The herald., 1895-07-24

dull than she has to allow her morals to
become lax. The greatest mother of to-
day is she who LOOKS about her and views
the living things within her nearest
vision: who cannot fail to see on every
hand the cruelties of the powerful toward
the weak and helpless. She is less than
human if her heart is not touched; less
than the ideal woman of an ideal repup-
lie if her very patriotism, her love OF
country, does not rise up and demand
the legal right to improve our civil life,
making it a better public life for the IN
any of her true womanliness in thus en-
larging her family duties in facing the
actual facts before us.
We who are looking forward with hope
full hearts to peaceful time when there
will be more fatherhood in the family and
more motherhood in the state, know that
men and women, standing side by side
in the state life, in the home life-that
will also mean a pure political llfe-will
rejoice as never before in an ideal repub-
lie.
From the homes. from the firesides. let
the mothers of the race join in the call
that is sounding throughout the land for
volunteers in the great cause of justice
and independence. Let the father with
the mother, the son with the daughter
join in the onward march from the old to
the new; from the family-the perIeat
ing unlt-to the state, the sovereign pow
er guided by the first law of earth and
heaven united: peach on earth, good
will toward man."
At the evening prelude Miss Addie l..
Murphy again delighted the audience
with one of her best recitations. Miss
Murphy has won nothing but the highest
praise and has proved one of the most
attractive and entertaining personages
that has appeared on the platform. Her
natural grace, unassuming manner, per-
feet voice and charming delivery have
been the wonder and admiration of all.
The Story of the Innumerable Com
pany was read by David Starr Jordan.
president OF the Stanford university. The
lecturer commenced by giving an allie
gorical illustration in which the human
life was likened to a journey through a
forest. He pictured mountain which
rose from the shore of the sea, and on its
fianss it bore a mighty forest. Year by
year there came up from the shore OF the
sea an innumerabe company. Each must
cross the mountain and the forest. And
this was one conditioned the journey. that
wnosoever came to the river must breast
its waters alone. As time went on there
came to be paths through the forest.
Those who went first left traces to serve
as guides for those coming after.
In early times there was one who came
up from the and made the journey
over the mountain and across the desert
by a way so fair that the memory of it
became part of the story of the forest.
He, too, left chart for those who 1ol- !
lowed, from which to draw IN times of +,
need. On this chart were the chief land /,
marks Of the region. There were many
who followed His way and gave heed to
His precepts. But some who tried TO |
follow Him said that His chart was not /
explicit enough.
Now. it CHANGED that on the slope of !
the mountain there was nuge granite
rock which stood in the midst of the way. I
Some passed to the right of it, while 9TH
ers passed to the left. Strangely enough |
the chart said nothing of this rock. At
last great multitude gathered there. At
II nightiall. after much discussion. the old
men IN the council gave their decision.
The safe way was to the right. Henceforth
man should know the way he must go.
1t was decreed that by this roc hould
the destiny of man be tested.
But in spite of argument there were