Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-11
SELF|SHNESS MARS
CHARACTER OF THE
MOST BRILLIANT
REV Mr.. COOKE PAYS
RESPECTS TO SENATOR
Self Sacrifice, SturdineSs and
Steadiness Of Purpose Chief
Attributes of Well Rounded
Christian Character.

Rev Fletcher Cooke. rector Of =
Johns Episcopal churCh last night de-
lfsered ! strong ami impressive ger
mon on what he considered b three
great essentials - 8 sDunded Chris
tan eharacfer@eff-secriDc 0r unset
nshnes sturdiness and steadfas1nes
n purpose
N the course " his remarks on the
beauty 81 unsefnshneEs The speaker
paid his respects 70 a cerialn senator
hose name d. did NOT use but whose
identity can be easily guessed By the
peopit ~ this territory.
He - a wen known public man
q senator ~ the United States said
tne speaker. Ah0 IL far from popular
in New Mexico He is . man Of
great ability and a very successful
man. bul hose career has been
spotted BY one great defect He s
thoroughly selfish. I know. because
attended college with him and dur
ing all the time thar ! came in c9n-
TACT with him ] never knew him 10
DO an unseihsh thing. - later life
] believe the same Is true. He is
thoroughly s~elf-centered. a man Of
great b%rilliancy. bat 81 absolute egot-
ism"
The speaker contrasted This man
with the great Lincoln. the man who
never sd "a mean thing the beauty
Of whose character was written 10 the
szdncss ~ his face whose every
thought vas for others and whose
fixed and immpKable purpose was 70
ave the union purpose which he
accomplished uobig. ar. Cook de-
picfed powerfully the vastness ~ The
se~if-saCrifce Of sac veil nov mis-
sionaries VINO haVe given their lives
to work among lepens-one having
died and his successor. q woman. hav-
ing already contracted the hopeless d.
Hense.
The manly man Mhn g. gpnils-.
a gentieman-k according 10 the
minister. the man who has the sturd-
ines Of character which Is tho scc-
aHa requisite. as on Interesting IT,
~lustrafion ne told the story % Coriiea
me grtat engineer who. To ~eKcaratinE
q hill gave orders % his men 20 start
NJ the side fafthest from a tree where
sos WaH q nest full Of robin rcdbrfasf
Aeaglings 70 that the birds might sur
sivr. "Thc man b has the ability
O. bc powerful and ~ the same time
has gentlenas b the man 0i beautiful
character.
me speakers nnal adjuraaon T.
the young man or Young woman who
eks the Ideal character ia O. have
d fixed ruu say % . Young
man where sire YOU going 20. no.
where De replies He had much bet
HFN nave N MHHtN I'D EN anu AHWM
here ht is going q stcadtast pun
pose formed carIY in life and adhered
20 VIII accomplish something
81 John was cited as "a splendid -
ample % a~elf-sacrfdce. St Paul or
Moses aF the fape 81 sturdine-s and
the Christ himself as the Man with
"a purpose purpose toward which
be began 90 work from the time He
a child.
Rev Mr.. C1oke' text was David S
memorable admonitien 90 his son
soiDmou-Be good and show myself
Il wan. Ills sermon was chiefly d.
r-cisd fo the father or the mother
81 hn seeks Co. choose the best things
for tho son " daughter while he or
% - young and not only impression
able put full 1f courage and optimism
and NiEur The sru was an earn-
esf and practical q and Ar Cooke,
81 DO has nnls Recently come Ca the
pulpit Of 81. Johns has showed him
self 20 DC a preacher of sincerity ana
~eloQucnce.