The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-09-24
COURAGE.

VARIOUS are the meanings and
constructions that different indi-
viduals place upon this word.
Physical courage, which is often
rewarded by honors, wealth and
titles, and not infrequently vreathed
in laurels stepped in human gore,
is so fascinating to mankind that
many there are who esteem cour-
age that inspires such, as the
highest good" of human valor.
How utterly mistaken the idea!
How wrongful the supposition, and
how from the rightful accepta-
ton of the word.
1t is moral courage which chal-
lenges the noblest and sublimest
order of mankind. That courage
which exhibits itself in silent eff
fort that courage to seek and
speak the truth under all circum-
stances and regardless of conse-
quences-th that courage to be just
and honest, when self the waver-
ing balance holds"-that courage
to do ones whole duty-that cour-
age to successfully withstand the
innumerable hosts of temptation
that beset the pathway of life, is
far more noble and heroic than
thut which inspires man to bare his
breast to the "cruel STEEL" or fea--
lessly charge the threatening mouth
of laundering cannon.
Man, isolated and alone, is but 8
tiny and seemingly insignificant
atom In the great universe. Sur.
rounded by moral and Christian In
fiuences, il takes but little courage
to live honestly and uprightly. But
let him stand out alone amid inf
deity, unbelief and other monsters
of evil, and then it is that it re-
quires true courage to with tand
temptations. Easy is it to profess
belief in any popular theory, and
few there are who have courage to
stand by their convictions in sup
porting unpopular theories. This
moral coWardice, if such it be, in
lacking courage to support any but
popular theories or beliefs, seems
to be one of the great evils of the
age. Moral courage, courage of
conviction, isneeded to Withstand
| it.
Every step of progress in the
annals of mankind was made in
the face of opposition. All great
inventors whose inventions have
blessed humanity, all great discoy.
erers whose discoveries have proven
beneficial to mankind. all leaders OF
thought in the world of business
art, science, literature and religion
have stormed the seemingly inn
pregnable bulwsrks of opposition,
and vithstood the fierce yolleys Of
criticism only by courage of con-
yichon. But few great theorie,
or doctrines are there but had tc
Eight their way into public recogni.
ton, facing detraction, and otter
through the horrors of persecution
and the fires of persecution.
The courage needed at this time
is not the heroic kind which re.
quires priyations, suferings and
dangers, but that which can be dis.
PLAYED as easily in the everyday
AFFAIRS Of life as In the tlmc-h hon.
ored fields Of action. That man
who has the courage to be honest,
to resist temptation, to speak the
truth, and 10 be what he really is,
possesses courage more heroic than
that which inspired the three hum
bred Spartans TO die at the pass Of
Thermopyle, more noble than that
which animated the "Six Hundred
of Light Brigade" fame, and
lnoresubIime than that which en-
abled Arnold Won Winkleried ato
open a way tor liberty. n-Er.
Ex-Gor. RosHErL P. F1owER, of
New York. has been defeated as q
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