The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-09
RATTLE-scARRED HERO.
Evening Sermon at Old South Church
Points Moral in Dewey's Reception.


Points a Moral in Dewey's Reception.
Rev. DR.. Conrad spoke last evening
on 1.-THE worlds battle-scarred hero"
taking his text from Isaiah cxiiil,
"Who is this that cometh from Edom
with dyed garments from Bozrah? This
that is glorious in his apparel travelling
in the greatness of his strength?
that speak in righteousness, mighty to
save" DR.. Conrad said in part:
"All history has an accompaniment
the music of the people reJoicli,s, III rom baa
applauded men who have stood firm under
fire as heroes In the commentaries OF
Caesar we read of the triumph awarded
to the returning hero. TO be sure, sucn
demonstrations have been made for. men
whose chief aim has been personal ag.
grandisement The cruasdes We're full OF
heroism; the founders of nations are, az
| ways great; the making of great epochs
/ in nations is the making of heroic MS
| tory 1t has been a satisfaction to US that
when the nation has been in need OF nero
ism the heroes have. come 1ortn. me
day. America. has exhibited TO the world
| that a wealth of heroic devotion is not
\ wanting in this country. And today our
| country is turning its eyes toward one
! single man, not so much for his own
| sake but because through him are all
heroes honored. It is fitting at this time
| to speak of the heroism of life, while we
| are honoring the man who obeyed me
order of his government. He took MS
| life as secondary and his duty first. he
| lost his life. so far as he was concerned,
and thereby gained it. He who gives
| himself to the mandate of his king IN
losing his life will find it.
| I'VE cannot but admire heroism, no
matter where it is to be found-in the
hal hot of
Who is this that cometh from Edom with
| dyed garments from Bozrath?' We have
presented to us here the Christian hero,
the consummate hero of history. This
world has a splendid example of heroism
ever before 1t, which is never overshad-
owed by the deeds of earthly heroes. Who
is this that cometh from Edom? one
who has conquered, one who came to de-
clare the world power is forever van
pushed. What shall we say of him stand
ing on the circuit of the earth with all
against him, who outranked all others
The words spoken here are prophetic and
the hero is the man Jesus.
rs Christianity waning? 1 pick up
copies from the secular press, and l see
that 1t IS. l pick up records of the work
of the church with statistics, and I find
that the present per cent of Christians is
twice that of fifty years ago. All these
chickering's about the wane of Christianity
are from the mouths of those who have
never tasted the sweet waters of ever
lasting life. Do you think that the king
dom of Christ will wane? No; his power
will be felt and Christianity will in
crease, and all the sins and absurdities OF
mankind will die. He is not less in power
than he ever was. The weapons of our
warfare will never be thrown down till
all evil is vanquished. The hero of Cal
| vary was never loved as he is now never
obeyed as he is now
rs It not true of many of the world
heroes that they draw all to themselves
Just as the Sierras suck up all the water
from the plains around? Yet the hero OF
Calvary sent all from him He was he.
roic in his sympathy, and he is persona
hero to every one Of us. He weeps with
us and suffers with us. His whole life
was an evidence of his sympathy fol
others. Nothing is impossible to those
that trust in him. In the contest there Ii
much to encourage US, charged with di
vine power as our hearts will be il VIZ
partake of the nature of the hero of Cal
vary He Is mighty to save, and it is oul
dearest, sweetest thought. But he can.
not save the heart which is unwilling Il
be saved. So, while we are venerafine
our heroes of earth, let us not forget thai
the sublimest hero is he who Speaks In
righteousness mighty to save q