Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-19
Union Revival
At Monmouth.

Yarmouth. Me, Dec. lS.-lSpecldib.-
~ audience this evening was the
,.~sest since the Mission was started
.od the interest throughout was in
,snse. The evangelist tomorrow even
,,g will speak on "Some Hindrances
% Business Men in the Religious Life"
"Ts Thine Heart Right?" was the
text tonight
There have been many one-sided
u,en utterly void of common sense
concerning all things in general. But
displaying remarkable intelligence re-
oarding some one thing, and many
times approach genius itself. There
ORC men whose intellects are highly de-
yeloped, while at the same time their
moral lives would not bear the light of
examination. Some have had unusual
canacity for business, but no trace Of
the finer qualities of the mind. Our
text seems to imply the possibility of
succeeding in one thing, but failing in
other things. with the weight of fail
nres over-balancing the rest. This is
illustrated in the lives of some men
If genius who have positively given to
the WOrlQ VI THEIR
great gifts. but through immoral liv-
ing have made a failure of life, but con-
tributed largely to some one branch of
science or learning.
Robert Burns in his youth did not
devote much time to the cultivation Of
the higher powers. His genius was
seen early in life. When only q he
was received with great honor as a
prodigy. Flashes from his phenomenal
pen. were interspersed with fiery darts
Of the wicked one. His "Cotters Satur-
day night" was not a representation of
his own real feelings. He purposely
made it religious. Burns deteriorated.
President McCosh of Princeton said the
conduct and poverty of Burns fostered
the national vices. His decline was to
terminate at the early age of 81 for
az such early age he was thrown from
a tavern one night in a drunken con-
dtinn and was found upon the frozen
ground and was carried to his home
only to die Since success is measured
Ly all sides of man, Burns made a
failure Of life.
Johann Wolfgange Won Goethe is
classified as one of the leading men in
tfeTllldT lllutttt SOHlt BlotIe
him at the head. Goethe became a
pantheist and here we find an in
dex TO the moral character of the man.
DR.. A. H. Strong in a singularly able
work on the poet says that ito the
facts of the ethical world he became
increasingly insensitive. He lost even
the predictions of his early days
and became cold and calculating ego
ist. His old age was still that of self
absorbed Lathario, who sought con-
tinually but sought in vain to renew
the raptures of his passionate youth"
At Weimar he played some of the mod
est FRANKS with Prince Karl August. A
study of hs works would readily afford
true estimate of his character Will
helm Meister" is regarded as his most
famous prose production. The pure
minded Wordsworth, after reading the
j same, threw it against the wall in In
dgJaton. His own life Is woven into
I his Effective Afintives." Ralph Waldo
Emerson said that he never felt that
he had attained that purity of mind
which would qualify him to read the
book. If it be true as Emerson con-
tended that talent alone cannot make
d
the book then GOethes works fall
far short Goethe died crying. light.
more light" 1t was a gigantic failure Of
genius.
Our text recognizes this fact that
man may be abnomally developed in
one line and fall far short in another.
and asks a question, as Thine Heart
Right" If the heart is right. the whole
being is right. For a corrupt tree cam
not bring forth good fruit, but if the
source. the heart be pure, the streams
will be vrtuOus.
The singing at the Monmouth Mission
is under the direction of F. Z. Sterling
Of Keene. n. II. Mr.. Sterling has had
considerable experience as chorister
and soloist. For years he had charge
Of the choir in the First Baptist church
at keene and simultaneously trained
the choirs in adjacent parts. He is
mar thoroughly cOnsecrated to his
work and is alive to the fact of singing
for a purpose. rather than as an end.
His voice is flexible and sympathetic
and lnanifests thorough training. par
ticularly in connection with modula-
ton Of tone. which is so effective. he
is doing excellent work with the chorus
and congregation and the auditorium
is made to fairly ring with the notes Of
song and praise. Solos, duets. and trios
are all used from time to time and are
an inspiring contribution to the service.