The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-09-04
A GREAT SERMON
BY VIM. J. BRYAN
Upon Subject, 1.-The Max
ing of a Man."
4 VERY THRILLING DISCOURSE
That Takes the Reader Along
the Lines Of Elevated
Thoughts of Life.
FAMOUS POEM OPPORTUNITY"

We feel that we cannot do the
readers of The Herald a better SER
vice than to give space this week to
the Great Sermon of Mr.. Bryan"
which we give below. Mr.. Bryan
is at his best when he speaks along
the lines which he follows in this
mastery effort.
Mr.. Bryan spoke to the inmates
of the Nebraska penitentiary recent
ly, taking as subject, THE Max
ing of a Man" The following is a
brief synopsis of his address:
1.-THE Making of Man."
We are interested in the improve
ment of the hog, the COW and the
horse. We strive to produce the
best wheat, the best corn and the
best vegetables and the best fruits
and all this is done for the bene-
fit of man. How much more impor-
tant, then, is the work of improving
man whom God has made in His
own image and but little lower
than the angels? We can measure
the difference between the poorest
apple and the best, in ounces; we
can measure the difference between
the poorest hog and the best in
pounds; We can measure the differ
ence between the poorest horse and
the best in dollars, but no arithme-
tic will enable us to measure the
difference between man at his worst
and man at his best. To man alone
our heavenly Father has given the
power to make his life an unspeak-
able curse or a blessing of incalcu-
liable worth.
Let us consider for a moment
what enters into the making of
man. First. he has a body which
must be strengthened and prepared
for a large work Much of mans
physical worth comes to him by in
heritance-his stature, his consti-
tut;onal strength, his tendencies,
too, and his power to resist disease.
This element of his strength he
must take as he finds it. but he can
by diligence and care add to the
strength which he inherits; he can
repair the weak places and fortify
himself against hereditary frailties.
And then, still more important, he
can preserve his strength and make
it last until old age comes, or
he can squander his strength by
dissipation; he can surrender to the
bad habits and waste his life by in
diligence. 1t is worth while to con-
slider what a man has cost in rear
ing. Last summer j heard a state
rent-the strongest statement
ever heard, but l believe it true. 1t
was that 1.-THE suffering which wo-
man endures as the penalty for
motherhood is greater than all the
suffering caused by all the wars of
all the world" Think of this drain
upon the strength and energy of
woman; then recall the amount of
time and care devoted to the infant
and the child. Fully third, II not
a half, of the mothers life is, on the
average, given to her children, not
to speak of the fathers care and
sacrifice; and yet when the boy is
grown, he can, and sometimes does.
disregard the teachings of his par
ents and, indifferent to what they
have done for him, destroy his own
prospects of success and bring the
gray hairs of father and mother in
sorrow to the grave. How inexcus-
able is the conduct Of any young
man who disappoints the love and
hopes Of his parents!
And yet a strong and well-pre-
served body is the smallest part of
the man. A man can be perfect !
physically and yet be but little bet
ter than a brute. ..,
Man has. mind, and this must