Daily globe., 1882-01-30
AMONG THE CHURCHES,
Trinity Lecture to Young Men by Rev.
w, X. Marshall, ID. D.-MissiOnary Work
In Honolilu-Inauguratlo of the Oc-
cupancy of their New Building by the
Unity Church Society.

cupaucy of their New Building by the
Unity Church Society.
| Extracts from Req. W. n. MGrShatPs
Lecture.
| The following is the substance of the sixth
lecture to young men, delivered last night by
Rev. W. K. Marshall, D. D., at the Jackson
| Street NJ. E. church. These lectures are draw
ing large congregations. DR.. Marshall's SUBJ
ject was "Manners." He took for his text a
passage in SD verse of the 18th chapter of
First Corinthians-"G Manners"
He spoke in substance as follows:
| Man is social being. Instinct and interest
alike unite in leading him to seek association
and fellowship with his kind. Hence family,
| tribal, national organizations and Institutions
The utility and stability Of these depend large
| ly upon the manner in which we conduct
| ourselves toward each. other. Civilization is
but another name for society. Law is the
| outer shell of that which is included in the
| term ''society." The way we demean our
selves In the inner court or heart of the social
| organization is matter of no little import
| anca.
| Men are known and estimated by their man.
| ners. Naturally or by cultivation, or by both,
we take on certain way or carriage which
| lives. Nations, as well as individuals, have a
| gait and movement by which they may be
identified. Il has been said that an Irishman
| is at peace only when he be in a quarrel; a
ScOtchmOn is at home only when he is abroad;
an Englishman is contented only when finding
fault with something or somebody, aud a busy
clustering American is at the height of fe-
licity only while he is in all these tumultuous
conditions at the same time. KOssuth says an
| Englishman would live twenty years in a
house without knowing his neighbors. A
Frenchman would know all of them in twen-
| ty-four hours. Let the social Frenchman be
placed among the tattooed islanders of the
South Seas, and in two years he would be
naturallzed and tatooed. Put an Engishman
| in the same position and he would be king of
the island in the same time.
| 1t may be said that our manners are a little
thing, and beneath the dignity of discussion
in the pulpit. answer that one of the first
lessons we all need to learn is the greatness of
| little things. Often the most insignificant
causes are startling in their immediate effects
and far reaching in their ultimate influence.
| By the steady growth of the tiny lichen high
mountains have been. n.leveled which no human
power could have brought from their tower
| ing heights. By the accidental mixing of a
little nitre and potash gunpowder was discev-
cred. Merchants travelling through desert
| in ancient times kindled fire on block of
alkali, which melted and ran down in glis-
| tening stream, mingling with the sand, form.
| ing a hard, shining substance. From this
circumstance, says Pliny, originated the max
| ing of glass. A few rude types carved in
| wood have revolutionized the world Victor
| Hugo says that few drops of water pros
trated Napoleon at Waterloo and causen the
world to change front. Gallileo observed the
oscillation ofa chandelier in q church; hence
| the invention of the pendulum. Columbus
quelled threatened mutiny by picking up a
piece of floating wood, from which he inferred
the nearness of land; hence the discovery of
| the new world.
Peter enjoins the precept. "Be courteous" !"
/ This excludes all bOorishneSS and rashness.
Some people have habit of speaking their
mind" that has about it canine snappish-
ness that favors Darwin'S theory of the origin
of man. You have no more right to needless
ly wound the feelings of another by an unkind
word than you have TO wound his head by a
blow. If unpleasant things must be said or
done, remember that the doctors always sugar
coat the bitterest pills. The man who dilutes
his hands with sugar and water can handle
bees with perfect safety; he who plunges into
che hive with unwashed hands will be resisted
with stinging promptness. Men are much
like bees. "Whatsoever man soweth that
shall he also reap" is the law sf the universe
Be chaste in your conduct and conversation
In order to do this be choice in the company
| you keep. The tree frog always takes the
color on the tree on which it lives. AS water
is colored by the soil through which it runs,
SO young men are known by the company
they keep and the books they read. "He that
| lies down with dogs will rise up with feas u
"He that lives with wolves will howl"
"Evil communications corrupt good man
ners." "Can man take fire in his bosom and
not be burned?" Pythagoras before he ad-
init cd i,,f, h
his companions were.
Treat those beneath you kindly an courte-
ously, as well as those above you. "Conde-
| scend to men of low estate" Gen. Jackson
tipped his hat with graceful bow in return
for asimilar recognition faom a colored man
who met him on the street. When asked why
he did this, he answered: 'Do you think 7
will let black man surpass me in courtsey?'
1t was characteristic of Napoleon to treat with
| great kindness those beneath him. One day
when walking with lady friend at st. Hele-
ma some servants met them carrying load.
The lady iu an angry tone ordered them out OF
the way, when Napoleon interposed, saving:
"Respect the burden, madam" eff you full
fiji the royal law ye do well, but if you have
respect to persons ye commit SIM" Read sec.
Ond chapter of James.
Always demean yourselves in an appropriate
| manner in the presence of ladies. In order to
DO this, see that you have proper views OF
woman's character. Nothing is so potent for
good as the influence of a noble and pure
minded woman, represented by mother, wife
sister or daughter. Happy is the young man
who is favored with such association Let
your conduct and conversation in her pres.
ence be chaste and elevated. Nor should wom-
an forget the power she carries for good, or
fail to exercise it for the upbuilding and es.
tablishment of young men in good and pur-
character.
Be careful of your manners at home. He
| who is boor or bear at home will be the
same abroad, unless he is hypocrite. Many
man smiles and bows when out in society,
while he frowns and growls and scolds at
home. Such character is despicable and
deserves term in-purgatory.
Always show proper respect for old age.
The young man who can speak of his father
as the 'sold man. or the governor and OF
his mother as the "old woman" and who re-
fuses to heed parental counsel, will surely
come to some bad end ''Honor thy father
and thy mother, that thy days may be long
upon the land" 1t seems to me that there
| is a growing Indifference to aged parents
this country that is disgrace to our
| civilization. Among the prisoners in the
Abbey during the French revolution was th-
venerable Gazette and his lovely daughter,
Elizabeth. Finding no evidence of royalism
against the daughter, she was released. She
refused the gift of liberty and clung to he
noble fathers side in prison. On the ID OF
September, 1892, after carnage of thirt,
| hours in the court of the abbey, Gazette was