The Detroit times., 1909-12-09
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WILL MAKE SOLID
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Michigan Publicist Tells Members OF
National Civic Congress Only
Practical Uplift Must Come
From Christ's Teachings.
Other Tenets Have Failed To Pro-
duce Civilization Worthy To Pat
tern After, He Says.

NEW YORK. Dec. Undressing
the members of the National Civic
congress, in session here, the Hon.
Chase s, Osborn. OF Sault Ste. Marie.
Mich. declared the oHfy-PFaetieat anu
workable civic uplift which would De
universal in it's scope. must come
through the church. and the adaptation
of the teachings of Christ to present
day civic problems.
Mr. Osborn, whose most recent
prominence arises from the publication
of an excellent volume ON South
America, In which political, govern
mental and civic problems OF Latin
America arc dealt with at length spoke
upon the subject Practical CIVIC p'
lift" Declaring that the accomplish
ment OF practical results along the
lines sought by the congress could
only be achieved by reducing problems
met TO simple basis. and seeking
their solution in the eternal verities,
the speaker proceeded with a compre-
hensive bit brief review OF the great
religious and moral movements in the
worlds history. i'm an effort 10 show
that the tenets OF Brahminism, the
subtleties of Greek philosophy. the
teachings OF Buddha. the beliefs OF the
Shiptoists. the laws OF Mohamnedan-
ism. and the ethics of Confuscianism
had all alike, utterly failed TO pro-
duCe q civilization in which the lndl-
yidual of each succeeding generation
did not find himself in worse state
physically and materially, with no
adequate conception of faith and hope,
and lacking inspiritional resources.
Application Of Christianity.
Conttuuiup MIR Osborn said.
"Contrasted with all of these others
f. the religion OF Jesus Christ. II may
not be- possible for man To divorce
himself from the bias of environment
and heredity Like all Of YOU here, |
have lived under Christian influences
and so have all of my ancestors. Like
many Of YOU. | have travelled in every
part OF the world. and have endeavor-
cd 10 compare civilizations and the
conditions of mankind II seems 10
me that the Christian civilization had
done more for mankind than any
other; but ! am impressed with the
somewhat melancholy fact that ii has
not done what il might have done II
# had been accepted fully and had
been applied as practically and as per-
sistently and AZ meaningly as We use
those rules that lead to every day ma
teiial success.
IF I am right that only civic ~pplitt
can come through Christianity through
the hnmanistic and altruistic senses
that may be developed by Christ love.
then this conference has something
tangible that it may do.
christian religion has been inter-
prctcd. perpetuated and applied by or
ganizcd Christian churches, These
tenrh and they
can do much more They have become
human. They have taught the theory
of love. but have not succeeded in hav-
ing thai theory successfully practiced
Mans Love is Defective.
Love. as pYacticed by the average
man toward his follow men. with few
exceptions. does not equal the affection
that ,hc average man shows for his
dog or his horse This being true, or
even partially true then the church
has failed IN it, work IN just SO far as
It has not accomplished the love OF
man by man
If this conference viii reform and
rccrudoSce the church, IL will have an
agency. to work through that is vital
and persistent. and has proven both by
long existence.
There will be no need Of civic So
CieiieS In cities If the church shall be
developed To it's highest effectiveness.
There Is no room for civic associations
In small communities bat there is
room for church and church work
There is nothing that will level
class and make the mass Of people
homup, noous Ike care and love Once
breed a type cf men that are true and
honest and noble and common. and
civic uplif, VIII take care OF itself
There aye only two known govern
Ing agencies one Is reason and the
other IS force Reason and love may
he so closely associated as TO be al
most indcfinable.
III this conference can use the
church organizations TO get at the
masses of mankind in the right way.
some good may be confidently expect
I'd to reEttlt-and mean by church 81
ganizations. churches themselves,
church publications. Y " g. a.. and
even fraternal orders might be- in
cluded.
There has got to be an improve
ment I'm mankind before there is any
hope for decided civic or social up-
lift and there can only bc a pelman-
eut and general Improvement in man
kind by a common association OF the
best and strongest with Che weaker.
Tho fashionable chtAch as sUch must
go, and the aristocrJT as such must
go. They are rs bad IN their way as
the criminal Every man must do his
public duty, and every man must love
his fellow and associate with him on
the level.
when this becomes true, the prob
lens We have met here TO consider will
have been solved. and even as men &