Hartford chronicle., 1946-07-20
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This weeks guest IS UT. OyOnSS Lovett, chaplain of Yale Univers- ity. Dr. Lovett was born in Bos.
 ton, Mass, and educated in the
 public and private schools 1T
 Brookline and Cambridge, Mass.
 he was graduate from Yale Col
 lege in 1913 and Union Theologi-
 cal Seminary in 1917. Dr. Lovett
 was minister of the Mount Vernon
 Congregational Church in Boston
 from 1919 to 1882, when called tc
 become chaplain of Yale Univers-
 ity, New Haven, Connecticut which position he holds at pres
 ent.
 By Dr. Sydney Lovett
 "This contribution had it's ori-
 gin at a reception last month in
 honor of the Rev. Richard A. G. Foster, pastor of the African
 Methodist Episcopal Church, in
 New Haven, Connecticut. 'sDick'
 as he is familiarly known to his
 friends in the Elm City, had com-
 pleted six year pastorate and
 an equal period of service to the
 community, both as private citi-
 zen and more recently as alder man. A lot of his parishioners and fellow citizens, both white and col
 ored, came together to do him honor. There was also a common desire to indicate to the Bishop that there was need in this city for Dicks continued ministry and service for another stretch of time. I arrived a bit late and found myself sitting beside MT. James Shankel, with whom I have since become better acquainted, and at whose invitation I am set ting down these simple reflections.
 There were some nice tributes to 'Dick" Foster that evening, and all of them well deserved. Law yers, doctors, clergymen, business men stood up and testified to Dicks qualities as a devoted pas tor, wise counsellor in civic af- fairs, and above all as a warm hearted friend to all who are priv ileged to know him. All of which reminded me of an incident in one of l.. P. Jacks books, entitled, Mad Shepherds" Snarley Bob is describing the local dominic to the village cobbler. 'fHe is," says Snarley, "a man of large heart. nigh character and excellent wit, partly clergyman but mostly man." You can say just this about Dick" Foster and be we'll within the Him. it's of the truth.
 We were all like a big happy family the night of ''sDick" Eos ser's reception. Some would have 'ermed the occasion an instance If good race relationship. To me here is something abstract about l he phrase trace relationship" It's !! rood as far as it goes, but it 1 loesn't go far enough or deep l nough. The components of the Distraction trace" are just plain lonest-to-goodness men and wo- nen, human beings, much more like in mind and heart than un- like with respect to these high ounding characteristics. that so- lologist like to talk about. And Us on the human components. 'ourself and myself, that we need o focus attention, stripped of all uch distractions as race and col r and creed. We would be better .ble to do just this if there were nore occasions when we could sit own together, white folk and col red folk, for, good meal or friendly chat. That evening at Dick Fosters church should be ess of an exception and more of
 rule.
 There's an old fable about a nan who was travelling a lonely oad' in wild, mountainous coun- ry. At some distance, and ob- cure in the mist, he made out an ndistinct shape. 'It's a beast" he aid to himself, and fear gripped |; is heart. Drawing nearer, the r hape assumed human lineaments. : It's a man," said the traveller nd his fear relaxed. Coming close, e discerned the familiar features nd form of one well known and :, 'ved "It's my brother" he cried, nd they came together in glad nbrace. .a---.. |,
 The wisdom of this ancient fable for all times and all places. It oes to the, heart of all interna- onal and racial relations, and re- , calls them to be in essence, man , man relations, compounded of :, without fea-. and :, rotherhood without hate. |, ttack. Although he had been in