Article June 21, 1947 Issue

Signs of the Times

"The qualities of real manhood"

with contributions from James Reid, Fernando H. Groom, Harry Taylor, Robert Quillen, Arthur Hedley

The Rev. James Reid, D. D. British Weekly, London, England

Of all the qualities of real manhood, humility stands first in the list with Christ. It is the gateway to everything else. The humble man is the man who can learn. He is the man who is able to love. He is the man who truly worships. ...

Humility does not mean refusing to acknowledge the gifts we have. That is only mock humility, a subtler form of pride. It does mean giving the credit for our good deeds or our best impulses where it is due, and that is to God. We talk of a man's gifts. But, as Dr. John Baillie says, gifts are things given. We speak of powers of mind and heart as endowments, but endowments are things conferred. ...

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