The Progress., 1893-08-05


ers with which man must battle IN ma
ture. He had brought to his feet th'
powers in the commercial world tina
opposed him. He saw men who had de
fed him humbled and in poverty. Hl
word was the imperial edict of cZal
and affected thousands of lives. and ye
he sold the power of his own being II
the process. a little miCrobe, 80 smal
that q magnirying glass must be used e
sc- &. c2!pG into his great palace an'
la:d It's little hand on his lung, and h'
was compelled to follow. He was ;
wreck physically at the very time whci
man should be at the height Of his phys
ical powers. What shall it profit maj
if he gain the whole world, but forfeit
his life:
THE HEART OF LIVE.
Spiritually. Life Is spiritual
reality. It is not found in matter. Ii
Is not found in an analysis of matter IL
the abundance of the matter which 4
man may accumulate about his person.
The things in this world that are worth
most i'll life are sometimes those which
cial basis of exchange.
Our life is rich because of its memo
ries. because of the friends we have
made, of the hearts we have loved and
that have loved us in return. of The
kindly deeds we have been able 10 do. OF
the faces that we have been able to light
with JOY. 1t is made upof these higher
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not be issued in the forms of bonds OF
of coupons. And when we have accepted
the commercial basis of life. ignoring
the spirit, we have simply laid up treas
ure for some other man TO possess.
The body only can touch wealth in
money, and how small part of our ac-
cumulations can our body touch. How
small part of the SO. 900 could Mr..
Gould use! 1t did not cost much to buy
his clothes. and what he ate was less
than n common workingman. 1t woul
not have cost much for house to shel-
ter. What can a man get ont of money
in itself beyond food and clothing and
shelter when used on himself and foT
himself?
That which in our lives is really of the
treasure of life is something beyond the
money that we can exchange or that we
can use for ourselves.
NAPOLEONs TREASURES.
When NaUoleon BOnaparte was at the
height of his power, he established an
orphanage for girls in little town in
France. After his return from banish-
ment at Elba he made visit to the or
phanage, which remained untouched
The girls crowded about him as he lett
and gave to him the most touching ex-
preston of their love and admiration.
They covered his hands with kisses.
They took the rings from their fingers
and put them on his, and warm tears
fell on the great emperor's hand while
they crowded around him, claiming the
privilege of a last grasp and of a last
word as he left. Afterward came Wa
terloo and transportation and Danish
meDt and the rocky island of st. Hele- /
ma. The old guard went down in blood
and death, and his empire fell with n
crash. The magnificent temple which
he had built of matter crumbled in
night. Hewas left in poverty. prisoner.
But there were some things that sur
vived Waterloo. There was one thing |
that survived the crash of the empire
the words of love, the tears and the kisses .
of those orphan girls. They abided, they
cheered the hours of loneliness, and their
faces hOvered over him even in the hours
Of death to whisper words of cheer and
courage. We really live not in self. but
in others.
THE BOSTON PHILOSOPHER.
Is life worth living? asks your mod
ern philosophy. In reply we would
ask: What life? What life: A distin-
yuished citizen of Boston recently read
4 paper before philosophic club on the
subject, as Life Worth Living" He
was a man who possessed millions OF
lollars. He lived in a luxurious palace
IN a magnificent avenue. He was
nan of culture, of thorough eduaation.
He was writer of brilliant power, and
n his essay he sought with determine
ion and with some degree of logical
1ower from his point of view to show
hat human life was not worth living.
THE WESTERN MISSIONARY.
While he was reading this essay before
his assemblage of clubmen and philo-
ophic students simple, pioneer teach
r was addressing a great assembly in
fremont temple on the subject of west
m missions. These two men had been
choolmates i'll boyhood. They were both
nen of culture. The one had given his
ife to making money and made it. The
'ther had given his life to men in sacr.-
ice. He was poor man-this mission
ry. The great crowd listened with
'reathless attention to his account of his
work. in the western world. They hung
hrilled upon every period. He was a
nan of masterful physique, of magnetic
ace, behind which beat a great, loving
cart.