The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-10-24

tifn OF greater un"i'Ahl'hHf nm wv WiHs
aakes of both clasaes arise through tho
fault Of tho parents.
For all true education begins AZ homo.
Correct habits and thoughts must not
only originate there, but must there DO
aulokoned into activity and bo trained TO
steady discipline, ~ tho tres iF. ~ are
ita fruits. and m the home II, 10 are lis
children In AN ntmOppbore Of honor
they Will bo honorable surrounded by
deceit, they VIII bo decoitfm. Where
wealth IL worvhippcd, they will bow
also, Where idlcncaA II tolerated. they
viii denplse work n Is worne than vain
1t In er4nanat-.io send youths with un-
formed or badly formed characters into
great schools and colleges, and expect
them 10 profit by the experience. Moth
ing less than deeply rooted sentiments
OF purity. and ltibilA strong from daily
use and correct from conviction. can on
abe them la escape the contamination
insoparatfo from thesv establishments.
Tho do,pW Apselm A,id that Idle
ness Ia tho aapuiohro OF living man"
Ito who does nothing. Ia nothing. he is
oasulfod. swallowed up ana ollituraied
by tho tenure Of his crstonoc. lie ta
worse on than " ho had never been Tor
10 notfeots tho opportunities which God
and his ago have given him, The old
proverbs say "ldrnoss end lust arc
sworn friends. Idle men urr the dc,A'u
playfrs lgwn" "idlchcab II the grcatrut
prodigallty IN Tho wofsi The moralstr.
frum Solomon to pr watts. have not
only vcn,ured ti,clr strcturrs on ldiencrs
but on alugsishnoan aH wdi. To be dll.
atory or pcrfuno,ory Ia to be partially
Idle To 10 lmpfoyldcn, Is tho same
We are lnyltod 10 consult nature ana
initiate her forc,hought And What
aooNcr Thy hand dmic,h 10 do" sid The
preacher. do {, with ny might"
idap and addlc have the same moan.
lng. and. win an. are derived from the
same word. which uisninoi ,o be- sick.
corrupt, vod, An ldlc person Is an ALL
ms porrsan. sick In body and mind. cor.
r,tIS n morals. void OF understanding.
An idle llfo b an aidlcd .irc. noxlous.
unpruduc,ivv. and dead to al goodness.
Yet this - the mo which 80 many cove,
and others are proud to possess and
that In tho indvbtuai Who in a,.owed
precedence over tho industrious,
Nature hta an her children With some
thing 10 do" said tho poet. ana truly
there ls ~ mu,h TO DO don, Ia this
wori physlca-iy mentally. morally
that It bcnls mono 10 lc Idle There are
Augcan stablyr D. ho cloans,d. ancient
and mighty wrongs to bc rccliHod. grave
anunva .n bo rrdressrd. and dcnsc clouds
of ignorance to be- dispcucd. The wor
mourns from want nri misery. ana
crime. and the dark places OF the
earth arc ful OF cruelty" Power and
injustice trampio upon tho weak and the
innocent Nation is arming against ma
tion. and "a mans foes are they Of his
own houHchold" Poverty prays In vain
Tor ~ dany bread. We SEQ tho indus.
'rious Idle from compuison. aud the
wicked grIn,iaal from wan, Of know.odgc
our boaspd brotherhood Is poetic
dream. Each nights for his own hand.
regardless Of othcre ana the end no man
can forscc,
80 many worlds 80 ruch to do.
SO little doac such things to be-"
Surely humanity requires the hes, ~
foru OF all It's members This is no
placo FOR ldlcrs or lovers OF fa,sc gem
Unity. There II work TO b. done. serious
patient and persistent work. not tho
service OF the slave. but the cheerful
1ahor Of The free man, FUN OF loving |
kindness. Tho world is still young, and |
noble duties Ito before It. As II grows !
wiser It win grow happier, until love
suppiarEs selnshness and becomes the |
universal law OF lts being As Tcnnyson
swcctly sang 10 the Great Worker;
our little systcmS have their day;
They have their day ana cease to be:
They are hut broken lights OF Thee
And Thou. O Lord. art more than they
We have but faith: We cannot know;
For knowledge Is OF things We see;
And yet We trust Il comes from Thee.
a beam In darkness; let It grow.
Let knowledge grow from more to more,
But more of reverence In us dwell;
That mind ana sol, according well,
May make ono music as before.
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