The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-10
A RELATED LETTER.
Pleasant Words from Howard" That
should Have Appeared Before.

Pleasant Words from Howard" Tint
Should Have Appeared before.
Dear H. L. c. Members and Friends
I viii come today with only rambling
letter and speak a few words of good
cheer at this season of universal friend
ship and rejoicing.
We see this spirit of good will every
where emphasized and made manifest by
the bestowing Of gifts in material things,
and how often we hear the expression
"Oh that l had the meansr' made by
some one who feels they cannot make
every one a present they wish to, or
cannot make as elegant and costly pres
ents as some others do, or as they would
wish to mal1ei Yet dear friends, did you
ever consider that you have store
house so full of good gifts-real living
gems-that you could give to each and
every one without stint or limit and
never exhaust the supply2 Every one,
both rich and poor. can give out pure
loving thoughts and good words and
wishes, and send those VitaliZing, cheer
ing and uplifting words to many care
worn and sad, respondent soul, which
will prove Of more lasting benefit and
real comfort than anything you could
give in material things. How often you
have known a kind word spoken to
respondent soul or a message of love
poured into the heart of a sick friend
who was on the verge Of despair, prove
the turning point to recovery or sue
CeSs2
So let us not withhold our hand at
this high noon Of the Christmas season
or at the eventide, but SOW the good
seed literally freely, knowing that our
words will not return unto us void, but
win bring forth their fruits in due sea-
son.
To each one Of you individually I send
New Years greeting Of love and good
wishes for your health, happiness and
prosperity. And especially to our in
valid members l would send a message
Of love and say TO you, be not dis
couraged or dependent, but look to the
GiVer Of all good and perfect gifts. Re
member the promise Of Christ Jesus tnaL
He would be always with you and a
present help in every time of need.
Accept the promise and hold fast 70 IL
Wrap the mantle of Christ's divine love
about you every day and every hour so
closely that IT will shut out Of your mind
every thought Of evil things. Live con-
stantly in the thought of that which is
good and it will bring light and strength
to you in many a dark hour.
To the new officers send congratula-
tons and encouragement.
The past summer / spent in Chicago
was one so full of wonderful experiences
to me that they are beyond description,
a six months so fun OF opportunities
never again to be repeated
The visits 10 the beautiful parks,
drives, ma gnificent buildings and places
of interest in ana about the city, the
boat and street car rides; the all-day
visits to the great exposition, there to
enjoy the vast collection Of all things
of interest gathered from the four quar-
ters Of the globe; TO drink in the beau
ties of architecture by day and the
grand illumination by night. To take
a stroll among the exquisite sculpture,
or beautiful paintings in the idealistic,
or seek a more realistic life of activity
IN machinery hall, where the most pom
derous machines yield their life like ODE
dience to mans will readily the
most delicate needle. From deiVlnS
into the earth to bring forth her treas
ures as represented IN mines and min
ing, or the manipulating of her surface
! TO produce food in all its multiplicity Of
forms as represented in agriculture, we
turn to the great array of finished pro
ducts in the liberal arts And from the
sharp snap Of the lightni1gS flash its
mellow or dazzling light, the clear voice
and merry laughter, or sweet tones OF
music. heard many miles away, we turn
to its utility in the roasting OF beef
steak or the welding Of a horseshoe.
From the grim visage of a Krupp gun,
a glnboat or an electrocutic chair u
have no word TO express it, We turn
to the Indiana training school or a peace
congress; from the study OF man in the
misshapen mummies in anthrOpology, or
in his elemental parts as seen in the
government building We turn to the
study of him in the beautiful faces and
graceful forms all about US; or take a.
neeD into the abOdes and home-life OF
| the nations from the dusby-sSinned,
scantily-clad, stalwart form OF the South
sea islander in their summer huts to the
fur-clad. diminutive forms of the Esli-
mo from Iceland; OF, take a more en-
chanting view from the dizzy nights Of
the Ferris wheel To admire the state
Iv tread of a cadet" or a regular"
to note the bow Of a crowned head, or
cheer at the smile of princess, we
drop abruptly to the war whoop of the
savage or the unIntelligible jibber of the
barbaric Dehomean. From the reading
of the time of day in every country at
a glance we turn to amuse ourselves
with measuring the velocity OF the WIND
N observe the movements Of the planets.
~easinq to he longer animated by the
din ersity seen al about US, we drop
nickel i'm the slot" and watch the ami
mate action in an inanimate photograph,
ar turn our animate body to assume an
l-inanimate pose we listen TO the animat-
ing strains from Prof Thomas's famous
orchestra or the sweet peals Of Home,
Sweet Home" as they loaf from the
chimes I'm the belfry tower, or the merry
voices o. hundreds Of children t, ained in
gleeful song. Startled from our reverie
by the screams of a child or the lullaby
of the nurse girl in the children's build
ing or the hideous din called music in
Midway, We seek for a greater feast for
the intellect or a flow Of soul" for the
spiritual man, and repair TO the con-
crosses of the various sciences, itera-
ture and education, and listen TO the
, learned words of men eminent In their
respective spheres; or go to the great