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io con trot Septambai X 1908.
Thls world Is a. world of
men and these men are our
brothers. We must not ban
ish from us the divine breath;
we muBt love. Evil must be
conquered by good; and be
fore all things one must keep
: a pure conscience.- -Henri
Frederic Amiel. '-".'y)
COLLAPSED
jILENT. OR emitting but ceca
ls slonal and scarcelyaudible
bj gasps, are the voices that but
recently were with raucous au
dacity demanding-that members of
the legislature pledged to a certain
jactlon, which was the sole Issue of
'the campaign and ' election, as to
hem, should do ttie opposite thing.
Invisible, cave ( for a few flitting,
'haggard, ghostlike, diminished fig
ures are the Insurrectionary leaders,
,the push, the would-be reconstruct
rs of a smashed machine, the spe
rial pleaders for party-at-any-price
L.ike the noxious vapors of morning,
jjthey rose from various low and
noisome places with their sophis
tries, legal and moral, their setting
of partyism.as a god to worship
in aenance or. vox popuii, vox del
1ut they have been dispelled by the
Rising sun of civic righteousness and
political honor. The efforts to In
duce men to violate their , sacred
pledges have every where , met with
coolness .if . -no contempt with
iningled sorrow and scorrir
'To this result the voice of two
men. one uttered publicly, the other
effectively If not so openly, mightily
contributed. Of tremendous effect,
on occasions, Is a sentence; a word,
r-poken by a great personage, one in
a position of much power and influ
ence. ; When Taft declined to aid
' the cause of the . reactionaries he
- gave them a staggering blow; when
Roosevelt openly and with purpose
ful publicity sided distinctly and de
cisively against them, he knocked
them out. There was no more fight
left in them.
, Incidentally,) but importantly, the
position taken by Roosevelt and
Taft disproves the claims made by
the advocates of dishonor in politics
that Chamberlain would have no
standing or influence with the in
coming administration, because he
.may differ at some points from the
president. Mr. Taft is bound, as
-any other president would be, to
respect the will of the people and
to do full Justice and give due con
sideration to a senator chosen by the
people.
ECCK HOMO
i CROSS THE expanse of over
:'A 1900 year s a long space to
A us, but as a moment in the
, creator's cosmorana come,
constantly,' hut " peculiarly at this
season, the echoes of a' voice, the
recital of wonderful deeds, the
mighty, mysterious Influence over
mankind of what Is devoutly re
garded as a perfect life, a God-life
in a human , being. Across heights
and depths, continents and seas, fer
tile lands and deserts mental and
moral as well as physical moves ir
. iesistibly onward, ever expanding,
that pervasive, compelling influence,
answering somewhat, somehow, the
eternal question.. In some degree re
solving the eternal mystery, meas
urably satisfying to many minds the
Lunger", and .thirst ,o'f . human souls
for a happy irdmortality. their never
ending quest for.- an acquaintance
with God. , j . s f .,.. ,
Sometimei - with - fire and sword,
fire fed' with hatred and sword
wielded with Intolerant tage,' igno
rant and passionate men haye been
Impelled "by this Influence ' to go
forth to torture, burn and slay-thelr
fellowraen: But In ! modern "1 mes,
In a broader, clearer light," mani
fested In the trinity of graces. Faith,
Hope and Chariy, Jt has operated
peacefully to cheer, lo help, to puri
fy, to bless mankind.
The influence of tbe Christian re
liRlonupon a large portion of.hu.
manlrj,. what we call the Christian
nations; has been beyond all de
scription, estimation or conception.
Sometimes, acting on intolerant and
vindictive people, that influence ap
parently; was fearfully, terribly evil,
vicious, destructive, demoniac, ; but
bur vision is short and dinjt we tan
not judge eternal things by momen
tary Incidents. But as we look
abroad over the world today we see
the millions of believers in and fol
lowers of the Christ seeking in many
practical ways not only jbo live clean,
upright lives themselves,- but. to in
fluence mankind to live better, and
to benefit and uplift the race. No
more do armies go forth with the
cross In one hand and the sword In
the other to compel belief or kill;
not at this , Christraastide shall, we
hear yells of Impassioned triumph
and shrieks of agony in his name;
but all the Christmas bells will ring
out with mild melody to hundreds
of millions of quiet, temperate
minded, appreciative and responsive
people the sweet message of the
heavenly choir heard on the Judean
plains: "Peace on earth; good will
to men."
