Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-20

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afsAid be would fnd n. Then he begat
10 thinkof his friends, to " boP u then
he couId show IL. He could no
thiuk OF one, and be pot the picture 70
70 The Dire. There was no beauty in u
You pick up poem. it is Of perfeci
rhythm Of seemingly correct senti.
ment and full OF lofty similes, but
everywhere in it you feel the Mort te
make something fine and beautifol anc
see 10 trace Of honest earnest purposs
for good touches vou. IL jars on your
sense Of the beautiful AZ does the lu-tful
picture. Aud as for The realistic
pcems, true to nature so-called, sensual
istlc should call tbem?-one would b'
90 far from naming them as beautifui
that be woUIG gladly agree With J.
Russell Lowell ia his scattering criii-
cism Of some such writing by one q
the high priests or great prophets Of
this modern schOol: ''Tbe true cburcl
Of poetry Is founded on = rock, aud J
have no fear that these smuichy bacl
doors Of hell shall prevail against her,
There il, there can be 40 beauty 10 any
thing which is not strong for truth sit
righteousness and goodness, and this b
the beauty which the King desireth.
But how, now, bow shall beauty b.
brought into the SOUS capable
beauty? How shall the chamberlain
Of the King treat the maidens com
mitied to their care that the King
when he sees them shall desire theiI
beauty?
Here most Of all, or nearly 50, IL The
place for the application Of the law
indirection which is 10 the gospel
Self consciousness must be banisheo
spiritual cosmetics are not to b.
thought of, massage Of the soul b
qnackery. IL is downright, earnes
activity, and exercise OF the life, IN th,
sunshine OF love and the pure air Of,
high purpose of good to others whicl
shall bring this beauty Of sOUl-health.
The one who is to become most beauti.
ful Of all these before me Is that On'
who shall most earnestly give herself
TO making other souls beautiful. Some
times you hear Il said that there Il
danger lest a man or woman should
give himself so thoroughly and entire.
ly TO the work Of saving other people,
his own salvation may be neglected oI
hindered. 1t is surely an utter mistake.
1t is p sslble that a man should
"preach" to others and be himself
castaway, but preaching to men is no'
necessarily working for their salvation,
and IL Is we'll for preacher, as 1t was
for Paul, to see to 1t that he looks NJ
hIs preaching aud purposes, and at hh
life, to see that IL Is all given To ths
Lord for his work of saving men. Bu'
the compleiest self absorption and self
forgetfulness In efforts for the saying
of others with real salvation-this
will always bring In the best possibli
salvation to any soul. 80, then, tn,
soul that comes to be absorbed in other
souls, and In clothing them with Tn,
garments of beauty, shall itself weai
only beautiful robes "But il II moi
an act of self consciousness when W,
recognize and act upon this law Of life?'
IL all begins in self-thought, we aIC
individuals before we are members Of .
community, we start In lite one by on,
from the plain OF self-help, but to abid,
there Is to fall into the swamps OF
selHshness, and the Lords helping is
for bringing us all to the upper PLAIN,
the table land Of helping others, and
the air is tonic here. Yes, as look
into the faces OF the young women
before me this morning, aud see the
promise OF coming beauty, | say TO my
self, as l say to you, that promise shall
be best fulfilled for the soul Of all these
who shall the most forget about hel
own beauty aud expeAd herself upon
beautlfying Others.
"But Is that the way to become most
famous Ia the world?" Not In man's
world, no. But In Gods world, yes.
"But do famous women excel In
beauty ?p That depends upon what
you mean by famous The woman,
or the man, who is longing first and
most TO be talked about and praised
everywhere among men. Is not the
possessor OF beauty aud cannot be, Tia,
promise has failed, the frost aud tn.
cold rains have killed the blossoms on
that tree OF life
SIS fame bad thing, then, aud
ugly"
Nay, but the soul that seeks II be-.
comes ugly, 30 far. But TO be famou.
10 Code world, where the famed one Is
never told OF her honor, that is TO be
beautiful.
'Bul how shall one give herself to
the bringing OF beauty upon other
lIves9n
In nny way that opens at your hand.
Opportunity aud power to meet Il