The sun., 1901-08-19
SERMON ON
FAME OF JESUS
Delivered by the Rev. W. L. S.
Murray
In ST. PAUL'S M. E. CHURCH
Fame Depends on Doing and Know.
ing. Men Must Do and the People
Must Know or There Can
be no Fame.
N ST. PAUL'S M. E. CHURCH

The Fame of Jesus was the subject
Of an excellent sermon delivered by The
Rev. w. l.. =. Murray i'll st. Paul's NJ
Il. Church yesterday morning.
DIR. Murray took for his text Matthew
l4:1 AT that time Herod the Tetrarcli
heard of the fame of Jesus" lie said
in part:
Pane depends on doing and knowing.
Man aust do and the people must know
or there can be 10 fame. The Univer.
sity Of New York has built on the
heights hall OF fame at cost Of
100000. Every age has held some Of
ITS citizens famous and history places
distinguished names N the hall of fame.
To fill the hall Of fame in the city of
New York one hundred electors have
been chosen from the most distinguished
educators of this nation. each born in
America. These are to decide on who
shall be- placed IN the hall of fame.
Chancellor Nicholson is Delawarc's rep
resentatiye Fifty were to be choSei in
1900. One hundred are to selected by
the year 1000. The first vote of the
'leclois gave Washington 81 votes, every
onr cast. I.inciln received 96, Webster,
6; Benjamin Franklin, so: u. s. Grant,
)O, Thomas Jefferson, 80: Emerson, 81;
Robert Fulton, S6 Longfcllow. SIS; Wash
ngton Irving, SO; Morse, 49, Henry Clay,
a; Eli Whitney, 50; Robert Il. Lee,
IL, Audubon 81: Asa Gray, SO.
"-ill of the above are distinguished for
special service or qualification. Wash
lngton was first in war. first in peace.
iirst in the hearts of his countrymen and
,irst in the hall of fame. Lincoln struck
from four millions OF slaves the shack
les that bound them. Webster was II
peerless orator. Grant saved the county.
Jefferson wrote the Declaration of hide
.beadence. Emerson had a message.
Fulton applied power to the steamboat.
Longfellow was The poet of the heart.
Washington Irving was pure in character
and in style and first Drought our liter
lture to the favorable attention of the
communicate with our distant frienis.
Robert IL. lee was the magnificent
general and tine magnanimous prisoner
"All these men represent fragments of
manhood, segments of circle, each
howing only n part of what humanity
au do but the man, Christ Jesus was tho
lcrfeet circle no fragment of humanity
hut the perfect man high above Washing
ton for he said AN Alpha, the beginning,
am Omega, the ending.
He was above Lincoln for he has re-
ieemed the race Above Webster. for he
poke as man never spoke Above
Grant for he saves the souls of men,
Above Emerson for his message is the
message of salvation. Above Jefferson
for he has declared that all men are
'edeemed through his blood. Above
Fulton because his power is the power
II God Above Longfellow because he
not only touches the heart with his
;ympathy hut dwells in the heart with
his love. Refore the orinthologiSt be-
'ause he makes the dove the symbol Of
his spirit. the hen with her brood the
;ynb0l of his protection, the eagle in its
Hight the symbol of his peoples ascend
ny faith and the sparrow the symbol Of
his watchful care over the smallest 81
his creatures. Greater than Asa Gray
"calIse he has made the flowers, given
them their form and their fragrance aud
has said j am the rose of Sharon ann,
the lily of the valley
HE is as much above these men as the
sun is above the stars in brightness
and strength Of shining. SIR Joshua Hey-
'iolds closed his splendid lecture on art
by saying Now gentlemen. have bHt
one name to present to you. that is the
Michael Angelo so de-
'.lare this morning that have Il name
to present unto you that is above every
name, the name Christ Jesus. He is not
4 fragment of humanity but the perfect
'aviour
"Others are mighty he is almighty.
Others may he wise. he is all wise.
Others may he lovely but he is the fair
est among 10000, the cne all together
lovely"