The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-19

( sonal ape arance? Renan thinks he
was ugly and little. and even many
'hristian Writers speak OF him as un-
I attractive in countenance and form.
We do not for one moment believe
this- He WIS strong man physically.
SO strong ina not one man in "A thous-
and could bear his hardships and live
as he did beyond three score years.
There was nobility and fneness in his
race and an expression Of tenderness
IN his large eyes. The paintings
among the early Christians always
gave him the contemplative head OF a
Greek philosopher There wns that
nameless something in his bearing
that makes men turn for a second
LOOK. IL was not an insignificant look
ing man VINO could command a hear
ing among the fastidious Athenians.
lie was above medium height. and his
complexion was fair when not brown
ed by sun and tempest. Was saul a
married man. Undoubtedly he voted
Tor stephens death. and therefore he
belonged to the Sanhedrln TO which
10 one could ever belong unless n.
I he married man But his wife died
before his conversion. ard thereafter
ne lived wifcless. childless. homeless
man. What as eXquisitely modest
man Paul Is with what unsullicd
delicacy n touches questions which
~ moral teacher he must discuss.
llc-. tender. even wornnnly IL this
Sc '.rgly rugged apostle Observe
also his cisintercstdness. No mans
silver or gold does he covet. neither
position nor ease. neither houses nor
lands And what a friend no r. 10
! the Young. and how deep Is his faith
erly solicituds for his young friends
Titus and Timothy. Above all what
wonderful physical ard moral cour-
are IL shown all through his career
Never once did he falter. never once
did he quail or trembie. never once
did he lower for an instant the glori-
Gus banner Of Christian truth which
was handel down ~ him from heaven
Let us turn from these extraordin-
airy moral traits Of Paul and fern
some estimate 81 his intellectual
strength. lie was familiar with the
Greek language and also with the He
brew and the Latin. The amplitude
and performances Of hts philosophy
are such that the best minds have
been sounding the heights and depths
81 his utttrances for eighteen hun
dred years. TITS logic r. rcmorseless.
~ hrst one would say no IL not i'm
aEinative enough 90 be a poet and too
logical 60 Do a palmisf. yet there IL
the spirit ~ David and a Shakes
pere combined In some - his flights.
One would also say that he IL too i'm
passioned 60 be philosopher and
vet the reasoning n Plata and Aris-
totle j. not 90 profound and compre-
hcnsive. A. Tor his oratory Paul -
probably the greatest religious orator
mat the world has seen. OratOry is
the hghest of The arts. but it, prius-
inal condition IL not "a matter Of voice
or gesture cr rhetoric. not matter
of style or delivery. lts PRIMAL con
dillon f. "a great soul on IRE IN a
great cause. The greatest themes that
ever engaged mortal lips we're Paurs
themes. the Infinite. the incarnation
the icsurrcction. Eternity. and his
soul absorbing earncstncss reached
the sublime. Other qualities essential
20 great orator are self control. dig
nity. courtesy. and tact Paul had In
the highest perfection the almost pos
aibie art o. using invective without
loss n perscnai dignity Under every
pr0Nacntlon hc II always self possess
ed. always seif poised. always dieni-
hed iu language and dcmcanor. Again.
Paul O. the only orator who could sur
ViVe az an orator IN such small fraE-
ments NJ We have 81 his speeches. Re
me oer that only a few sentences o.
each - his great speeches have been
preserved. and then ask yourself
where would pcfnosfhenea. and c.
cero. and Burke and Mirabeau. aud
Webster stand az orators N We had
no larger fre9ueuta o. their speeches
than We have ~ Faurs The Greek
orators could agitate and could gooths
That was the chief Characteristic %
Creek oratDry. the Roman orators
could charm and convince. Burke AMI
" ehster could rivct popular attention
- the prufoLndest philosophy. Mira
beau and Patrick Henry could shake