The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-05
'FNTHRONE LIBERTY
IN EVERY HEART"
Oakland Clergyman Delivers a
Powerful Address Against
Menace of Privilege

OAKLAND. July 4.-"Brethren. ye have
called unto liberty. only use not liberty
for an excuse unto the flesh, but BY
love serve one another.
This was the text selected by Rev,
william c. Poole for his sermon at the
FIRST Methodist Episcopal church to-
night on The Menace of Privilege
He-said.
Psuls epistle to the Gslatens is Pre,eninently
3 Ietref a freedom. II Is the mlEhtest cry
erer uttered IN behalf q liberty
De Tocouevfle. when on visit 10 America,
declared thar the great menace 10 our repnpllc'
fhe menace whose insidiOusness would ever be
hardest 70 meet-Wss the menace OF prlFAege
The congestion u our urban centers. Win inelr
cenromitant problems. constitutes the supreme
tsxr OF democracy. MacaulsEs olctum was thet
Ire oure Tor liberty was more liberty, and Il
would seem that the cure for democracy Is more
democracy.
- hlsckclsrds and unless the menace caused by
inrestrsIned privileges Be successfully dealt with
inc ghastlT definition VIII seem 20 have some
Freedom has its great privileges. but it also
hrs Is great responsibilities We rejoice IN our
fras iuSrffu-ious free press. free government.
: e-.e chnr~h and when our common good seems
- 10 frnneriled br the Illicit use Of privileges
growing out Il our system We appeal 70 mem
-.Ye are called unto liberty: make not that
liberty 81 occasion unto the 1esh-
The hondsmsn Of love IS sitter ali the true rree
man The recognition Of mutual oblgatlons ana
, sincere desire 10 discharge them faithfully
VIII help 70 solve some Of the problems " ilch
rlreEs herd upon Us today. Enthrouing liberty
II every heart viii enthroDe it in the world.
Pastor Calls to Public Duty
OAKLAND. July 4.-~The Dangers
and Defenses Of the Republic" was the
theme of Rev Frank L. Goodspeed's
discourse this morning at the First
Presbyterian church. In his remarks
Dr. Goodspeed said
This nation IS a Christian nation Not per
feet nation Christian man is not perfect
nsn. bur man striving 10 conduct life rightly.
lgttling sgsin wrong. putting down eyll and
appetite and holding with might 70 the ideal.
50 Christian nation Is not one that has no
faults 10 wrongs no vices. but nation bat
1lIng with evil and struggling toward higher
idesl ~ justice. mercy and truth.
There is today great and widespread snxlety
and pessinism as 20 the future Of our country.
There sre prophets Of disaster and bearers oi
alarming tfdinCs Carlyle said America would
TOT survive the experiment 81 universal suffrage.
-Ile TocQueTille prophesiec the overthrow OF TIE
republic through the corruption Of its great
-lfies- Lord Bea consfeld said our people would
- piundered hv their rulers And Macsuisy de-
Clsred that unless some Caesar Or Napoleon
should sieze the reins u government We should
ne oFerrhrcvn BY horde of Huns and vsndsis
Ike those who raTage6 Rome. Whether we be-
lleve the message Of these prophets Of disaster
n nor. good and SOBER minded citizens are
II gftflr concerned about our future.
Free institutions depend upon the safeguards
u he ballot. One danger that threatens is e
rorance and another is ethical weakness II
took wisdom 70 our scholars and statesmen "a
write our laws and ser up the pillars Of society.
Ignorance viii tear them down. waste and de-
stroT them. We might well expect that
s-rsrit- could be legislared out OF the universe
IS % hope that benighted and un-Chrtstisn
citizenship VIII preserve the republic and It's
institutions from disorder, decay snd annihila
ton.
when Mr. Roosevelt read Mr.. Riis' hook
.tHow ne Other Half Lives the next mornins
he appeared ct the Office Of the suthor snd said
4 have come 10 help That is patriotism
getting into the fight for decency. for the square
deal getting your stout shoulder under the bur
der FOR the uplifr q humanity It is not
talking OF shouting Or setting on skyrockets- II
is getting into the service OF your town. Of
your stare, of your country. It's Roosevelt
ffes I've conc 70 help.