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THE STODAT OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, MAECH 13, 190.
HIGH PRAISE FOR HAROLD BAUER
Critics Rank Him Above Paderewski Playing Has
. Force and Dramatic Brilliancy as Well as Delicacy.
jAUOIiD BAUER, the pianist, who
1-1 will be heard 'for the .first time In
Portlandnext Saturday night, March
13, at the Marquam, under the manage
ment of Miss Lois Steers, has Just been
winning -notable triumphs in San Fran
cisco, -where be has given three concerts,
playing to big audiences that were "rap
turously responsive," .'to quote a well
known San Francisco critic. The piano
seemed transformed into an orchestra, and
although the applause that followed cer
tain numbers, such as the wild and splen
did sweep of Wagner's "Bide of the Val
kyries," bordered on the hysterical, there
were other even more Impressive pro
gramme numbers notably Beethoven's
wonderful Appassionata Sonata, in which
Bauer had his audience cbmpletely hypno
tized. The intervals between the various
movements were marked by profound still
ness. Not a hand marred the silence.
Both of these compositions, by the way,
will be given here in Portland. To hear
the Appassionata, "the most inspired of
all Beethoven's piano works," played by
Bauer; will be the opportunity of a life
time. It has. been given here by Fanny
Bloomfleld Zeisler, .Marc Hambourg, Jo
sef Hoffman, and others; but Harold
Bauer is asknowledged by leading critics
to surpass all -other pianists, past or pres
ent, in his Interpretations of Beethoven
and other master-composers. "The Ap
passionata was playejj as it has probably
never been heard here before. Paderew
ski plays It beautifully, but his lnterpre
tlon Is not so big. not so satisfying, not so
Beetbovenish," says the Springfield Re
publican. "What could be finer than the
repressed passion of the opening allegro,
the exquisite transition to the grave and
noble andante, the fiery outburst of the
finale working up to Its superb climax?
In, itself the sonata was enough to make
.notable an evening filled with beautiful
music The programme was one which
only a great artist dare undertake.
"Other pianists have this, that or the
other good quality; Bauer has everything.
In poetic grace Paderewski Is in some
compositions unrivaled. In a Chopin ma
zurka one might prefer the opal colorings
of a Pachmann. Th.e more high-strung,
perhaps more feminine. Slavic tempera
ment achieves some subtle and exquisite
results that are quite alien to the art of
this robust pianist. The tomperament of
the Slav Is the temperament of the minor
poet; Mr. Bauer's temperament is pre
cisely the opposite. It is the difference
between twilight with its haunting melan
choly, and the glorious radiance of the
June morning.
"Mr.. Bauer s not a poet of the gloam
ing. One feels chiefly in his music the
inspiration of superb vitality rostrained
and guided by high artistic intelligence
and an instinct for form which ap
proaches the miraculous. He gives always
the effect of immense power in a state
of perfect equipoise."
Henry J. Finck, W. F. Apthorp, Philip
Hale, James Huneker, and other leading
critics speak quite as highly of Bauer.
The San Francisco crllicB, therefore, are
by no means alone In the opinions they
express. "Bauer is absolutely without af-
m THE DOM A I N OF MUSIC
NE of the musical organizations of
which Portland should be proud, and
which should receive hearty sup
port, Js the chorus under the direction of
William H. Boyer that will sing Sulli
van's dramatic cantata. "The Golden
Xegend," at the First Congregational
Church, Park and Madison streets, Tues
day evening. The chorus has done excel
lent work for several seasons, and it is
of the utmost educational value to all
music students and the public generally
that such works as Mr. Boyer has given
have been presented In the artistic man
ner which has characterized his produc
tions. The opportunity has been made possible
several times to hear, for the first time
in this city, such works, which have
caused a stir in other parts of the world,
as Massenet's "Mary Magdalen," Dubois'
"Seven Last Words of Christ," and Sulli
van's "Golden legend." This last named
work that is to be repeated Tuesday even
ing has much strength, dignity and power.
