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...human impulse. Not to serve is to die. Men grow dull, remote and old in the accumulation of riches or of knowledge which they do not share. That youth who is consecrated to this religion of service, giving himself to his God, as he finds God in his fellowmen, that youth is endowed with life's most durable and most precious compensation. He may not gain recognition or pleasures or riches or ease, but these are the accidental gifts of life and they are not essential to the fulfillment of his destiny. It is not enough that we should have...
...Palmer, sketched the conspicuous characteristics in the life of Bishop Brooks; characteristics which he had discovered during a long and close friendship. Emphasis was laid on the unostentatious nature of Bishop Brooks and on his great love for humanity. Through these traits he obtained his tremendous power over his fellowmen; not through any power of oratory or any desire to domineer over men's lives. He was largely instrumental in having the morning prayer service in the Chapel changed from a compulsory to a voluntary service. Professor Palmer corrected the statement that the Brooks House was named at the instance...
Finally, to be a believer in Christ is to believe in our fellowmen, in God and in God's Kingdom; to be His follower is to give the best one has in establishing His Kingdom
...primary incentive, however, should be the objective good which we can do for others. Some are interested from the personal or subjective pleasure which they realize from their work; others are drawn into philanthropy by a sense of social obligation and civic pride. Earnest social work with our fellowmen should give us a practical knowledge of social conditions, and enable us to exercise a more perfect judgment in choosing the suitable remedies...
...West are less amenable to its influences, owing to the fact that the church is always stronger in older countries. Behind everything, however, must come the impelling and compelling force of Christian character and no man who is to be a friend to his country and to his fellowmen can afford to stand aloof from the activities of the Christian church...