Addresses by the right reverend Phillips Brooks

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Addresses, by Phillips BrooksThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: AddressesAuthor: Phillips BrooksRelease Date: December 28, 2004 [EBook #14497]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ADDRESSES ***Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading TeamADDRESSESBYTHE RIGHT REVERENDPHILLIPS BROOKSBISHOP OF MASSACHUSETTSPHILADELPHIAHENRY ALTEMUS1895CONTENTS.PAGEI. THE BEAUTY OF A LIFE OF SERVICE 9II. THOUGHT AND ACTION 34III. THE DUTY OF THE CHRISTIAN BUSINESS MAN 63IV. TRUE LIBERTY 88V. THE CHRIST IN WHOM CHRISTIANS BELIEVE 110VI. ABRAHAM LINCOLN 140I. THE BEAUTY OF A LIFE OF SERVICE.I should like to read to you again the words of Jesus from the 8th chapter of the Gospel of St. John:—"Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on Him, if ye continue in My word, then are ye My disciplesindeed; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. They answered him, We beAbraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man; how sayest Thou, ye shall be made free? Jesusanswered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. And theservant abideth not in the house forever, but the Son abideth ever. If the ...