Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-09-05

HtfANk on or Ah3 NWliluh iutet MtnlNiAt
morally and spiritually
The average ohaatauuua uudicn,,
cn mere cosiiy Interpret "Thc Making
OF Man" II ls not cover their
heads but close to their hearts
Most Of the lectures are delivered In
rural communities amid the environ.
ments Of the plain people. Thry pre-
ter plain talk on homcN themes 20
technical discussions OF economical
problems
"Thc Making of Man" is not
suRor-ccated sermon. While It teens
with preachmcnts it is siugulurly free
from platitudes Colonel Bryan goes
on the theory that there are hosts 10,
human. ~ ho will welsh the religious
tcachpps OF public official with
more careful precision than the tcuch-
mgs Of q clergyman THE Making of
Ia Man" is g straightforward appeal
to the masses TO live useful purpose
ful lives IN this lecture Colonel
Bryan Is primarily ID muralist with
Tulstoy. he believes that religion ls
only the instrument for manifestations
of morality
As though scouting the nslmutious
that he Is actuatcd only by sordld mo-
tlvcs. Colonel Bryan says in couclu-
sion
"lf there Is Just one youug man here
who has firmcr purpose. then this
hour has been well spout
M. .-s.....sr.gt t..Et.t ..fr
against agnosticism lu picturesque
terms he conjures un imaginary athc-
/ ist The challenger assumes the ug-
grcssNc with con, ucmg logic
Bryan presses his Zoe into a corner
and finally oNcrVhulms him. To the
delight of the crowd. II, begins
"My former lecture, The Prince ot
Peace was prepared 20 show young
men that religion was not only thing
20 die by, but q thug to live hy.
There were SO many things To- add 90
it that prepared The Making of "a
Man Your may detect some things
ia II that were in The Prince Of
Peace
"My first thought be- that we give
too little attention Go the making OF
man. and too much to pprlcctiug the
things that man uses Take In agri-
culture. We find some specializing in
one thing, some in another We liud
our pXposltions aud fairs Whcrc the
people offer what they produce and
vie with each other. An these things
are good aud proper. but wc are do
ing all these things for man.
~ would not Justify the confidence
that you haze expressed by coming
TO hear me IL I did not present the
plans and specifications for the mok-
Ing of man. I'm q study we are deal
Ing with thrcc-fuld creature not a
single being, bat human composed
of physical. mental and moral charac-
teristics They are iusepumbie, but
enc may be- developed To the dctrimeut
OF others
when we come to consider them
separately we must consider the ply
steal first ccause man is FIRST cons
sslous of his body. he soon realizes
that he has an intellectual man who
can control the physical. tie next be-
comes conscious of the moral man.
( Woe to the physical and intellectual
man who has not the moral man on
the throne
There are three things that affect
the making of "a man. They are:
First. what he iuhcrits; second, what
he adds. and third, how much he
keeps of what he has and what he
gets
I Colonel BRYAN delights i'm anecdotes
TO vary his speech. He relates how be
grew 50 rapidly while in school that
his trousers got too short. He wrote
home at Christmas for another pair.
His father wrote back for him to
make the pair last, and added "Pco-
pie win measure YOU not by the length
OF your trousers, but by the lcugth
Of your head lie continues
"Wc cannot change our physical
characteristics but We can repair the
weak places, II Is mans duty 10 find
his strong and his weak places, and
then to lift himself to the highest
point Of efficiency lie owes II to
future generations TO raise up his
body SO that he can transmit q larger
store of power to those who come af-
ter him It is a point OF strength to
preserve what nc has and what he
has added \ mun g. put In charge
Of himself and can squaudcr himself
If he chooses Every young man
reaching maturity comes into physi-
cal fortune far moro valuable than
money.
"HOW 10 tell the value OF a man:
There are 9O,OOO.000 OF persons in
this nation That means that 10000
600 times the life Of nation has
trembled In the balance. mother
gives fun half her time to the rails
ing OF her children. Reckon mans
cost from that standpoint Can any
one tell what is the value Of the
wealth Of mother love? Think of
this, and then ask how much has a
young man to squandcr when he
comes to maturity.
"Wc, as Christians do not do our
whole duty in STRENGTHENING young
men, If we were just as industrious
in saving the young people as the
devil is in destroying them We would
accomplish much more
Now for the mental man. We can
slight this subject because Of the
widespread intellectual enthusiasm in
our children. Yet in spite
of our boosted schools ana colleges,
but q small percentage 20 to college.
Not many 20 through the high school
courses. ana a large percentage fail TO
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