Last night the Rev. S. J. McPherson D.D., of Chicago preached the first of two sermons which he is to deliver at Appleton Chapel. This is Dr. McPherson's first service as a preacher to the University.

He spoke of Christ as a hero and model, ana said in part: Nearly all men are compelled to admire some great character which they recognize as nobler than they. They are bound to respect this feeling for otherwise they cannot regard themselves except as small and loathesome in a certain way.

Many of the great characters of history have touched us as noble types of manhood; but there is only one man who really fulfills this need of a hero. He is Jesus Christ. The gentle Buddha, the boasted hero of Asia, had no way of leading his followers except by example. He could arouse no feeling or thought in them; for that they had to rely on themselves. Confucius, the great Chinese agnostic, aroused no religious reverence among his people. The Chinese may lead moral lives, and yet remain atheists; they are mere worshippers of ancestors.

Christ came as the witness of the truth, and His was the life of noble selfsacrifice. He trampled sin to death without deigning to look down on it and yet His authority was always gently asserted to His followers, although their plodding stupidity must have been a continual trial to Him. If we but know Christ for what He is we can not help but acknowledge Him in our hearts. We cannot help but recognize His fortitude and courage in saying "Follow Me." No even death could thwart His purpose. The highest place left for a man today is behind Him.

Christianity triumphs, not apart from the rest of mankind, but in the midst of all of us, by showing its faith, hope, and patience. As the practical outcome of it all, we observe that Christ's heroism was not shown for Himself alone. It means the emancipation of us all. The little Hill of Bethany is the steppingstone to that Heaven whither He would lead us in His love. As we think of this consummate hero and share His fraternal love, we begin to feel all the more like Him and to benefit by His example,