Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-07-20
EXCELLENT SERMON.
Preached sunday By "A. secord-John
Hay the type OF Man That In
Needed. Text Prov SS-l


Hay the type of Man That In
Needed. Text Prov. gel
Though it is taught that any American
may become President of the United
States, the probability is not great. since
only eight men may occupy that position
in a generation. But there are many
other opportunities for serving the coun-
try and becoming famous, and all may at
tain good name and loving favor, which
are better than gold and silver. Spur
geon has SAID. carve your name on hearts
not on marble. which the late Secretary
Of State has done holding place OF rare
distinction in his own country and through
out the world, attaining the highest emln-
ence. he has risen the very embodiment
of honor in private and public life.
Though Mr.. Hay was man OF wealth
and literary attainments. poet and
hymnst of high rank, he was better
known as a great statesman, designated
| by President Tucker as the Golden Ruiz
diplomat 1.-THE pilot Of the ship thro I'M
chartered seas So by his statesmanship
he has placed his country in position
never held before in her international re-.
lationships.
Now this is the type of man that is
needed today and for which there is o
great call, we therefore notice some OF
the characteristics that led Mr.. Hay t.
such a place Of honor and that will leao
us to such a type Of manhood as to be Q
great blessing TO our nation.
|. His High Purpose and Ideal, his
ambition was unselfsh, rot selfish ag-
grandzement but his countrys good. he
sought, as Thorean says: to BE not
simply good, but good for something,
hence we find him true statesman, ano
not a common politician. According to
Penn, "men are apt to be more concerned
for their credit than for their cause; bu
not so with John Hay whose motto was
Let my name wither rather than my
country be injured and this unselflsh
patriot is the type of man we need today.
whether it be in political life or elsewhere.
Every man ought to remember the words
of Jas. Russell Lowell:
Greatly begin Though thou have time
But for line, be that sublime.
! Not failure, but low aim, is crime.
II. The second characteristic was
Right Companions and Influence in Early
Manhood Mr.. Hay evidently knew the
truth of the words Of Dlsraeli, The his :
tory of heroes is the history OF youth, also
that ION the choice Of friends our good on
evil name depends Much more did he
4 remember the words of the Proverbs
He that walketh with wise men shall be
wise.
Hence we find that the factors which
equipped him for the GROWING epoch Of
his life we're his disciple ship to Abraham
Lincoln his personal acquaintance with
most Of the great personages of our ma
tonal history since the COS, his training
in the diplomatic service abroad, the fruit
Of lifetime devoted TO intercourse with
the great masters of classic and polite a
literature and his christian associate:
II. e in life and books he sat at the feel
Of the great and good
So no man in the springtime of life
should be thoughtess or receive any com.
partnership or influence except the very
best. As Ruskin SO we'll says: "A youth
thoughtless, when the career OF all his
days depends on the opportunity of q
moment A youth thoughtless, when al
the happiness Of his home forever depend:
IN the chances or the passions Of an hour
A youth thoughtless, when his very act i.
d foundation stone Of future conduct anc
every Imagination a fountain of life OF
DEATH
III. Self-esteem and the Best Use Of
His Powers.
Unlike many who says, Il am only one
so it makes no difference what do or fai
to do; Mr.. Hay had just recognition Of
his talents, and made the best use of then
as we'll as OF the opportunities God placed
before him, just as the Japanese did ii
building up the right kind Of men and guns
and vessels, which gave them the victory
IN the great battle Of the Sea Of Japan
Even his wealth he used as means to ar
end, and not an end in itself. So he was
faithful to duty, which is after all the
path to glory, as Tennyson says of the
Duke Of Wellington:
Yea, let all good things await
Him who cares not to be great,
But as he saves or serves the state,
Not once or twice in our rough island
story,
The path Of duty was the way TO glory
He that walks it, oaly thirstlng
For the right, and learns 10 deaden
Love Of SELF before his journey closes
He shall find the stubborn thistle
bursting
Into glossy puppies, which out redden
All yoluptuous garden roses.
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