Article October 4, 1913 Issue

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W. E. Orchard

[The Christian Work and Evangelist]

A nation's growth to greatness follows, to a marked degree, the same laws as those which make man great. The great man is he who contributes most to the world of truth, or invention, or art, or organization, or blessing of any sort. The great nation is that which contributes most to civilization. The great man is he who is honorable, charitable, clean, heroic, of lofty ideal. The great nation practises justice and stands in honor before the world. The great man is he who rights wrong, stamps out injustices, befriends the weak. Surely this is the test of greatness we are now applying to nations. But beyond this the great man is always the hospitable man. He has kept his mind open to new truth, new ideas, new visions dawning on the world. He has kept in close touch with humanity and enriched his own life from contact with other souls. He has eschewed provinciality and generally has gone far beyond nationality in the enrichment of his life, seeking the gifts of art, literature, ideas, ideals, and religion from every land. It is this that makes large, rich, great manhood. It is this that will also make a nation great.

[The Christian Register]

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