It is melodious, for it was in the realm
of melody that Sullivan ranked as a true
child of the muse. The orchestration ac
companying the different characters is
most appropriately dramatic, it is always
rich 1n color, and the completeness of the
cantata justifies the enthusiasm with
which it has always been received.
The soloists for "The Golden Legend are:
Mrs. May Dearborne Schwab, soprano;
Mrs. W. A. T. Bushong. contralto; J. W.
Belcher, tenor; W. A. Montgomery, bass.
Ralph R. Hoyt will be organist.
BENEFIT MUSICALE.
In Aid of Funds for Salvation Army
Charities.
A musicale for the. benefit of the Salva
tion Army will be given at the Empire
Theater Friday evening. March IS, under
the direction of Mrs. Walter Reed, and
the sale of tickets for such a worthy
cause ought to be a liberal one. The calls
on all the branches of the Salvation Army
ln this city during the present season. o
feed the hungry and care for the homeless,
have been many. The programme:
rouble quartet from the Treble Clef Club,
consisting of Mies Agnes Watt, Mrs. Albert C.
Sheldon. Miss Hilda B. Hepele. Miss Kathleen
Jawler, Mica Rita Hansen, Mrs. Byron E.
Miller, Mr. Berta Grjmes and ilra. "Walter
Reed, in "Now Is the Month of Maying"
(Strong) and "Funlcull-Funlcule" (Denza);
reading. "Snamus O'Brien" (Samuel Lover),'
Miss Annie Dltchburn; solo, "Among the
Lilies" (Dana), J. W. Belcher; solos, "I Love
Thee" (Mlldenberg) and "Valpless Song" (Von
Btutzman), Mrs. Albert C. Sheldon; quartet by
JHss Agnes Watt. Mrs. Walter Heed, J. W.
Belcher and X. C Zan. in selections from the
eons cycle. "Flora's Holiday" (H. Lane Wil
son), (a) '"Come, m All Ye Lads and Lassies"
and (b) JThe Country Dance"; solo, "Song
of a Heart" (Tunlson), Miss Hilda Hegele;
solo, "Bedouin Love Song" (Plnsutl), X. C.
Zan; double quartet from Treble Clef Club,
In 'Love's Dream After the Ball" (Calbulka);
reading. "Methusalar" (Harriet Ford), Miss
Dltchburn; so "Sing Me to Sleep" (Greene),
Mrs Walter Reed; quartet by Miss Watt, Mrs.
Iteed, J. W. Belcher and H. C Zan In "Oh.
Love Puts 'Em All la Commotion," from
"Flora'a Holiday." The accompanist will be
Sdgar E. Coursen.
Portland Orchestral Concerts.
A series of two grand orchestral concerts
will be given under the direction of Elmore
Rice at the Empire Theater during March
and April, the first concert being' arranged
for Tuesday evening, "March 29. Among the
programme numbers to be given will bo the
beautiful Norwegian suite, "Peergynt," by
Grieg, In four movements; by request, the
popular "Semlramlflo'' overture (Rossini); a
Strauss waits, a. Slavonic dance by Dvorak,
and a charming serenade by Elgar. The
soloists will be announced later.
MUSICAL NOTES.
Amusing stories are told of Handel's volcanic
temper- His wig was & barometer. When his
chorus and orchestra pleased him his wig vi
brated in a fashion that manifested his satis
faction. One of- Handel's ..chranldera tells this
etory: 'It was a grand-night-at the opera.
The Prince of Wales had. -arrived in good time.
The instruments. " euppdsed"to be In perfect
HAROLD BAUER, WIIO WIIX APUEAK AT THE MAKQUA3I GRAND THE
ATER, SATUROAV, MARCH 19.
fectatlon, and rare sincerity marks his
every performance," says the San Fran
cisco ' Chronicle. "No pianist outside of
these two men Paderewski and Bauer
ever gavo tones such wondrous color. For
them the piano sings. Without disloyalty
to Paderewski, the poet of the pianoforte,
honesty compels the statement that In
some ways Bauer is the greater artist."
