The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-09-10
DR.. MACK breaches
UNION Sermon At
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
The LOVE- FOR MAN COMPARED
WITH T-E LOVE FOR
MEN.
CLAIMS IT VAS ACCIDENT CHRIST As An EXAMPLE
The LowIy Nazzrene Was Humanity's
champion-A Type Of What One
Day We All viii 8e-something
Good in Everyone.

Sunday nights Union Service at the
First Presbyterian church was al
tended by a large congregation. Dr..
A. 6. Dinwiddie oficiated at the ser
vice. and read for the lesson a portion
of the 18th chapter OF Matthew. The
musical feature of the service was
excellent. The choir sang several
hymns and Mrs c. A. Forgey and
Miss Lillian McGavock sang How
Sweet the Name OF Jesus Sounds as
a duet with solo parts. The rendition
of the number was superb.
DR.. George H. Mack, the speaker
for the occasion, preached strong
and telling sermon. The text was
taken from Matthew 18th chapter and
10th verse: "Inasmuch as ye did it
unto one of the least of these my
brethren, ye did it unto me The
theme of the text was Love for Man
and Love for Men" The subject was
handled with telling force and not
only did Dr. Mack pay his respects to
the philanthropist who distributes his
millions among schools, hospitals and
churches and then turns a cold shout
der to his fellow man when in need
of help. and to the man who goes
away to church conventions and
drafts resolutions for the abating Of
nuisances and evil resorts in com
munities and then returns home 10
his people and holds himself
aloof from those people who really
need his love. but he took a shot at
the preacher as well, dealing gently
with all, not in malice and bitterness,
bat in way that was reaching to the
inner man. He said in part
Emerson once passed a keen criti-
cism on himself which I fear applies
to the most Of us-"I love man, but
hate men. Even so coed man
as Bishop Phillips Brooks, reading
this in Emerson's biography said to
a friend How true of US all We
glow with love for humanity but in
diyiduaI love for men and women
we do not feel.
Men pass high sounding resolutions
in convention for lettering some con-
dition. they give millions for schools,
hospitals and churches, they write
sermons or give to missions; but
from the case of need and sympathy
they turn coldly away.
And though this quality of old
fashioned neighborliness, simple
hearted kindness is fundamental 70
our christian life | fear we have
organized so far as to oyershadow it.
we 1.ark the one who does these kind
deeds OF common love as unusual
i Those are indeed few who com
bine love for man with love for
men. The true example is to be
seen in Jesus Christ oh, how he
loved man He was humanity's cham
pion, He was the type OF what as a
race we one day shall be-God's
earnest to us.
| But who doubts He loved men? He
was not repealed, he met their needs
and taught, or healed, or comforted
them as the case required.
This is the final test in the judg-
ment. The program is given there in
the account of the separation as of
the sheep and the goats, The ques-
ton turns not on belief or church,
or social place, but on whether we
felt the brotherly love to do the kind
" deed.
We do not mean the spasmodic love
that attacks one at Christmas time
or such as we feel at the sight of a
blind man begging. Butthe love that
takes the time when other things
might claim it.
How can we posses this love. Some
say it belongs to an affectionate ma
ture. No. many people aGectionate
to loved ones are the most selfish to
others. Nor should il be matter OF
congenialhy.
Notice the parable again Jesus
said to those on the left who had seen
only the animal suffering Of men, !
was in them. We would have done it
unto me. They are my brethren In
every man is the Divine-the image
OF God. in which He was created. The
image is blotted and despoiled. but 1t
only needs the touch of love and
kindly help often to bring it forth
again.
This Is the secret. We may not
love the rough exterior, but II we
con see that in everyone is something