The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-14

DR.. Brown said that nothing came to
the people with more consciousness of
power to-day than the measure OF a man.
Every man Is stone unless we get the
angel out of him." said he. .and within
every man are the splendid attributes of
the angel which have been given him by
God" He said the first characteristic in
the measurement OF a man was undoubt-
eddy that of tenderness. Said he: 1--WE
very rarely attribute the characteristic of
tenderness TO man, but nevertheless il is
an innate quality of his being. The very
word gentleman signifies what he is and
what he should be, a gentle man. Every
man should be gentleman and the tear of
sympathy on his face is not out of place.
DR.. Brown said he believed as the world
grew older that the state of civilization
would become higher and higher. and that
in place of dimming those attributes which
God he'd given men IL would only bring
them nearer the surface and make them
all the brighter. He said he was not one
Of those who believed that the world was
growing bad on account OF its higher state
of education and civilization. He said men
were growing better and the time would
come when tenderness would be an every
day attribute of man. {.
He said the next characteristic that goes
to make up the measure of man is gener-
osity. Said he: ST believe that every man
should be generous. 1t is within the power
of every man to make some one happier
and the world better, whether he be rlcn or
poor"
DR.. Brown said that he believed that
every man who did what he could to make
his fellow-man happier in this world was
sure to obtain corresponding reward IN
the next. He said there were mean men
in every walk of life. but they were the
men who lived entirely for themselves and
did nothing to make the world better. An
ether element that entered into the meas
urement of man was his stability. The
world depended upon the stable men be-
cause they are doing the worlds work
Many homes are broken UP and despoiled
of their happiness simply because those
upon whom the happiness of the home de-
ponds are utterly without stability. He
said that he knew that the philosophy or
the popular playwright of to-day was to be
good to yourself. but that creed was one
of selfishness The man who was entitled
to the reward was the one who forgot sell
and did what he could for others. The last
element to consider in the measure or man
is the element of faith. He said he knew
there were many men who wore ashamed
TO be seen III church and thought that re-
ligion was well enough for women and
children. but these men were mistaken.
Said the speaker: 1.-The. manly man IS the
man who is seen in church with his wife
and children and is always doing some
thing for the Lord. The manly man Is the
one who is doing the best that is within
him for the worlds good"
In conclusion the rector said he had
drawn the measure OF man very nigh, but
that every word he had uttered had been
is necessary for a man to be tender; 1t is
necessary for a man to be generous; IL is
necessary that he shall have stability, and.
above all, he must have faith In order
that he shall become all that God intended
he should be-