The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-17
DUNMORE DOINCS
ODD FELLOWS ATTEND SER
VICES AT M. E. CHURCH.
Rev. Charles H. Newing Preached
Special Sermon to the Borough
Members of Lodge s1e, rndepend.
ent Order of Odd Fellows-chose
His Text from jeremiah Chill
dren's Day Exercises at Trip
Avenue Church--Live News Notes
of Days Happenings.

Dunmore lodge. SIG, Independent
Order OF Odd Fellows. turned out I'm
large numbers last night to listen to
a special sermon by Rev. Charles III.
Newing. at the Methodist church.
Miss Margcry Eden sang the offer
tory solo in splendid style and Rev.
Ncwing's address was u mastery one.
He said, in part:
"Run We to and iro through the streets OF
Jerusalem. and see now, and know, and seek
in the broad places thereof. IL Ac can find 4
man, ii there bc any that cyecutcth judgment.
that scckcth the truth; and he will pardon it,
,icr. 81. The greatest need Of the world to-day
is men filed with faith, love and truth. Men
filled with the love for the true, the beautiful
and the good. Men who always stand tor the
truth. Such was the man tol whom Jcrcmiah
was lookinig. Such the savings of
states and communities, and for the develop
ment of such men your noble order was founded
and for which it stands today. The lot of Jcrs-
miah had been cast upon evil times. Tho
chosen race was rapidly drgrncra,ine. The
enemies Of Indca are strong. Was there any
chance of rescue. any hope of dcliNcrance? The
prophet under the inspiration Of living God.
recognized that in every man there Gle
m.nts Of good. faint traces OF the divine
lie knew that the divine mole OF working
was the embodiment OF the qualities needed.
10 rcgsncratc individuals of nations. in one
man of icw kindred spirits. lie forcsAw
the great truth. goodness must become in
carnatc: that in the salt OF the earth YOU
have what saves man from putrelaction: that
there is Il lCaycn OF goodness which. II ynm set
it, in motion will lcayun the whole lump .iudal,
could be saved If man could BE- found.
union of qualities is needed TO make mp Il
man in the highest aud best sense. These
qualities partly physical. partly mental.
and partly spiritual. II is strange. but true. if
You lack any one Of these qualities which 20
to make MP the ideal man, the physical, are the
more easily dispensed with.
There have been successful generals who would
have made u very poor appearance on the
parade ground. and one OF the hravcst and most
unhinchng figures in the worlds history was
little lew. Vino described himself as in
bodily presence weak. We know that false
ideals attach themselves To manlincsS. 1t is Of
ten associated with brute strength. Some Of
the most splendid specimens OF bodily strength
have the mind OF n child. the weakness ct a
fool or still worse, the unrcstraincd appctitcs
OF beast or the wickcdnr>s of fcnd. Too
otter the youthful id"d of nanlincss is not
self restraint. hut sclf.inulgCncc.
There are other false ideals But as to the
srriptural ideal Of the man. What arc the
leading characteristics? To do Justly, to seek
truth. How plain. how commonplace. You
may he deemed beautiful of body. you may
but YOU can fulfill this ideal.
The test whether worthy to be called
man is tho rig'tnc>s Of our actions and the
business of orr doing>. There are many fail.
urcs to measure up To this standard. \ large
part of our lives spent in the home. Our
true nature com ont there How many tail
to he men there and hccomc burdens rather
than burden bearers. These cannot be called
men. But in the outside world must he
men. You know many homes like this. How
much need men in every department of
life. There is a great lack of honesty among
men in thcir dealings with each other. 80
maiv things we buy are not what they ara
represented to hc. Men are not honest with
each Other Il they were We would have 10
strikes.
" men would do Justly on both sides aud
seek the truth we would have no labor troubles
We have too many ESalS in the world selling
;hrir manhood. honesty and culture for dol
lars. Many men think that all education Is
for is to make man capable 10 earn more dol
lars. rather than to make man better cit
zen, more faithful to his fellows. What
Il few doiar. to being helpful. Irh in the
Old Testament is mental and moral knowledge
OF God. The for whom Jeremiah sought
was a man who knew God and would not he
diSsradcd from his purpose to do right
ScarchcrS after truth are all too scarce. They
have always met with cold receptions, The
Jewish prophets were killed. the apostles were
torn asIndcr. Socrates, IN" greatest Of The
Greeks. said: II will venture to he true 10
my convictions, though ait the world oppose"
was dispatched with cup OF hcmlork be
cause he lived true. To be trll" must do
Justly We must not follow blindly any leader,
We must know the truth
In doing Justly and seeking the truth y"u
will he men. because You will he following" the
man Christ Jesus.
The man OF Nazareth "Ncmpih"i your trinity
oi TRUTH when We think uf Jesus Christ We
must not always think nj him in his sorrow.
bnt think of him in his hclpiulneSS.
10 travel in human weaknesses is beneath any
truc man,
Your order is founded tn help when help is
needed and TO lift when Iii" bnidns are the
heaviest.