San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-08-07

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man still lives
''In pulses stirred TO generosity.
In deeds OF daring rectitude, in soorn
For miserable aims that end in self"
His name will be as imperishable
as the history of the race, He hell
no Office. He never sought politica
honors. His sole ambition was tn,
service Of humanity; and the laurel
with which the world has crowned
him bear witness to- the persona
worth Of a private citizen who glori
ously succeeded because he loved hi
fellow-man better than he loved him
self.
The pages Of history are dotted
over with kindred illustrations; but
the most exquisite example we could
have of success through perfect for
getfulness Of selfin the service of 9th
ers is found in the life OF Jesus OF
Nazareth. He was born in manger
and was SO poor that he had not where
to lay his head. He proclaimed the
divine truths to q world untitled to
receive them, and for this cause suf
fered the most excruciating tortures
it is possible to conceive, while he
was deserted by his own chosen dis.
ciples. His was sad and lonely life,
and he could have had no dream OF
any immediate success, but his love
triumphed over death. Mrs. Child
says Of him: "Pure lily blossom of
the centuries, taking root deep in the
muddy depths, and receiving the
light and warmth of Heaven into its
golden heartl All that the pious
have felt, all that the poets have said,
all that the artists have done with
their manifold forms of beauty, to
represent the ministry of Jesus, are
but feeble expressions of the great
debt we owe him, who is even now
curing the lame, restoring sight to
the blind, and raising the dead in
that spiritual sense, in which all mira
cles are true!" The spirit of his
life is perennial fountain of inspira-
ton and will finally inundate the
world. Our calendar dates from his
birth He stands at the head of the
human race, mmeasureablY in advance
of all the men the earth ever pro-
duced. And He is thus exalted sim
ply because of his perfect self-forget-
fullness and boundless'love of man
kind.
But real success in the work of
life invites other illustrations. The
heroes and and heroines of the
world are not all crowned with
honors of martyrdom. They are
to be found in the ranks of domestic
life, and win neither fame nor recog-
and yet they belong to the
elect of the race. They are the
moulders and inspirers of the home,
and constitute the true priesthood of
humanity. Every household is lit
tie commonwealth, and the aggregate
Of these make the nation. The fami-
Iy is the peculiar institution of God,
md countries are prosperous and
strong in the exact proportion in
which it is protected and cherished.
It is the foundation Of society as
we'll as the parent of the state. The
nome embodies all that is best in
our civilization and most precious and
sacred in the idea of the country, of
liberty and life. The best part Of
The education of every man and wo-
man is received at the freside, and
DR.. Charming well says that just so
lar as the family is improved, it's du-
lies performed, and its blessings
orized, all artificial institutions of So
,iety, including government itself,
ire superseded. Why should not the
nome have it's calendar of saints ?
Ithas been my great good fortune to
know very intimatly woman whose
nome was always made bright by the
sunshine of her love, whose face was
,ver radiant with serenity and good
will, and whose very presence was a
sweet exhilaration. Her smile was a
oeatitude and awakened an an
,werable thrill of joy in all who came
within the rare charm of her person
llity. She had talents which fitted
aer for a wide and conspicuous field
If activity; but she cared nothing for
personal distinction. She loved So
,iety, and delighted in her cherished
friendships; but her world was her
nome, and self-renunciation the very
breath and perfume of her being.
Duty was her pleasure, and sacrifice
ler chief felicity. She belonged to
he company of
s''Glad souls without reproach or blot,
Who do his will and know IL not"
She lived in the highlands of the
,oul, " and the rhythm of her life will
make undying music in the world
L will
''Enkindle generous ardor. feed pure love,
Beget the smiles that have no cruelty.
Be the sweet presence Of a good diGused,
And in diffusion ever more intense"
VIII any one dare say that such
lie, with its after-glow Of blessedness
N earth and the fore-gleams of the
ife eternal is a failurei There is
Itheism in the suggestion, impiety in
he thought II was an eminent,
lay, a pre-eminent success IL was
N emanatiOn from the all perfect, and
u light can never be quenched-
This uncTOvned queen among vo-
nen was cut Of in the meridian Of
,er days, and @called mp higher
But the divine bosuty and be