Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-03
PASTOR EXPLAINS
THEORY OF DRESS
Dr.. Brougher Declares Character
of Man Is More Than
Raiment in Life
FASHIONS DICTATES FUTILE
Soul Requires Garment of C0ur-
age, Noble Ideals and
Purity of Purpose

DR.. J. Whitcomb Brougher preached
at Temple Baptist Auditorium last
night on the subject, 1.-THE Fashion
Show; or, "How to Dress Properly" He
took his text from Matt. 22:11 and IL.
which reads-"And when the king
came in to behold the guests, he saw
there a man which had not a wedding
garment and he said unto him, Friend,
how camest thou in hither not having
wedding garment And he was
speechless."
I'm this parable" said DR.. Brougher,
1--WE find a man who was not properly
dressed. The question of dress has been
a serious one ever since the day that
Adam and Eve discovered their lack of
clothing. Probably no subject-unless
it is the question of what we eat and
drink--occupies the attention of men
and women more than the subject of
dress. Jesus Christ recognized this
fact, and in his great sermon on the
Mount warned against worry about
dress. 1t is not beneath the dignity of
the pulpit to consider question which
Jesus Christ himself considered, and
which some of the greatest minds since
the time of Christ have tried to solve.
Carlyle, in his 'Sartor Resartus,' illum-
mated the subject, but by no means
exhausted it. He was not the first and
probably will not be the last clothes
philosopher
VITAL RELATION OF DRESS
"As a matter of fact, dress has a vital
relation to the welfare of mankind. 1t
is related to the development of men
and women physically, mentally and
spiritually. A persons clothes, in the
first place, should meet the needs of the
body They concern the health, COM
fort and ornamentation of the body.
Dress should be healthful. The human
body contains no useless space. The
organs contained within the body are
the proper size and cannot be increased
or diminished without interrupting their
functions and leading to Ill health.
When we study the fashion plates or
look in at the store windows, we GER
tainly cannot deny that much of the
effort of society is not to produce
clothes that are healthful and comfort
able, but rather, stylish and startling.
God arranged the clothing of animals
to suit their environment and comfort
but man alone is willing to put him
self in a strait-jacket and endure the
ionable. Those who set the fashions
seem to think that men and women
are more attractive going around look
ing like human wasps and grasshop-
pers. 1t is true that most men and
women need something to improve their
looks.
ORNAMENTATIoN IN ATTIRE
"Dress of course should be ornamen-
tai. God has put the most beautiful
clothing upon Nature, and in many in
stances upon the animal creation.
Every landscape displays a variety and
richness of color and beauty; every
flower is fascinating in its tints; every
bird is clothed with the moxt exquisite
taste. God is lover of the beautiful,
and 1t is not sinful to dress elegantly,
as we'll as attractiVely, If one can af-
ford it. A person should dress in har-
mony with his circumstances, as we'll
as in harmony with his social environ
ment. l love to see a man dressed for
his work. Let the laboring man have
on his toiler's suit; let the farmer wear
clothes suieed to his vocation; let the
soldier be dressed in clothing appro-
pirate to his life.
IA mans clothing has little to do with
the message he delivers. 1t is the man
that counts, and not the material he
wears; it is character, and not clothes.
his inner life. then such of the So
called fashionable dressing is simply
the expression Of an empty head-uot
to say a vulgar mind
CLOTHING OF THE SOUL
"When the man appeared at the kings
marriage feast without d wedding gar
ment on, he was cast out. There is a
dress for the soul that is equally as
essential as dress for the body. The
garment of the soul that will be appro-
pirate for the Kings marriage feast
is a Christ-like character 1t takes
more than clothes to make man. 1t
takes more than a soldiers uniform to
make a soldier. Love of country,
courageous heart, noble ideals, purity
of soul-these count far more than
clothes. When we come to stand on the
last day at the great Marriage Feast,
and the King looks over the company
gathered there all externalities will be
swept away. The dress of the body
cannot hide the deformity of the soul;
and the test will be having or not
having a Christ-like character. No soul
will feel at home in the presence of
the King without being clothed in the