New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-16
THE MORAL VALUE of HEROISM.

On Sunday. August 3. the Rev. w. A. Mckinley,
pastor of the North Congregational Church at
Portsmouth, preached a sermon at Newcastle, n. H.,
upon the moral value of herosm as lately exempli-
ned IN the Arctic regions Following are some OF
the striking passages in the sermon
mere are some eds ~ men which cold eacnla,
woa ore not fy her icy rule Deeds OF such royal
aro and que n ns II there be not sore oth"r rule Tor
things see her dumby and with hrist ia the temple
When the widow drops her two mi es into the ea.ury
on u mas given most II Is her an .ay- jesus her
hou'es in PaesIme!" 'Harkw | hear the Master say.
Ana the echo of those rny prce of money caught up
all over Jerusalem The sound rolls over GalIer. 40
ASA Min9r over Europe, all und the W rd Is he rd
Of The Ior thrmao az 8 II has been an endless md
arp werful siimuant 10 the neyo enc 0the thrlstan
Woiid. No monarch's gift has ever matched the WIDOWS
81 Tn re are things which sometimes can be dome for
oil cts which have steady existence, about VIII oh no
calculations can he made" but which are OF supreme
quality They come at rare and certat1 interval: "a
Inry 90 tain their own exalteJ justification. French
soldier who stood at the head Of his COMPANY, tic
place H ,ne e vos Tss s tan from The roll and
Nhcn llej the next soldier always sw-red, Dea1 on
me ned ef homo = IT'S French, but very dno the
fre1ch Roth hid cannot buy that thi K You may
plough ever fu w. brit Won can never raise thst
md nothing fne tn fill its pac"; and the m re OF
we can ge In mems hearts in this age OF looms and
Turee ships came sailing into our harbor day before
Yesterday The decks ana riseng ~ the Meet were hea
that as they silently gded by. tao shouts of ella ed
IN u ands went rolling over the Atlantic ana tle
band on tn Tcnnrssro struc mn " Home Again." that
" falr women AMI brave men bowrd rnclr heads ana
wer II was not because feet If sue or ~ 10 res
Whal's had often re rned from dangers Of three
wears ulsc IN cite seas and ne men rom ueerI
rl"nds as my me- gf,r ~; %i e Ic T
u neet u was not that thY II a So Vereu w
Eldor 40. added loot ~ the territory or put lar
most them tpelr ives. HAT dozen gault s1elei rs
cam, back with What cuu d be ga hCrc1 o. tn tr
dead comrades Yet the hearts Of tic ciyIlize
world hail them with arclama'ion@ Aud WY
luxury and Of cvizati n In temper I" cline han
looked up0n their loved AMI bid guoh-hy aSihneEn
they never mi ht the ain TO * eli liVerlh ei
fed fierce cold s terrible" highs. eternal Zee Us
awful danger and dies on that try mght suDlu" no
hrii vi hin the par Of human knOw" lgc inner u
cOnqu re realm h they might hrlng truth rom tae
polar gr Up and a IT at RI fee' o. science Tor tue
II mankind that they ght penetrate M hyperno ian
my terry, wbion has ever puzzled he nans lha' VI
umpuant the dau gers which ,ve dehed ne race
world. AID IN the low Arctic sun Sc " n0a'
ar beyond tho farthe.t poin, trod 6e, na .dn
tempt te ticir patient toll with obstacles thc'i
II. nuc ing rordudc in suGcrin,. thor magn ,nimty
bow the heroic element of humpn nature. We 20 no.
ask to-day low many meteorological facts they nav,
what we ar, shouting about. II l. In honor OF nigh nm
elGsh heroic cOndlct that tongues are 10 sed snt
ep " to the lof Ter mind they ae iled with e. see
to Olylnpiin soii hitch shelf red oil Il crowne III
o,c These dead men viii give 80 families name Au,
such au nsp ration battle flag l. b. tue 'o cc
ANS NJ tie men who fought ben an US '"lnH rn
decd Of Natioaal hcrosm bmdz the Nation IT. coSerbOue
bonds.
/ ok today upon the distinguished Secretary, wh'
seemed ~ hear the cry ~ dying ncn from H. poln
nj, h pnd allowed no Onst to indorh rescue Tue al
liut officers aud men WAC promptly aud faithfully hh'
re,snly did his bidding, I'd the remnant OF thr ht
role men who DIV NJ, bit unconqured. rould cal M 80
The hour when death would pm the seal 81 cycila TN.
fret upon heir ps are tie heroes hLu lhahh N"u
and "a tina we, the country aud the world are the rcA
| for their deeds. .
! Rut agaii az the heroes Of the old my holog'
rose at at "a the dgRiy OF gOis 80 the pr hclpl
! II hrroism meraes at last In co duct whl II
/ divine The npblcst of earth are moral heroes ih
| uru who have stood ~ the right for 1t' own sake
Ear his royalty are the men who nave eu'kcd thel
m upon he princip II G. DIS moral Kingdom Az la7
we .tand fore u cross ard IN the depths us sphh
heroism des into the divine. here Is one hhhElh
IN re-naked oil edng aud dy NJ. The rabbe sh NJ a.,
| a k Him 10 come Gown. He saved oineTs; Ill. SELF II
/ capnu save. He had le heaven to saw men NOVh'h
! hudcred His sublime purpose. He took tuo cup an
drank II 10 its dreg tore heaven and cart W trol
amid the storm earh shame there st ais 70 the ea
of Cd Father, forgive them, for hey snow not WIZ
name because He did Tits tninS angels
angels and he edeemed cast their crowns before III
with songs OF praise. On earth the nations ca Daek
CAVIAR, and repeat little children e laying OF III
| lone centurion, - Truly, this was the Son or God.