, 1879-05-05

y NiiIiuH IL CuTcs lug EfHlLOllf. f1GHGc, eHtl
Socrates, tontr,ltsnc1It IA natural wealth, II Ia
tac nf''y thing ,nt Fnt!flcs. AMI lIc adds, Lux
tlrv ia M artificial pnvcrts. Fnr luxury creates
torcrty II 80 etfarcca natural %anes i'!at It
sss w"r VIII IN ai U' one Fp5s %be M bank ", acs'.
t1sh A. lnsl meet; mud thus, pn.slnE under ihc
i'nnln Of riches. Il 70 n crcatrl ntvcrty. Thus
cohtentnent Ia the Lords wealth. ami luxury 4
fhnte.
1t rertainty Is mn ordained 1nw Of society that
6oii1c lew individuals ssMl drive onward In slir
pnrs,tit Ut enormous proncsty. whon tfmt praprr~
ty represents sOfio pubflu enterprise. It IL lie.
s!rnl!le that some iliaR or aolnt Eruup nj then
shall ntnnss nlis,uy enough 10 construct oilr
railways or stcgrnrls, nr to launch stcn'nslttps
Or cnntluct 1nrgo public works, but It Is Ms truly
law Ut Nntnrc tl,at the naorlty Of cnrth's pc0-
PIG tI,siRt itn1 ttier lIal,pncss III lnf natural
riches called contcntmcht. 1t bo!h! impossible
that all sl'a1 By m!lllonnircs, ad there MT te-
lnE pull IL wHrks fur each Individual 10 huila.
y Is the inevitable conclusion lhat nul .lcsigncd
tl,nt frnn natural weattb-lllats peace Of mind
l'nnl mud the young man Timothy wcra taken
from tic common people,, ann horn lta ttnuge,
nInl were to follow tnoral p,lrsAtsa, those Of
tcachislg the multitude, una they were to lnavc 10
Empcross The building of yiataucta nn,l AQuc-
money tint might buy food mil clothing these
twn weru to bo satisfied. in these two we aoo
millions Of men, nobla ones at TINT. It might
present ut the 1cnth OF st. Paul. aud ltave tcen
1T what plnanucss Tint bodY were clad; how
worn the satIaals: how old md wprn the cluak;
for nttcr death t!'ese emblem: Of poverty ue-
| come m0st touching. They draw tGurs moro
| quickly than DO Lite WounHs Oh tue bHhy. But
n tnofnent's reflection would have dried our
oyes, Tor MS rnlt''.E VIVA nna which t'l not need
nreed !es es o rnen aa s s e.nsu Ss Tes noa
Tor It was til tile reg'na of tlIt: intellect a,nl
'ts soul t!u most Of lIis Wants ran. III nll
other dcpartmenss OF posscssion t1ia contcnt-
II, therefore, content1ncnt Is to t'o the wealth
/ Of the majority. the practical question arises
How eau VIC ail setuEc thu nlnst possible OF thiB
substitute Tor rropertyt ,!lln acquisition oE
Immense riches bcli'E difficult. how NAV we find
| It's spiritual eaMIeaentf First, by rGacctTnn.
Thia Ia ilit general cure for all unreasonable Iur-
motls o[ lie heart. That rtlable man who
shot at one Of our most popular acors rcilcctsd
nttcr lie had done his Insane deed. Whnt tic
public condemns in that almost aseassIn 1t
habitualy docs !tself,-resorts 10 philosophy
| when Too lntc. We blunder i!rst n,d reflect nf-
seuke, the blunaers and crimes will disappear.
God has not left mankind to bn mt tie mercy
OF all Kinds If emotional tna,lsas. !1e gave masl
reason, md We arc to mike usu Of TINT reason
| nh 1long, until 1t shali baye inRstercl what Ia
called mania. Common sense will be at a dis
! count M long as persons eau come Into court
ntil pleatl soma shapc OF uncontrollaee nassion.
A preacher ncar lltct.lnon1, Ind, whipped lIs
|
reading novel, and anut'lsr clergyman did
kill ilcud bis chilli for saying Ills prayers wrong;
md our. city jails have now several inmates.
1d wonsn who avS a,;a recently sint s0mc,
arcnow Eo!ug, common sctisc will soon bceo'hu
obsolete, and wn shall all move In business, or
In theft, or In lore, Or IN murder. q insanity
i efasns afes Of 0s smoan
nasnssins will need to 10 hung before the pub
lie will realize that nlan nist obey Ills ph,oso-
phy mud not h!a passions:
pnliiated Is JIG pIea oi insanity may illustrate
| the position that much OF thu d!scontcnt OF our
day results from tie unwilneness OF men u1Nl
women, yotsng men atd Young ladtes, to mako
use Ut nisir powers Of reflection. They all en-
bark In tho emotional business, an1 feel that
they will dla or be etcrualy tlisgracc1 unless
they can reach moro rietes,-,a conclusion found
cd wholly upnn feclinGa, aud unworthy ones ut
that! 1t Is about as rat!onal as tue conclusion
Of the young 'naif. TINT Ito must XIII ot1 all
actors not up to his ideal ut exceilencc. Ideals
vary, nnd there is u sense In which your small
things OF earth. Mania builds large houses
with debts Ill over tho masonry n,ul tho wood
work; reason adupts tl'e house to the easy ability
Of Its occupant. There Is plenty Of emotional
| insanity oil around us.
To tho rcaccting mind there will como thought
| ot,ough to I'LL tile busom with co1ltc1ltmcnt. l
haye alluded to ono fact,-that there cnn bo md
nrcd be but few rich men. II oil were wealthy
] money and lAbor would lose their value, md
civilization would sink back toward bnrbarlsm
until 9 working clRss should be cscAtel again.
Brain nn!l soul would sink under universal opu-
cnee. Therefore to be h your humble home is
scnttal that tic vast minority Of carts tnlnbit-
ants be us wero Paul mud ,fnothy, in tl>c posses
sion OF only sufficient Of clothing aud food
our 0O0, 600 600 all good poets, what most
| RIDICULOUS world we sl,uud hayct The
entire human rneo writing poetry! All