The Monte Vista journal., 1898-03-05

their chief men? II anybody knows
nobody cares. In a new society tho
great names Of an old society fade out.
The boys are not reading the life of
Napoleon with the appetite had when
I read 1t. Starved rock was once the
capital of New France In America.
We all remember that there was a
trial Of Aaron Burr. The ablest law
yers Of that day were in that trial, and
1t was grea; day for able lawyers.
But now Ito show how the memory
drops things) who were those lawyers?
OF course, you will remember one Will
liam Writ, we have declaimcd, "Who
was this Blennerhassetw We remem-
Der the ALTERATION OF the rain that
froze as 1t fell. The lines on the drop
curtain Of the Tabor opera house are
suggestive. can foresee time when
all wars except Just war-that Is. n
war Of revolution for sufficient reason
and that Is successful, and war to
keep what war OF revolution gains
will be forgotten like an ancient bur-
glary or an old bad dream. We do not
celebrate our war with Mexico. But
there still remains the motive that is
behind nll this writing Of ones name
on bench or II bridge. One desires to
by name. live here on earth.
Now, Jacobs well was there. un-
derstand that the well is good well
yet; that the hot and thirsty pilgrim.
Hebrew, Arab. Englishman or citizen
Of Leadville journeying that way can
slack his thirst to-day at that old well.
A man can put himself into a good
cause and when he dies his force goes
on In that cause. Jesus Christ went
away. but He left His force and 1t
works on; works wider, deeper We are
not forgetting Him because, with all
our progress, we are not up TO Him.
His sayings do not pass away because
We have not fulfilled them.
There is an earthly immortality. l
have seen the grave Of George Eliot.
As long as minds are made better by
the presence OF your thoughts, as long
MS your influence IL a cup Of strength,
you will live.
read the life Of Father Marquette
and Norman Mcleod and David LAW
ingstone and General Gordon, and they
are not dead. They are alive and alert.
The thing they were In Is going on, the
force OF their lives IL behind it. The
boy read their lives and is more Of a
boy. When you think you are cold.
read the narrative Of an explorer OF
the Arctic.
All saints and heroes are still Mt
wOrk-in the earth. An immortal cause
makes the man immoral who works
at II. I confess am not above The de-
sire to he remembered somewhere and
always by name. ! feel n little sorry
to see the brook that had n name run
itself dry into river. and the river
empty itself Into the sea and become
merely two banks and bottom.
Over the sen l have seen shepherds
that knew their shecp-small fiocks
and wise shepherds. David tells us
MS best he can In Hebrew that rs he
had been to the sheep he led and de-
Tended. God was to him. Jesus
Christ tells us that he knows us by
name. ST. John tells us as best he
can In Greek that God keeps book.
Names are written In the Book OF
Life. I can keep In my narrow mind
the names of n few good soldiers.
But the thoughts Of God are wider
than the measure Of my mind.
We are told that he bears the names
OF his company. not written on paper
or wood or parchment or granite, but
on his hands. written In living, etcr-
nal substance, the hand OF God. He
has an Infinite memory. not 80 little
thing AZ the gift OF Il cup Of water Is
forgotten.
A man named Cornelius went on In
this life praying and giving and max
Ing no note Of 1t. But God said. "Thy
prayers and thine aims are come up
na a memorial before me-" Every
right prayer. every loving gift OF this
H..
II was a living thing made OF heny-
enly substance that does not crumble
and will never rust. st. Paul calls by
name the roll OF people We call dead
and then says: Seeing We are com
passed about with so great Q cloud OF
witnesses. let us run with patience
the race set before us. We are now
In full sight OF earth and heaven. Of
all we love and Of all who love us,
living aud dead"
have seen boat race ON the Con-
necticut river nt Springheld-thirtecn
college crcws-I watched them from
start to finish. That day ! knew the
colleges and some of the men. To-
day ! cannot tell which crew won. I
can remember but one Of the men,
and his name was Dana. and l only
remember him by his remarking OF the
hotel hair comb hung by q chain. that
~ comb II n comb" and using the
comb after ] was through with II.
Thus my defect Of memory nH 10 the
Issue Of that day IL a mere mortal.
human fault. God knows and rcmcm.
bers who wins and who loses and the
reasons for winning and losing and nll
about u.
II may bc well that the mnn who
has done what he could comes before
him and he does not need to show his
hands to receive ia. welcome. "wcii
done" ] come home late and say.
Are the children INF" ! can keep
track of my children and God cnlls
the roll Of his. Those that are In and
tho~e that arr out. lie watching over
Israel never siumbcrs nor sleeps.
That means that God II waiting until
the children nrc NIL In.