Mood for mood, passion for passion,
Bauer gives his audience an extraordinary
range of emotions, seizing always the
rare spirit of the compositions he inter
prets, and throwing new light upon the
Individuality of the composer. "Good
piano-playing is like epic poetry, or like
the great paintings and frescoes in the
Boyer Chorus in Sullivan's "Golden Legend," First
Evening Benefit Musicale for Salvation Army,
tune, were lying ready, and the" performers en
tered. Alas! a wag had crept In beforo them
and put every one of the stringed instruments
out of tune. Handel enters; and now all the
bowa are raised together, and at the given beat
they all start off con splrito. The effect must
have been as If every one of the performers
had been musically tumbling downstairs. The
unhappy maestro rushes wHdly from his place,
kicks to pieces the first double bass that op
poses him. and seizing a kettledrum, throws
it violently at the leader of the band. The
effort sends his full-bottomed wig flying, but
he does not heed it; and rushing bareheaded to
the footlichts he stands for a few moments
amid the roars of the house, snorting with
rage and choked with passion. . . . How the
scene would have ended If the maddened com
poser had been left to himself who can nay?
But the Prince, though mightily amused, pres.
ently intervened, and. leaving his box and go
ing down to Handel, he besought him to be
calm, and not without much difficulty pre
vailed on him to 'resume his wig and his
opera.' "
Eleanora P.etrell, once a world-renowned
opera singer, and widow of Prince von
Petroft of Russia, lately died in an obscure
hotel in Chicago, alone and in want, save
for the charity of strangers. Daughter and
heiress of one of the wealthiest Counts of
Scandinavia, this wonderful woman lived to
see two great fortunes melt away, and to
have her title of royalty taken from her.
Driven by necessity to sing for a living in
the royal opera companies of the Continent,
the singer won her way upward in the pro
fession until at the Russian court In St.
Petersburg she became the wife of Prince
von Pctroff, a Boyar nobleman. Then be
gan the series of misfortunes which eventu
ally left her adrift as a poor teacher of
music in Chicago at the age of S7 years.
The singer had won fame under the name
of Mme. Petrell in three royal opera com
panies. .The name was assumed for stage
purposes, and is Italian for Petroff, the
name of her royal husband. Her father
was the Count "Welgant of Sweden. Her
mother was the Countess von Schworin.
Mme. Terrell's name when a child was Elea
nora Welgant. She was descended in a
direct line from the Grand Duke of Mecklen
burg. Otto Bendix, an eminent pianist, has died
at San Francisco. He was founder and di
rector of the California Conservatory of
Music, located at 1329 Sutter street. He,
with Mrs. Bendix, Mr. and Mrs. Nathan
Landsberger. attended the opening perform
ance of "The Gypsy Baron" at the TivolL
Mr. Bendix was then in excellent spirits
and spoke of the pleasure it gave him to
hear again the fine music of Strauus so well
given. At the close of the opera this party
was joined by Harold Bauer, the pianist, and
all finished tho evening together in a con
genial musical atmosDhere. Toward morn
ing Mr. Bendix awoke ana complained of
Illness. Medical aid was summoned, and the
musician passed quickly away, supposedly
from heart trouble. Otto Bendix was a na
tive of Copenhagen, horn in 1S50. After
studying with Antolne Ree and N. W. Gade.
a famous Danish composer, Bendix went to
Berlin, where he became a pupil of Kullak
and completed his work with the great Liszt.
Eula Howard, of Grant's Pass, Or., who is
a pupil of Hugo Mansfelt, recently gave a
piano recital which met with every mark of
approval In San Francisco. The programme:
Davldsbuendlertaenze. op. 0 (Schumann):
Lebhaft, Innlg, Mlt Humor, TJngeduldlg, Em
fach, Sehr rasch. NIcht ehnell, Frlsch. Leb
balf, Balladenmaesslg, Elnfach, Mlt Humor,
Wild and lustig, Zart und signed, Frlsch,
Wis. aus de Ferae. Solinell; Intermezzo, op.
