The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-15
ESSENTIALS THAT
CONSTITUTE A MAN
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Negative and Affirmative Discussion
Of an Important Subject.
A TEXT FROM JEREMIAH
Sermon Preached ut the Methodist
Church Last Sunday Night by
DR.. Isaac lenrt.
A TEXT FROM JEREMIAH

The following is synopsis Of al
Interesting sermon preached by DR..
Isaac Peaft az the Methodist church
Sunday evening:
Wanted a Mnn"-JcremiAh s, /.
Run ye 10 and fro through ths
streets Of Jerusalem. and see now. and
know and seek In tho broad places
thereof, II ye can ind man"
We are not 20 understand by these
words that there were no men In the
city of JcruRalem. No. There was this
0pulent man. there was the scholuriy
rabbi there was the eminent barf1s-
ter; there was the distinguished lcgis-
lntor. and there was the scribe OF
supvrlntlye skill The meaning is that
there was no man IN the city that
measured up 10 the divine paragon or
Of Gods conception Of intrinsic man
hood jeremiah was not the only per-
SON that was IN search u man. Dio-
genes sought with u lighted lantern at
noonduy IN ancient Athens for a man.
In the market place he raid. Hear
met and when crowd assembled he
ucornfully said II called for men not
plgmics" Garfield was asked this
question: what are you going to
make OF yoursclf?" to which he re-
piled: Il must first make myself a
man. II do no, succeed In doing that.
| cannot hops 10 sucoocd In anything
else" Magnificent utlcrance. We
have seen that there were men IN Je-
rusalem. but not man. Now the
question arises: What constitutes a
mani" Let us look at the negative and
positive aldes Of this Interrogation.
1. Great physical powers do not
constitute q man. Professional pugil-
lists are men OF colossal physical
strength. but not ono Of them is a
man. An Intelligent mind can only
denominate such persons as male ami
mails. A dog fight win not remind you
OF noble manhood No. but Il will
remind you Of those gigantic animals
In human form A massive frame with
a little mean picture sat In u IL a
combination that creates within US a
duel feeling. disgust and ridioule. but
q colossal frame and a picture OF su-
perlativc beauty drill us with de-
ilghtful sensations.
2. Scholastic attachments do not
constitute man.
An eN-chaplaln Of one Of the largest
penttonteries In our land states THAI
while he was spiritual diector Of that
institution he net some OF the finest
educated persons II had been his priv
llcgc to meet | visited Salem peni-
tentlury some four years ago and there
was pointed out TO ne a man OF mag
ninccnt scholastic attainments. He
was In Tor three years. His crime
was cmbezzlement | see on many a
wall diploma. the owner OF which IL
q moral wreck.
3, Intellectual powers do not con-
s;itute a man, There hangs In Wash
ington. u, c.. a picture OF consplcu-
GUS and brilliant man, He was an
eminent Jurist, When In college, he
stood at the head OF his class, Euclid"
Newton and La Place were as familiar
TO him as the fingers on his hand. Lam
guagcs, ancient and modern, were his
delight, on the day OF his graduation
he demanded two degrees from his Al
ma Mater. This attorney general was
brilliant. oratorical, rhetorical with a
logic that was pungent, Yet this Won
derful man was moral wreck
Z. What constitutes man? /. He
must have individuality. Whatever
his environment, he must be himself
There is doctrine abroad that is sim
ply monstrous. II is this. while In
Rome do as Rome does" What piece
OF sophlstry, Play cards because you
happen to nnd yourself In company
OF persons who are engaging In The
game. Lift the poisonous cup to your
lips and empty the contents because
you are in Rome and the Romans do
that" Away with such an infamous
doctrine. Some persons are like the
chameleon. This reptile is known for
It's "changeableness Of color" It takes
the color Of Its surroundings. The
chameleon Is brown II 1t Is by the side
OF something brown, II Is yellow II by
the side Of something yellow This
reptile Ia always the color OF Its sur
roundlngs. SO are some people BE
yourself You are not man II you
do otherwise. @ He must have a sacred
regard for duty hold II as a holy
thing, and look upon a violation Of It
as a sacrifice OF personal honor and
prestige. Lord Nelson said, just before
the great battle of Austerlitz' ENG
land expects every man to do his duty, y
to which his men said Amen" Being
fatally wounded In the conflict, his last
words were; THANK God, l have done
my duty" We cannot lay claim to
true manhood without an honest at
tempt to discharge every legitimate
duty devolvlng upon us. s. He must
have a sacred regard for truth. There
is no true manhood apart from ethics,
Veracity is essential TO sound charac-
ter Our motto should be: "The truth
the whole truth, and nothing but the
truth" During the rebellion counsel
OF war was held in Harrisburg, Pa,