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"Statesmanship and Religion." Address before the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America, Washington, D.C, December 7

 Item — Box: Series 10, Box 22

Dates

  • Other: December 7

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 168.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Materials Specific Details

Need a new spirit of religion animating all our affairs if we are to realize potentialities of our age (use entire address).

True statesmanship and true religion go beyond immediate political and economic interests, envision a superior social state; true religion is the force which governs man 's attitude toward God and his fellowmen; essentials of Protestantism, originally highly spiritual, as expressed by classical economists and naturalists of early 19th century, became more and more material; human nature ran be changed through spiritual and economic upheavals; infinite progress is possible if "economic man" of 19th century will give way to new faith in human nature; finance and capital often distort true needs of man; today hope is in workers, farmers, businessmen, not the embittered left elements or powerful industrialists; we must meet challenge of this historic epoch, move forward to higher standards; men's economic and spiritual powers, his control over nature so vast that "struggle for existence" is outmoded, replaced by the new universal law of cooperation.

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