New Britain herald., 1923-01-15
MAN BOSSES EARTH,
 CAN'T CONTROL SELF
Rev. Job nL. Davis Shows Weak.
 nSses and Greatness of Race

''The puns thins called man has
 conquered the beasts of the field, he
 can ny through the air like bird,
 in his submarine he can traverse the
 bottom of the ocean better than any
 fish; he can blow his way through the mountains. in single flask his
 voice can he heard around the world.
 but he has not subdued himself. said Rev, John L. Davis yesterday
 morning to q gathering of 4ts mem.
 bers of Eyeryman's Bible class.
 The Red army. which has heen beaten consistently in attendahee ever since the class was organized. with one or two exceptions. suddenly ap- peared with the largest attendance Of any Of the three armies. for the first time since the class resumed Its ses- sions last September. The increase in attendance by the Red army was due to a quiet campaign which has been under way for some time. Ans. other unusual feature was the en. trance. in connection with the same affair. of the members Of the Y. NJ. c. A.. leaders training corps, under their instructor. Joseph Hergstrom. wearing red hats and blowing a bugle.
 InsigniAcancc of Man.
 Rev. Mir. DaSis took his theme from the Eighth Psalm and announced his topic as Man. Gods Masterpiece" He spoke of the ancient astronomers. who thought there were no stars in the sky except those visible to the naked eye. He pointed out the in- significance Of man by comparing him with the vast magnitude oL the uni- verse. He spoke of the milky way as being composed Of millions Of stars in space" Calling attention to the fact that light travels at speed of 1s6.00o miles second. he said. The | nearest star is so far away that, had | the light thereon failed 2.00O years before the birth Of Christ, the people | on earth would not have found it out | yet"
 He referred to the fact that some greater power must be guiding the universe, when comet travels so regularly that Haley was able to estimate it's return IS years ahead and within two days of its arrival. He cited the fact that the world has been travelling for thousands of years straight ahead at the rate of 19 miles a second.
 He spoke of the mathematical which controls the move nents of the heavens and declared, i. back of that is the hand of God"
 Then come down to earth" he said in voice ringing with irony, and behold mana puny little speck ,f about 150 pounds. The birds can ly in the air faster and farther. than ie can: the OK can pull heavier oad the toad that creeps on the ,round has a finer sense of hearing. i When I think of how insignificant he s, I ask myself, What is man, that tod should be mindful of him?'
 "The same stars that our forefa- hers looked at millions of years ago, augh at puny man in his coming and ,oing. Out west there is tree 1,300 ears old. That tree was 1000 years Id when the Pilgrims first set foot on american soil. What man has lived 0 be 1,300 years old?
 Tree Has. Only Ono Life.
 But that tree has but one life to mich man lived,~ the very trees 'ould laugh at him. When those tars in the heavens which shone nee the world began, have wended 1eir way through the universe and ave worn out man will still be liv- lg.
 Yet a little bug, so small that lilions of them can gather on a lan's hand and not be seen can iuse his death yet that poor de- 'nseless man dares to rule. He has ,nquered the air, life sea and the nd. But he has not subdued him. IT. He gives way to anger, hate, alousy and greed. He can't control is own temper
 Man is not only physical he is entaAand spiritual. He is the only ,iml 1n the universe that can com une with God.
 "The Psalmist says. Oh, Lord, how alted' is they name in all the world. hat docs he mean? He means that ,d, who made man. is superior to LII. lHeTe IluSt US llltelllStHCG III 9 creator if there is in the crea- m. When people tell me the uni- rse evolved out of combination of ,ms and that there is no intelli- nee there, they are speaking fool Ily."
 Here the minister refefred to the ticism made by some people that } Bible pictures man as worm the dust. He explained that the ole does this, to show by compari- l what a wonderful intelligence 1t that created man. Jesus Christ shows how great man he said. when he says. The ther secs even the sparrows fall,
 how much greater are you in His ht. The cross is symbolical Of
 fact that Jesus Christ never died
 weak worm of the dust, he q for man created Tn the image of d."
 'here were visitors present from mont, Pennsylvania. Massachu-