The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-09
WHEELING DAILY INTELeENcER DEcENBER l8a7

scapegoats upon whom he may cast at
Will his impotence, anger and seowls2
Why, | ask. should an individual, the
most polite and courteous to visitor
or acquaintance ever yield to bursts ut
dlscquFtesy or impoliteness TO rela-
tives?
why while on the lookout coutln-
ually, for places Of amusement and en-
joymenf, wig, while continually seek
Ing to make engagements for passing
the time In pleasureable manner?
Why, | ask, when such is the case,
should not the home come In for q
share of these enjoyments? Why can
not some pleasures De found at home?
Why should not the hearth, and the sit
tins room and the parlor be the scenes
az life's best. greatest and most lasting
happiness? Why, I ask, and history
echoes, Te-echoes the word, WhyY Yes
It may well be regretted that Ia life
there exist but too many examples OF
Jekyll and Hyde, where In one individ-
ual there seem IL be combined two dis
tlnct characters. now to the outer world
all that Is gentlemanly and polished
and courteous gov 10 the inner world
OF the home all that Is ungentlemaaly,
rough and discourteous. The hands
may be the hands OF Esau, yet the voice
ever remains the voice of Jacob
Transferring our attention now for
moment, 20 the realm of religion exclp-
slvely. we shall find that here also our
text may give us much food for thought
] say to the realm of religion exclusive
ly and yet it's exactly there that the
fault lies. For there should be no such
thing as religion exclusively, If, by
religion, we mean anything we mean
under all circumstances something that
should always be with US, some feeling,
yearning, desire that should pervade
our entire lives, II 1t be the binding
OF an Individual personality to that of
Its Maker. then this bond should exist
In the home, In the street and In the
business by all means, as well as in the
temple precincts And yet how many
people seem TO think that religion Is a
matter concerned with the temple only,
that religion Is religion, but that busi-
meas Is business. Yes, and how many
are there who fail to realize that In ex-
Guiding from the domains OF business
and home life the inspiring and beneh-
cent presence OF religion, they are thus
excluding all those elements which ele-
vate life and,make 1t worth living The
temple is no more Identical with relig-
ion, mean no more represents all
the religion OF n people than does the
sun represent all the heavenly bodies.
It Is only part, to be sure, necessary
and indispensable part, and yet only
part after all Religion ought to know
no limits. 1t should be evident on
Monday as on Saturday or Sunday. in
the home and the Office. as well as In
the temple There ought not be, and Il
Is to be deeply regretted that there are
individuals who fail to realize these
truths, and who though devout worship
pers, yet when II comes to a business
transaction, remind one OF Conan
Doyle's character. Mr.. Girdlestone, who
was continually quoting scriptures, but
might well have put upon the door OF
his office, the sign: Business conducted
on purely non-religlous basis In
the temple or church Esau's hands were
visible, but 1t needed hut little outdoor
Investigation to see that the voice stlll
remained jacobs.
And then. In conclusion, my friends,
let us briefly consider the parts which
voice and hand should play in life
When the sanctuary was being built
and all the lsraeltes were bringing
their contributions thereunto. the Mid
rash tells US that Moses stood by and
wept Mt the thought that he alone had
not contributed anything And as he
wept. the ancient RabbIus tells u.s.
God appeared unto him and said, Weep
not: thy word Is most pleasing In my
sight" The thought which the Md
rashic teachers here desired to empha-
size. was this, that those who have
| taught unto the world It's greatest
truths, deserve all the credit for The ad-
vancement Of the world. Not the mater
lal builders. but the mind and soul
builders Assyria and Egypt and Greece
and Rome all represented magnificent
Kingdoms, built palaces and temples,
and obelisks and pyramids which were
wonders of architectural and construc-
| tive skill All were world powers and
military giants. And yet they are unto
us important to-day, not because of
| their works All that remain thereof
are ruins If these powers represent
ANYTHING to-day, Il Is because OF what
they have taught us. Greece Is re-
nowned, not for It's temples, but for It's
ideals OF art and beauty. Rome not be-
cause of It's palaces, but because OF Its
laws. And so throughout life. 1t was II
| Noses and Jesus, and Il Mohammed
| and Luther who shaped the worlds
| history much more than the men who
| fought the battles, or destroyed king
hnms or built up magnificent domains.
| And even the greatest generals in the
world have not been the men with the
greatest strength or power but rather
| the men best fitted TO command In the
| literal sense Of the term men whose
voices made themselves heard through
out the world. The voice has made IT.
self heard in history's domain
"And yet with all this. words mean
least to-day when unaccompaniedp by
work. What Is needed to-day Is no;
only the man who says, althouah. as
remarked, he has occupied and still &C.
cupies, a distinctive position In life, but
the world needs as WELL the men whose
hands are evident. who know not only
TO sneak. but to work: who know not
only how TO suggest a movement. ana
influence others to see It's good qualit-
\ les, but knows az well, how to put his
shoulder to the wheel and so hurry the
movement to actual realization. Mere
talk, tale-bearing and gossip never ms
done anything of worth In life, has new
or erected lasting monument Of good
though It may have erected many OF
bad The Rabbls once said, Every
deed we'll done gives birth to an angel
who watches over the door II sayeth
nothing of talk or words, and in this
connection l should like TO refer to orc
Of those exquisite thoughts for which
claude g. Monteflre IL so well known.
lie calls attention to the fact that
1snlnh describes his angels with one
voice and six wings. with which to fly
and act, ana remagiSs; what an angel
lc world this would be II every one OF us
ala six times as much as nc said" Yes,