New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-31
VALUE OF OUTWARD SHOW.
HURST on THE WORLDS STAND
ARD OF MERIT.

The Rev. DR. Charles H. Parkhurst preached ct
the Madison Square Presbyterian Church yesterday
morning 10 large congregation from the text
Samuel. xvi. . The Lord seeth not as man
seeh: for man looksth on tho outward appearance.
but he Lord looke'h tho heart" Dr. Parkhurst
said. In part:
The time was TO choose King % Israel to
be King sauf. successor Saul. ~ young man.
Lords favor and lad igure and presence--so
We are told-that distinctly distinguished him from
TO be poor rul ?. and while silll upon the Throne
movement was being air ady divireiv initiated 20
responsibility OF selection devoVed upon the
prophe; samuSl A KIND Of one one power pre-.
one man; ons-man power In NAT "ra ho~eyer dit-
this respect-ihat then the one man had no ambi-
man OF to-day knows ~ ord but himself. and SIM
plifes matters b. Irlrs OBJ part Of deity and
prophet all in
Samuel although perhaps ihe most solidly and
unvaryingiy b.suiiful character in Hebrew history.
nssy;ertheloss had OF course hl' human susSep,.
a candidate for the throne. could NOT get over
index OF ro S%a' 6ne and 80 VIXEN he Knew ha,
It vas in the Lords mind that one Of he sons o.
Joseph should be King and when moreover. one c<
insly preseniable appeared before him he IN.
men Of flesh and blood must be tho man. 50 that
he instant he looked on Eab be sic, Jared. Surely
stance is interesting attestine what an element
OF humanness and what a dam Of superficial may
Lords prophet
Susceptibility to the picturesque is as distinctive
OF the civilized savage ~ uncivilized ones. We
loss sensible Of The value than Of the trappngs
with which &; may have the good fortune or tbs
adroitnoss 10 decorate itself II ~ IN line with this.
although requiring 10 h. stated with some careful
earned AS military renown no distinction which
the average mind is so quick and even 20 enthus-
astic 70 recognize. The common world has always
made more Of warriors that won their victories
upon fields OF carnage than Of warriors who tri-
fred and no sword was drawn Blood in me veins -
not nearly so snowy as oCod mat Is speq ot ne
men ma would stop TO Look AZ painting. onY
one would stop 70 look At an engraving The eye
Few people regard bui a good many VIII look a.
meteor and everybody gets out his glass "hen
II less Intelligence TO take the outside meas
ure Of thing than it does 70 bore into T. and find
whatever. The judgments % most men. Ike the
judgments of barbarans and children. are likely
think In figures NOT only about things which have
no moral quality. but as well ~ matters that do.
is thought or II child or a savage Is shown
red bead and white diamond he Will choose the
bestowmen, ii is exceedingly important 70 know
no% TIE fonsr 60; hs ne mGs MS osov
WAYS Of stealing and our moral sense becomes so
confused by the strange admiX,ure Of love and
70 decide how much 81 orr own benedcence IL
business and how much OF it golden rule. and still
OF others II is not strange therefore that the
general pubic prefer 10 Judge by he arithmetic
OF the act and 10 proportion its euogy 10 the acts
numerical consequences and no questions asked"
Greatness even when applied 70 men. means Just
what the word indicates-something that Is big.
that blossoms out large 20 human regard that
straton. something that is good way across. ant
that affects us by the hugeness o. its proportions
or course. We say all kinds Of pasronizng things
about quality, about what he Scriptures call tho
beauty OF holiness. and the like and We have a
place whore ~e keep such notions as that II IA
better to BE- good than 10 he great, To can Per-
that he s good" will very likely be construed as
AN III m ara tsNrd iponS nbb Srscc,l
admiration OF the people revolyes Even wicked
man II ne Goes grea. tsIilng ping ,ou Id 20, ,or
who has never made spectacle or 'ensauon or
genius You men here who know the times under
the resources and the genius 10 make Of himself
governing factor in the world-it may be upon
the lines OF inance-can generally count upon tbs
liberation and even upon the admiration OF his
acter and quality: he will not he outs wed. even
though he be known 10 be traitor. and will not "a
II is marvellous to motto. that the Disciples.
Lord were nevertheless seized with the same pas
sion. They disputed among themselves. as We ara
ioid. a. 20 who OF them was going 70 be the great
eT,iI mean bv it-abiiity 70 seem ARG I'm otSers-
cled with halo OF perspicuity. and be able 20
treat the res OF the world as underlings James
and John went SO FAR as TO lodge with he Lord a.
petition 10 have place given them I'm the king
dom OF Heaven. The other Disciples We're indig-
nant-perhaps because they felt the unseemiiness of
the petition. bur probably because thew
wanted first place for themselves. They had rot
learned that greatness has a different definition
set down 10 II in the vocabulary OF heaven from the
n carries IN mundane dictionaries.
While thu worlds greatness means 70 be "ou
top with Christ II means 70 be underneath. 20 be-
servant. | expect that II will be ono % tho sur
prises OF heaven that numbers OF people will ba
found occupying back seats who were a good dear
in evidence IN the days OF the flesh. and numbers
will be going around with crowns. and with good
many stars in their crowns. some or them ~ whom
the world here knew nothing. and upon whose un-
prctentouS headstones some loving hand caused
TO he inscribed. Faithful over few things, viii
make thee ruler over many things