The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-22

for . man. MeeknosB lS Q word which
has been much misunderstood. Some
people think II implies weakness, nab.
binesS, Epinelessne5S but instead Il
means graciousness. geniality and
modesty. All great men and women
are gentle minded. The weak man
doesn't inherit anything but the meek
man VINO realizes his ignorance and
imperfections, who realizes that he
il limited in time and other draw.
backs and who gracicusly bows and
lovingly submits 10 his God may IN.
herit much. This does not mean that
be Is lacking in strength or is not ca
pable Of storms. Within him may be
tempes,s, which II uncontrolled would
sweep madly in many directions. He
is not kiLd because he is weak; not
meek because he is weak, but because
he is master Of himself.
What a lot Of good the word "Pots.
dam" does american people How We
like to say Il out loud It offers such
uae ,yr., .on Of the storms within
us and much more forcetul than
the last half OF the word used alone,
and much more polite. Rev. DR..
Stoetzer used the word most effective
ly In his sermon. lie said that some
pCOple-i1 fact msny OF them-geel
that goodness means being molly.
COddle lie said the business man
who wanted power must be strong
enough 10 control himself and not
Fly 10 pieces IN his Office when things
went wrong That he received no re.
spect nor consideration when he di1
SO. That il was the aim OF education
to teach control Of power and that 1t
is the men Of faith and gentility and
self control who gained the things in
life which came through power.
In this connection Rev Or. Stoetzer
said Blessed are the teacheble!" He
said those who we're willing 10 learn
usually Inherited the earth, and he
said IL as though there were a scar.
city OF such people.
"Who knows the most about birds?
Isn't ii the man who puts himself
quietly ir touch with nature and who
watches. instead Of the man who bus
tors and shoots out wildly? Doesn't
the man who catches fish 90 about 1t
quie'ly-biding himself as much as
possible | might say he has to have
a little faith also, The man who
thinks, absorbs, and who dreams and
who lets his imagination go thou.
sands Of miles away. gets the message
and the very breath Of God. He comes
in touch with many Of Gods mysteries.
Someone once said, Father, who owns
the mountainsT The answer came:
lie who has eyes to see and a heart
20 appreciate In this way do we in.
hefit ,he earth. Rev. DR.. StoetZer re.
cited a few lines Of a well known poem
part OF II ran, But to act that each
tomorrow finds US farther than today"
md y vas rot possible to grow far
Their from day to day without the abil-
ly % le;-n, without the quality Of
mccSncss.
Rev. Or. Stoejzer possesses a voice
very gentle and very strong. II has
rising infections which glide very
easily ard very unsteady from one
thought to another. Often while
weighing one thought we find our.
selves suddenly carried through the
air to a totally different one The
sensation is something like covering a
vast amount Of ground in an airship.
We dip here and there and finally sail
away. satisfied. Rev. DR.. Stoetzer
has a genius for taking a word out Of
every sentence and making a new ser
mon on: of that. II we tire OF one
theme, lie has a hundred right at his
tongues end and can combine them
all into one interesting whole. After
one OF his sermons there is no tired
feeling but rather one OF eXhilaration.
Just as You wandered away on new
line OF Thought suggested by the ser.
mon. you found Rev. DR.. stoetzer right