117, No. 1, Intermezzo, op. 117, No. 2
(Brahms); Serenade, op. 93; No. 5, Valse,
op. 03, No. S (Rubinstein); Erestes Begeg
nen op. 52. No. 2, Ich llebe dlch, op. 41. No.
3. Menuett, op. 5T. No. 1 (Grieg); Llebesno
velle. No. 5, Gluecksruasch (Floershelm);
Laiiy of Shalott, (after Tennyson), (Al
bert L Elkus); Rhapsody, No. 13 (Liszt).
J. C. Williamson, an Australian Impresario,
has engaged for his concerts Mademoiselle
Par kin a, an American soprano. Who was one
of Marchesl'8 brilliant pupils, and .who has
been engaged by the Covent Garden. Opera
Syndicate, London. Her private name Is Eliz
abeth Parkinson. She will have-the support of
Foldesy, the great Hungarian 'cellist, and oth
ers. "Elijah" was recently given At St. Paul,
Minn., and the soloists were: Mrs. Ruby
Cutter Savage, soprano; Mrs. Alma Johnstone
Porteous. contralto; Alfred D. Shaw, tenor;
Gwjlym Miles, baritone. Therq is HtUe that
has not alrea'dy been said about Gwilym
Old World cathedrals combining in a sin
gular degree beauty with strength," says
the San Francisco Bulletin. "In spite of
this, most pianists lean to one of the two
extremes either their playing Is distin
guished by its force and dramatic bril
liancy or by Its delicacy and sweetness.
Seldom does a man have the two gifts
equally. But Bauer seems to be the ex
ception. No sooner is one convinced that
his effects are those of the thunder king
than he reels off something so fantastic
and sensitive that his specialty seems to
be with the fairies."
The sale of seats for the Bauer concert
will open Thursday, March 17, at the
Marquam.
Congregational Church, Tuesday
Empire Theater, Friday Evening.
Miles' singing of "Elijah." He is the artist
par excellence of the prayer lu his interpre
tation of this role. The deep reverence of
the prayer In the duet between the Prophet
and the Widow; the dramatic "I Never Trou
bled Israel's Peaco;" the derision of "Call
Him Louder;" the wonderful "Help. Send
Thy Servant Help, O God;" the pathos of
"It Is Enough, O Lord," are all wonderful
Interpretations, and declare Mr. Miles one
of the greatest of Elijahs.
A band 'tournament will be held, commenc
ing September 12 and ending' September 17.
between the hours of 10 A. M. and 4 P. M.
of each day, at the St. Louis Exposition.
Should there be three or less bands, which,
at 4 P. II., September 12, shall not have
been summoned to compete, the session will
be continued and finished that day. Should
there be four or more bands, which, at 4
P. M., September 17, shall not have been
summoned to compete, the session will be
continued September 19, at 10 A M., and
dally sessions from 10 A. M. to 4 P. M. be
held until all bands enrolled for competition
shall have been heard. Nine cash prizes
aggregating $30,000 will be ottered.
Despite the 'recent visit of the Bostonlans,
four performances of "Fatlnltza" and other
other recent delightful musical events, Port
land people evidently had not got enough nne
music of late. The invitation of Eilers Piano
House to Its recital last Thursday night re
ceived the same eager response as usual.
Recital Hall was entirely filled with an inter
ested audience, and the programme throughout
was listened to with keen interest and enjoy
ment. Selection from the popular comic opera,
"Whoop-Dee-Doo." were played for the first
time here on the Aeolian Orchcstrelle, and
were extremely catchy and pleasing. The re
mainder of the programme was in keeping
with the high character of these concerts.
The second concert by the St. Cecilia Club,
which consists exclusively of women's voices,
will be given under the direction of Mrs. Ellen
Kinsman Mann, at the First Congregational
Church, March 25. Admission will be by in
vitation only. One of the compositions, with
violin obllgato, will be by Edward Elgar,
very few of any of whcee works have been
sung In this city. Last season the concert
by the St. Cecilia Club was quite one of the
events of the season, and the excellent quality
of the singing was a delightful surprise.
