The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-02-26
REV. MIR. HOFFMAN MAKES
FINE ADDRESS TO ELKS
Mrs. John Z. Croft And Mrs. George
Jones And Mr.. Edward Van Bus
kirk Furnish Delightful Musical
Program.

The afternoon exercises at the Elk!
Home last Sunday were a source O.
much pleasure to the members pres
ent. The Rev. William l.. Hoffman
pastor of st. Paul's NJ. p Church
this city, was the speaker, and deliv
cred a powerful plea for better Cit
zenship, taking as the subject of hi:
remarks, Wanted, a Mani" The
particular passage of scripture was
Grid Up Now Thy Loins Like 6
Man" In the course of his remarks
| he said:
Grid up now thy loins like man
Wanted, a Man!
Thou hast asked a hard thing
nevertheless, not impossible.
These signs bring out in all de-
| partments Of life, physical, mental
moral, social, political, commercial
domestic and religious.
l refer to man in the true sense OF
the word, not as school boy puts it:
"a funny animal, split half way up,
and walks on split end" The best
human definition: "A male person,
who possesses the qualities or virtues
appropriate to tie stronger SEX" The
Divine definition. In the image of
God, little lower than the angels,
with a greater work to do" A cor
pus or corporation, wonderful in
stitution, fearfully and wonderfully
made.
God always placed high premium
on man, and when he fails he disap-
points God. When man is possessed
with the qualities God intended, there
is no end to his power or usefulness.
We can see how they triumphed
gloriously when having these quail
ties Paul admonishes the Corin-
thians, Watch ye, stand fast in the
faith, quit you like men, be strong"
For only in this way could they hold
the ground they occupied.
Let us come to man in question.
Job introduced as a man, placed on
the stage for public inspection, dur
ing severe testing. He feared God
and eschewed evil. Was not that
satisfactory to God? Perhaps it
was to God, but not to Satan or Jobs
friends. He lost property, loved
ones, health, and sympathy, and
wife. In all this Job sinned not, nor
charged God foolishly."
Tho He Stay me, yet will l trust
Him." We are justified in asking,
did God permit all of this just to
crafty Satan and his friends? No.
Job was also benefited All of this
brought Job consciously into Gods
presence, face to face.
Take one nearer-WaShingt
Washington quarreled with a
friend, but instead of duel, as was
customary, he publicly apologized.
At Valley Forge he shared all the
hardships with his men, taking the
post of a freezing sentinel while he
warmed himself He refused to be-
come king, refused third term as
President, objected to capital being
named for nina true man, who
loved his country better than self.
1t requires such today to be called
a true man.
1 am my brothers keeper. l must
account for my brothers where
abouts and welfare. No man liveth
unto himself This is especially true
today. The world is calling for men
today. The world has been made
safe for democracy; now make de-
mocracy safe for the world.
Whether the new world. which is
in the making, is to be more fit to
live in than the old, will depend on
the kind of men who are to inhabit
the new world.
And so l conclude as l began:
Wanted, A Mani"
The musical part of the program
was furnished by Mrs. John Z. Groin,
SOlolSt, and Mrs. Helen LleSler JoneS
and Mr. Edward Van Buskirk, plan
lists. The opening selection was
duet on the piano by Mrs. Jones and
Mr.. Van Buskirk, then followed
solo by Mrs. Croft, Face to Face,
after which came the address of Mr..
Hoffman. Following the address,
Mrs. Jones and Mr.. Van Buskirk
rendered another selection, after
which Mrs. Croft sang Annie Lau-
RE" The whole program was
source of great delight to all of those
present. the only objection being that
it was not long enough.
Next Sunday afternoon Rev. Mr..
Nugent, assistant rector of Great
Choptank Parish, will be the speaker.