The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-12-12

the "Bacchante" strike us as timely and
just The question which has been
much discussed, whether the statue is
work of art worthy of approval by the
city of Boston, is irrelevant. 1t is an
art conception and construction offered
as an appropriate emblem and ornament
for the Boston Public Library. We are
assured that it is an unquestioned work
of art, and the idea of many seems to be
that that settles the question. Now the
idea of the Bacchante is of pleasure, and
of the pleasure OF the voluptuary. 1t
represents a female devotee of the god
of wine and wickedness. The more sue
cessful such conception is when
wrought out in art the more effectually
does it satirizs all the sentiments con-
noted by the Public Library.
We felt at the time that quite too
much was being made of the alleged
rupture between Catholic dignitaries
in this country, and of the supposed re-
port by Cardinal Satolli to the Pope
concerning Archbishop Ireland, Cardinal
Gibbons and others. After large part
of the press, secular and religious. has
made the incident text for extended
comments and sagacious surmises, we
have a denial from Satolli that there is
any foundation in 80 much of the rumor
as relates to him. He has made no re-
ports to the Pope concerning the persons
named or concerning the University OF
Washington. Probably the rest of the
story equally "lacks confirmation"
How easy to do what we like to do!
How hard to do lighter task in which
we have no interest! These facts init
mate law Of human conduct. The
secret of getting things done is to get
the doers interested in them. Some
times duty is made clear enough, and
sufficient emphasis is laid on obligation.
But the effect is sadly disproportionate
to the logic and the vehemence. Again,
the teacher or preacher 80 presents the
subject as to enlist interest in it, and lo
hundred willing hands. We make no
plea for that shallow evasion which tries
to shirk duty by converting it into a
pastime. 1t is best to face work as work,
duty as duty. But wsrk may be inspira-
tion or it may be drudgery; duty may be
a delight or cross. To effect the for
mer result is not only to economize
power. it is to create power.
1T came to pass when Solomon was
DID," There is danger in age as we'll as
in youth. An old man may have his
"heart turned away after other gods"
il not as readily, yet as really as young
mau. This is worth attending to; for
our habit of speech and our modes of
Safeguarding are so directed to the
young that we may overlook the perils
of the old. The subtitle nature Of infu-
ence, whether personal, social or mental.
is to be reckoned with from infancy to
age. There are persons before whom
our hearts are like wax; and there are
ideas and causes whose appeal we are
unable to resist. Solomon put himself
in the power of his wives and they took
him where they were. away from the
God of Israel.
The Vice President elect is college
man, as the President elect is not. He
attended a jubilee at his alma mater,
Rutgers, the other day, and confessed
that he had not been there before in
fifteen years. But he promised now to
do better Mr. Hobert is a sample in
this way as in many other and better
things Of the average college graduate.
Business or professional duty absorbs
him; his clients demand his time and
energies, and the cherished mother to
whom he owes SO much and whom he
thought he should never neglect, is fin
ally left quite out of his calculations
1t may be, too, that the college is remise.
She does not honor her sons, perhaps.
until her sons have honored her.
CANTON THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL.