The herald., 1897-02-01
Bishop Montgomery's Address
at the Cathedral
THEORIES OF MIRACLES
pr. Themson's Explauation Of the Feed.
ing Of the Five Ttousand
Henry vaeIey, the English Evangelist Heard
by Large Crowds
Rev. A. A. Rice Discusses the Moral
Religion Of Confucius-Dr Day
Considers Our National Sit
uation and Safety.

The largest congregation present at
church services In the city yesterday
morning was probably the one. e.that filled
Simpson tabernacle to listen to Rev.
John p. Newman. The preliminary SER
vices were conducted hh;iehy by DR..
Mclean, who then introduced the bish-
op.
II invite your attention" said the
speaker, ito the greatest conquest In
the world, as written in Proverbs xvi.
BE-: He that ruleth his spirit is better
than he who taketh CITY, The records
of the past are replete with the tri-
umphs of human genius. The triumphs
of art are expressed by the worlds ad-
miration, and the triumphs of history
are the dream Of the worlds ambition.
But what shall we say of the man who
has the mastery of all his sensibilities,
HE volitions, affections and his con-
science? What shall We say Of him
who compels himself to be good, to do
good, so that he is no longer a slave to
himself nor the society in which he
dwells, but is absolutely a free man? =?
AC uPA A6At HAL 10 tuC lutC6l IUdIl
What Phidias shall rear for him tenn
pie of renown? What Homer shall sing
his praises? Only God is his eulogizer.
Only God Is competent to be the eulo-
gist Of such a man, he who is able TO
say at the last day, Well done May
this be your verdict at the last day. OF
some of you 1t WILL and of some of you
1t Will not. because you will not.
What shall we say of the man or wo-
man who has the mastery over himself
or herself, and can say to the Master
on the last day: Here amp Self-mas-
terry IS not self destruction; 1t Is not
suicide. All the appetites and passions
were created by the Almighty, and when
gratified in the right way, are as holy
as an angels song Nature Is always
pure and always holy. 1t is the express
image of his person The most natural
man that ever walked the earth was
Jesus Christ. He never violated nature
nor were his miracles violation of ma
ture. He knew how to conquer force by
a higher force. His miracles were an
expression of his wisdom, not of his
power. The only passage in the Bible
b,fore which stand appalled, Is this:
He was tempted in all points like as we
are, yet without SIM
There is no sin in temptation Temp
tation always presupposes virtue and is
q tribute to your manhood. You and
l have no sympathy with those who re-
tire to nunneries and monasteries to get
rid OF temptation. 1t Is manlier to be
in the thickest of the fight You are TO
blame for nine-tenths of the temptations
that beset you To conquer makes the
angels sing, and you should shout glory
Vice 10 the excess of virtue The graft
f1cation of the passions and affections
within the limits of the law Is as pure as
the angels songs. Self-esteem Is the
excess of self-respect, but 1t must never
be allowed to mount into vanity, for
vanity Is the excess of self-respect Van
ity Is the over-estimation of all the tall
ents God has given us. 1t is sometimes
contrasted with humility, and humility
is debased- Self-defense is within the
law; you are bound to protect your life,
your property, and you have right TO
protect the woman you led to the altar
and the children Of your loins. Out of
this comes the right to protect the state.
protect the old flag. Weakness is a heroic
virtue. The state of sin is an abnormal
state. and the state of Christianity is
normal.
Three things are necessary for self
mastery = self knowledge, self denial
and conservation. When old Thales
passed through Greece he observed
WiAttCH dOOVG tuc QOOT OIL d TEMPLE the
words: Know thyself.' Out on modern
education that leads man away from
himself The education of today Is OBJ
jective and not subjective A man Is
graduated from our colleges and can
trace out the splendid planetary system,
but knows nothing of his soul and the
nerves that have such an influence on
his life. He can trace the origin of rivers,
but has little conceptions Of the power
OF the heart, the organ that has such an
inhuence on his life and destiny. I re-
5oice that psychology 10 being recog-
nized In education. As education be-
comes subjective, 1t will elevate the race
That strange word, temperament-who
can defne 1t? You come into the world
with 1t, inherited with the past Every
man has his own temptations, and they
are graduated according to his moral
nature. 1t is of the utmost Importance
to ascertain what you can endure; to
ascertain your resisting force. Some
men can look upon glass of wine and
never be tempted; others cannot. Some
can look upon beautiful woman and
have only beautiful thoughts OF her. The
most dimcult thing to those is compan-
ionship. enter the presence OF some
people, ana there Is subtle influence
that passes from them, and I become
as fretful porcupine; others from
whom comes an influence restfuI and
sweet. When the science of compan-
ionship Is recognized, then we shall
have fewer divorces and more happy
marriages. Then marriage will be a
What we need is a revoIu-
tion In society. Self-knowledge can be
ascertained from that holy book; It can
come from the illumination of the Holv
Spirit. I never can be less than myself
nor more than myself in heaven or hell.
Self denial Is essential to self-mastery
There Is as much in the Fathers love
when he says, Shalt not as when he
says, Thou shalt Had the choice in,
the ten commandments between the
and the prohibitory, would
take the prohibitory. He throws his
whole government around you when he
says, Thou shalt not. When Ameri-
cans realize that there is as much wis
dom In prohibition as In mandation, then
we shall rise to the true conception ,f
government. There is self denial that
10 born in magnanimity. The great
of society are the express
eions Of this magnanimity. 1t IL not
true that all moderate drinkers become
drunlrards, but 1t is true that all drunk
ards were moderate driniDerA A. some