What a marvelous tremendous
power lies In an occasional, rare life;.
In the uttered thoughts and actions
of a being In human form, but as we
may well believe In close touch with
God: Buddha and Mahomet were
the apparent origins of similar move
ments,' and their followers are even
more numerous today than those of
Jesus, the Christ. But they, we say,
are heathen. Besfdes, only Christian
peoples are civilized So be It; to
civilized and Christianized peoples
this . Is the especial period of the
year when they contemplate this
transcendent mystery of . the world
moving, humanity-controlling Influ
ence springing from a single short
and humble, life. It is a subject
worth study surely; a life the like ajt
which mankind has not seen, nor
shall Bee.
Across the expanse of over 1900
years, with all Its noises and wars
and myriad-formed expressions of
development, of evolution, is still
heard on the" annual Christmas day
that infantile wail In the stable of
Bethlehem, and the humanly-despairing
cry on the cross In thegar
den of Gethsemane. These were the
initial and final expressions of mor
tality. But he lived to bring im
mortality to light.
THE ENGLISH PRESS
AXI)
ROOSEVELT
T
HE ENGLISH press has found
President RooBevelt guilty of
violent speech. It condemns
him for the. use of unsparing
invective and intemperate epithets In
his discussion of the so-called Pan
ama canal scandal and the attitude
of certain newspapers thereon. They
say the adulation he has received
during his seven years as president
has made him mad. Much the same
position Is taken by many American
newspapers of the president's own
political faith, many of them warm
supporters of Mr. Roosevelt and his
administration.
' Men are only mortal. There Is
no perfect man. President Roose
velt is not perfect. Like other men,
he has faults, and one of these faults
Is over use of violent language. It is
an easy fault to enter into the life
habit. It Is difficult to measure the
true weight of an expression. It is
especially difficult with men of the
Roosevelt type. He Is Impulsive
His thoughts are a torrent. His feel
ings are a cataract. His energies
are tbe sweep of the surf. His ideas
are the dash of the whirlwind. With
him there is no calm. If there were
he would not be Roosevelt. There
would be no man in the White House
with boldness enough to defy "male
factors of wealth." There would
have been no man in the White
House brave enough to take up and
push as his own, policies his party
had denounced because they were
policies of another and opposing
party. It was thus the vigor, and
impulse of the man that has been
one of the great virtues of his ad
ministration. But it is the same
vigor and the name impulse that has
made his speech Intemperate. The
virtue, In effect, carried the fault
with It and utterances have accord
ingly entered his messages that were
more or less unseemly. They were
utterances out of tune with the -dignity
of the presidential office.- .They
were, however," far less a fault than
the sin of weak-kneed submission to
powers that have so often dominated
the presidency. They are forgiv
able as are other faults of this man
of vehemfence: for the sake of the
many virtues of which he is the
exemplar.
ATHLETICS IN SCHOOLS.
T
HE superintendent of schools in
Chehalis county, Washington,
suggests less athletics in
schools. .He favors the intro
duction; of manual training, domestic
science and agriculture into, the
courses; Conceding that . athletic
6ports are beneficial to those who en
gage in them, he insists that the
benefit dees not reach, those who
need it most. He says that those al
ready superior physically are always
selected to play the games, while, the
weaklings are neglected. 1
The ob jecti'ohs are not new.'' They
have been often urged and it Is pos
siblethat they are L not without
fore). It is. howevej-, easy to urge
plausible objections against ' all
phases f all the schools.- It; can,
for instance, be urged and is urged,
that the courses In the public schools
are too heavy, and that the' tasks
set before little ones are too hard
In fact this contention has many ad
herents and is often advanced.-.; It Is
urged in Germany where the suicide
of a number of pvjpils has been
traced ,to' discouragement with their
school tasks. The same conditions
are reported from New York, where
there Is a movement for a less stren
uous school life for the children. In
Chicago there, is a vigorous agita
tion against the school system on va
rious counts; a prominent objection
being that the work is not fitted to
the after life' of the pupils. It is
scarcely a year since the suicide. of
a pupil occurred in Portland and was
by many attributed to overweighty
tasks In school. ' '
There is doubtless a measure; of
force in nearly all criticisms, the
athletics with the rest. The spoils
should at least be incidental rather
than paramount. Yet the K strong
physically should not be denied
ample participation in sports because
there are weaklings. There 1 are
sports suited to the weaklings, and
li the latter do not participate it is
not the fault of athletics, but of the
weaklings. :j
Youth needs a healthful diversion.
