The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-11

people having lies sorrows and doubling
its Joys. he Is knightod by the queen and
publicly thanked by parliament. while a
poet Ike Tennyson. who swestens mans life
and thought. has a place made for him In
sitting up late. England s'udies methods for
teaching the youth OF today to reverence the
heroes Of Yesterday.
AMERICAS INGRATITUDE.
Today Americas greatest peril is ingrati-
tude to her noblest sons and daughters. Our
people have not yet learned that the least OK
( Gods gifts are those gifts named tools goods
factories, palacss. ships. Gods best gifts 10
US our heroic reformers. phiiauthr0plsts.
inventors. puhiicists merchants. seers. The
measure Of greatness for city and nation Is
the number OF great men & commentaries
and the wisdom % the measures used for uft-
ing up these heroic names and flaming them
forth for the admiration and emu,ation OF
children and youth.
The tine was when the young republic had
but slender stalk OF heroes. Now God 3
providence has multiplied the number. until
today cur national ornament holds some
names that are Ike stars for brightness and
permancncy.
Unfortunately the republic has as yet but
few devices for celebrating these children OF
genius and goddess. wsshington's birthday,
Decoration day and independence DAY scant
ard slender indeed these Institutions for cap
italizing The great men OF Yesterday for the
today. The city or nation that allows its
great benefactcrs. inventors, merchants pub
AtI41t1 aAA ti4tAAeN= 10 Nse IS Glf LEF fFhtHns
end ruihaHs, ttGut memorial days or me-
mCrisl huildinCs-io die unthlnked. unrecog-
ni1ed; unrewaraosi and aforementioned
ride In palace cars as 20 the body. but IL Is
still savage "a 10 lta soul.
FIVE IMMORTAL NAMES.
During the past eight years cur nation has
buried ave and daughters OF supreme
genius. Today. when foreign pilgrims search
out their graves. they fad that three OF the
Eve are sleeping under weeds and tangled
grass. without 30 much a. a Pine board 70
mark tkeir SACRED dust. Il IS q sad fact that
Americas greatst children have had 20 20
abroad 20 obtain recognition at home Lseav-
l-s ll4if native shores almost CnreccE ntzed.
kstLGeN Phillips. William Lt1ya Garrison
Harriet beechtr stowe ard Frances willard
weEt 20 ENGLAND 20 be feted houored, pub
lCly thanked and recognized. and then re-
turned home % hnd that their own people
had been startled into q tSrdy recognition
But for the most part helated gratitude has
been but an Indian summer wind signing
through branches already touched with
deaths approaching winter. But II there is
a power N the world that makes for right
eousness and justice. history II not reueua-
Der a generation that forgets its benefactors
Thus fer America has produced at least
three daught RS verify % rank with Florence
Nightingale. Augusta Stanley and the greatest
women cf the Oh nations. These ara Harriet
Beecher Stowe standing for fr edcun for tho
education for women. and Frances willard
whose career is repr scented BY her motto
monument for the great novelist was long
ago hUilded. Fer Mary Lyon the women OF
the nation have builded IA smOrld In Mount
Holyoke college. but EufcFtGU afcly the plan
for a memorial Tor Frances willard 4 now
threatened with failure Tha Woman's Tenn
pie Is 4 unique building In its own class
K Is one of our finest examples 81 archi-
lecture. What unity CO &c isni What SIM
plieity 81 lines, To q also belongs 4 eertal N
noble dignity thai beags building associated
with those ideals named ''G-d and home and
native land"
FOR WILLARD MEMORIAL.
II was intended as memorial OF Frances
Willard and her work in reform and phllan-
thropy. II was 10 be permanent home Tor
the temperance work. an abiding protest
against drunkenness. impurity. ignorance. vice
and crime. The building Itself Is one Of our
institution. II represents a movement for the
prayer Frances Willard laid the sauaS 80 -.
OF this structure founded IN strength and
crowned with beauty. Al the last national
convention Of the w. c. T. L. Frances Willard
announced that hencsforth- reslEniar everv
other task. she would colsecrate her last davs
10 raising the debt uron the building that IT,,
Temple might be owned in perpetusty bv tia
Christian wemen az America TO thst end b,-
voice and pen. By private appeal and nubli..
address, she poured forth al her strength AZ
nerve and brain. or she staggered under tie
heavy burden. At last. exhausted she 49,
down. That burden Gro Eded her into fha
tomb. That burden is stiA strapped L her
dad shoulders
shall her followers now walk away placs9lv
and serenely. leaving that burden Wing mon
her eoflns II this national convention de-
ciinss 20 accept its responsibilities the " r
T. Z. viii 20 forth eiscreGited ard Shora al
its moral strength. Women tempted "a Se~E
ease and avoid responsibility. WHO csnrot mr.
1 away ingf altitude toward their dead leader
have 10 right 70 asa boys 70 put awaS
whisky.
This year the Wesleyan church IN Erzlana
Is raising &.e1e. 000 IS a memorial fund ~
John Wesiey. OF which sum TIE N'esis,s,,
women sre raising :, ssoe g9 Now. the entire
but sseo GO.
TINE TO PUT AWAY oUARRELs.
The time Ter soft words has goas hy. Tia