The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-11-08

lnS-dll aspire tO-Wltn my, pen, anu dui
out of debt, while the Ohio statesman,
with quite average opportunity for dis
playing genius in the management OF
AFFAIRS" is under Sis, 900 bondage to the
man who rescued him from more dis
astrous mismanagement than was ever
guilty of. But we will let that pass with
other equally interesting statements In
a production that is evidently a very
loose compilation of worn-out epithets
and phrases selected at random from
recent Republican speeches and edi-
tOrialS, and how to prove great minds
sometimes differ in their estimate of the
same subject, I will quote portions of let
tiers such as am occasionally receiving
from all parts of the English, speaking
world touching my work in the field of
reform.
The first is from an anarchist" who
occupies and honors 1.-The chair of APP
piled Christianity" in the Iowa college:
GRINNELL. Ia, March IA, 1896.
Prof. James G. Clark, Pasadena, CAL
My Dear Mr. Clark: 1 accept the dedi-
cation of your poem (The Living CHRISTI
with the greatest gratitude, not only be-
cause 1 know 1 shall highly value the
poem for itself. but for the beautiful
sincerity with which yon do this.
always read your poems with great de-
light, because they seem to be so full of
the prophecy of the better day that is
breaking.
You know how to prophesy against
wrong and to hold up the ideal of the
right, and yet do all this with the gen
tleness of Christ. So your songs are all
songs of his spirit Then this means all
the more to me because of your abiding
and frank sympathy with the mission
which l am trying to fulfill. T feel that
the storms that are past are as nothing
compared with the storms and stress to
come. for which 1 must get ready, ETC.
Faithfully and affectionately yours.
GEORGE d. HEBRON.
The following is from another IAN
archist." well known as the millionaire
congressman of Pennsylvania" who,
with William J. Bryan, led the free silver
forces of the lower house from 1892 to
1894:
FRANKLIN, Venango County. Pa,
January II, 1896.
Mr.. James G. Clark, Pasadena, CAL
My Dear Mr.. Clark: I beg to thank you
for the pleasure which came to me
through receiving, with your autograph
Mr.. Flowers pamphlet commenting on
your poems. Some of these poems 1
had never seen, while others of your
production I have occasionally quoted
in my speeches, and they have voiced
In language the sentiments that have
been d Thousand times in my heart. I
w
l do not know when l have ever exert
enced more profound pleasure than in
the reading of your poems. James Rus
sell Lowell has for many years been my
favorite poet. A great many of his
poems are committed to memory. He
wrote for human freedom, and my 1udg-
ment is will be the contemporary of all
ages. You have done the same You be-
long to the "immortals," and I believe
SO long as the true spirit of the Master is
comprehended by humanity none who
have caught the keynote of the life which
he lived, who have rightly comprehend
ed his mission to Calvarys cross, will
fail to find in your poems the true teach
ings of the Christ life, and you will speak
to such all through the ages. That
strength of body and mind may be given
you for many years to come that other
words of warning and prophecy may be
given is my ardent wish Every blessing
which bountifu1 Father has in his gift
| for his most favored children shall hope
he may give you.
| I think you and belong to the same
| church, If not according to ecclesiastical
nomenclature, yet nevertheless the
! same. / have recently been speaking on
topic which might be termed the Po-
| litical Economy of the Man of Galilee
I have earnestly sought to apprehend
his teachings, and have been forced tc
the belief that the churches as today
constituted fail to catch the master