Bishop "Whitehead, of Pennsylvania, In regard
to the approaching season of grand opera in
that region, says that the performance of
grand opera during holy week is a distraction
in the midst of solemn devotions and is a
temptation from the worldly side of life. The
occasion, he says, affords a valuable opportu
nity to church members to bear witness to the
sincerity of their dlscipleshlp. He virtually
warns those In his diocese tto abjure Wagner,
Verdi, and other great masters, as a sacrificial
offering to the church.
The Viennese violin expert, Herr C. H. Votgt,
became possessor the -other day of a violin in
a wonderful state of preservation, by Carlo
Bergonzl, Antonlus Stradlvarius best pupil.
The instrument bears the original label, "Car
lo Bergonzl, Cremona, 1733," and comes from
the Tarlflos collection. The violin, which lfl
covered with the most beautiful original var
nish, has now become the property of the Ger
man Consul-General, Frelherr Alfred von Lel
blg. Vienna, who is also the owner of the
famous "Lenan JoseDhus Guamerius."
William H. Boyer, the conductor of the Boyer
chorus, and musical director of the First Con
gregational Church choir, is now a full-fledged
union man. At a recent meeting of the Mu
sicians' Mutual Association, Local No. 99, As
sociated Federation of Musicians, he was by
a unanimous vote elected an honorary member
of the organization. Charles L. Brown, the
secretary of the local association, wrote Mr.
Boyer a letter of congratulation in notifying
him of his election.
Members of the Musical Mutual Protective
Union, of New York, complain that elnce it
took In the -1300 members of the Manhattan
Musical Union, bringing Its membership up
to 4S00, It has become topheavy and unwieldy.
They assert that the labor market in New York
City suffers from a surplus of musicians.
There is a strong faction la the union In favor
of resigning from the American Federation of
Labor and forming a new organization.
Nordlca's ex-husband, Doehme. has entered
himself as a candidate for operatic honors.
He is ambitious to sing "Parsifal" and Cou
rted is likely to give him a bearing.
Kubellk, who has been pjayinjr in some of
the leading German cities, astonishes the good
German burghers by. the way. ha travels, and
lives, There are always a dozen persons, more
or leas, with him. He engages the entire
second floor of the best hotel in town; hires
tha opera-bouses and orchestras outright for
his concerts, and makes generally a high-roller
such as the Germans never eaw before in an
artist.
The McMlnnvllle College Glee Club, at Mc
Minnvtlle, Or., gave its firsfconcert this sea
son last Wednesday. The male quartet
especially pleased, earning everal encores.
The excellence of the concert speaks highly
for Miss Floy Kesson, principal of the College
Conservatory of Music. The proceeds will be
used toward the funds of the college track
team.
The famous composer of "La( Tosca." G.
Puccini, has been sued by a young Italian
woman in Turin for breach of promise of mar
riage. For two or three years past, she and
the maestre had been friends, and over 1000
letters, written by the ..composer to his lady
love, are In the hands of that damsel's counsel,
John Govone, of Turin.
A recent programme given by the Chi
cago orchestra: Symphony No. 5, E minor,
op. 04 (Tschalkowsky) ; Concerto for Piano
forte No. 1, B flat minor, op. 23 (Tschalkow
s'xy); Symphonic Variations (Frederick A
Stock); "Tristan and Isolde Prelude and
Isolde's Love-Death (Wagner) ; Kalsermarsh
(Wagner).
Knud Knudson, tenor, will sing a solo this
morning at the First Christian Church. Park
and Columbia streets. Mr. Knudson comes
to this city with excellent recommendations
as a vocalist. He has sung with acceptance
la San Francisco, St. Louis and other cities.
Manager Robert Grau lately said in Chicago
that he is to arrange that Adellna Patti will
again sing In San Francisco before she returns
to Europe. On the other band, Pattl wishes
to call immediately for Europe.
Gounod's "Redemption is. in process of re
hearsal by the choir of Taylor-Street Methodist
Church, under the direction of lite. E. it.
