The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-16
pR. powMAN on MANHOOD.
He Incidentally Touches Upon Purity
IN Elactiona.


Rev. C. z. bowman. D. d. preached an
interesting sermon at Wesley Monumental
church yesterday morning upon the subject
Of Manhood" His text was: "Quit you
like men," /. Cor. xvi, b.
DR.. bowman brought out some very
good ideas upon his subject. The world is
rich and still poor, be said. This is almost
the richest nation on earth, but Thousands
do not know where TO get breakfast for
tomorrow. The common schools offer the
elements Of education TO sill and we should
be q well educated people, but there is an
alarming degree Of illiterscy among Us.
There are millions of human beings of the
masculine gender. We could easily raise
immense armies but we are sadly wanting
in msn OF true manhood. More than money,
more than culture, we need men. II has
truth when he went about with
his lantern looking for an honest
man. Manhood has been cultivated in
a one-slded way. The Spartans cultivated
physical courage TO the neglect OF ethical
virtues. The French people have developed
the lighter phases of life TO the neglect Of
sturdier principles. The Roman church has
cultivated blind faith aud superstitious rev.
erence and discouraged independence and
investigation. The Germans seek science
and philosophy and ignore spiritual relig-
ion. The Anglo-Saxons exalt the money
making faculty, regarding that as oompen-
sation for many faults.
Jesus Christ set forth Gods ideal Of man
when he said: Thou shalt love the Lord
thy God. ETC., and thy nelghbor as thy
self" and so far as his personal life
extended he presented in himself the ideal
man. Gentle kbut courageous, patient yet
denouncing wrong, a patriotic Jew but a
citizen OF the world, regarding life in this
world, but showing the superiority Of the
world to come.
DR.. bowman paid a fiue tribute 10 the
gentler sex. 1.-THE mothers, wives and
sisters of men, he said, can make them or
mar them. Upon them as the force, strong
but often unobserved, depends to a large
degree the character Of our manhood"
DIR. bowman said that manhood is essen
tisl TO proper discharge of the duties Of
citizenship and discussed the question Of
the franchise, office holding and the main
tenance of the law. mo man, b" he said "can
lay claim to true manhood or is deserving
of the rights Of citizenship who will
barter his franchise to another,
and that the one who made
the purchase is as guilty as he who sells his
vote. Not only he who sells his vote, but
he who barters his support upon the prom
Use of favors or influence or office is not
worthy TO be called a man. he said
Incidentally DR.. bowman touched upon
the present city campaign. He was glad,
he said, 20 hear that the respective leaders
upon the two tickets had entered into a
covenant not to use money in this election
themselves or to allow it to be used for
them by their friends so far as they could
prevent He hoped this covenant would
be observed. DR.. bowman did
not say that he believed the covenant would
be Dreserved and his haarerE warA nF tha
opioion that he did not. He said the en-
forcemont Of the law upon the subject
should be demanded by good citizens.
DIR. bowman discussed this subject Of
manhood as the proper requisite in business
in religion and in all the relations of life.