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Bear Each Other's Burdens

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Parent Issue
Day
30
Month
May
Year
1902
Copyright
Public Domain
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Subject of Rev. Mrs. Crooker's Sermon

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PREACHED YESTERDAY

At Unitarian Church and Gave Graphic Description of George Republic

 

Rev. Florence Kollock Crooker filled the pulpit at the Unitarian church Sunday morning. She preached a most interesting sermon and her sweet, simple style of delivery charmed every one In the audience. She chose for her text "Bear Ye one another's burdens," and "Every man must bear his own burdens," reconciling the two texts which seem so contrary, by saying that each man finds, in entering the broad fields of experiences in this world that he must not only carry his own burden but those of his fellowmen to a greater or less extent. The sociologist has proven that what retards the life of one, retards the life of all. The human race is eaeh for all and for each. We must all work for each other's benefit as well as our own.

 

She gave aninteresting example of this idea of mutual benefits by describing the George Junior Republic of Freeville, N. Y., one of the most admirable institutions in the United States. It is under the direction of Wm. George. The residents are chiefly children who have been cornmitted by the courts of New York to the care of Mr. George, instead of sending them to Blackwell's Island, or other penal institutions. They are working out one of the greatest problems which faces the civilized world today, the care of its dependants. They have a perfect system of government, and, girls vote at the elections and hold offices.

 

A distinguished visitor to the Republic, recently, said that he had examined the governments of many cities and found the George Republic one embodying the most perfect system he had ever found anywhere.
 

Among other admirable institutions of this republic is the paper which is published by the youthful members. It is called the Citizen.

 

The Citizen is distinctively the citizens' paper. Unlike most other publications the matter printed is all original and it is printed just as the children write it. And the work upon the paper from beginning to end, type setting, making up forms, proof reading, correcting forms, feeding the press, folding, stitching and mailing, with all its multitude of extra details that has to be attended to is the work of the children. In view of this fact, several times during the year they have had some very high compliment given by men and women who are familiar with the technical work involved In getting out a paper. And these compliments mean the more when it Is remembered that but a few of the citizens who have tried to work in the printing office have kept at the work any considerable length of time.

 

During the past year fifteen different citizens have undertaken the work. But since the opening of the office nearly two years ago, three of the citizens continued at the work at least a year, or until they left the Republic with full recommendations. It might be stated, however, that this shifting about is a difficulty that all the departments have to contend with though perhaps its results are a little more disastrous in the printing office than elsewhere.

 

There are, at present, 2300 names on the mailing list, while requests for sample copies are numerous.