The New York herald., 1873-10-27
pREsBYTER1AE MEMORIAL CHURCH.
"Wantcd, q Man"-Scrmon by Rev
Charles 8. Robinson.

The Rev. Charles 8. Robinson, at the Presby-
terian Memorial church, In Madison avenue, cor
ner OF Nfty-third street. yesterday morning took
his text from the Prophecy Of Esaias, kill, 12-
~ will make man more precious than fine gold"
They were accustomed to say, he began, that all
the nations rescmbled each other very much, and
that their various productions were all necessary
to produce even a comfortable meal. They were
also accustomed to say that all the professions
and trades were necessary to each other. This
wonder was exemplifed in great many modern
works that might be mentioned. There was
scarcely an art which was without its peculiar aid
In the making of the simplest garment which they
wore. This rule was also true in regard to the
moral and spiritual world. They could see men
whose character could be traced back to the
moral influences Of generations and generations
OF the past Take, for instance, the cultivated
New Engender-how the
INFLUENCES OF THE FIRST PURITANs
were manifest in him Men were brought out by
the characteristics OF their predecessors.
After all the talk that had been heard on this
subject, man was stu the most royal thing on this
earth. The lions strength yielded to Samson's
strength as he tore asunder the jaws OF the BEAST
man, take him day by day, was able to travel
farther than horse conld. Take his sinewy frame,
his delicate mould OF intellect, his neness of nerve
and was he not the most royal creation this earth
could boast Off No one knew how much force and
undeveloped skill was in every human being. He
(the preacher) saw five little children who multi
piled figures in most marvellous manner; they
certainly surpassed many grown-up people. BY
great exigencies some men were brought to ex-
htbit power and q manhood which no one had
ever expected to see In them before.
Man was born one Of the very feeblest creatures.
reached maturity One Of The astonishng things
which his profession revealed to him was that
there was no end OF destruction and increase to
the human race IN point OF the varieties OF sick.
ness and pain. Some new epidemic was springing
up constantly some new illness, some new com.
plaint. Again, SO many lacked
THE PROPER STRENGTH OF MANHOOD,
the strength OF exercising an influence over their
fellow creatures. And still man was the most
royal creation OF the universe. Take Christian
man in the fulness Of physical and spiritual sta
ture resembling Christ. How few they were, put
What pity to see such being marred by even O
single vice or one bad habit
Lie did not move on silently in one single groove,
but they had lie in all its vicsstude aud varieties
Human history went forward not tameiy ana regu-
larry, but impulslyely and by fts and starts. The
upon and linked in another. Their anticipatlons
lead them upward. their reazations lead them all
downward. The moment panic took place they
said they had been ioreseeing 1t for a long time
and when 1t was over they said they would feel the
effects OF it for long time. This was true in
great many cases. Life did not come smoothly
like brook, but IN rugged waves like sea. 1t
hinged upon little Ones They could see
AN EDITORIAL IN THE LONDON TIMES
which might shake the throne OF q monarch, pro-
duce financial panic or cause war between ma
tions and make fields Of battle overflow with
blood History worked by crises, and sometimes
there was naturally panic In men and a lack OF
good men. This panic might be brought about by
sudden great exigencies requiring the actions Of
great and good men. Some OF the best lives France
ever knew were extinguished In the massacre OF
st. Bartholomew Memories OF such men were
called to mind when we looked at the Place de la
Concorde. Sometimes there were common weap-
ons that worked quite as terribly the guillo-
tine-scorn, contempt, sarcasm, hatred, vitupera-
tiOn.
The Lord brought sometimes sudden exigencies
upon His people in order to rouse their energies
and to make true men and women OF them; and
there never was crisis In history when true
man was so valuable as at this time. 1t seemed as
II materalism were really swaying all men. II they
men in the street in which they did business to-
gether, they would say that this one was mean
phemous the nftn coarse sc. Materialism
HAD HAMPERED THE HUMAN RACE
in its proper growth and development SO that they
could count on their fingers the men who, they
would all admit, were true Christ-like men. He
took their own testimony III this respect, and he
knew that it was trustworthy. He knew that 1t
was most humIliating to say that mankind was
actually dried up by materiaism. God had laid
upon them tremendous exigencies Just at this
time. Was there ever O time when the voice OF
sceptictsm was so blatantg Was there ever time
when there were SO many lectures by infidelsG
universally on the side OF anti-Christs Had they
time, therefore, to have any wranglings among
themSelVeSY
II was high time for men to think OF these ques-
tons. wealth. value now went for nothing.
man who supposed himself to be wealthy might be
beggar in three days. Men who were In the
Church OF Christ were poverty-strlcSen at this
period. God, at this very moment, had given them
wider fields OF usefulness and opened to them all
the heather countries OF the world. Ii they only
bad money, II they only had what they had had
before, what an immense deal OF good they might
dol What was wanted was man. There was
once upon this earth
AN ABSOLUTELY PERFECT MAN.
What they wanted was man like Christ; man
bold and brave to challenge evil where he
found It; q man OF cheerful spirit; man OF O
faith, cheerful, strong. invincible. There was no
use in saying all men were dishonest and all men
were liars. Then it was necessary to have gener-
Gus mef The number Of men VINO gave for the
Church OF Christ has SO diminished that 1t was
necessary now to give more and more and be more
and more generous.
His advice to the congregation was:-Let them
take the lantern OF faith and go about to look for
men. Let them look into their own hearts, Any
one might be the man, II he was only brave
enough to fling himself into the breach. Perhaps
he might be the man upon whom history hinged.
They must not handy words with each other. Let
every wife as she kneeled tonight pray God with
all her heart, "Oh, make the father OF my children
the man more precious than fine god.n Then will
Christ's kingdom come, and the King be seen
among His people.
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