The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-26
Rev. DR.. Boynton Gives That as a Rea-
son Church Is Doing More Good
Believes Religion More Real, World
Better-Varied Activities in Busy
Clergyman's Day

besides routine mail several letters on
special matters. one OF them enclosed
"A legal document Incorporating the
congregational Conference of the State
Of New York, with a request that
personally see eight of the incorporators
and under seal Of a notary obtain their
signatures to the official document
which is to he sent to the Supreme
Court.
"ln this same early mail came my APP
pointment as delegate To attend the
Peace Conference at Geneva. Switzer-
land, in August 1t took only few
minutes Of figuring with my secretary
to ascertain that the appointment could
be accepted"
When do you expect to start?''
Il have arranged to sail on July "a
This will get me to Geneva in time for
, the week Of conference, and | will be
back in New York on August II in
order to meet engagements in Massa =
Chusetts On August 10, &c and II. | am
due To conduct services in the church
at Watch liill ON sunday, August 10
and I'll I've there If have to swim
for it
Anything else OF special interest in
your early morning mali the visitor
inquired.
Yes" the minister answered. II
had another request to conduct church
services at summer resort. but I'm
not sure whether ! can make IT, Then
| received notice that the newly chosen
Colonel Of the Thirteenth Regiment
had ordered us into camp at Fishers
Island. The other communications
formed the usua; miscellaneous mail
that comes regularly. day after day"
VIVA, are YOU going to dc during the
rest If the day."
I'm here in the office until / o'clock
To transact business connected with the
church and To see any one who wants
To see me. ] have two assistant minis
tiers. one is my son. who has just COM
pleted his first years work and Il on
duty large part Of the time; the other
is this little telephone instrument here
on the desk-it is on duty all the time
Frequently twenty or thirty calls come
in over 1t during morning. | couldn't
get along without it.
You see" he continued the scope OF
the minister's work has wldened enor-
mously in recent years. Formerly a
minister's business was predominantly
connected with his own parish. whereas
at present that Is an incident. although
a very important incident. and his larger
educational work is In his larger. wider
relations. The great social movement
that has come within the last ten years
has brought with it opportunities never
before available to clergymen who want
to be Of real use In the world
Not long ago one Of the eminent
Psychologists of the country rendered
his deliberate opinion that the only
general remedy for chronC ale holism
lies in what ecclesiastics would term
submission to the Divine Will What
this medical authority said was. The
only cure | know of for drunken
wreck is for him To get rclSion-and
get IT hard. | don't pretend to KIN "
what religion is this pathnlogist con-
/ tinued. but II man really gets it II
| works.
Five years ago the medical faculty
was not inclined To admit mat complete
dependence upon Gods mercy would
revolutionize men and women, changing
! tAem from slaves f debased habit into
normal, happy members OF society.