Mann, and will be sung Easter. Sunday even
ing. .
Mrs. Raymond Brown, of New York, wIU
speak on and illustrate the sacred opera, "Par
sifal," at the First Unitarian Church. March
28.
The Woman's String Orchestra, of New York,
is meeting with success in its series of con
certs this season.
Next season, De Pachmann, the pianist,
plans to play in Pacific Coast cities.
The next Cincinnati, O., music festival
takes place May 11-14.
WHAT CHEIST WOULD DO.
Programme for a One-Day Visit to
Roseburg.
ROSEBURG, Or,, March 12 (To the Edi
tor.) What would Christ do if he should
return to the world for a day? There are
probably some things he would do, but
many he would not do which some would
expect of him.
Human life in this sinful world is sub
ject to four great laws. They are the
laws of labor, disappointment, suffering
and death. They were announced to man
In the earliest days of the-race, and were
evidently ordained for governmental ends.
The present order of natural and moral
government rests upon their stability. The
God-man would "not change or annul any
of these laws, or the established order of
the world. He would not exempt us from
the law of labor by changing this world
Into an Eden, where men might live on
the fruits of the ground without work.
If .he should do so. It would simply be
annullng the' law hlch says, "In the sweat
of thy face shalt thou eat bread." The
repeal of this law would serve to defeat
the ends of divine government, for with
out the discipline of labor, man would de
'generate Into a weak, shiftless and retro
gressive rpce. The mental and physical
powers of man are brought to their per
fection through study and work.
The God-man would pot exempt us from
the many forces constantly at work,
.which mak human existence a struggle.
God said, 'Jtursed Is the ground for thy
sake." Wof live subject to tho discipline
of disappointment Sensual pleasures and
earthly pursuits are disappointing. They
are powerless to satisfy the cravings of
the spiritual nature. This world has Its
disappointments, but we .are by them en
couraged to look heavenward; Heaven
has no disappointments for the burdened
and unhappy soul. Some imagine if Christ
should return to the world he would an
nul the law of human suffering. The law
of God says: "In sorrow shalt thou eat
of the fruit of the ground all the days of
thy life." Suffering has a legitimate
place in the world. It awakens the sense
CAUSE AND CURE OF 'CRIME
THIRD LETTER OF ABIGAIL SCOTT
DUNIWAY ON EQUAL SUFFRAGE
pmiTTAND. March 12. (To the Ed-
unr.i-T was sitting at my study table one
evening recently when a woman was ush
ered into the room, who plaintively Deggea
n tnfArvipw. She was clad in rusty black;
her fingers protruded from a pair of worn-
out gloves, and from Tier partea nps
noonpfl n. can of bright red gums, flanked
by stanchions of decayed eye teeth, from
which both cuspids and bicuspids were
conspicuously absent, leaving the two sol
itary sentinels, in her cavernous mouth
like soldiers on duty under difficulties.
rv oldest son Is In the penitentiary,"
she said, falteringly. "And I've come to
you to see if anything can be done to get
him pardoned out. Poor boy! He never
had a fair chance!"
"What was his trouble?" I asked, hard
ly expecting a truthful answer.
."His fattier ana a were u. ul
when we were first married," sho said,
evasively. "He was as full of his own
Importance as I was of vanity and self
conceit. He gloried In being a 'man, and
-r iaa mvaoif n. beauty. I was fond
of a nice home and pretty clothes, and he
liked' a big farm ana nne norses. rxe
could gratify his tastes for several years,
.... i -rr-no nil nlntved In the bud or
he thought they were. Do you remember
th.e time when he oraerea you irom ms
door?"
rtr- o. t mnfpss I was anery with
you for inviting me to your house for such
a reception. ..... , , j
r.i vrnf t ms man! she exclaimed.
nervously fingering her ragged gloves.
"but I had learned to aeiy mm long oeiure
.... on snvpd mv voumrer children
from being criminals. I didn't know how
to resist the malign influence of my state
of beggary in time to save the older chil
dren from enrae: Ana, . a uau nuuvtu,
desire to hold my hus
band's love, and the good opinion of the
little world I lived In, that It is doubtful
if I ould have mustered the courage
while yfct young IP ye,ars, iu near me
reputation of a 'strong-minded woman.
