The Progress., 1893-07-15

> where he was lying. accompanied by
, grlndmother The little fellow looked
vistfully up at the great physician. while
the grlndmother explained: Il could not
keep him away, doctor. He heard that
you was here: that YOU was the greatest
doctor III the world. He said that Won
&C. euro him aud make him like the
other boys. told him hc had ro money
and ha cOuld not come; that YOU would
not L. bothered with him. H. said Ire
krcUcd You could cure him. and me
would come 50 h,rc Ic ii, sir"
The doctor. moved by hi~ simple faith.
by his helplcssness, 10y his poverty and
rags. hastcucd To- prescribe for him. II"
CAV" him two weeks of personal atte-i
ton. and 1T ihc end i that time b." wa
romping in the GcltG strong aud wcll
wi,h he other boys. Thanksgiving d.y
the doctor received Is c-,,,c-ss y rula
box. and when opened found in il q large
turkey. on ono leg Of which was ticl n
card oH which was scrdvlcd. "Deai
DC-tor-Ilcra il big. fat turkey for
yOu It's the best | could send. Int
know h2 ~ young and tender. for raised
h!m from tic'Gg myself" Signed bv
the boys name. The doctor treasures
this gift above all the gifts from million
aires, above all the treasures Of mouD,
ever received. Life does not consist in
the abundance of things which man
may possess.
SiNth-lt Is this passion for money ia
itself and money at all hazards ami
money quickly that hrutalizcs the hu-
man. For IL man trades in the life.
blood of his fellow man II j. the most
brutal war that the earth ever saw.
Martial war j. brutal enough II is =
horrible thing to butcher men with
swords and bayonets and guns aud can.
mons. but 1t IL moro inCXpro,-'bly brutal
to butcher men and women CONNER
ciaily aud east them into the pit Of hun
ger and want and Starvation and d.
spair. Ii i kind TO kill ono quickly. il
is brutal to kill them by a lingering
death
Il a man wrecks ? train. thcy offer
premium for his life. We say thnt
lynching is too good for the man VINO
would wreck an express train loaded
with men. women and children. But Ia
this war for money men sneak into the
Stock Exchange. and with lie ard =
trick and "a suhlerfu@e wreck whole
railroad corporation from end To end of
he line. destroy n thousand homes. drag
iOwu into the ditch. into the pit. into
he gray" Ofa lingering death. thousands
# women and children. and he Il
fOrsOOth. as u modern Napoleon
If finance instead of being hung 60 the
learcst limb.
MARITAL WAR.
Ia martial war soldiers are kind to one
mother, even to enemies. There was
picture on exhibition in the National
Acaderuy of Design last year which rep
eSented a scene on the field of battle bn-
ween the northern and southern armies.
The Confederate soldier in his gray uni
orm lay wounded nigh unto death with
is broken arm folded under his body
nd the broken leg that made it 5mpGssi-
lie for him to move. He was crrmg for
rater. Near by was wounded Federal
older IN blue uniform He WIS .trick-
n TO the earth with terrible wOuad. Int
G was crawling over the rough ground
Xteudiug his Canteen in his streeC arm
$ far as possible toward his wguudcd
nemy. Il little child wandered be
ween the two lines of battle IN the late !
'ar. Instantly both lines ceased firing ,
I the sight of that little bit oe white
lothing. Two men stepped forward
rom either Of the ranks and seizrd the {
title one and led the child back to the {
Iother III her cottage. And after the i
hid was safe they returned to their :
lnks. and again the awful vollcysof lead d
egan their deadly work. &
Ia martial war men do not kiln women {
nd children. They do not kill wound
| enemy. Even Turk will not fire on &
hospital But in this modern war for {
,oney maniacs fight. Madmen do bat j
G. They kill women and children with |
ut mercy, and wounded friend is the !
lpremc opportunity of the crisis of bat ,
@. They spring on his body and tear G
inn limb from limb Such life is tho q
of civilization. the denial of "
we, the denial of the basis of Christian !
V itself. No Christian civilization can O.
zist while these forces are dominant
Experience of an Eugiish Woman. y