The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-20
SAYS GODS GREATEST
CREATION IS MAN.
The Reverend John l. brandt Speaks
of the Power and Destiny of
the Human Race.

The Reverend John l. Brandt preached
yesterday morning at the First Christian
Church The Greatness of Man. taking
for his text Psalms viii. 4: What is man
that thou art mindful Of him. He said, in
part:
THE greatest study of mankind Is man.
No matter where you go the object of great
est interest Is man. the customs. manners.
habits appearances and languages Of the
different races of men.
IN the foreign countries one finds himself
constantly turning from the great sights 20
man. From the institutions of man to man
himself: from the wonders of nature and
the beauties of art to man.
Il am not much inclined to look at the
insignificant anG little side of man, for
such views result in a morbid belief that
react injurioUsly upon man. But if we
consider origin. greatness his power and
his relation to God We shall be stimulated
to cultivate the manhood with which we
are endowed
Mans greatness ia seen In his crea ton
He is the greatest being that inhabits the
earth or ever will inhabit the earth / care
not whether he has assembled or descended
from the lower animals or whether he came
fresh from the hands of God No matter
God has surely touched him and made him
Immortal / recognize his close relation TO
the animal world. ard one of the best
things that can he said about man ia that
he IS a splendid animal
Man is great In that he stands highest
amongst all the animals of the earth. Ho
Is the browning part Of creation, the acme
Of creation. the beauty of the world. He
hath dominion BY degrees he has been as
sorting that dominion. and never before
with go much power rs at present Every
thing leads to man. He is the object in view.
ion shall increase with his progress till the
voice.
His greatness and Importance are seen
in that he has been redeemed BY divine
grace and blessed by divine life The son
of God made US free, and II the son makes
a t,rla
brought divine life. He came thar we
might have life and that We might have IL
m re- aonnG IND i,, What christ's life was
and Christ has solved the problem as to
what we ought 70 be and do. Our duty now
is to be good for soTnething. Christ!s life
a.d service are set before us and il is our
duty to live as Christ lived and serve as he
IN the dissolution Of the body but in the
destiny OF the spirit. Why this longing
artsr p imorthb dIyy Why this fond desire
ing into the future? Why the poets dream?
Why the philosophers philosophy? Why tho
dmped face? VIM 70 c hff that rer grSha
from the dead? There is but one answer:
r, Man is immortal; Man shall live again.
after having passed from the busy scenes
of this life. He will live where God will
unfold his purposes more clearly. where
Christ will teach him and lead him besitla
sun waters: where just spirits are made
perfect; where angels viii be his compan-
ions. and where there will be endless 10y,
peace and progress
Ihen thank God that you are a man.
Yes: a man. the riTe fruit and result OF tha
immense and awful ages Of the past The
crown of all The world: the highest and best
that nature can produce. and never more TO
pc defeated The first of a new order of
pelnSs made in the image OF God and by
having dominion over the lower world are
prepared .or higher destiny Yes. thank
GOD ina, you have been redeemed by the
ana I'M.
Ite as the highest ideal. and have had set
before you heaven as your goal With these
considerations before US let US give all dnI-
eence 10 make our calling and election
says He Is 1O5 Years Old.
William Barron. a negro whose hair 10
white. and Tho claims to he 1o5 years old.
was brought to the City Hospital YESTERDAY
suffering with rheuma tism. The old man
says ne was born in South Carolina was
crown When the war Of 1872 occurred and
was an Old man when the Civil War began
Aside from his rheumatic affection he Ia
degree.