El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-13

aGely ne n8nUleQ IL In an OptlmletlC
spirit: Sc! am going to speak," sait
classed with the flesh and the devil
The world is not half go bad as it il
painted. If we look 81 it in a broad
Sense, much of that we call bad Il
really necessary to variety and enjoy
ment. Much of 1T is essential to
physical welfare. We are too
apt. perhaps, to call bad
that which we do not like. 1t takes all
| kinds OF people to make Q world and
we must remem Der tn at each one of US
represents a kind. An optimistic spirit
is always best in receiving what the
world has to offer US. The old world
has trouble enough already without
having each individual infiiot upon it
his own little personal grudges. We
can be content without being satisfied.
Aim high and you will achieve what
you deserve.
| Maury Kemp was down to speak Of
"The Greek aud the Greaser." Said
Mr.. Kemp: Il know little of the
Greek. My association with him bias
| been brief and usually limited to the
period Of buying banana at q street
| stand.
"But the greaser, with some provis-
ion for getting rid of the dirt and
smells, is pretty good fellow. He Is
| the soul of courtesy, and he does not
stab you in the back, as some people
| would have you believe. The greaser
| lives constantly in the present. He
works always-in the future. His pass
word is 'manana' or better still 'pasado
manana.'
teaching the little Mexicans to learn
English. They are very willing but
ometimes make ludicrous mistakes
81 was teaching them the use of the
| word now, and after explaining it, as
1 thought, very fully, 1 asked the clsss
to give sentences illustrating the use
of the word. AT fret there was no
response, but finally one little hand
was raised and called on it's owner Co
arose aud solemnly said The cat says
Meow. '"
The most telling address of the even
ing was made by Rabbi Oscar j. Cohen
in response to the toast "Fraternity. ="
Said Mr.. Cohen, in part: Some peo-
pie might think that minister would
be out of place at such gathering as
this. 1 do not think go. II a minister
fe els out of place upon such an occs-
sion, it is his own fault. 1 came tere
in spirit of full fraternity. Forget
ting all professions, all distinctions of
class, calling, station, or belief, we
meet here as college boys and frster-
nifty members. I am one of you, not
in any way apart.
| "The story is related that a certain
minister was very coldlv received by
his congregation upon an occasion for
| which he had prepared with especial
care. Leaving the house after the
service he met an intimate friend, and
in his disgust he blurted out, 'Agh, 1
preached to congregation of asses
this morning. Indeed?' replied the
friend; aud yet l am told that you
addressed your hearers as dearly be-
| loved BRETHREN
"It is for more than the college fra
ternity spirit that 1 speak. 1t is for
the broader fraternity represented in
this gathering, the fraternity of man.
A spirit of narrowed interests and
sharp rivalry is all right in college,
but after we get out in the world there
should be something wider than this.
ga college education, if it is re-
ceived in the right spirit, confers q
sympathtes. The true aim of higher
education is not to cram the heads of
students with books, statistics, and
theories, but rather to instil something
that will make definitely for the worlds
good. Our motto should always be,
not to get, but to give: not to be minis
tered unto. but to minister.
w = are tOO prone bO make rc56FVd-
tions when we talk of brotherhood. The
story is told of an old darby who lay
upon what was thought to be his death
bed. He wanted to be prepared for
the end, but when his spiritual adviser
came and told him that he must first
of all forgive his enemies. he fatty re-
fused. The minister labored with him
for q long time, and finally the old
darby said: 'Parson, believe you are
IL
enemies 'cept dat cussed slug Caesar
Smith: will nebber forgib him.
1.-THE minister saw he had hard
case but would not give up the fight.
The old darby still persisted that
Caesar would have to stay unf0rgiven.
Il know said the parson, that you
fellows have mixed up good deal,
and that forgiveness will come hard,
but surely you will not let that old
reprobste stand between youand etern-
al life.'
WELL said the darby, after long
pause, 'Well-if 1 die-I forgib dat
nigge--but if live-dst dawg better
look outn
1T is only our minds that differ.
All religions, for instance, speak the
same message to the heart. We should
respect sincerity. Brotherhood should
carry with it absence of bitterness.
La politics, in religion. in commercis |
relations, letus cultivate q wider view.
Let US respect differences of opinion.
Remember that your brother man
Is made of flesh aud blood as you are.
Let us try to get away from the
oil idea that each man in order to
achieve success, must fight to death
every one engaged in similar pursuit.
AS the world grows older we are COM
ing to understand more and more clear
ly that it is the we'll being of all that
counts, not the prosperity of the few.
L is for true fraternity, then, that 1
plead tonight, and 1 propose that we