The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-08

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not be impressed with the fact that it
makes a great deal out of manhood
and holds it up as something that
should be sought after with diligence
and perseverance.
1t exalts and emphasizes and shows
what real, true manhood is There
are fifty chapters in the book of Gene
sis and they cover twenty-three hun
dred years of human history. Half of
the chapters tell of the colossal man
hood of Abraham, one-third tell the
story of Joseph, while God dismisses
the account of the creation of the
world in just eight hundred words.
More space is given to an account of
the rugged manhood of Caleb than to
the creation of the world, while whole
books tell of the story of Job.
Another book tells of the story of
Daniel, while there are hundreds of
chapters that tell us of men whose
wives are worthy to emulate and God
Elbows that He considers this import
ant by where he places the italics.
The Lord is no respecter of persons
but of character. God admires charac-
ter. God is dead stuck on character.
There is admiration for Job in the
strongest language that God can use,
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and then sonnet
You Cannot
Hide Character.
When God says perfect, forget all
that will follow. That is home base.
Character can no more be hid than
you can hide fire in powder. A fool
may have a knowing look, but when
he opens his mouth it is all off
All some men and women care for
is appearances, they are all front door.
You open the door and you are in the
back yard. Counterfeit character is
more common than counterfeit money.
Wherever gold has value, brass does
its best to shine up and initiate.
An old woman | told you of went
into jeweIry store to buy a piece of
IeweIry and every piece he'd hand her
she'd lick it. He said. Lady, you
can't tell gold that way"
She said, "Gosh, know it, but ! can
tell brass that way."'
Sham battles won't kill Sham
character doesn't count. The worst
bankrupt in the world is the bankrupt
in character. We are told that the
steps of good man are ordered Of
the Lord. God delights in his way.
God loves to watch a real man go and
grow. The Bible dwells on the manly
things about man.
Look at Abraham. He towers up
like a mountain above mole hill
when he stands before the king of
Sodom and hands him the hot end
of the poker and pushes away the
rich spoil that is offered him and in
-NHnes that ring out like a golden bell
eSne says, 81 have lifted up my hand to
God and sworn that will not so much
as take shoe last from you, lest you
say l made Abraham rich"
You stand a lot of your good-for-
nothing, modern, beer-soaked, tin
horned, grating, two-by-four, pliable,
plastic, whisky-soaked politicians up
by the side of manhood like that and
see what happens to it.
Compares Good
Men With Joseph.
Look at Joseph, carrying himself
blameless amidst the fiery temptations
of Potiphar's house and when that
miserable woman, Potiphar's wife,
sought to seduce him from his virtue
and manhood, he looked her square in
the eye and passed her up. He said
How can | do this great evil and sin
against God?"
Look at Daniel, only seventeen
years old. living down in Babylon sur
rounded by adultery and he refused
to hit their booze, and he stood four
square for God and they made him
prime minister to rule, although he
was different from their religion.
Look at Moses in all his princely
manhood pushing aside the scepter
and the crown of the greatest king
dom of the then known world to do
what his heart told him was right.
Col eh
To Dixie's sunny land,
In East and West and North and
South.
In valley. plain and glen.
The call of God is ringing loud
For valiant, noble men"
l. BE strong and show yourself a
~ van" God wants us to see what real
Manhood and real womanhood is and
TO become enamored of it. So he says
TO US. as David did to Solomon, BE
Strong, Aim high"
Aim for Christian character. The
most God-like thing that ever found
its way into human history is Christ
ian character. If you would please
God. be = man. not mutt, or a molly
coddle or a milk-sop.
So give us men. A time like this
demands strong minds. great hearts
true talth ana ready handS. Mel
whom the lust of office does not kill
men whom the spoil of office cannot
buy My text is the dying counse
OF a father to his boy and of course
he would put into his last words the
things he considered most important
and what he wanted him to remem
Der after he's forgot all else.
He Was Told
To Be 4 Man
He didn't say, BE a good king ant
rule in justice and in mercy"-noi He
said BE mani" He knew if hi
was man he would be a good king
Garfield said, Il am to make mysel
a man and if succeed in that I will
succeed IN every other undertaking il
life"
David wanted Solomon to be a sue
cess so he said to him, BE a mani
BE a mani"
Now, notice first. David wanted
Solomon anchored to noble pur
nose, he didn't want him to drift
airnlessIy like a log in whirlpool
AAAc wanted him to have his eye OF
ygl-9methinn worth while. So he salt