The Yale expositor., 1902-01-17
TALMAGE'S SERMON.
THE BEAUTY or CHRISTIAN COURT
ESY POINTED OUT.


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ness for others and shows how such
bonlgnant spirit may be fostered;
text. / Peter Il. S. BE courteous"
In an age when bluntness has been
canonized as a virtue Il may be use
ful to cxtul one OF the most beautiful
OF all the royal family OF graees-
courtesy II Is graclousness. difference
TO the wishes OF others. good manners.
affabllity, willingness TO deny our
selves somewhat for the advantage oil
others. urbanIty. Mark you. II can
not be put on or dramatized sue
cessfully for a long while. We may
DO full OF bows and genuiiections. and
smiles and complimentary phrase. and
have nothing OF genuine courtesy
either In our makeup or In our de-
meanor. A backwoodsman who never
saw drawing room or n dancing mas
ter or caterer or fold OF drapery
may with his big soul and hard hand
and awkward salutation exercise the
grace, while one born under richest
upholstery and educated in foreign
schools. and bothered 20 know which
OF ten garments he will take from a
royal wardrobe. may be as barren OF
the spirit OF courtesy as the great Sa-
hara desert Is OF green meadows and
tossing fountains.
Now, you know as we'll as | do that
some of the most undesirable people
have been seeming incarnatioas Of
courtesy. In our early American his
tory there arose a man OF wonderful
talent. an impersonation OF all that
can charm drawing rooms and Guilt
waited circles. lie became vice prcsi-
dent OF the United States and within
one vote OF being president. Men
threw away their fortunes 20 help him
IN hts political aspirations and TO
forward him In conspiracy 20 over
throw the government Of the United
States. he trying 90 do In America
what Napoleon at that very time was
trying to do in Europe-establish a
throne for himself Bat he was i'm
moral and corrupt lie was the SER
pent that wound It's way into many n
domestic paradise. lie shot 10 death
ono OF the greatest OF Americans
Alexander Hamilton. The world found
out long before he left II that the Of
fender speak OF was an embodiment
OF dlssolutencss and base ambition. He
was the best illustration that
know OF OF the fact that a man may
have the appearance OF courtesy while
Within he Is all wrong.
Absalom. a Bible character. was a
specimen OF man OF polish outside
and OF rottonness inside. lie captur-
cd all who came near him. But. oh.
what n heart he had. full OF trcachcry
and unflial spirit and baseness. lie
was as bad as he was allurIng and
charming.
like what John Wesley said 10 a
man when their carriages met on the
road. The rufiian. knowing Mr. Wcs-
ley and disliking him. did not turn out.
but kept the middle OF the road. Mr..
Wesley chcerfully gave the man all
the road, himself riding into the ditch
As they passed each other the rufiian
said IT never turn out for fools" and
Mr.. Wesley said. Il always do" /
like the reproof which a Chlnaman In
San Francisco gave an American. The
American pushed him OF the side
walk until he fell into the mud. The
Chinaman on rising began 90 brush off
the mud and said TO the American:
You Christian: me heather. Good
by" A stranger entered a church in
ono OF the cities and was allowed 90
stand long while. although there
was plenty OF room. No one offered a
seat. The stranger after awhile said
60 one OF the brethren. What church
IS this?" The answer was. "Christ's
church, sir" els he I'M" said the
stranger. The officer OF the church
understood what was meant and gave
him scat We want more courtesy
IN the churches. more courtesy In
places OF business. more courtesy In
our homes.
Let us all cultivate this grace OF
Christian courtesy by INDUCING In the
habit OF praise instead OF the habit OF
blame. There are evils In the world
1 ANul We must utHNNAAfi anu AhfIf arr
men and women who ought 10 be
chastlsed. but never let us allow the
opportunity OF applaudlng good deeds
pass unimproyed. The old theory was
that you must never praise people lest
we make them vain. No danger OF
/ that. Before any Of us get through
with life we will have enough mean
and ignoble and doprcciat!ng and ~.
/ ing things said about Us 90 keep rs
I humble. God npproyingly recognize,
a system OF rewards as well as OF pun.
l ishmeuts.
When you hear a good sermon. stor
/ after the benediction and tell the pas.
tor. though you never saw him bofor,
! that day. Your sermon did rae good.
when a mechanic does a good plec,
OF work tell him II Is well done Whor
n physician brings you out OF n per.
ilous illness. stop him In the stree
and say. Doctor. you saved my life
When you hear OF business man IN
some heavy stress OF financial weather
helping Trailer craft into the harbor
go into his counting room and say. Il