Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-23
1xsIGNIFICAsCE OF MAN.
Some OF the Things Or. MunhEn Said
in His Sermon Last Night.

| DR.. hunhan had a number OF preachers
among his hearers last night. The Pres
/ byterian synod, which was in session
] during the day, adjourned over until this
morning 70 allow the delegates 10 attend
| the night service in the Independent, Pres
I bvterian church. As usual. Dr.. Munhall
did considerable preaching before he an
nOunced his text. The theatre got a
turn, and the big three-sheet lith0-
graph posters Of t0-nights perform
ance were described a. the most abOmin-
able, filthy. miserable things the speaker
ever looked at. - am glad 20 see said
he, "r3at they are being shut out OF
Charleston. II Is time FOR MS 70 speak ont
and sound an alarm, aud am going to Do
81 IL l am driven out Of youT town tho
next day" Or. Munhall snuoua ced his
intention OF speaking in the 81 atre On
sunday afternoon il he can get the tu.ld-
NJ. II De cannot, be will preach on tire
commons. Admission 70 the theatre Will
be by ticket. and no ladies or boys under
i win be admitted.
Nv hat is man that thou art mindful Of
him - were the words ~ the text, the
PASSAGE being from Psalms viii. The re-
yiYllsc drew a word picture Of the
universe 70 show how infinitely small 10
comparison man is. suppose the sun %
h- no larger than a cart wheel, then the
earth would be no bigger than the point 81
this lead pencil he SAID, holding pencil
up % view. Now. where are Won going
70 find Bob Ingersoll on that, the man
who swells himself up and de6es Godi
Whore are you or any Of US 70 be found;
II would take a microscope magnifying
L2lJ billion times n find one Of these in
significant souls. Man is a poor sinful
creature anyway. He is sinful by nature.
l know some preachers in this country
who haven't the honesty % get out % the
church they are secretly fighting. There
Is one up in Philadelphia though, who had
the sense and honesty to get out. He has
been saying that il is not right for d man
to have TO suffer for Adams sir when be
never saw Adam, and ia not responsible
torwhat Adam did. That sort tftalk tickles
a great many people. BUTT makes no mat
ter whether 1t is right or Just, il is a fact
tnat we co have to suffer. God saws
that he visits the sins Of the parent on the
children Of the third and fourth genera
tion. The law OF heredIty has revealed
into US the truth Of this statement.
once knew young man only Is years old
who mad the delirium tremens. Helm
herited the disease from his grandfather
and great-grandfather, men that he never
saw, and over whose actions he had no
control. "He would be poor sort OF a
God If he was brought down to your con-
cepuOn, wouldn't he:"
Some Of the things that DR.. Munhall
said were: "The very heavens burst open
with Gods love for US, and down comes
His own SON. "The common law re-
quires a man to commit an overt act to be
guilty Of a crime. Not 80 the divine law.
The man who hates HIS brother is already
guilty OF murder" "COvetOusness is
theft in the intention" at is re-
markabie thing that God should
visit us I'm His own divine
person." "f the Emperor OF Germany
was TO come to your house tonight and
knock at the door, you would let him in
quick, wouldn't you? Then you would
20 over 70 YOUR neighbor and say: VINO
10 you think is at our house" and the
next day you would be so proud you
would hardly speak to your poor relations.
When God knocks though at the door OF
your heart you keepit barred and bOltedD