The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-04
mAn.a LiTTLENE5s AND GREAT
NESS.

NESS.
New York Herald.
what is man. thar thou shotildest sef iAin'
heart upon him 7--Job. vii. II.
The most thrilling. discouraging and az
railing thought that ever walks witE
crushing heels through the mind OF a silci
Gus man Is the thought OF MS own lnsig
aificancc IA the universe.
FIR comes. he goes. Today hr Is parf
OF the world his pulse beating wild
hcalthy life, tomorrow he VIII not b
here and neither aye nor teieseape car
penetrate the shadows into which ne VII
disappear. The time allotted 70 him "a g
abort that he no sooner becomes con-
Ecious OF the opportunities BY which he IS
surrounded and OF hts own ability TO siss
them than tho trumpet blast Summons him
and he bids the world farewell,
The earth swings In it's orbit without him
as well as with him and Is quite uncoh-
ce-pcd whether he Is here Or elsewhere
or nowhere. The sun blazes for him II he
Is present and blazes for some else II he
~ absent. The sky ~ blue, the clouas
float overhead the rivers run, the ocean
roars the dawn comes the twilight gath
efs without any reference TO him what
ever. He may stay or departit "a matter
OF small consequence to the CLEANSING sea-
sons whiah M willingly revolye over his
grave as over his cradle.
/ we compare the lie of man 10 the
life OF our solar system, With su estimated
duration OF twenty million years since It
broke its tcfy mans into planets. and a
prophesied duration or ten million years
more before It viii be shattered In some
celestial catastrophe we are amazed az
the PINS point Of space which we occupy
and the comparatively few minutes we are
allowed 10 occupy IT, human life. ws
are told, IL a thread IN tho great fabric,
hut thousand such threads may be wart-
ed from the loom OF God without injury
10 the fabric itsef n ours Is one Of
those threads we must needs walk IN ne
valley Of humiliation, for apparently We
count for nothing, or something less than
nothing.
And yet there Is another side to the pic
turc. This mysterious atom called man, 20
microscopic IN proportions. IS the greatest
marvel and puzzle Of the age. Science
tells Us that ne is the last and best pro-
duution Of natural law. Religion adds that
since he can not accomplish his mission
here. but giwnya leaves HIS task unfln-
iahed, the law which produced BIN must
provide place whore hts mission can he
completed. Elise the universe hax a rearn
OF lead in SIS bulk ~ gold: else the plan,
which prevails everywhere has been IN
NfAiHA ny 4RsANi-ANllt tiNN a cruel 1NllHfiHr
Is done In that we are created 20 fer.
form given work and then ribbed Of IN.
opportunity 70 anish r.
Esary arrangomsnt has been madn for
our continuous development and every ex-
perience. Il rlgiltir used, viii contr,bufe II
our education. Nothing can happen. from
tho most volatile : yato ire profoundsGt
grief, which nau may not appropriate
10 his advantage. Ills seventy years arr
uods university, Ia which toll and pain.
laughter and tearz. HDecsBs ami .lsfeat.
poverty and wealth. are the text bnots
which no can not diligently Study without
exceeding profit.
iife y given that we may learn how Ia
1.-Two. Adgefsities aacost US a. ksft-hta ~
old rode against each other 10 the tourna-
ment and We are either unhorsed heraurA
We have not stsrlfd our muscles 20 NEE,
me Zoe, or are vietors becauke Ne can
trust our swords and our good rsgnt arms
US can GROW 80 strong ana bold II we
have bean rightly trllnea that no caiami,o |
San bear US down. ana be atone has reache,
the highest type Of manhood who can forr..
the loss Of fortune or a great bsr4ayetn.n.
70 ano % the beauty. the serenity and lhe
symmetry Of his Character.
20 we graduate nom this Gods unlvar-
~ q make no use Of what we have
leArnedl DO we 20 through a long coiirse |
OF preparation for aoineshlng ouIv IA y. |
told thar there Ia nothing u dner ~. ~ I
painfully and weaFiis ana with great la,,,s /
and sacrifice get ready only 10 disroyos tha,
there Is nothing 10 get ready fofq Then X /
our period q suffering 4 neliislan. hailu. |
cinaron, and We have developed All fhe i
inner qualities ~ unr characters fcr ~
purpose whatever We have NOT been nor. \
'nisted 70 enjoy this lie. because We h.vo
been sterply AZ work IN ne struggle " |
make everything that has happened n, ~
tor Z nfe which our Interior natures have I
ed ~ 70 expect and anticipate. Wh1f Il /
strange disappointment llen. what No.,
ess ana stunning disappointment q 81 I'M
tormed that all our discipline Ana ishe.
have been for nangbf.
on the other hand. what a ras, w...
narfyfiike fnlbuelnsm we get from a.
promise that every hour OF wrefehes,ass
md misery. every emhattled year evsr.
victorious contest Hlth passion. every .s,fs,
q quiet endurance and calm reaIgnai 10, 's ~
siepplpg STONE IN thai spiral staircat. ,hss
earg % me REALMS uf the lavlslblo snst
upper world into which wo ara ashs-@,s
WHEN Wo graduate with honor from, ~.
i1lvfreiiy. where Rfiffg are the nrofessas,
md nqrfowa The fuforn.
II religion were only dream A wo,,.
sfpi D. lftan worth 1reaintne ,s,t,-
hnfe who dream 40 dreams but have ,,sss
they oall sha truth 1--we II license ana az
n W4eflnfsH A we
hnt e i Is moi dream. II ria a t,n,n
pAekpa pS sho plan and the Jaws Of M