The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-07-31
MEN For TIE TIMES.
Rev. Mr.. PitbIado's Lecture at Con-
gress Street Methodist Church.

The lecture by Rev. c. B. Pitblado at Con-
gress street Methodist church last evening
was delivered before large and well pleas
ed audience. The speaker said:
The times demand men of culture. All kinds
of culture is important, but intellectual and moral
culture are of paramount Importance The imag-
NATION demands special attention, because a per
In the thinking world Imagination must be d.
rected to objects that have real present exist
The times demand men of conscience cultura
conscience makes our moral world According
70 IT'S standard right thought rises or falls in the
national as well as in the personal soul The best
and truest way to cultivate conscience is to bring
IL INTO contact with gospel principles
- Inc age demands men of heart culture. Why?
because heart is queen of the man realm. Men of
mere intellectual culture haveEoften been curse
men OF heart culture have been the great bene-
factors o. the race not the martalsts and the
anthroplstS and churches have been the great
helpers and healers of our poor humanity. The
greatest thing for man to do, is not to tickle, the
imagination, or make new steamboat, or find out
new star, but to help lift man in his lone lfe
Inc age needs men OF moral courage. Moral
courage is greater and rarer than physical cour-
age: The courage of Paul on Mars hiil was great
er than that of Leonidas and his brave three hun
dred standing in the famous pass to die. Many
men would rather face lion than an unpopular
principle 1t takes moral courage to live within
ones means. Men try here to borrow money to
90 II With" II takes moral courage to wear the
dress after it is about three months behind the
fashion, and it takes only about six weeks to be
three months behind the fashion now.
Ihe times demand men who will try to be use
ful. Personal power, made up of talent and cul-
ture and magnetism, may become the source of
great usefulness. Money may also be made use
ful God must have his say about how we gain
ana now we expend our money. The age can't
put trick on the throne of commerce and shut
God up in a meeting house like Bible He must
have his say in the money world.
Poiucal place may also be made a means of
usefulness. We carry our politicians on our
shoulders today, and toss them into the ditch of
neglect tomorrow. But while it lasts political no.
posltlon, may be made useful to the country and
the age. ~Geit1s "-'N
knowledge is another source of usefulness If
properly used 1t is behind success. Men may
Someumes Dungle into good place ,Ibut they soon
Dungle out OF it again. If men would be useful
ana successful they must be humble. No need for
false humility False humility is pride turned
OF the universe. How Ignorant the scientists are
even OF matter. Berkly did not believe in matter
Otners peleye i'll nothing but matter. 1t sings in
the WIND and flashes in the lightning but we have
no simple, understandable definition of what it is 1
Some tell us that there is difference in kind be-
tween matter and God. Mans ignorance sug-
geStS humility.
And again, If a man would be useful he must be
wisely enthusiastic IA zealousness person is a no
body. Enthusiasm has worked wonders among
otnef qualltleS Woman'S sphere is widening each
year. All the words gates are opening to her
1he llnleS demand men of Christian principle
ana sympathy NO man can help the world in the
iedst sense until he sympathizes with it. in its
JOYS and sorrows, sins and sighS Christian Drin +
eiple is needed at the foundation of ali our social
pontlcal and commercial worlds. This land is /
DaDy giant, who Will grow up to be national de-
mon or Christian sage, according to whether he
approprlates OF rejects Christian principle.