It hag forces that must expend them
selves and that If not expended in
athletics may burst on something
more mischievous. The few- hours
bf fresh air and vigorous enthusiasm
of athletics are Infinitely better for
pupil, the race and the world than
the bent form, the pale face and the
long-houred taskB of the book worm.
Men were not made for the inside
tasks alone, or in the divine plan the
face of nature would have been en
closed hives and dingy offices with
no arched vault of blue, no sweep
ing sunlight, no fresh, open air, no
breath of flowers and stretching
landscapes. Every school and every
college should have its modicum of
outdoor sports and If the weakling
does not participate frqm choice he
should be required to play his part
in a healthful game. Tbe race needs
to bring its weaklings out of their
weakness.
TAXPAYERS' SCHOOL MEETING
T
HE TAXPAYERS meeting of
the Portland school district
will be held on December 28
and should be well attended.
It will be one of especial interest
and Importance because It will de
cide upon the question of increased
pay for the public Bchool teachers
of this city. This is a matter that
Interests, the teachers greatly, pf
course, but It should also be of suf
ficient Interest to taxpayers general
ly to cause them to attend.
The Journal has already expressed
itself In favor of increased salaries
for the ' teachers . and given reasons
which seem to us sufficient there
for. Briefly summarized: The
teachers' work is peculiarly import
ant and responsible. They train and
to a great extent form the minds of
the young, those soon to be the men
and women of this city. They
chould be very capable, conscientious
people, especially adapted to their
work. Such teachers deserve good
living salaries, so that they can de
vote their whole attention to their
exacting duties. It is very poor
economy to employ Incompetent or
dissatisfied teacherB. We need the
best obtainable, and cannot afford
to be parsimonious with them. A
proper education for the oncoming
generation is not to be weighed
asrainst a few thousand dollars a
year.
But let the taxpayers go out .to
,this meeting and decide for them
selves, for the district. The pro
posed increase amounts to about 15
per cent of the present salaries. ' If
It is a good and deserved proposi
tion, all ' taxpayers who favor it
ought to turn out and vote for It.
This meeting will decide the matter.
WHERE PEOPLE DO NOT RULE
WO CONVENTIONS were held
recently In Pennsylvania. One
of them was a political conven
tion, one of Republican poli
ticians; of the leaders, bosses, of
ficeholders and their followers; of
the men who get the loaves and
fishes, big and little, the horde
hungry even for the crumbs. This
convention indorsed Senator Pen
rose, falsely lauded him, and de
clared in favor of his reelection.
About the same time the state
grange of that great state met at
Altoona. It is fair to presume that
in that state, with Its always over
whelming Republican majorities, a
large majority of these thousands ot
farmers are also of that faith, on
general national lines. But that
large gathering or tne most numer-,
fjns Class" of men, as to occupation,
in that state,' men entitled to as
much respect and attention when
they speak as any, unanimously pro
tested, In effect, agalnBt the re
election of Penrose. They did this
in a strong, well expressed Tesolu-
tton -defining -what a United States
senator should and should not- be,
and urging, the legislature to reject
the wrong and elect the right sort of
man. Every voter in that state able
to read knew that , the resolution
meant .that- the legislature should
turn Pen rose out, and put an entire
ly different kind of man in his place.
