The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-03-15

ness attained enlarges the measure OF na.
lures benefcent power in his case. Ma.
ture, like God. lis rich unto all who call
upon her in truth" And so. b,
the same law, our degree Of moral man.
illness is the measure of Gods power to
bless and enrich us. OF the double
minded, unstable man, II Is said: "Let
not that man think he shall receive any.
thing Of the Lord" And in truth he re-
ceives but little from any source. no mat
ter how rich that source may be. and this
because oil his lack OF manliness; but
Abraham. the grand old man OF strong
purpose and unyielding trust in Gods in.
tegrity. becomes the father Of nations
and the acknowledged friend Of Deity.
The manliness Of Joseph in Egypt filings
of the prisoners chain from his limbs
and puts the golden chain OF the viceroy
about his neck and the signet ring OF vice
royal power on his hand. The manl.
ness Of Daniel in Babylon maintains it's
own integrity midst all the rage Of I'M.
principled jealousy and overcomes the
boasted unchangeableness Of the law Of
of the empire. The manliness Of Mosee
stays the indignant purpose Of God. saver
his countrymen from destruction and 80
cures for them an open pathws ny to ma
tional greatness; and we who attain tn
the manliness which Christ puts within
our reach become heirs to an inheritance
the glory and richness Of which to III
now is unspeskable.
Manliness subdues all things to lite own
good, and makes its own circumstances.
Napoleon, not the most manly OF men,
though thinking himself to be somewhat,
said: 81 make my own circumstances"
But Napoleon had his Waterloo. There
is no Waterloo for maniiness. Paul said ::
There is no condemnation :" and again ::
"In all these things, that is, the appar.
ent universities Of moral contict-"in all
these things we are more than conquer
ors." Msnliness 10 our best defence; il
will not absse itself at the dictate Of
social custom. II will not be cheated
out Of its birtbright-for mess Of pot.
age or mess ri wine. even though II
shall be attempted to disguise the nature
Of that wine with delicate, jeweled
hand and the witchery Of besuty's smile
Msnliness will value self.approval above
the worlds approval. The plaudits Of
the prone multitude are husks 1t scorns
to feed npon. 1t will not stultify itself to
wine plea ,ures, the enjoyment of which
is testimony Of its own debasement. II
will maintain clear eye, a steady nerve,
rational brain, free will, clear con-
science and an intelligent judgment. The
mother Of Achilles, it is said, immersed
her son in the waters OF the tabled river
and thus rendered him invulnerable
to the weapons OF bis foes. So
do We need to be invulnerable from
head to foot by the repelling power OF
impenetrable manliness. We need man.
illness to call for, maintain and execute
laws which shall be full OF helpful excel.
lencies. We need manliness which shall
have broad and intelligent conscien.
tiousness and be true to its convictions.
We need manliness which shall, under
all circumstances, be true in its positions
Of trust and to its promises OF trust.
We need a manlness which shall be true
to its own integrity, that it may more
quickly and fully respond to Gods claims
for service and needy humanity's claim
for help. We need a manliness which
shall hold all things as enemies which,
are inimical to its own glory in ourselves
or In our race. We need a manliness,
which by its own abstinence, its teach
ings, and it's helpful influence over others
shall so change the thought OF society as
to render improbable the industries Of
fermentation and distillation and every
other industry Of production and manu-
facture. which lends itself to their perpet-
uation and success. We need manliness
which by its masterful influence among
men shall render the sale of liquor, as
beverage, Improbable, and bankrupt
every man who continues in it. We
need q manliness which shall lift this
question out OF politics, out OF the juris-
diction Of trucking courts and juries and
settle it in the higher courts OF truth and
right. We need manlness which shall
recognize and honor manliness in Others,
above the exterior trappings Of wealth
or power, or social position, which shall
condemn the wrong wherever found and
shall prize its own integrity above every
pleasure, every honor, every gain OF
external good. The power and success OF
this monsterous evil, intemperance, is 10
the lack Of manliness in our race. We
must attain to manliness and make il
dominent or fail in the conflict. for law
can not give us the victory because 1t lie
weak through the flesh.
II you tell me it is utopian to hope for
such manliness as this, answer it is
utopian to expect success without it. II
ever the time comes, when, as revelation
tells as, "the fir tree shall take the place
Of the thorn and the myrtle tree flourish
where the briar grew" it shall be when
and where manliness takes the place Of
weakness and depravity. And the man
illness which will make the time and con.
dition of things which the prophet hoped
for and predicted. must be manliness
built up Of the best iron and steel Of q
humanity restored and developed by
grace and truth. The work which this
manliness has TO do is no child's play,
but work which will fully tax the best
developed abilities of well-trained man.
hood and womanhood, and the culture
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