The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-01
HUMAN BROTHERHOOD.
The Idea Rspulsivs TO the Average ctsa
ixed Man

fhe Idea Repuisivs TO the Average CtyA
iiEed Man.
To the average civilized man iha
notion OF human brotherhood is noe
only dismaying, IL is repulsive. as tho
physical contactof "a stranger would be.
We are all, by our difference Of tradi.
tons and conditions, moro or less
aliens 70 one another-'inhnitely re-
pellent particles" like the sentences
OF Emerson. When we meet an un-
known fellow man our instinct. II not
10 ''heave half a brick" at him. Ia
TO have nothing TO DO with him because
we do not know him: We wish 20 shun
and 10 shirl1 him. But II we meet
an unknown fellow man IN good so
ciety, we behave decenuy 20 HIM. be-
cause the ideal OF society ia equality
among guests and between host AID
guests. We have 20 suppose that DC Is
something like ourselves or he would
not be ia good society; and 90 we con-
sent 10 endure him. and " hen we have
been civil 20 him we fiud that we like
him a little; we like Kim greatly II Il
appears that be is OF like Aspirations
and cDdc2vors with ourselycr- In any
ease We make a show OF liking him. fus
any show OF dislixing him would be
vulgar. But the only terms 81 great
liking are parity Of aspiration and 81
deavor.
Without this We cannot have fra
ternitY, and when We have this We
rhall have brotherhood liberated from
those Hksorne burShrnx and CALLING ties
which society now inf1cts upon nat
'ural brotherhood. SSoiety does this H.
noranuy, Of course. in . conception Of
The family which IS survival Of the
times when one faTD1y-was adverse 20
another. when each was the rVrrn os
m urfriendly gems tribe, elan. aad
each CT its ombattled members ruiPkt
not so uujuKtly be made 90 answer sos
gil the others.
But 10 civilization the Individual. not
the family has been found 60 be the social
unit; he Is precious. and 10 a. be who 10
regarded. lie IS regarded in add for
himself. and not beoauas be IS skin e
this, that. OF the other onc. II be does
wrong. be Is punIahsd. and mons Of hia
kin are made 70 suffer through the
state. as they are IN bsrnaruGa eostn-
tries, where the innocent kindred % a
public enemy have their eyes put out
when be - put 20 death Ia this The
state shows itself more human than
society. which EtsIl regards The fazniiy
as the Unit 80 far IS 20 defaroe a rrlan 10
bis brother err, and 70 dcfazrss ali his
brethren ~ TIRE MAJ himself ro~s
wrong. Society Ftill recognizes fra
tsruity only IN the nS4ur2I sense. ard
has yet 70 learn that any l0Te between
brothers is altogether supernatural.
and not Al instinct, liks the lore "A
offspring.
Fraternity Is Supernatural. a. 81
ci~ihty IL. The RAE vak 30 animal sa5
natural: no- be - = oiti1sn ard super
E.atu-al. 50 far as b Is civilized. What
We may 90 - % eivilizo hira -
1aorUcghly that his fraternzl feeIing
VII liz part it1<f 20 AL humanity. A.
yr-eS~nt the TEsost ~ rzen do not wthh 20
Share IA TIE blessings q supernatural
fraternity. beeagEs hey drvsd "a thsr1
Eozns lstent quality - tie annoyzsos
tAey aDd In natural fraternity. FROM
tEs brotherhood 81 blood, which ,Asy
they did rot ehooss 90 SEX. fley sft~zs
hrr2k away As soon a. tl.ey can. Gnd
tr>at their brother O. baxlness foot-
ing. TAey boy ard sci viii tees:
ihsy le1d and borro7z. and giys ard tsks
uHuFy. O. y. for ShsEls's s4lks. they ID
Tot. they secretly frsl Sefrsuzes-
They I've sPart from oas another. sd
besp their families s<parafs- II o..
brutheT pruapera b<yoEd tie oth~rs.
rhey are FuEPlcAoss q hlra. ard ggstiy.
foT a. tie bottom os bis hs4r1 - Eae~a
fhat tksy are 10 losgsv hss esluals. ssd
fears tAas th-y vii forrss t5zzs Pct S3Ea
hsfor. kis equals- We all taaurht 5:
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cczse5 % AK Ia h-osA<r - siErsr. aa9
cad: One rzzst draw &c uss so<xs-
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r.orr h~e@use 81 car Srer~t sgzls 80
hz4 The posentZality \ sAs s-ass aasas-
E-az.-W. n. HoTssgls. ia Cra.usy.