The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1891-02-14
MEEkER HERALD.
OssksT, Colorado.
AN ALTRUISTIC CLUB.
" Embraces tho Hoblest Teach.
ings OF Mankind


lens" la the Cosmopolitan LiNani
Ever; Hale tells of a i.lsi1B club q
which he i-sl0n;ss, the substantial bpai'
ness Of which II eSpr-sss''l ia this arilris
Of its constitution; This siub exists "a
find oat how O,il@T I-a0P.u liye," Ai,-r
describing the Orii.nsi plan. which was
abandoned as iEipEarii --bls for the eBd
in visw, Mr.. Hale tells how the club
was finally brought iHtO l.,ing.
''wha, we dii." he s4ys. was u
bring together siS,y young msn. pretty
much by accident, and then take oar
chances Of adding other people VIII,
were in,sr-si.d in the life II Boston
AMI it, sosiai system always glad II
ia making "a f.opd siuige, a. FAR 40 other
qualities went, we ~, in a new oecuPa-
tl0n.
''iiu, for the PuTpos- O, finding gu,
how other people live wc actually
wen, 10 s.-e. TIA, Is, thr tirst commit
tee tbs club app1in,sd. aud il was .
larsc one. was "a emi.Fau, ship2- We
zen, lot Of young fellows down u
quarantine Ia c1H- ~ Ia aa li.sFant
ship and $50 hots that thin Mas done,
Ia lns; the saihr ii'scs, fN'n ,''a, day Ia
this, We hAy. lot men volunteer - form
committees fog the sail' 1T as-Uing tina,
Nc dill NJ, know ans thiaf s,.pu,,
"For Instance, ~ hal committee
on the Mormon worship In Boston. W.
hal 9 committee GA the Italian section,
oh- on ti- Chimes, section, one on the
el,y's orphan asy uH.. unr "a all the
hospitals. 1sir oH our Norwegian fsIrn'
iAilnn. And wr never hrd "a mary In
s.r~s,ins meeting than whrn an In,siii-
syn, Norwegian gentleman came = Api
AMI told us tho psvnliaFitics ot The
Scandinavian races among ~. tSins
kini enough. ne r-mrfn,-'F. among
other ,hlni-.. To- nTinr "a, .1H- - the
biscuit and sar,ilnrs whirh think nog-
Of us had cy.r s-''n hcf"rc.
"Sow. yua can M, So a. far A. ,hl, Ia
iniulstns' your curiosity without, going
further, u, you arr good foe any thing
you ,-rs'in Ia IT,, Into the slmc relation.
ship, tina, my Ideal John. uu, In the
territory Of Franklin, furns a. a matter
Of eour~r with the hurra driver or with
the wash.rvuman. Spa Ro. only
know by Sigh, the Icnpir with whom
yoa arr thrown. hut yua coins Into
personal relationship, with ,hrm.
''it ,h.Fv Happens Ia L. brirh, hoy
living within quarter 81 a mile Il your
ofic-. an.i You happen "a make aruunin,.
snc- with hitn onr day, tina, Re1ualnt-
anccship docs no, dr1p IN. S1n Anl he
81; on a morc cordial footing with each
other; you have gained .Fi-ni aud he
has gained another.
GLOW clear 1; |. that I, Il this s.ir. Of
riv--ani.,aisc which Ia nccc.sAry for the
quiclrnins Of the public life. for
making III. circulation frpm oman To
organ effective and for tho health Of
tn. whole body polite. Ia no, want
Ia N,r carried AWAY by n ,or,,phnr. hut
really M.n-niua Ngrirpa's fable. which
St Paul borrowed Ia such advantage
n.'crward. tells perfectly. You have u
healthy bo,ly II zach part Il in close and
intimate relation with each other part.
II the circulation Is god and u the
circulation h well oSygcna,cd.
'Thc objcc, Of this pp'srni writing 1,
10 .how pcoplc who an, discouraged
tina, their business l. TO bring In tina,
public spirit into souls and organs where
there !. no; enough ~ Il, ~ tina, the
life Of tina; community may L. pionc
active, cheerful and strong. Now. this
u done. no, merely by nitcndingn ward
meeting once n year. but by genuine
and cordial intimacy with all sor;.. o!
pcoplc.
Exactly rs everybody In country
village knows mprc or lcss Of the ups
and downs Of forty or fifty households
around hin-cSactly a. the life OF one
person quiclscns or helps the life Of an.
other person In such community. Il
In the power Of man or woman living
in Chicago or New York 60 he In such
relationships with forty household, Of
every social condition II life. enlarged,
inspiritcd. and. as Mr.. Arnold says,
swcctcncd by the intimacy.
Just 10 soon rs the Christian church
or the ethical philosophers or any of
the disciples OF altruisn bring abou,
this state of things, 80 Eoon will this
country take up again the line Of march
on which 1t began. This r. the line Of
march which historically Is called the
Tcu,onic, German or English plan. In
II every one paddles his own canoe. bu,
is in friendly relations with the res, OF
the fleet. Everybody Is his own master,
but is in Friendly relations with people
who know more than he does.
Kind when the administrators OF the
government look for something TO do
with such a fleet they fad that. on the
whole, 1t is talking care OF itself. pco-
pie who doubt about such state of
things arc invited TO remember with
how little action of the President the
country Jared while dear Garfield lay
dying. Or, If their memories run back
To the year 1865, they arc invited to re-
member how well the people of Kansas
got on twelve months when they had no
government that they would aclsnowl-
edge