Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-06-06

80 ,ouS HUNTINGTON.

kfsl Pii~S
q, that purpose
.,..e Greatness In Man"
py JOHN HUNTINGTON.
whst one qualification IL more hlgnly
"sS and more diligently sought
~. than that TO the standard OF Which
sissi nave been able to arrive, and has
S'1 on much strife between lndi-
cs9soI and so many of the battles OF
VIZ VIZ history tells Us I This quallfica-
sD'D ,sh,eh il not only received by
VIZ and cruelty, but Is also reached by
s1lne s1ls., labor-that Is. working for the
poDyIg ~ ones country, developing tbs
e.a,r,a eoOu, of his age, and various other
h1s.ss nv which il can be accom-
ps.shsd-this is called greatness. Surely
,Ssre must be something nooie ana
s;Ohly to be praised In inns achieve-
.asnt, for every civilized nation pfoooIy
sossts of the great men whom sne mas
Ssd in her possession, and their WORKS
Sssr aftefward held fresh IN the minds
y, their fellow -countrymen, and their
oames ever honorel by them. Many
S;snntes between nations have arisen
S,o,o the doubt existing as to which one
.oms of these men may properly be-
long.
90 ,brouoh this world without making
sDv affort TO benefit his fellow men,
onIy caring for the simple pleasures
,tat he NAV receive during this II e, and
lave behind him the title of greatness
Ian il be given to any one for simple
ontvard appearances-by puttiAg him
sslf no among those who justly deserve
t?or for simply his good looks or
bis keeping up with the fashions OF the
times /? No; it is not his manly APP
pearance nor his boastlng tongue that
causes his name to appear among those
of greatness. Is it some large amount
~ work that he can do to accomplish
this title? One may put forth a vast
amount Of labor, yet II he has no END
in view, or fails to produce anything
that will IN some way benefit mankind,
ean his name be placed on the roll OF
hoDOri Or il II riches that gives
man his fame answer no. One
NAV have all the wealth desired to sup
mort the luxuries of life, to associate
With the highest of society, but as soon
As life ceases lie is forgotten, though he
nav se remembered for few short
wears by some of his associates, but
tley soon pass away and he is thought
Of no more.
But is there any greatness in man Z
bid God place him on this earth for
Any great purpose, or did no place him
hare simply TO exist? Surely man WAS
placed here for some noble cause. One
thing that shows mans superiority, ana
~ La 10. 10 hat
he has placed in him the power to
form for himself language. AS
to the way in which language was
formed or the means that existed to- ald
10 its formation little Is known, but
without doubt it had to be produced by
man himself.
True greatness in man ~ accom-
plished by his power to civiiize those
who have had no opportunity OF md
ing out what there il in this world Tor
them to live for and enjoy his sur
roundings with which God has placed
him in contact for his edification,
the advancement Of new ideas which
will aid in the development eli mans
power and the establishment of insti-
tusons To extend knowledge through
ont his own and foreign lands. Con
slider the savage tribes that have been
brought to refinement by constant cul-
tnre in the annals Of the world, then
can any one say there Is no greatness III
man
Observe the facts which have been
brought forth by him in going to the
first formation Of the earth's crust and
following up the different stratas that
have been made during the successive
ages and by means of the study of the
different formations he has been ena-
bled 10 find out the different conditions
#, Of the earth TO determine and name the
different forms of life and the causes
Of its alterations. Thus he has made
known the conditions of the earth from
when it was simply y mass of chaos To
the present time. Facts have been prs-
duced by him searching into the depth
Of the sea and bringing up new produc-
tons that have ever before been hidden
from tho sight and use of man. All
this has been accomplished by his con
iinued energy, which he has put forth
TO accomplish something which will
cause his name To remain among those
Of fame.
BY him much has been accomplished
IN the way of machinery. AT the be-
ginning of the present century very lit
lie was known of the power of steam,
bat by the constant study which WAS ex-
erIed 10y a few energetic minds its pow
er twas at last discovered, and 1t il the
praciple means of navigation. by II
most factories are run, saw mills dot
tue shores of our bays and inlets, large
VESSELS are propelled across the ocean
and the iron horse Is sent across eur
continent with almost lightning speed
thls the result of desirous and ambl-
uons mind in man.
Another source of his greatness Is his
power of edlfication aud to conquer and
rule over nations. Consider the state
OF the American continent 400 wears
Ro-nothing but vast wilderness, in
aAolted by wild and rowing tribes. Fl
nslly It was discovered by men OF un-
ueFstandlng. and after many hard
aeGes with the natives IL became pos
sssed by them, and after many years
OF bard fighting and strife il WAS at last
aeciared an independent nation. Cities
were built, factories established, and
railroads stretched from the shore of
Tue Atlantic to the Pacific. So rapidly
has THIS building up been going on th al
we foremost nations of the world.
bat where do We find this greatness
te'ealedt We find it in the heroic
ITeeus OF Alexander. Cyrus, Napoleon
hannibal, and other warlike men equal
as great. besides i'll the heroism
"s",esmanship and literary productions
Suiius Cesar, in the productions OF
'on and the perseverance Of Colum'
~ oss We nnd II in the deep sentiments
Miiton, IN the works OF Bacon. Spen
@ ana Chaucer, and IN the " suprems
UNIVERSAL excellence of Shakespeare.
nR snR 10 our own country, we huC
.uvng those held in the highest honol
. VIC american people, George Wash
S'on' TIE father of his couatry, who
Ipne as our nation lives, will be helS
su III ihs public mind a. statesman
enetai, and man whose characte
SSor'hy of imitation. To accomplish
,s'aess ,as. II must be by ones own Of
~; Iof II Is title which can never b.
sI.seo ~. by the labor of some one else
ms man $ own work that causes hi
%%s e 70 remain among the great mel
Altar 60 Science
By L. VICTOR BIaELow.
on No! made of stone nor jointed iron i
-, aitar to Science. Not built by mar
.u gwen by the Creator and axist;py !,