The Detroit times., 1910-11-21

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IL seems TO me that any one who has
carefully studied the life and teachings
or Jesus I'm their entirety, and WAo mas
read these words OF the Master IN Their
proper setting, Will be convinced ina
this extremist docs not properly repr"-
sent the attitude of Jesus upon this I'm
portant matter IL would he hard 10
claimed 20 he the Savior ot all men.
ever arrayed Himself on the side OF
any one class in the world. We do net
dispute the fact that he had most tcu-
der and heartfelt sympathy aud love
for the poor. he was always helping the
man who was down. But this did not
prevent him from recognizing the rich
re accepted, on several occasions, thelf
hospitality and welcome and did his
best to get them 20 consider thv'r
proper relation 10 their wealth. CHRIST
was cmphaticallJ the friend OF ever
man. He never mintstered TO classes,
as such. but always TO men. without
distinction Of rich or poor. lcttered or
urletterod, high or low iu ths social
scale. As one aptly put u, Ills aim.
nrst and last and all the time. was 10
make the bad good. the good bette.
the better best"
One OF the sayings Of the seven sages
of Athens was Avoid extremes All
through life this mas been my motto.
though 10 not lay any claim 10 wis
dom. I am by nature conservative.
That the radical has place and work
In the world l admit. There ave those
who live far i'm advance OF their day
end age and they have 10 be extreme
in order 10 get the right average.
An Appeal TO the Individual Man.
expect that many OF you Will take
exceptions 10 what have 10 say about
the social teachings or the Galllean
carre enter The Views which | have pre-
sented or the teachings of Jesus are
only partial. They do not take into a.
nj - .l,s ~
they mistak" part for a whole.
From a study OF HE entire life
taxing everything into consideration
that He said and did. | think we must
conclude that our Lords chief mission
was 10 get the individual man 10 rec
ogniZe his right relation 10 God and
MS fellow men. He summesi up tho
Mosaic law in the words. Thou shalt
love the Lord with all thy mind. soul
snd siren 9Th. and thy neighbT as thv-
self. He gave 10 the world a new
commandment, Thou shalt love one
another as have loved YOU" lie
round society and government in a most
wretched condition. there were certain
systems As bad as anything which We
md today. For instance. eXtortion a.
practiced by THE pubhcans. the taA
jsystem a. whole. but He went after
the individuals who practic~d the abuse.
lie found Matthew the publican. sitting
at the receipt of customs ANA said.
hpiAOM me tn0 ne itlN AZ ana Iti
lowed him. Zaccheus, the publican OF
Jericho. vas transformed by the touch
OF christ and declared that he would
give one-half Of his property 10 the
folo 10 all from whom he had taken
money fraudulsutly." DR.. Newman
says. What Jesus refra.ned from doing
vas as remarkable as wnat He did He
physical condition. That this was a
part OF His mission there 10 no doubt
but il WAS by no means all
Slavery existed in His day. and the
auction block was I'm the holy city. He
heard the clanking OF the chains OF the
slavers and predicted that His own peo
pie would be sold into bondage. Yet
He issued no proclamation Of emanci-
patton. The drunkar6 reeled through
the streets OF Jerusalem. but He formed
no temperance society. The harlot
walked through those streets. but un-
like Mrs. Frye. Mr.. Crittendon or Jerry
McAuley, He organized no midnight
missions. The children played around
Him; He gathered them into His arms
but He left II FOR others TO establish n
the orphanaEe. the Ch.idrens Aid So
ciety and the sunday school. He gave
20 man the principle. the deed. the
germ, the leaven which would eventn-
ally permeate society and result In All
OF these necessary movements Tor m"
betterment OF mankind As Phillips
Brooks said. The shell stood - III
fcurd II until the new life within could
burst II fnr itself he made no eao-t
to re-shaps Circ u.nstauces uItil Fle had
7 reKenerat@d man-not from the outside
bur from th" inside-and any social
program that leaves out tniS essential
leaves ont carl St
The Master seemed 10 look over the
world. over the whole world He took
the situation He found what man
ne ded most. what humanity was suf-
fering foe His decision was purity OF
heart" lie said To Himself. Men can
be great in learning. ia art In govern
mcut. they may attain high civiliZa
tion. but they cannot change human na-
turc from the vicious 20 tho virtuouS.
This alone God can do" lie introduced
a new philosophy FOR the elevation OF
the human rare. In substance. IL wa
lie. life working from within. lif'
the man. making hin Ike
christ ia sympathy. in charity IA broth
erIiless in uuSelnSEntss. In other
words. Christ seeks TO enthrOne Him
self IN tine heart OF the individual man
ANA Ott of that culhronement thetv
COMES q better life" \ life that clearly
recognizes duty 10 God ana duty 10
ones hrotuer man. / rejCice that mod
eru socialism Is catching the idea At
rrSt II tried 20 dc without Christ n
failed y VIII succeed only as IL a. kes
Hin, as it's life and its IDEAL. Much OF
the socialism of the past has sought 10
brirg about social reforms Without 70
moving tic cause. Or II has gone after
causes which were only seconda ry
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