New Britain herald., 1925-02-16

fellows. Selfshness has so swal- lowed up every trace of human kindness that the welfare of others has become extinct in their creed and consequently foreign in their souls. But there is nothing novel in this type.
 lew are facing conditions which have always flourlshed. As far back as history throws her light over the conduct of men we can find no period when the world had to ad- vertise for oppressors.
 Whatever wrongs worry this gen. eration have worried every genera ton that has gone before and will worry until the Christ spirit gets into government, into business and into our social order.
 But this Is only one side of the story of life, side which we cannot forget but a side of which we need not always be reminding man. The man who does not see anything Sl6c lsNblILlu dllu NeiIlliOL CCc olhl oii'
 AS we read history it is the side which always loses which is the side which all the forces of our man. hood and the unfailing forces of righteousness are out to destroy.
 Tt is the most cowardly spirit that ever tried to rule over men. Look where We may, this tyranny is damned from its birth. Whether we read the story of despotic rulers or the miserable intrigues of ignorant bandits this spirit is the most craven coward in open battle.
 Tt is up to the manhood of the times to end that which we deplore.
 "Wrong only flourishes where right is silent.
 If it had not been for men like Moses and Lincoln, Israel might still be making bricks in Egypt or build ing pyramid in the desert and our own negro would be sweltering in slavery in the Southland.
 of it had not been for men like Washington and Cromwell the fore most nations of the world today would be like serfs and pygmles under the heels of mad monarchs.
 Any man can be a hiding place from the wind. The shadow of a great rock in a weary land. And thank God ever since the Almighty breathed into man the breath of life there have been men who believed this. men who could not be fright ened into silence, who could not be coerced or bought, men who were willing to make any sacrifices to fight the battles of the oppressed.
 This is the side of life's story which want you men to remember To be fed up on the difficulties of our strenuous times. will give the best of us chronic indigestion. don't know the man who Is tied up with chronic indigestion who IS looking for anything. unless it be the end of the world. Better look cut for the end of wrong. The man who is looking for that will do something to enthrone the right.
 Moses was a man who made up his mind to do something and then did if, He was as independent ot praise as he was of scorn. He did not give up his task because those he suffered for seemed to be un- grateful. When those he was try ing 10 help criticised all he did, he went on trying his best to help all the more.
 "Its hard sometimes to make melody in the hearts of others or tc he melodious in your own life, whel those you serve thump your heart al a saNg ge thumps a tom-tom. Bu Moses did it, and the splendi( eulogy you heard this morning about him he never heard.
 "Lincoln might have been happ't' when he was with us If nly a fev of the things we now spy about hin had been said in his hearing. I'm Great Master might have found HI cross easier to bear If men had beel little kinder.
 "The man whose purpose to serv' depends upon recognition, will fin' 1t a lonesome job. But the man wh' serves faithfully, regardless of prais or scorn will find that his labor wa not in vain.
 "Tf ever icb like Moses ha' should be found knocking around now the newspapers would put an, Pharaoh out of business. 1t the pay pers didn't the great universa church would and today they usual, work together.
 When Belgium under that Phar aoh-Leopold turned her African pos sessions into a shambles, church am press thundered against the infa nous iniquity until it broke tn bondage of the negro and the seifisl heart of the Belgian king.
 Let me remove the false impres sion that there is no excitement fl fighting for the right. The man wh, will fight against iniquity seldom knows what he is up against.
 Flight sin and you challenge { wide circle. That circle will keel you from knowing about monoton, and unless you fight with all you might, you1l discover there is noth