The age-herald., 1900-01-15
ABLE SERMON BY
 DR. J. 6. MURRAY
Sunday Morning Discourse at
 Church of the Advent.
CHARACTER OF NATHANIEL
The Disciple Represented the Ideal Man Influences of Evil = Announced the Subject of His Discourse
 for Next Sunday

Nathaniel and the Different Types of rays sermon at the Church of the Advent yesterday.
 Before announcing his text Dr. Murray stated that the subject of his sermon next Sunday would be "fI1ospital Work as an Adjunct to the Church" with special ref erence to the Hillman hospital.
 The text was: Nathaniel said unto Him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou vast under the fig tree, I saw thee" St. John, 1-4S.
 Dr. Murray began his discourse with a review of Nathamels character; what kind of man he was and what he did for the cause of Christ. He then passed on to man as he is at the present day, the egotist, the self-depreciating man and the man combining the virtues of both and the vices of neither.
 The Sermon
 He said: I've have under consideration in this text a subject of vast importance to every son of Adam, and l will try to bring 1t home to you. Who was this man, Nathaniel. We know, at any rate, that he was one of the original desciples of the Son of God. He was surprised that Jesus hould know him. He was humble follow CT of Christ. When he found himself in con- tact with Jesus Christ he went out and got others that they might also be in con tact with elim.
 There are three types of men. First, the man who thinks that no one could l,i.~ 1.s. ness. He thinks himself a superior per- son. He is imbued with his own import ance and greatness. That man is not pleas ing and we turn to another who comes with all the excellences and inspires us with his virtues and his love.
 The second type is exactly the opposite of the first He does not believe himself of sufficient importance in the sight of God or man to attract attention. He is sincere in thinking Gods universe would move along just as smoothly were he not in it. He appreciates himself and attaches small importance to his work or his influence.
 The Ideal Man
 "But it is the man who does not depreci- ate himself in his own estimation that &C., complishes something-not the personal egotist but the man who believes himself of some worth. We have this man repre- sented in Nathaniel. We have in him just what we could have in every man. There could be no such thing as pretense, false- hood, deceit in Nathaniel's make up. Pre- tense and deceit are the greatest influences for evil today What we need to do is to dvest ourselves of everything of this kind and when we have done this we will compel the world to recognize in us power and in- fuences for good. Our lives should be such that we would be known as well by our deeds as by name, so that every one would know just what position we occupy as soon as convinced of right or wrong. What soever is right let us do and whatsoever wrong condemn.
 .sWhen we trye to do right, let us remem- Der that God, Jesus, the Son, the Holy Ghost, sees us. Whether we are sincere or whether we depreciate ourselves, remember that God sees us before we see ourselves"