized it as religion in the con-
crete" and urged his brother ministers
present TO do what they could to aid
the bringing to pass of "religion in the
concrete
At the evening service Dr. Ecoo
preached an able sermon upon the sub
iect. Meeting God on the Fields of
Eternal Life" Eternal life was defined
by the speaker as knowledge rather
than going somewhere, or living very
long time We are now walking and
talking with God, our Father in the
fields Of eternity said DR.. Ecob in
presenting the modern view of heaven
as opposed to the old conception
IN conclusion he said: THE fields OF
infinity and Omnipresence lie around
about us. They are ours by birthright.
God. our Father. calls us out to walk
with Him that He may talk with lis
and offer to us new regions of wonder
and delight.