Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-26
GOD HAS SPECIAL
INTEREST IN MAN
Rev. Il. D. G. Maclachlan Says
This Shown in Eighth
Psalm.
STATES WORLD BETTER
Points to Progress, Despite Re.
cent Atrocities in
World War.
STATES WORLD BETTER

Mans Rrcntness MS shown by tho
Eighth Psalm and ;hird verse. Was
mo theme OF the sermon OF Rev. H.
y. e. Maclach!an at tho seventh
street Christian Church yesterday
morning. Dr. Maclachlan spoke. IN
part. as follows
This Psalm IS az superintendent, by
an Old Testament singer Of mans
mace In creation. The argument IL
simple. but profound. Compared yvl,h
the immensely OF thc untv.rse. man
seems only an inConxidcrabl. atom
out God has special interes, In
MN. because Of which He acquires a
heh'hcahce unique and paramount
among the works Of Gods hands
First then-;he ins!gnIncanc. Of
man mere Ia no dispute here. From,
IA" point OF view OF nature. man Is
shihcant-paihetic in his weak
i"ss, a!moEe comic in his lIttlcncss
ma u this ancient singer who be-
iiered that tho earth was the center
OF IN. universe all, sun. moon ana
stars only lights created FOR i;s be.
hoo'-li ne was conscious OF this
lhsiHnificancc, how much more must
Va" be. who know that not only ara
we ihhniiesirnal atoms Of carth I'm,
mar TIE earth itself is only an IN
hnii:9inal atom o. IN Inan!t. cr.a-
ION Modern science is the mos,
hnmbIinH study In the world. II,
rolnts TO the distant stars and SAYS.
Iomphr" yourself with these" II,
shows inc microscopic lives In q.
hfop or water and SAYS Sc. how.
sinai! things can be. and compared
I" the universe, you are Jus, as
small as chat" II tells o, tho Inc.i
'u!hoic energy packed in molecuI.
hydrogen ana saya: The force q,
"n, invisible spcck o; matter. If,
"""cnly released. would snun your
~" OUT IKE a candle 1t tells hoy
'hy germ can Introduce Itself into
nc blood. and 10, the strung ~,
becomes helpless as child !,
cites mans origin and says: "yo,,
are no more than an ape ,haI b,s
lofncd the habit OF upright warktnr
""u learned tn" trick o. .De.cb
shows Power and Dignity or Wan.
hut mans !ns!Sn!ncancc is NOT IN.
sa!mists final thought. Hardly has
q" uttered the word what" than i,
hanS 10 chang. its meaning from
no" little TO how gr.a,". o,1
the Subsequent verses are a, ,ia,
Grafton ~ the power and d!rnitv OF
man az 'be special favor!;e OF God.
J. What. then are the clc,r,r,s
greatness In the PsalmI,,s
.noushi7 kinship with the divine
n'st OF all: Thou hast made him a
c lower than God" Though on
'to physical side man IS OF the earth
my on me soul side he is Of the
"ehVen, heavenly. Next to God Him
'hei'' he IS the crown and rIorv %
creation. He is OF the y.rv s,u1
81 divinity Itself He can Thru
'ods thoughts after Him. III. c,n
-"Fc as 'iod loves He can even I'm
limited imperfect fashion. cr.a,.
"s 600 creates. That is WIN, wc
.'"" "hen We say he has free viii
mean. II We mean anything. thu,
NAN can add to. and take from tho
sum or reality merely b. ri,lI,,
merely by saying: This thing shan
or shall not be"
"hht power to put in the hands
OF mere creature! What honor M,
We ephemerae OF time. pin -poin,. y,
H"ve' shou!d be allowed to share j.,
'oHs prerogativc OF creation. A,,,i
~" 'he hohor what responsibility.
loc' TOT The power 10 create is rho
lower 10 destroy--the power 10 do
in ora,, 20 and
given to him tho power TO stul,,fv
MS plans and destroy the very voy,,
of His hands,
Truly an awful endowment
oarlu' glory! l have no patience
win those who would belittle man
constantly reminding him that
he Is the sport and plaything OF ma
mere bubble on the ocean
uhe- II he Is bubble. then the
u, 'e ~ greater than the OCEAN
explain that miracle. II YOU can 7,
ne thundcrholt can lay him lou.
ne can defy il with his latest broa,n,
aeath grins at him from cyorv
nusn' he can cry: 20 death. where 20
~! sung? grave. where is INV
victory! II the forces OF heredi,y
ana environment would bind hin,
nhma ana foot. he has but to saw. 81
VIZ ana on the instant he snaps
nc s"a,na or rate. II all he'll be
round about him. he can have paro
disc in his heart: for he alone ~ al,
creation can say, II love"
= but mans greatness ia not only
n endowment. but In achievement
'od not only made him n l,tt,a
n"er than Himself"-that AZ bia
nn,I'hrlsnt; but He has also Crowned
nm with glory and honor" through
NC uses OF that birthrIght.
,,I scienco is very humbling study.
f'y 10 very inspiring one. II.
IN ono point OF Wow. man seoms
10 DO as ridiculous ms carlvin.s "forn
90 radinh." from another ma 80,
~ soon TO be tho young HereuIn.
creation, staying oonteurs. olcars-
hk AuBoan stables. dofyinu III,
powers OF darknosa, COMPARING n
hos,ho world to yioid TO him mr. NJ
.oast not altogether unhappv hone
aor tho threoscore years and trn
or his pilgrimage, 10"
says World aettinr iiotte,.
mn sometimes naksd wboth,r Oh.
world ~ getting better or wora, Az
hhaWor - always unhesitatingly "Rnf.
tar in fnoo Of tho World Wnr? yos
IN race or tho Belgian Rtroaitiosp
Voc. In face Of n world that has mr.,
Ses lnhrnsh It's war iessonP Yn. irnr
mink Of what man 0noa VIVA ed
what, avon IN spite OF tho acour,,,.
iated horrors Of tho last eight v,ars
hn now Is! Millannums nnos-,,nu
many mono can t6ll--mhu npBenrod
on tho earth haif.mnn, haif.animnI
JUST nhio To walk erect. naked, I'm,
armed, MISUNDERSTANDING ia but ono
respect. that In that huge bruinpan
Of his ihoro iurk1d tho divina spark
~ rohsohl This brute has n souli
ana that soul is u growing thing,
In spite OF alien forces without and
tho brute Inheritance within, man
has hp,adiiy, from aga "a age, been
climbing inward, wrestling here u