The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-11-06
GATHERED THOUGHTS OF
LIFE.
BIZ eAsKELL.

! Y.
/ The man who consecrates his hour
| By vig'rous effort and an hosest aim,
At once he draws the sting Of life an
death;
He walks with nature, and her paths ar
peace.
Night II. Young.
Men and women are different il
structure, in the various qualities o
aind and in the nature of the duties
each has to perform in life. Man il
formed for rough contact with the
world, to meet and overcome diff.
culties. opposition but adding to biz
zeal and persevering action increas.
ing mis- strength, his PHYSICAL form
his mind in sill its attributes, his
field of action, are rougher and more
boisteroas than hers, nor do his
labors require that polish and that re.
tlnement, nor that timid, retiring
difidenee which characterizes the
conduct and thoughts of the virtuous
of the female portion of the human
family. He is consequently more
adapted to tgnt and push his way to
recognition OF his rights in spite of
opposition arising eithee from rivalry,
self interest, or hatred. She oftener
wins her way by soft words, pleasant
Establishments and the courtesy OF
others, than by force; and by man,
hoods respect for her weakness,
rather than by the fear entertained OF
her power to injure and her strength
of compulsion. Man rather Graves,
than otherwise, the struggle and
hustle and battle of life; its excite
ment nerves his arm, renews each
energy, pushing persevering deter.
mination to its utmost tension, max
ing him more and more valorously
decided to succeed, no difference
through what difficulty and danger
his way may lie. If not fortunate
enough to succeed at least to be wor.
thy of success and victory. [fonce
thrown upon the rough arena of life,
he rises again with renewed hope,
as though contact with the earth had
infused new vigor. both physically
and mentally into his frame, but he
may falter at times, chow indubitable
signs of doubt and indecision, without
material loss of manhood, the elias.
ITCHY of anticipation causing a re-
bound from the dreariness of des-
pondency, to the fall truition of
earthly hope.
Man We are told IN the "holy
book" was created to rule and govern
all other portions of Gods works into
which had been breathed the breath
of life and infused the bright red or
terisl blood, 60 necessary to sustain
animal existence. Were his faith
powerful enough and his confidence
in God complete and exerted alone
for Jeho vah's glory, for the advance
ment of his purposes upon the earth,
even inanimate matter should smoye
at his bidding. This faith was to be
as q part of himself, pure, unshrink-
ing and active here and through the
endless intelligences OF the future.
Woman was to depend upon him for
support and for protection from
physical difficulty and trial, and
they,twsin wereIto be one, governed by
one impulse and one desire. He was
to love. protect and cherish and she
to he a helpmate to him; cheering
bis otherwise lonely path through
this world-When downcast, detected
and encompassed round about with
difficulty ana trouble, to reiDSigorate
him by hsE loving smiles and sympa
thizing V Jice;,When o7erborne by the
rude assaults OF adversely to breathe
words OF nope, hsrdiengers OF promise
OF future triumphs and victory, to
quiet by the kindly admonitions OF
her gent.er nature the wild tureu
lence OF a spirit almost driven des-
perate by the perplexities and off,
times dangers In the pathway before
Titus, calming fury into gentle
ness, turbulence into lambliks peace
fulness and gradually urging it on to
renewed trial. By her angelic for
bearence she can turn the full pur-
poses and strength of his character
upon the rational things Of this life,
aiding in the attainment OF salvation
ia that to come. that she may With
him enjoy the happiness of heavsn.
upon thousands of men
owe their temporal safety and saliva
ton, and without doubt, very many
will their eternal one, to the Loving
efforts and prudent ministrations of
IN angel wife. Each household can
nave and retain an angel Of peace
within it, if persons are but reason
able and kind one 10 another; ard |
give to each member of the family |
every part and portion of right and |
privilege belonging to shim, or her.
There are trials and vexations and
orroWs to he mot. but they are more
sssiIy met AID vanqaishsd il union
md love exist, than where they are
Ibsent. There can be no skeleton
,ut that of guils and wrong-d0lng:
or seErsw he n ever 30 poignant,
,rief be ID sTeE 60 bitter gradually |
int a submissive accep
ance of the Gispensations of provi-