The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-11


What we call the lower element of our
natures cannot be grand except by
the higher qualities mingling with it;
but the higher qualities can live aud
last and grow, though the lower be
shut out altogether. | tell you this
and confirm it by pages from lives
that have been laid open before me;
for | want you to have new sense
of what love can do and has done for
our race. | tell you this, because
love, in its highest form Of devotion
to an ideal, is capable of entering your
bursting heart, no matter how OBJ
scure you are, and making of you a
new creature. with clean life, pure
thought and good purposes.
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AN IDEAL.
Something to live forl
Something that stretches far beyond
The earthly limits OF each fancy fond
Something that draws us by pure love-
illness,
And ever seems more fair as on we
press,
so drawing nearer-thinking to attain
We see it still afar and, losing, gain
More from the aided zeal we needs must
show
To win our prize, and ever higher go
As some strong traveller through desert
wild,
Sees snowy submits up to heaven piled
And braves the bristling dangers but to
find
The misty mountains still but dim out
lined;
And though as nearer yet his way he
wends
Fresh beauty to his soul the prospect
lends,
OF rosy shadows fitting Der the snow,
And peaks with golden coronets that
glow;
Yet may he never scale those stainless
Slopes
Or plant his conquering banner where
he hopes,
But by high striving towards a lofty end
With eyes that ever on pure submits
bend,
Through seeming failure claims self
victory,
And, meier attaining, wins eternally.
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| see almost daily a man, who
though separated by an ocean from
the woman who knows his love and
feels love in return, is held by her
gentle influence and her high views of
life, just as though he were by her
side. Saddest of all-but why sad
dest?-most beautiful of all in this
instance is the fact, increased bodily
weakness is gradually bringing her to
bed of lifelong suffering. What
does he gain from her? Physical pleas
ure? No-such thought is remotest
from his mind. But the purpose to
live life that would please her, to
gain reputation that would rejoice
her, to carve career that shall en-
body her goodness and nobility-these
things he gains and is content.
There has been given me from the
lips of magnificent man, a man Of
keenness and strength, his own story,
while we were talking of such things.
After his second child was born, his
wife was grievously afflicted. For ten
years and more he has been just as
you are in relation to your beloved.
Depression is foreign to him. Life is
one continuous courtship, and as mid
die age creeps on he grows more and
more into the habit of showing little
delicate attentions that are precious
to her aching heart, and vocal Of his
faithful devotion. What is he gain
ing? Honor among men, reputation
for probity.
Love will find an outlet. AS the
sap moves within the tree forcing it
into foliage, so true love is bound to
display itself. If kept from degrada-
tion, it will swell up your heart with
goodwill towards the world, your
world, and the hopeless misery of it's
sweltering crowds. No man can have
lofty love for woman without max
ing the world better Love is the key
to the enigma of our relations to our
fellows. 1t breaks down selfishness
and releases gentleness, kindness, pity.
The spiritual faculties under the slim
illus of the softer sex, show forth in
thoughtfulness, and the physical pow
ers run more naturally to deeds of
good. Your beloved has shown you
your incompleteness without her and
much more can she show you of duty
to the world and its need of love ac-
lively worked into its mass. Show me
any man, Catholic, Protestant or Ag-
nostic, who is trying to better his
day; back somewhere in his heart will
be found the image of woman to
nerve him. She may be of flesh and
blood or she may be the immaculate
one whom many millions venerate; in
either case his best nature is set free,
and becomes for the dear woman he
loves, in very truth her warrior out in
the world, keeping stainless the trust
she reposes in him.
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If any suggestions in these articles
have seemed impractical regarding
future life with the woman you love,
do not condemn me because / differ
from you. 1t is just possible that
wider experience enables me to see
a little further than you. l will leave
the subject in this way. Select in your
neighborhood thoughtful, kindly,
happy man whose home seems to be
his hearts treasure and ask for his
answer to the question / have placed
before you, GLOW shall the joy, the
spirit of sacrifice, the stimulus to eff
fort that is found in courtship be con-
tinued after marriage?" The ques-
tion is worthy of an answer, as you
are at present full of happiness, and to
thins Of any other condition gives you
a sinking sensation. His answer
because human nature in its broad
details is much the same everywhere
will practically confirm these arti-
Giles. But being delivered by a living
voice, he may have more power to con-
vince you. l shall be well content,
for have made you think little
more than before ola subject supreme
ly interesting to you, and it has been
done In way that seldom appears In
print and Is rarely spoken Of. The
reason OF the latter silence Is that the
man who Is happy in his affection
has natural fear Of derision should
he praise the glories Of love in the
presence Of those who gleat only over
it, shame, a prosperous Journey 70
you al,