I had heard the praises of meek and am
nn;t tnihrntssive women all mv life:
and for a ion? time I tried hard to act
'good' after a prescribed formula, when
every fiber of my being was In secret re
volt against my state oi Beggary. .But,
finally I. grew desperate and defiant. So
I got the bad reputation of a scold. But
If I had known when I was first married
how necessary it was to repel every in
tmrA Ypoiinc- of revolt against Injustice
t en tho evil effect of nermanentlv in-
Jury upon my children, I could have saved
my eldest girl ana py irom disgrace, ana
crime. .
"My husband was what the neighbors
called 'near, That is, he was stingy.
When my father died he left me a little
Inheritance. But I could not get posses
sion of it without my husband's written
order: so It never came into my hands
at all; and the plans I had made for
sending the younger children to college
were frustrated..
"Bat after I had learned something of
Of self-preservation and thg love of life.
If hunger, thirst, fear, fatigue a&d pala
the forma .of suffering should be abol
ished, life would be left without waraiseB
in & world of danger, and the race would
soon perish. The God-man could not con
sistently repeal this law, nor the. law of
death. "Dust thou art and unto dust
shalt thou return," says the law of God.
Two reasons appear for the application
of this law to mankind. In the first place
It is better that many persons live for a
brief period with many splendid possi
bilities before them for happiness, and at
the expense of a minimum of suffering,
than that few should live here forever not
being subject to suffering and death. The
death of man is justified also in view of
the Biblical doctrine of the resurrection.
Man's perfected estate of being is at
tained through the humiliation of death,
and the power of the resurrection- Christ
did not repeal any of these laws. If he
should return for a day. the laws of seed
time and harvest, sunshine and shadow,
lffe and death would continue on as thoy
haw since he walked the earth 1900 year
ago.
When Christ was on earth he began a
great work of reformation. He did not
seek to change physical laws or our mor
tal bodies, but to improve human life and
conditions in this present world. He did
not begin that work of reform by stirring
up a mighty revolution against evil per
sons in power, or against crying national
evils, such as polygamy. Idolatry or sla
very. Such revolutions at that time must
have failed. But ho taught the moral
principles of love, Justice and temperance,
which would gradually find universal ac
ceptance, and at last overcome personal
vices and great national evils. When
Christ ascended into heaven he left man
kind with these great truths to work" out
their salavatlon, aided by the ever-present
Spirit of God, who reminds men of sin,
righteousness and a Judgment.
But suppose Christ should make a brief
tour of the world to Inspect the success
of the Gospel. Suppose he should come to
our city for an hour! A va3t company
would assemble to hear his gracious words
and to do him honor. The city fathers
would vote him the liberty of the city and
.the Mayor would deliver an address of
welcome. The illustrious visitor from the
skies would respond. As he rises a hush
settles upon his vast audience. But what
will be his theme? Will he begin by hurl
ing the thunderbolts of wrath and Judg
ment among the people? No. He would
begin by saying. "Love worketh po 111 to
hl3 neighbor, therefore. love Is the ful
filling of the law." With these words he
wol.ud take the hands of capital and la
bor In his own, and Join them together
with his blessing. The church can go no
farther than this, as an organization, in
the great class struggles of the day.
Would he stand with' a scourge In hand
as he called the ministry before him?
Would he begin a fiery tirade against the
churches for their differences in form, gov
ernment and doctrine? No. But he would
say to the ministry: "Hereby know ye the
pplrlt of God. Every spirit that confesseth
that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is
of God; and every spirit that confesseth
not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh
is not of God." Then as he called them
a little closer, he would say: "There are
diversities of gifts but the same spirit.
And there are differences of administra
tions, but the same Lord. And there are
diversities of operations, but the same God
worketh all in all." And as he Joined their
hands in his and gave them his blessing,
he would say: "By this shall all men
know that ye are my disciples, if ye have
love one to another."