I But the, legislature will reelect
Penrose. It will obey the instruc
tion of the party machine, controlled
by the bosses, and run at the peo
ple's expense, rather than the re
quest of. the grange; directly repre
senting all .the farmers of the state,
and speaking 6n e'uch question in
the interest not only of them hut of
nine tenths of:all other classes of
people,. m . - , : .. -v - .v
- Back la the days immediately sue
ceeding .the war ' Simon Cameron
built up a political machine in Penn
sylvania and when e died Matthew
Stanley' Quaf bettered his Instruc
tion and made'lt stronger and
worse, .; Penrose, though ,a- man of
far less ability than .either Cameron
or Quay, succeeded the latter, at his
ante-mortem dictation, to the sen-atorshlp'.and-
the ' boss-ship; ' hence
Whatever fas' and those interests that
he serves dictate must be done, and
most of the 7,000,000 people of that
state have , no voice. In , the matte.
But " this ' is -their ' own fault; they
could smash the machine and con
trol their own 'affairs If they would
follow Oregon's example.
go Penrose wjll 'go back to the
senate. He represents the railroads,
Bome other great corporations, - the
interests generally; the masses of
the people not at all, or at best but
secondarily and feeby. These hun
dreds of thousands of farmers, rep
resented by the granges, are not
heard or noticed. Which would the
people of Oregon . rather have -or
those of any state, when they think
about it a Penrose elected in
obedience to party bosses running
party .machine In their own and
other special interests, or a sena
tor chosen at a popular election par
ticipated in by all the voters? Which
Is better for the state and for the
country? Which better conforms to
truly republican form of govern
ment? . .....
RABBITS AND HATTERS
UT HERE in Oregon sheen
raisers are demanding a bounty
on coyotes, but the owners of
young orchards, gardens and
alfalfa fields desire Ahe coyote let
alone, or that equally vigorous war
be made upon the jackrabbit, which
Is food for the coyote but which de
stroys trees, grass and vegetables.
But It is not alone on the prairies
and in the mountains of eastern Ore
gon that the rabbit is a subject of
interest. Among the many people
who have appeared, before the ways
and means committee of congress
asking for protection are hatters
who want a tariff on imported rab
bit skins, so that the domestic rab
bit will not be crowded out of the
market. They insist on protection
for the infant rabbit industry. This
will please the coyotes, who like rab
bits all but as well as mutton, but
'wouldn't it jar" the farmers to
whom the rabbits are pests? The
farmers should have learned long ere
this, however, that they have no
rights, or interests that the bene
ficiaries of protection are bound to
respect. The hatters may indeed
convince them that their Interests
are identical, for don't the hatters
want the rabbits' skins? And a
skinned rabbit would be no menace
to a young orchard. But will the
hatters, if protected against the pau,-
per rabbits of foreign countries,
agree to come out to 'Oregon and
catch and skin the protected rabbits?
There's the rub.
VALUE OF SOBRIETtf
A'
CASE in New York is of
rather more than ordinary
"human interest." A man
named West agreed to pay a
man named Clark $2 a page for
writing a series of law books, and
if Clark during said work' abstained
from the use xf intoxicating liquor
West was to pay him $4 a page
more, and Clark agreed "to totally
abstain" during the life of the con
tract. West paid the $2 a page,
amounting to $6,938, but refused
to pay the additional $4 a page, be
cause Clark did not Vtotally ab
stain." Clark admitted that he took
a drink occasionally, but. claimed
that he never took enough to inter
fere with his work, and sued. West
demurred, and the' court overruled
the demurrer. The appellate di
vision reversed this decision, and
the court of appeals has now re
versed the appellate division court
and sustained the original decision
by the trial court. That is, Clark
is entitled to his extra 1 4 a page, and
may get it after some years, the con
tract having been made in 190Q.
A layman would think that under
a contract to "totally abstain," an
occasional drink would have pre
vented Clark from recovering, but
the opinion says: "It is; not a con
tract to write books in order that
the plaintiff shall keep sober,' but a
contract containing a stipulation
that he shall keep sober so that he
may write satisfactory' books'. "I. So
if he did his work well enough to
earn the $6 a page, he Is entitled to
it. The same court in another case
decided that where a man agreed to
give his nephew $5C00 if , until. he
was 21 he would not- do certain
things, this was an enforcable con
tract. Other cases also, involving
similar points, that have appeared
recently in the courts are of espe
cial Interest as', showing, from- a
purely legal point of view, the com
mercial value of sobriety. , .
