The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-30

Of health and strength and happiness.
The old idea was that the less the Chris
tian had to do with this bad world the
better. But the present day Christian is
learning better than that--that Christ
never taught that, never intended that.
lie Is coming to see that personal re-
ligion will not meet the needs OF men;
that social religion is essential also; that
expansion is the principle OF the king
dom OF Righteousness and that until the
whole world shall be made righteous
world there Is no discharge in that
war"
And a. we are coming to better under
stand that we are taking our places in the
ranks OF another kind OF warfare, for the
battle against sin everywhere, not only in
our personal lives, but In the community,
In the city, the State, in human society.
For we are coming gradually to see that
the world will never be right world
until the aspirations OF the individual are
assisted by amendments in the constitu-
ton OF society,"
And so there IL need today for vofun-
teers in the great war that Is being waged
on the worldly wide field OF industry. Men
who will stand and contend for justice
and brotherhood; men OF wisdom, who
take these rough problems In hand and
study them out dispassionately and with
out respect of persons and tell us what
must be done and how we are to get out
Of these dreadful conditions OF unpeaceful
discord and threatening strife under which
so large part of the worlds work Is
being done. Fair men and fearless, who
shall have the courage to speak the truth
and maintain the right in the face of all
prejudiced opposition. Just men who,
with the two-edged sword OF equity shall
pierce even TO the dividing asunder of
the joints and marrow of the opposing
| interests OF intolerant greed and selfish
ness
There is a call for volunteers for the
battles that are being fought in the field
| OF politics. The need is for men who un-
derstand and appreciate the difference
between the patriot and the politician,
who know that a patriot is a man who
nights for his country, and that politician
Is one who fights first. last and always for
himself. Men who know the meaning Of
party politics. that It exists for principle
and policy and not for profit and plumber
Men who understand the meaning of a
public office; who know that IL exists not
for the purpose Of paying somebody's sal
airy or as bride 10 pay for political SER
vice, but for the sake of the welfare of the
whole community, and that il belongs of
| right only TO the man who can do the
work, and do IT. best.
| II Is plain that there are many men
| in politics to whom these distinctions are
| not apparent: who have far different opin-
| ions and policy of their own; who are
! In politics not to serve the interests OF the
people or TO help a grand cause, but to
! serve their own interests and to help
| themselves And we are coming to see
that all such men are the enemies of the
Hoo a
dangerous to the welfare of the common
wealth as were they who were shot down
on the field OF San Jaclnto.
Yes, crown each year the graves OF
these heroes with the garlands of CRATE
ful remembrance and celebrate their pa
triotic valor with patriotic reverence;
but beware lest this worthy homage Of a
grateful people lose the luster of its mean
highest the inherltors of these blessings
bought with blood stand by and let a
worse enemy possess the land under tho
pretense OF peace.
Regiment after regiment the men OF
another war have been mustered out. Sol
diers the sons Of soldiers, the patriot sons
of patriots-their patriotism has been duly
honored by a royal welcome back to a life
of peace 1t is a splendid thing to show
a love of country that is willing II need
be to die for 1t, but It is no less splendid
thing to prove that same love OF country
by Willingness to live for 1t.
The hardest battles are yet to be fought
and we need that strength OF sacrifice
manifested anow and reconsccrated ap-
piled to the new needs, the new difficulties
and the old dangers which menace the
best interests Of society. We want the
courage of war in the battles Of peace.
1t needs no battloflelds with their thou
sands slain to make an age heroic. Says
the poet Glider.
HE speaks not well who doth his time
! deplore.
Naming it new and little and obscure
lgnoble and unfit for lofty deeds.
All times are modern in the time of them
, And this no more than others. They dc
part
Here in the living day as did the great
Who made old days immortal SO shall
, men,
Gazing back to this far looming hour,
Say: Then the time when men were truly
, men;
: Though wars grew less, their spirits met
tho test
t OF new conditions; conquering civic
wrong:
| Saving the state anew by virtuous lives.
l 'e'uarding their country's honor as their
own.
. And their own as their country's and their
sons;
E Defying leagued fraud with single truth;
, Not fearing loss: and daring to be pure
! When error through the land ragged like .
pest,
: They Gained the madness caught from
mind to mind
BY wisdom drawn from cid and counsel
sane.
4 And us the martyrs OF the ancient world
y Gave death for man, so nobly gave they
life;
Those the great days, and that the heroi,
age"
!, God help us so to play the part Of mer
In this, our day, that they OF after year.
. may say; Then lived there heroes In the
! war OF peace; men who since they were
+ not called for their country's veal TO die
the more nobly gave their life. God heir
us 10 make such good proof OF our enlist
ment that each common day may shine
> with devoted service for there is nc
: discharge in that war" until at last 4
r shall be said. We'll donev'
. THE u. C. rs. AT SAN ANTONIO.