The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-07-08

A9 moAah hulut MuNt otlhAt Apa
when he said; "Go forth under the opel
d sky and list 10 natures teachings" Blu
Oonfuclus never got beyond nature
like Socrates and Buddha did, Heneve
was able 10 Wlook through nature up Il
natures God.p To him the grave wa
the final goal Of man, This beautltu
0 verse expresses a noble sentiment, bu
r 1t falls fatty at the last word;
: "The bird that hutten IN the forest shade
Aud falls 10 die, then sings il llle away
In music pillul, But man IL laid
2 Upon the couch OF death, and turns 70 pFay,
9 Then IN that hour his words are true and pure
D The burden that so long hath pressed him dOWI
With weight too great for mortal 70 endure,
Is lifted and there comes a sunlight crown,
q The toll and care that lie and soFI0W gave.
Depart and there Is rest Within the grave"
I The next, from another book Of bill
writings, almost leads us 10 believe thai
he had a hope beyond this life, II re
minds US Of Woolsey on his ~death.bed
and again 1t suggests that fierce despair
Of the Persian poet, Omar KRhyan, who
"sent his soul through the invisible
some language OF that after.lite to SPELL"
The words OF Oonlucius arei
III must die, o, let the last hour 10
/, Among my friends, those whol arc true and tried
wish no regal tomb prepared Tor me-
why should great kinps 30 with me II that hour
When death draws OnY Ii WiilayalImo naught,
know that heaven Is true, and In that power
nut I baye seen No ieayeS And loWerS unfold.
Andthen Stand still' ana fade, aud nii ana DIE.
Naught ever came OF them, The touch Of Vold
Soon vanished like a dream that pASSes by
Again he says speaking Of selt,cul.
ture;
uGuard,well Inv Thoughts Whop ,hou art lef,
alone
yea, guard them well' LOT they are then thine
Let pot deception tempt thee, or beVuilo,
hut love the beautiful and hate the Vile.
EpIeRe thou then ~ ~ thy thought that rlsee,
'0V ~ ~
AGAIN.
"A 4StSIp IlrS Ihy Mind q. On On tais alone depend
No man Il bPpp6IS N WHO'S SpiTit blend "V "'
ThShulO and passions that iorsrUn his All,n
In another place;
"ThIs truth was said by saves old and great
None but the truly good can love and hate"
The following reflection on civil ser.
vice and the reform thereof, contains a
thought that NAV have been trne In the
DAYS Of Ooniucius, II not al the present
time,
nwhen kings Of virtue rule, IL IA shame
For subjects % be poor ior all can be
Az wealthy 9s thSy WI. Men VIII acclaim
iIt wSeFe an Syii EinnSE. sctrSpe Rnd base.
uSurpl the throne, then fling Thy wrath away,
Eof 70 Dc WEALTHY va ! then T. 2 disgrScs1
nL LS WV 'as y0S s'O'v I've, Mey may
tLere u great stfength ana clealness
u tneteaSoni1g 81 O9niuGlusi nnt ~ thls
nelsnoequal I9r tne ureeE philosophers,
VI u u tne ioaHInE loglcians OF yer
many, france Or EnglahG; It's not easy
T. c'ss n's leasoh'ng eitler Us deuuc'
we Or lnauctiVe, Dut y mas more re-
ennDlalSe 70 tne FORMER ~ inc later.
~ nearly a!Ways uses a hgufe resem'
ohng Wnat ia logic is called soriles, or
naln'Hylloglsn 1he loilowlng may De
mKen as aIa.r example o. nus style;
Tvs possible 70 oDtalh tle confluence
o. u emperor tnat ", oDtain the con,
huehce OF your irlends, n that VIII
secure you the Empefors confidence oil
your friends that Is, be obedient t oyour
parents, and your friends will place con-
lldeneeln you; roy can be obedient to
your parents by rejecting deeply when
alone, anu Danish all but truth from
your thoughts, It'll possible 70 Danish
all but truth from your thoughts IT is
done 9y~tnoroughly understanding what
is good; sincerity is the path Of nature.
Men should walk in that path. That
man Is q prophet VINO walks naturally in
the right path.
Inc distinction between different or
ders o. men that was gwen by Mencius,
q pupil o. Ooni1clus, is worth careful
study, when asked what o good man
was, ne answered:
"A good man IS one whom we nat
urally ike. Wnen ms Eoodness M his
nature are solnnmately blended that we
cannot separate tnem tnen we say ne Is
2 real man. When there IS nothing
lacking. put ne IS entirely upright
and perfect, l would Say. that the char.
acter OF suGh aman is beautiful, When
this splendid nature IS visible TO all,
tnen nc peeomes Q great man. 10 go
one sIeP iuLiner, an9 see this mans ma
lure WIN NJ ts Roouness going out unto
otners, ana building tnem up aud
MAKING them Detter, then that man IS
philosopher. Inc philosopher Is not
tne highest. mere Is one step further.
10 take that step, and so beyond the
comprehension Of other men and 70 ex:
coed their knoWledge-thisis a spiritual
man"
Pope says that Contucius taught that
noble science-to BIO good. True, he
alo, ana ne taught nothing BAG, ana ne
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