Wichita eagle., 1889-01-26

| Man." according 10 Aristotle. lis a
social being Man could not. even II he
/ had the courage. live in the isolated state.
The social compact, from mans very na-
ture, is necessity. Aristotles correct
definition rests therefore on mans most
/ imperious wants, on his most instructive
| sympHthies, and on his most invincihle tn
clinations.
From out the social compact springs the
social circle of which | am to speak This
| expression, In It's broadcast and best sense,
stands for all that makes life dear. that
characterizes our meetings with Joy, our
associations with giadness, and oar sepa-
ration with sorrow.
| Within the true sneial circle the higher
and better qualities which ennoble msn
are cultivated, quickened and made mani
| fest.
That true poet, who sang not for bis age
and CLINE alone, but for all time to come
and for all people, the immortal Burns.
had n true standard by which mar
should be Judged. He loved not the pong
and glory of an 6ristocracy OF wealth and
rank, often gained without merit and
lost without desert: but the sristoc-
racy which he loved was in the
broad sympdthies of a noble heart and in
the pure and cultivated mind.
You will recall at once that beautiful
and immortal song OF his by which true
manhood is 90 be determined The closing
stauza contains prophecy which is being
fulfilled in our time and cur country:
Then let Us pray that come IL may,
As come il will for a. that,
That sense and worth DER all the earth
May bear the palm for a that:
For a that, for ~ that,
It's coming yet for a that,
That man TO man the world DER,
Shall brothers be for a that"
Perhaps there is no country on earth
"a hare thp social s.ircla In Uaayiv formed
by men and women of true worth aud
merit as here in our own land. While IL
is true that the American people are a
busy people, ever working, pushing onward
and upward. yet we are never too
busy to discern true merit. mental an'
moral worth; the liberal minded, the trul
cultivated and the sympathetic, brothsrl
and phiianthropic soul Is readily classihe'
and distinguished from the snob, the mis-
gard and the misery shrurkeu. shrlveiled
souls that unfortunately sometimes exist.
Ii was keen remark OF an American
lady when travelling abroad lately, who
was asked by foreigner who had never
been in America, Have you any gentle
men in America" She asked him 90 give
her his idea Of gentleman. 'Ob. came
the answer, zone who travels around and
who does not work for a living Yes
indeed, replied the American lady. I'VE
have many such. but we call them
tramps.n
The rank is but the guinea's stamp.
The mans the good for a that. "
When we meet, as we meet here tonight,
the cruel idea OF the phiiosophic heaven Is
dissipated, md instead Of man being a
wolf 10 man. we feel that our
fellowmen are beings worthy Of our love.
our syrnpsthies, our re apect, and that they
are indeed and IN truth our brothers. In
the social circle those sentiments are
quickened, and thus the nobler qualities Of
our being are cultivated. and in the elsya-
tiou Of the individual the whole social
com pact IL improved.
Brevity Is always a virtue in post-prsn-
dial speech Mine shall have this merit IL
no other. Therefors will oIose with this
very classical ~ quotation
80 let Us all live in good will with the
That our good fortune never may droop,
Each do what be can for h.s poor fellow
And keep every one out Of the soup"
Then came Hes Croney - Mae" by
Capt Shields and recitation By Chaa.
McKenzis, Prince Charles at ysrsailles.H
The program was then completed as fol-
oWs:
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= CsMgL<iI.
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TIL Fate TIE SrSys WORDS - b< &c ns1ss
song wslts ..s-..F Pair aas Br7gsss Lssss czzs
The whole arsir was decided success
in every respect. and wss considered b.
many the most enjoyable Burns haceus.
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