' A wholesome restriction In - the
granting of marriage licenses ' is
fathered by, Judge Frater of Seattle.
It is designed " to lessen the elope
ment Industry, In which"' mere i chil-.
dren run away and enter' the7 mar
riage relation without parental con
sent. The proposed law, will pro
ride that two, weeks' notice must be
filed with tbe county auditor by the
parents or ; guardians ot applicants
for marriage licenses. , Notices must
be made of record in the county In
which the bride-elect resides. .t It is
expected that as a matter of news
the newspapers will publish the facts
when notices of application . are
filed. The measure is so . full of
promise that the. wonder is that It
was'not long,ago made effective In
everjtateT Every additional saf e
guard thrown, around youthful .mar
riages contributes to the aggregate
of happiness. - .":'
, The judicial machine that works
on criminal cases has been much and
deservedly criticised for the dila-
torlness with which It has been op
erated," and "the law's delays" has
been the subject of many a con
demnatory editorial, but when the
machine moves promptly and ener
getically ; those who have criticised
should be quick to appreciate and
commend, as The Journal is pleased
to do in the Finch case, so far.
When 'persons accused of crime are
promptly -tried, 'and if convicted,
promptly punished, and not allowed
to delay justice by motions and ap
peals that are manifestly unmerl-
torious, we shall see considerable de
crease of crime, and a great deal
more respect for the laws.
Pat McCarren says the Democratic
party has always been on the wrong
side of everything and can only win
by going over to the right side, that'
is, the winning side, in other words,
the Republican side. Then there;
would be but one party, aside from
the small side parties. So what is
the use then of any Democratic
party? From his view there is
none. But what Pat McCarren Bays
is not of much importance. He is
a Democrat for revenue only, or only
for. revenue.
The sultan of Turkey, in his ad
dress to the new parliament 1 said
that he proclaimed a constitution 32
years ago,, but was advised to sus
pend It "momentarily."" He perhaps
got Into the notion of considering 32
years or more as a moment, through
his method of paying debts. And
the young Turks are well aware that
this moment ot suspension would
have lasted a good while longer If
they had not forced the sultan Into
action.
Senator Knox, who is Mr. Taft's
announced choice for secretary ot
state. Is a man exceptionally well
qualified for this position. He is
undoubtedly a first class lawyer, and
as attorney general and senator he
has been in public life long enough
to be in close touch with public af
fairs. That her was formerly a cor
poration lawyer need not necessar
ily be an objection to him as to this
office. : '
When a spell of frosty weather
like this comes without the strong
east wind,. It is really enjoyable to
most persons, as it furnishes an
agreeable change from ordinary win
ter weather in western Oregon. To
people who came from the east only
a few years ago it comes as a sharp
but pleasant reminder of home. But
the soft, moist winter weather for
the most part 'suits Oregonlans best.
Among the many charitable and
kindly acts pertaining to the sea
son, don't forget the Red Cross
stamps, that are a device calculated
to serve as a weapon, with which to
fight the great white plague. A
few cents thus contributed by near
ly everybody will furnish a large
and needed fund for an exceedingly
worthy cause. X,
Coolness In an emergency, what is
usually called presence of mind, is
a very valuable quality for a per-
FAMOUS GEMS OF PROSE
"The Pledge of a Scnator'fey Charles Si
(From his letter following the exam
pie of John Quhicy Adams in 1803, ac
cepting his first election to the United
States senate. May 14, 1851.)
The trust conferred on me Is one of
the most- weighty which a citizen can
receive. It concerns the grandest in
terests of our own commonwealth, and
also of the union In which we are an
Indissoluble link. Like evefy post of
eminent duty. It la a post of eminent
honor. A .personal ambition, such as
I cannot confess, might be satisfied to
possess It; but. when I think what it
requires, I am obliged to say that Its
honors are all eclipsed by Its duties.
