San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-10-21
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cuSs the intricate and pressing questions
arising from the relations of labor u
capital, of employee to emplOver-main'
tanning the rights of all, prescribing thu
duties of all, and guarding over all FOL
their protection the reign of social order
The health of the body of man is en-
trusted to the department OF medicine
Man, in the fulflment of his destiny
can neglect neither body nor soul. BE
their a healthful body TO house health
full soul.
There are, too, the department of art
music, architecture. etc. The instinct oil
the beautiful is deeply m6edded in man;
it must be satisfied. The beautiful is the
reflection of elevated regions, unperceived
by sen.e, the native home of the soul.
Man expands beneath its sunshine, and
is preserved by IL from the hardening i'm
press. which comes toward him from the
dreary drudgery of his strugglingS with
matter.
There is the department of woman'S
progress, providing for general congress
of representative women OF all countries.
1t the same time, as have already stat
ed, there is In connection with each con-
gresS organized in the several depart
mentS of the congress auxiliary, wherever
the mind, heart and finger of woman may
be invited to give aid, a woman'S con-
mitteR for the purpose of obtaining the CO.
operation of woman in the work OF human
progress. AT no previous worlds con-
greSS was there the marked recognition Of
woman, which the Columbian auxiliary
accordS her. In this recognition we re-
joice. 1t is noticeable token and
promise of progress for woman herself
and for the world at large. Woman for
her own good has been too dependent
upon the stronger sex, and 10 the battling
for better things in the life of humanity
we cannot longer afford to keep off the
open field the deep charity and exhaust
less energy of woman'S soul. Columbus
could not have succeeded without the
practical patronage of Isabella. Be lSa-
bella hOnored in the Columbian exposition
by Americas generous recognition OF
woman'S sphere.
Finally. there is the department of re-
liCion, browning the work Of other de-
partments and pertaining them with the
fragrance of heaven. Sublime the thought
TO have the proclamation go out from the
great exposition thatGOd reigns, and that
man is his servant, that all progress be-
gins and ends with Him who Is the alpha
and omega of all things. Religion is at
houle amid parliamentS OF men working
for progress in men, There is no progress
deserving the name where no provision
exists for the growth of mans spiritual
nature. Nor can laborerS in the field OF
DTOSItSS dUOIu W ONtIlOOh Jllt pON tl lul
aid which comes from religion to progress
in the moral and social spheres. Without
Gods love inspiring and Gods justice re-
warding, mems hearts are warped, soul
are chilled, enthusiasm is transient Sentl :
ment. The fatal enemy of the spirit I
sacrifice and Of Self-cOntrOl, from which
springs all moral and social progress, is
Iue cod pOSitivism which unbeief seeks
o substitute for the religion of a living
N1I - Is Il oir nd loo
pesSimism. England'S lamented laureat e
wrote lines of which all feel the trut h:
why should we bear with an hour of
torture, moment of pain,
If every man die forever, if all his grtefS
are in vain,
And the homeless planet at length will
be wheeled through the silence of
space.
MotherIess evermore of an ever vanishing
race?"
Religion is the eternal fOunt of hope,
and hope it is which SuStainS man and his
strugglings and impels him to deeds of
virtue and of valor. Positivism can never
= be lie creed of progressive people. II is
not the creed of the congress auxiliary of
the Columbus Exposition.
Exception has been taken TO religious
congresses on the ground that on so many
points there will be no harmony of thought
and that truth will suffer by the juXtapO-
Sition of error. There is no force in the
remark. The vital primOrdlal truths re-
garding the supreme God will be confessed
by all. The proclamation of these truths
will be a great gain. BEYOND this those
who believe they possess the truth need
not fear. Truth should not be timid
Rather should she court publici-
~ on this as on all other OCCa
SiOns. in order that she be known
and loved There shall be no discus
SOns. no controversies. The purpose
shall be to show forth in methods of peace
what are the professions of faith and the
religious works of the world at the pres
ent time. From the plans of the depart
mpnt Of religion of the congress auxiliary
naught but good results can follow.
Through its varied departments the
congress auxiliary unrollS It's chart of
progress for the building up Of the whole
man. Its convention halls will be work.
shops in which earnest men seek TO purify
and to fashion humanity according TO
high ideals. In cOnvOking Aen to it's
gatherings, IL COnvokeS them to the
nOblest of taSks-that OF working for fell
low man. God works for man; the divine
purpose in the creation and the preServa-
tiOn OF the universe is man. We become
GOd-like in action when we work for man.
IOu muSI ever De Tue supreme END or our
willing and our doing: but outside the
worship due Immediately to His Majesty.
He has determined that we reach Him
through orr fellow beings. Gods mani
feStation Of His Eternal mind, ChriStiani-
ty, makes work for humanity a funda
meuCal principle of religion. Amen
amen, | say to you; as long as you did II
TO one OF these my least bretheren, you
did it to me-"
The lines of work, which Christ pre-.
scribes in favor of man, are not merely
those relating TO the spiritual life; they
are those, also, relating to-the life of thu
body the feeding of the hungry, thu
clothing of the naked, the solacing OF thu
captive, the healing of the crushed anC
suffering heart: Gods sweet religion II
wherever work is done for mans wefar,
wherever humanity is benefited, auC
lifted upward were it only by the Width
of hair of the head. There is religion