The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-10

DIR. TALMACE'S SERMON !;
D. o.
RANK EE WITT TALMAGE, D. o.

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/ fore, in the first place, it is incumbent
upon us to study how we can make our
personal presence ust as attractive and
win5ome as possible. For His dear name
sake we should strive to possess as Deau-
tiful a physical body as we can. we
should cover that body with just as neat
clothes We can afford. We should
make our physical frames an agency Tor
spiritual prayer. l do not forget that the
word flesh i'll the Pauline eplstles is
used again and again as the SYMBOL Oh
sin. but that is no reason why man
should clothe his body with filthy linen
and ungainly fitting garments. NO; not
that. No man can worship God as ac-
ceptably with unelean hands ana with
unkempt hair as he can with neat anq
Clearly personality. We should make our
hands. our feet our lips. our eyes, our
foreheads, our garments, as Deautiiul, II
possible, as We're the inner doors OF the
sanctuary of the Colomonic temple. which
had carved upon them 'eherubims and
palm trees and open flowers or flowers
in blossom. You should make your phy-
s'J Ia dJ' life as in society. beauty
has its value. The man and woman or
attractive lace anu ,llaiil'er WIZ al'eil-
lio1 auu ~ e,,tsat ~ ,,a,;,ess ard 40
forn,itv If is said that George yilliers
the most powerful personality in all
/, James Is kingdom, got his start in
life on account oil the beauty OIL ms phy-
,,,,,, III, ha,a l,ad +ha;,. first
onening 70 Christian usefulness because
they were attractive in personal presence
On tho other hand. there are many men
who have been fearfully Handicapped in
Christian work because they did not
use their raZors enough and kept their
shoes unblaclxened and did not have their
linen clean and because they were not
careful to keen their skin we'll washed
and their hair PROPERLY combed When
n friend once CONGRATULATED George White
field ON always being clean and well
dressed the great evangelist answered:
at consider il as necessary for a min
lister TO he clean and tidy when he pre-
Mares for his nulnit as II is for him to
kneel down and pray A minister has no
moro right IN enter pulpit with a
dirty collar than he has to go there with
out bis Rihle ;, These are not White.
fields exact words but they substantial
w present his meaning
Ne9iecefui appearance
And vet how MANY men there are
who arc ,eg1eotful of tbair nersonal an
-. t., 80, ,,,o+bo,s
peirdhce' no" many wives anu
particular about the neatness of their
homes seem to lose all desire for neat
,,s, -, +4ro.+i,.a,a,s 1, thai, narsonaI
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Apparel iHes re seis NV" nv
dressed before they were married. W men
they were engaged to eo married they
always had their hair prettliy arranged
and donned their most attractive gar
ments when their future husbands caied
in the evenings. But now that they
are married they do not seem TO care
how they look in the Kitchen or at the
breakfast table or in the sittihg room.
AND the SAD iact Is their sioNeinS hipi's
of life, like all other eVll haplts "hlch
we allow to fasten themselves upon U.S.
groy worse as they grow oider. On my
friends, never allow yourselves 10 lose
your physical charms! IL eoa coiliiiiahoeu
King Solomon 10 acorn the uooFsE oL
the inner sanctuary Win eAeruplhit anu
palm trees and Hover blossoms ne wants
us to make our temples OF the HOY
nos 81 s''
l always look upon the human body
as d picture. L remember some TIME ago
at time OF great domestic SORROW J.
was going down the street OF an east
ern city where | was at that time hVlng.
In store window saw the lace OF
Mary Magdalene. 1t was beautliul race.
IL seeiheu " oohe oul u =" va,
ground The lace seemed as tnoush II
was looking out OF the cloud OF her past
life, and with her eyes or repentance
and love and trust she was LOOKING up
Into the race OF her Savior. pought the
picture and framed 1t. 1T is one OIL the
most treasured pictures or my nome
Whenever l grow discouraged or the
world looks dark | go and sit before that
beautiful face. Oh l say, IF l could
only learn to trust my Savior as did you
lovely Magdalene" Thus when you and
watching innumerable faces. We see
them in the street. in the electric cars,
in the homes, in the churches. When we
see these faces-beautiful. pure, holy
faces-we see faces that are pointing us
to Christ. Yes, our faces, our hands,