The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-24

On Saturday evening. President Ray
mond delivered the sixth and last lee
ture OF his series, "a Group OF Social
Philosophers" before the Wheeling
Teachers Association at the high school
hall. His subject was "Arnold Toyn-
bee and Hun1anitarlaalsm." and was
received with attention BIZ the large
audience. The speaker began with the
following pathetic little story, which he
said he had found In the funny COL
umn" OF newspaper.
1.-THE crowds were hurrylng to the
dog show. Move on there. you!' shout
ed q policeman to a ragged. dirty-faced
boy with newspapers unde. his arm,
who had got In the way of party who
had Just alighted from carriage at the
entrance. The boy moved on. 4 wish
I was q dog he said, wiplng his eyes
with the sleeve OF his ragged Jacket"
The very fact that this anecdote was
inserted In che funny column for the
j purpose OF provoking laughter. Is n
tragic commentary on the lnhumanlty,
which. under the gulse OF sentimental
Ism. is part OF our modern life 1t
was this same inhumnnlty which Car
lyle condemned when he asked that the
lahorer might fare at least as well as
the draught-horses, even though he be
not accorded the right OF n man TO the
decencies OF life When a rational hu-
man being, born to bIrthright OF hope
and aspiration. longs for the lot Of one
OF the lower animals that he may have
comfort and consideration unknown to
him now. one cannot help wondering
whether the whole conception of the
sacredDess of human life has not gone
far astray or utterly died out. We talk
and work In distractions. The phrase,
love Of humanity" Is constantly on
mems lips, and yet, somehow, We have
( not made our "love OF humanity" con-
crete. We have. It Is true. grown tired
Of theoretical Christianity. and demand
Q practical gospel of love. We have
regulated the workings OF our charlt-
able organizations to clock work pre-
c!slon. and have collected data enough 10
write whole library on poverty and
distress. Yet in some manner. there is
still a great gulf fixed" between the
intelligent and well-to-do OF society and
those whose lives are blishted by ig-
torrance. by poverty. by suffering. We
need more definitencss In our social SER
vice. What the world needs, what 1t Is
suffering for. is actual. loving service
from enlightened men and women who
see In the world around them their field
OF labor. and who believe that there can
be no higher duty than that of making
the lives OF those around them happI-
and usetul.
Toynbec's Life and Work.
Dr.. Raymond then proceeded to dis
crss, the lie and work OF Arnold Toyn-
bee. VINO devoted all the powers OF his
Intellect and soul to touching mems
lives, 10 awakening men TO an apprsci-
alton % thei. needs and their possib!l-
lt!es. In the brief life OF Arnold Toyn-
bee. ne has LETT us an enduring monu-
men: OF selt-sacrificng devotion to the
interests of hUnanity-a monument
which has became an Inspiration to
many an earnest thinker. trying to
discover the best way on, Of the mael-
strom of human sin and misery
Few lives are more attractive to the
student of social conditions than that OF
Toynoee. and yet all Its hopes. It's aspi-
ratlons and its burdens for humanity
were crowded into thirty-one short
years. His father spoke OF Arnold as
his Child os promise" and aided in u
great degree in the moulding OF his
character. As lad. Toynbee was man
ly, fearless. hlSh-strung, yet possessing
beautiful sense OF delicacy, and heartr
kindliness which made him a natura!
leader among boys. Grown 10 man.
mood. he went through period OF terri
bic uncertainty OF mind not knowing
what was TO be his work in the world
At the age of twenty-one he went TO
Oxford where he worked the remaining
ten years OF his life. the first five years
as an undergraduate, the second FIVE as
lecturer and tutor at Ballot college
He drew around him q circle .. young
men over whom he exercised q marvel.
lous Influence. His sweet purity of life.
his winning personality. his Eensrous
appreciation OF others made him loved
and reverenced. Those VINO knew him
well. looked upon him as almost insp!r-
ed; and indeed, he was Inspired lnsp!r-
ed with burning desire y be OF use to
men, TO bring them II he might, some
new blessing of Intellect or soul. II has
been said OF Toynbec that che touched
nothing that ne Gid not elevate" The
very discussions in which he engaged
took higher tone. The Apostle Ar
nold.' he was called by those who
watched the Young man WELD his al
most magic Influence over his friends, a..
One OF the most striking marks OF
Taynbce's influence over all who we're In
any way associated with him. was that
they all became eager to know their
duty In life and TO do Il. They aimed o /
practical work In social reform. Espe-
cially did they desire 10 bring into
closer relation The educated and the
wage-enrninU CLASSES One who be-
longed to this "1'oyabec group" "a It Is
RD1rr n~fnrI Vent
beautiful life and clrar-cut lofty Idoals.
hnd the effect OF mpresslng them ali
deeply with their individual duty as Cit
liens.
His Desire for Social Reform.
While tutor at Ralliol College. Toyn-
bee supervised the studies OF Young men
preparing for the civil service OF India
To no better hands could such task be
entrusted. for no one could feel more
keenly the responsibility Involved In the
training of future administrators OF tho
Indian government. VITA his mind
filled with an ardent desire for social
reform In England ond English pogses
sloHs. Toynbec gladly accepted the work
OF lecturinR to his pupils on political
economy. With his clear lnsIgh, into
economic conditions, he saw unmistalt-
able s!gns OF Ureat Eoclnl changes ap-
s proachlng. His sympathy with the
working-c lasses led him 10 hope that
these changes would materially Improve
their condition, At the game time lie
saw that they needed guidance, and he
realized that their guides must be well
versch In economic science. The steps
leading TO Toynbee's becoming stu.
dent and tcncher OF political economy
are plain. FOR the sake of religion he
had become a social reformer for tn:
sake or social reform he became an
economist"
with the aid OF the historical method
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