Arizona republican., 1899-05-28

around us, How marred is the great tree of humanity by the selfshness Of it's leaves? Shall we not be ''as leaf" i in cur unselish devotion to the good Of others?
 G--Brief and frai, as is the existence Of the leaves, they yet do lasting and valuable work. They pass away with the season, but their work remains through the centuries From each leaf there runs down fiber to the root of the tree, and to build that fiber is the special seasons work of the leaf The increase in the size of the tree comes from the fbers added each season by the leaves; So the tree is the work of the leaves. The f5=r remains, though the leaf witheEs.
 All wood is the work of leaves. The ships that plough the deep and bear the commerce Of thu world, are made Of timbers made by the leaves. All wooden structures owe their existence to the leaves. The beds on which we rep0se, the chairs in which we sit, the desks at which we write, the cases h which We put cur books, the musical instrum&Js Js that brighten our lives, the cars~in which we journey. the houses fn which we live. the vehicles in which we ride-al these and more, in so far as wood enters into their structure, lTe eve to the llaves. The very ccaI that warns us. that gives heat to cur fGundries and factories, tEab furnishes steam for our loc0m0- tiFe3 and Stearlers-the cOal-iS the work of the leavSs Of the long past, stC-ed up in the earth for our use. Who con estimate our indebtedness to the leaves? We are today enjoying the work of leaves that faded and passed away many centuries ago. Flail, short lived and soon forgotten, the leaves do enduring work, blessing the world for ages after the faithfi1 E5te workers have passsd away.
 This is the chief lesson of the leaf to us. We are to be 'as leaf ia doing lasting work Brief and frail as is our earthly life, we can do work tha5 shall OuJlaSt the stars. We work Upc1 character, upon immortal sous, and cur work shall never perish. How diligent we should be, thenl How anX- ious to mark each nome ent with some useful purpcsel What a privilege and Q gl cry it is to live amid such noble opportunities, It required the com mand of tyrant to force Michael Angelo to make pigeons out Of snCw because he knew they would so sCol fade 2 %av; but when h5s came to work uD-H the lasting marble, which he knew would abide. then he threw his whole soul into the work. and his Moses and his David have inspired the generations sincs. It is CUTS to do eternal work; work which shall abide when worlds are burning and stars fade out in the gray ashes Cf their own destruction
 &s leat, in its unsslfsh, faithful and lasting work for the tree and the world, let each Of us be We are leaves on the great tree Of free government that God has planted in this America cf ours; leav5s which are designed to be fcr the healing of the nations of tEe earth
 Those who have gone before us have built up this tree till its mighty branches stretch far and wide, till it's lofty form is visible in all climes. and the weary and the oppressed Of all lands can come and here ind rest and safety
 Let us all De like the leaves in our faithful and unselfish Iab0rs to build lip this mighty and glorious tree. Let there be no ant2gonisms between classes; no animosities between sec Jions, no bitterness between parties that shall mar and hinder us; but let each one il his place joyfUlly and heartily Cooperate with all the rest ir building up this great tree Of cur coun- try, until i shall be like unto that tree John saw in his apocalyptic vision, that yields it's fruit every mcnth, whose leaves are for the healing of the nations and which grows in everIasJ- ins Verdure in the midst of the para disc Cf God" Then will our heroes not have died in vain.
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