Your appointment finds me in a pri
vate station, with which 1 am entirely
content. For the first time in my life
I am called to political office. With
none of the .experience possessed by
others, to smooth the way of labor, I
might well hesitate. But I am cheered
by j th, 'genefous confidence which
throughout a lengthened' contest per
severed 10 -sustaining me, and by th
conviction, that, amidst all seeming dif
ferences of party, the sentiments of
which J am the known advocate, and
which led to my original selection as
candidate; are dear to the hearts of
the people throughout this common
wealth. I derive also a most grateful
consciousness of personal independence
.from the circumstance, which I deem. it
frank, and proper thus publicly to de
clare and place on record, that this of
fice eomes to me unsought and unde
slred. . :...'.. .. - .
Acknowledging the right of. my coun
try to the service of ,her sons wherever
she chooses to. place them, and 'with a
heart fuU of gratitude that a sacred
cause is permitted to triumph through
me, I 'now accept the post off senator.
I accept, it' as the, servant of Massa
chusetts, mindful of the sentiments sol
emnly: uttered by -hf successive legta-.
latures, of the genius ' which inspires
her history,, and of the men, her per
petual prld : and V ornament, - who
breathed into her that breath of liber
ty which early, made her an example to
her sister states. , In -such a service,
the way. though n-w to my footsteps,
is illumined by lights which cannot be
missed. .-, ;
I accept it as the servant-'of-'th--an-
son to possess, and should be a part
of every child's education, for while
to a great extent a natural gift, it
Is undoubtedly, susceptible of culti
vation, 'An instance of it just now
prominently apparent was the action
of Express Messenger Huff in hiding
the valuable packages instead of be
coming too frightened to do any
thing to protect his employer's prop
erty Many times and in many ways
la a person's life this ability to, do
the right thing immediately, Instead
of becoming excited and so Incapa
ble, is needed, f '
The latest victim of a bullet fired
by a fool toward a noise in ' the
woods; was a brother of the man
who killed him, and who left his vlc-
time to bleed and freeze ; to death
Only long terms of imprisonment for
this particular kind of idiots will
prevent tbe constant recurrence of
such tragedies.- ,V, '
The account is that all the yegg-
men are leaving the sound cities and
heading for Portland. Signs mul
tiply of Portland's superior advan
tages In every line of industry,
A New Year's present to the peo
ple from' the railroads will be an In
crease in freight rates. Happy New
Year to the rallroadB. In some mat
ters evidently ths people do not rule,
Since that little understanding be
tween Root and Takahira was jotted
down nothing has been heard of
Hobson. -But n may be too run or
fearsome wrath for utterance.
Seattle can't have all the notoriety,
What can it show up to matcn a
train robbery almost within the city
limits of Portland?
A oei Today
Bchoid, He Comes!
(Thin suggentive Bnd appropriate
Chrlstma poem w .P1"1" , ,n
Catholic Home Annual for 1906.)
the
Him do we seek
In vain?
Our shep-
herd rolrt
Their flock on
etarlit
hllla-nor
The anarfl vision. Man who doubts is
Wllir. VF V I . v . . . . ...
cold .
Nor feela the happlnesa of Betnle
hem.
Our Wlae Men have become yet wiser
far
Their earth bound gaie no longer sees
In star!
Tt.. wnriH an prnwded and so overarrown
It could not spare me mraireui cn-
Not e'en a manger could he call his
own; . ...
Nausrht but the tender arms that were
his bed.
tct Is there room for him. Through
-trffR nnd Iohs
Immovable his church a witness
atanda;
Ave after nam the banner of the cross
Frexh, livtn flngera take from dy
ing hands
Hidden, mysterious, though his presence
1 rw,
Rehnld the King, the Savior undeflled,
Veiled in our flesh, upon his mother's
knee!
Veiled, on our lipa the Blessed Mary's
Child!
Seek
where he may
be found why
wall forlorn Y
Thy heart ahall be the house where he
' la born. Anonymous.
This Date in History.
Columbus cast anchor, In the bay of
St. Thomas. .
1716 Thomas Gray, English poet.
was born. Died juiy zt,
1776 The seat of the United States
government was removed, to Baltimore.
1790 The Russians took the fortress
Ismael from the Turks.
1842 Bishop John Dubois of New
York died. Born August 24. 1764.
I860 South Carolina seceded from the
union.
1891 Preston B. Plum. United States
senator from ' Kansas, died in Wash
ington, D. O.
190i Frederic R. Coudert, eminent
New York lawyer, died. Born In 1832.