But as the Master casts his eye up and
down the streets, he sees the saloon an
open sore, sapping the life of the people;
an Institution tolerated for gain, and al
lowed to work havoc among our homes. As
he contemplates this evil institution, and
his Intelligent-looking audience, he would
ask in wonder: "Is not this the. time fore
told of the prophet Daniel, who said:
'Many shall run to and frOi and knowl
edge shall bo increased?' Is not this the
age of science and enlightenment record
ed In the prophecies of heaven, the boast
ed twentieth century? Yet, behold here
an institution far worse than the Inqui
sition of the dark ages!" It would be with
sorrow he would say: "How long ye sim
ple ones will ye love simplicity, and
scorners delight themselves in their scorn
ing, and fools hate knowledge? Have the
principles of love. Justice and prudence
been 1900 years in the world doing good,
and yet have you not learned them?"
With greater sorrow would he then say:
"Woe unto them that call evil good, and
good evil: woe unto them that aire mighty
to drink wine, and men of strength to
mingle strong drink, which Justify the
wicked for reward." Is not wickedness
here Justified wlth money, that streets
the laws of heredity and suggestion upon
embryo children from study and observa
tion, and when I grew brave enough to
rebel outwardly against every sort of op
pression, I acted outwardly Just as rebel
llously as-1 felt. And the consequence
was that the subtle alchemy of criminal
suggestion fell upon my husband, who
never felt It, and saved my unborn chil
dren from an Inherited tendency to com
mit crime. When my last child was old
enough to take care of herself, I ran
away, and my husband gave me an awful
name in tho papers, secured the legal cus
tody of the minor children. But they all
left him and came to me as fast as they
got old enough, and he, poor fellow, Is
now alone In the world. I do wonder who
will take care of him when he is old?
"The case of my oldest girl is hopeless;
for society neyer forgives a woman for
going wrong. With my boy it Is not so
bad, if I can get him pardoned. Won't
you help me in my distress?"
"I was compelled to Inform the woman
that I could do nothing in the case; that
it was beyond tho jurisdiction, of disfran
chised citizens altogether. But I assured
her that a large and influential organiza
tion of men and women was striving to
bring about a better order; that the best
and deepest thinkers were rising rapidly
above old-time isnorance and prejudice,
and growing more and more convinced
that equal rights and exact Justice for
the mothers was the only cure for the
unjust matrimonial conditions that have
for centuries been sowing the seeds of
crime among the sons and daughters of
women and men.
"Where Is your husband now?" I asked
as the shabby little woman arose to go.
"The last I heard of him he was up in
Alaska, making a fight, as usual, against
equal rights for women, and accusing you
of breaking up his family."
"Be of good cheer!" I said, as I pressed
her hand at parting. "All eternity is yet
to be. The world is growing better every
year. A dozen years ago the great daily
newspapers of the country were not open
to a recital like yours from a standpoint
like mine. Now they are nearly all ready
and willing to give the facts to the world
from the woman's, or mother's, side of the
question."
"You don't mean to put this interview
In the paper!" she exclaimed' In alarm
"Indeed I do! But I will disguise your
Identity and language, so you needn't bs
afraid of the notoriety, The thinking pub
lic, thank God, are today taking a
wholesome interest in these fundamental
problems, and the average voter of ma
ture years, begins to understand the subtle
truths of which you have spoken so ably;
and he now sees, as never before, how
necessary It is to mete out equal and ex
act Justice to the mothers of men to the
end that conditions may be, In time, es
tablished by which crime may ultimately
be reduced to tho minimum araongr the
sons and daughters of men and woman."
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feet, and bare his wounded side, and with
words of infinite force yet tenderness
would say: "Beloved, if God so loved us,
we also ought to love one another." How
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Christ-love. Let love rule the live, and
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The theme of the God-man would be
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ing children at his feet, he would look
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He would place a splendid premium upon
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He would call the worldly and backslidden
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and though I give my body to be burned,
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New York Plans Great Celebration
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