The Washington herald., 1907-10-07
JOSEPH HIS THEME
DR.. Van Dyke PleaSes Large
Congregation.
DEALS WITH LIES DRAMA
Noted Princeton PrOfessOr-AuthOr
Points Out that World of To-day
Would BE Better If More Men Had
the SteHdfast Qualities OF Charac-
ter sold in Youth by Brothers.

Speaking from the pulpit Of the Church
Of the Covenant 10 an assemblage that
filled the edihce. the Rev Henry Van
Dyke. Of Princeton, yesterday morning
told of the essential points in the char
acter of Joseph and of how those same
points are needed in the lives of the men
to-day.
Dr Van Dyke said that first Of all
Joseph remained true to his principles.
Through all the time. from the days when
he was sold into Egypt by his envious
brethren. said the preacher, to the days
when he had risen. through his great
qualities. TO be the prime minister Of that
country he had kept fast in his heart the
simple belief that steadfastness 70 good
principle is necessary.
Sooner or later" he continued, Eve
find that life is a drama. the plot of
which has been arranged long before we
come upon the earth. The stage settings
rave been made and the acts defined.
But no one of as has been assigned to
any certain part in this drama 1t is in
this selection of the part which we are 90
play that the character of each individual
comes into play
Had a Big Soul.
Joseph, said DR.. Van Dyke. was not
only a man of steadfast adherence to
principle but he was a magHanimous
man, man of big soul" This attribute
was exhibited in all his actions. When
his father died and his brOthers-th0Se
men who had sought long before to get
rid Of him by selling him into the country
I'm which ne had risen 20 greatness-De-
Ueved that now Joseph's vengeance would
surely fan upon them He turned TO them
and wept that they could even imagine
such actions possible on his part
Joseph realized. said Dr. Van Dyke
that the main thing IN life is not 10 do
but that il is 10 be. To be one Of thu
strong men Of the earth, by forming a
character such as IS associated with
such strong men. Joseph was not per
feet: he was ambitious. and had other
qualities that are not associated with a
perfect man
Another great point in the character OF
DR. Van Dyke, was his idealism. He de-
Clared Joseph was a dreamer, a person
possessed Of imagination. He did not let
his mind concern itself merely with tbs
current affairs of every day and tax,
life as something thrown at him which
had TO be disposed Of. but he rose su
ptri0r to this feeling through his mind.
All Had Imagination.
In speaking of this quality of magma
ton. DIT. Van Dyke said that Of the three
great latter-day statesmen that England
has produced, all have been men Of high
ideals, dreamers. and men Of imagina.
ton. The world, said Or. Van Dyke
needs men who will live this kind Of life
who will be steadfast, who will be big
souled who Will be dreamers Of great
things.
He said that he would Ike to see more
men go out into the world striving fol
wealth, that they may use for the better
ment Of the poor Of the world
DIR. Van Dyke said that the life of mar
is not destined TO resemble the operation
OF a machine that we are not constituted
70 turn ourselves into mere mecnanicI
puppets and work for wealth or power
alone He said that there must be som,
real individuality in the life of man
some real striving for betterment
DR.. Van Dyke will occupy the pulpit
of the Church of the Covenant during IN,
remainder Of the month