1903 Abraham H. Hummel, New
rork lawyer, was convicted or con
spiracy and sentenced to imprisonment
for one year.
ummer
ion, bound to study and maintain the
Interests of all parts . of ! our country
with equal patriotic care, to discounts
nanoe every effort to' loosen any of
those ties by which our fellowship of
states is held in fraternal company,
and to oppose all sectionalism. In what
ever form whether In unconstitutional
efforts, by the north to carry so great
a boon as freedom into the slave states;
In unconstitutional efforts by the south,
aided by northern allies, to carry the
sectional evil of slavery into the free
states: or in any efforts whatsoever to
extend the sectional domination of
slavery-' over the national government
With me the tinion is twice blessed
first, as powerful guardian of the re
pose and happiness of 31 states clasped
by the endearing name of country;
and next, as model -and beginning of
that all-embracing federation of states,
by which unity, peace and concord will
finally be organised among the nations.
Nor do I believe Jt possible, whatever
the delusion of the hour, that any part
can b permanently lost from its well
compacted bulk. "E Plurlbus Unum" is
stamped -upon tbe national coin, the na
tional territory, and the national heart.
Though' composed of . many parts united
Into one, the union is separable only by
a -crash which shall destroy the whole.
' EnteMng now upon the public ser
vice.. I ventura to bespeak, for what I
do or say, that candid judgment which
I trust always to have for others, but
which I am well aware the prejudices
of party to rarely concede. ' I may fail
in ability, but -not in sincere effort to
promotethe general weal. In the con
flict of opinion, natural to the atmoa-
phere of liberal institutions, Z may err;
but x trust never t rorget the prudence
which becomes th consciousness of
right. IfvI decline, to recognize as my
guides ; the leading .men- of today, , I
shall feci safe while I follow the mas
ter principles which; the unltfn Was a
tabliahed to secure, leaning for BUDDort
on ths great tiitnuvtrste of American
J . . L. -Wl . . . .
luvruuiii - TTuumiiua, -r rmnKiin ana
Jefferson. And. slace true politics are
simply morals applied to public affairs,
I shall find constant assistance from
those everlasting rules of right and
wrong.) which are a law alike to Indi
vidual and communities. I - i -
. A Sermon for Today - '
. Christmas and Home. ' "
.. Br Henry F. Cope. . ,
ifmangne?.'fc' SkeW la
A'
NEW day dawned for . our. world
wnea the center of religion
passed from a temple to a home,
from the awesome priest, as a
leader, to the little child. Then
religion came nearer to us, became of
our .hearts and our own bosoms, a real
part .of our dally lives, bound Jwith, our
purest pleasures, as common Ss house
hold thoughts and as sweet - u
Since , the birth of a child marked '
new era In the spiritual history of ths
race every birth has had a new signifi
cance. We have come to realise that
each child is Born . not so much ' Into a
world of sin and aorrow as into : the
family of the Father of us all and Into
the right to lovs and peace and Joy, into
of growing good will.
Christmas tide serves to remind us
how the best in all the religious aspira
J!.on??f men everywhere cluster about
the things most simple. The stirles we
retell at this season are not aboat
heroes and kings, not of magnificent and
impressive ceremonies in vast temples;
they are of a village motherland her
new born babe, of a lowlv iwtliin- an,
of humble shepherds.
rne heart Of Christmas lies there In
the foundlnr nf 1 hum, ia nh,i..
cattle shed, a father whose heart ia torn
with pride and angulah, and a -mother
suffused with doy that a man. is born
Into the world, while her face ia filled
with a peace and light that give a
heavenly radiance to the strange scene.
How happens It that the eyes of faith
have .been centered here - for- centuries,
that so commonplace an incident is of
so great significance? . , v-;
Pain and lova. nacrlflia . arv!' anl
Joy these make the home and these
mase religion. Never ia faith an aimni.
so apprehensible to us all as when it
Is expressed in these terms, when to be
loving to our own, to plan and sacrifice
for them, to share our Invaf anil in
gather closer in the home circle becomes
an act of religion.
