Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-04-14
Power the Principal Source of the
 Sublime


 write you to interest your msny intel ligent rosders. aud on looking around viewing the numbers being shot down without moments noticr, showing the great need of self control, naturally brings to my mind the following thoughts:
 There is ID the human mind sn intense l, ve of the strong. Power IS the princi- psi source of the sublime. IL more than delight>-it swes and fills wi.h admin non. The mighty engine, the swift lightenInl, and the thupderInR cataract are sublime, because th, y exhibit poser.
 Man looks At them and feels bls own lnslgnIhcsnce in their presence. And yeI to inspire awe, power must De con trcllei, otherwIse It terrIties and 1ils with dire dlsmay. The sight of the steam engine moving speedily over the crack drawing after iE the whole train of cars freightei with human life and valuable merchandise, never becomes old or common. The workman wIll cease his work every day to watch 1t. and when it has passed he resumes hIs work with the thought. power IS grand when It IS controlled. Bat suppose the engineer falls asleep or neglects nis duty, the engine IS robbed of its grandeur aud it becomes R thing to be feared, and slmost to be hated. The workman look 4 the frightiul wreck of life and prop erty and then be knows inst the charm of power hes in its being strong, yet contrulled. Who Is 10 blame for the wfeck? The engine? No, you say, the one wDo ought 10 have guided its power
 There is 6 wonderfully good cheer ID SD open fire. As the business man comes home st night be loves the hearth that sloxs for him. Bot when be comes near and finds hls dwelling Rll ablsza, DO longer does he love the power of flame. | for iI Is fast spreading beyond the pow CT of control. Yet the flame is not to | blame. Man Is revereDt to the power Of elecsrIcIty. and he gladly makes his messenger while he can control II, but | where It slips from his guidance sud be- comes the forked Tightening snd shivers | the hardy oak of hIs fields, or makes | ruin of hIs hsbitation, Oh, how be bows | with fear before the power he cannot control. We see men who bear ell the | elements of a noble manhood, yet whOs- character IS a wreck He commands DO | r,speot from his fellows; he deserve none. Re does not even respec, him self. What sIls him? Is hs to bismel | Why more thsn the engine, the fire, or lRlie0ing? EviienI y because each man | has the ability to control his own pow er, and if he does no,. he himself nus .utfer. ue Can do what he wllls to do. Ills will is sn engine, moving with II all | his sppetlies, passions, personal habits and everything about the man. lie IS | sn engineer. He must be constantly on | duty. for If he falls asleep there IS dau- Fer oi 8 wreck that Is slmos; sure to fol- low. There IS no sight more ter rible than Bp individual who has lest | control Of bis power; he goes hesdlong | on until hs rushes over great precipice | into utter destruction.
 A psn who does not control his temper IS d spised by all who come in contact with him. His words are fool ish snd wicked, his actions silly and base He receives no respect. Some one has said than an angry man turns himself wroDg side out. for other people 10 laugh at s.d the Word often men Iions "The wrath Of fools." Some peo- pie imsg DC 1t Is SD exhibition of power 10 b, come angry. So II IS. but 1t 's that dangerous kind that is a bitter curse Men often g ye as an e1cuss for wrong doirg: ''i vas msd and could not help IL" A poor excuse indeed. Shame oD the man who does not control bis tenn per. However. to be self possessed i'm plies more thLn simple control of tenn per. IL implies a perfect mastery of all ones emonone. The person who laughs when 1t is inappropriate, who sneers st the mistakes and mistortnnes of others, A, k.aa. ..,la r.N .E. one who whispers, who pays no 8tten- tion during recitation, who uses two legs of bis chair instead of four, who pushes Or crowds in the hall, in fact, who does anything that 6 person of refined aste and manners should not do. says by his actions: II have no control over my powers; pity me; I Deed a master; I am like the horse; have great strenr b, but some other man must put the bIidie on me to 9uide me arIgh'. or l shall use my strength for ruin" He needs pity: he mus, be helped and controlled; but self help is the best help, self control is the best control. There is DO nobler sight on earth than sn individual who is master of himself. He carries Gi,h him au SIT of dignity, rather of d gpi6ed con- trolled power that fAscInstes you from the fret. He is happy, for his habits are well fixed. sud he inspires all who meet him 10 lift themselves above them selves. These self-poised people have strong snf violent passions, but have them ID suhlection. IL IS not that we want people without passions. but ge want them controlled. You cannot help loving the b)sck-ryed mischievous little by, full of tricks, better than the one , who is always n sober, staid little man. and when they become men. ihe ne who has the strongest feelings upder the hest control. will mske the best neIghbor, frien1 sni ststesmsn.
 PAUL GREGORY. NJ. D. Hermosillo, Sonora, Mex, April 5, 1888.