These slmDle common element mnka
Christmas so nearly a universal reli
gious rpstivai. we may differ greatly
in our views of the teachings of Chris
tianity, but we all stand together be
fore such a picture of a home, and It
belongs to us all. We worship at
miracle of love, the same through which
we had our being and about which all
our homea are knit.
The nentie of this home ' slcnifirano
brings us hurrying from afar to spend
this day at our own hearthsldes:, this
moves us to rmv for the homeless and
desolate on thin day and gives the
deeper pain to thoughts of vacant places
about the table and by the, fi reside.
This Is the festival of the home; here
stands our altar and here glow our sac
rificial fires.
The thought of the family croun and
the Interpretations of faith in 'terms of
human affections dedicates the day to
tliecklld and sets a little one in the
midst. This Is the children's' festival,
and vain is the worship of anj child
without growing reverence for all child
hood through all tune.
Faith finds expression through the
home. We give ourselves again to our
own; we who have been so engrossed
with our daily cares once more smile
with the children or take our places
again as children in the old home, and
so All the parent's cup of happiness tn
overflowing. A broad feeling of gool
will for the whole world Is not worth
much just here if it is leaving aorne
heart at home aching and desolate.
And then in terms of the home our
faith and Joy express themselves o
all mankind. We hear no angels sing
ing, but in our hearts Is beating the
nromiae of the day of Deace. and all
about us are atgns of its coming If we
win but broaden tne bounds or our arrec
tions until the ' Bethlehem scene shall
be the picture of a united humanity.
The love and pain, the service ann
joy, the sacrifice and affection that
make religion and the home are also the
rorces inai mane h.iiu uinu uur civisibh
tlon. The altar Area that burn by th
heart must burn everywhere, and the
spirit that makes the home sacred
makes sacred all our days and all our
ways. And so shall come the promised
peace and good will to all on earth.
Sentence Sermons
By Henry F. Cope.'
Moving is simply life giving.
The hilpful hand Is never empty.
No grace Is fairer than gratitude.
What you give is measured by why.
a a
To get love is much, but to give it Is
more.
a
Giving is sways a fine form of
thanksgiving.
The grouchy ft-ospel soon brings Its
preacher to grief.
He who gives for gain always gains
disappointment '
Happiness never comes to any who
can enjoy it alone.
The lofty soul la often best mani
fested in the lowly service.
Reviewing old troubles Js a. sure way
of recruiting new ones.
Tt la easv to affect to dcsDise the
things we cannot understand. s
-
The grace of forgiveness is not ac
quired by practicing it on yourself.
- -a . - :
The best wav to make sure of being
happy is to make some one else glad.'
The best way to worahlo the heavenly .
child la to give every child some heaven.
He who waits to do rood in - some
notable way will never have any good
to .note. .-'.,'
-
The most eloouent prayers for the
needy are the ones we carry to them In
baskets. ....
......
The warm hearted are never content
so long as any hearts are left out In
the cold.
a a
There's music that angels bend to
hear .when a man's walk is lh harmony
with his talk. -
a a
To. follow onlv the lisrht of vonr own
desires is to fetid yourself in the dark
ness of self-disgust. ..... '
Tou may have a right to nurse Sor
row for' yourself, but vou have na
right to let its shadow fall on others.
Cyrus Town send Brady's Birthday.
The Rev. Cyrus Townsend Brady, the
eminent author and clergyman. -who re-
resigned recently from the -rectory of
Trinity church in Toledo, Ohio, to
become pastor of St George's Episcopal
church at Kansas City, Ma, was born In
Aiiegneny r ueceniDer ZD, Me
entered the United States Naval
academy from Pennsylvania and gradu
ated in 1883. He did not -continue his
career In the navy, however, but studied
for the ministry and was ordained ' in
Nebraska In 1890. Since ' his ordina
tion. h. has held important rectorships
with churches . In - Missouri. Colorado,
Kansas and Pennsylvania Better even
than as a minister he is known to tha
world .as the author of nearly 30 novels
and other books and as a frequent con-
his most recent books are: "The Two Cap- -Ulna,",
published in 1905; "The .Con
quest of the Southwest" . published In
the same year; "Indian Fights and
r ,e. iiuLiiiBiirq jii ivui, ana A '
Little Traitor to the South, published
In the same year. ,. .