The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-31

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now confronted. O,ir industrial life has become
so complex, its rate OF movement 80 rapid, and
specialization and differentiation An intense that
we find ourselves face to face with conditions
that were practically unknown in this nation
half century ago. The power Of the forces Of
evil has been greatly increased and It Is necessary
for our sei-preservation that we should similarly
strengthen the forces for good. We are all Of us
bound to work towards this end No one Of us
can do everything, but each OF lis can do some.
thing. and II we work together the aggregate Of
these something's will be very considerable.
There are, of course. thousand different ways
In which the work can he done. and each man
must choose rs his tastes and his powers bid
him, II he Is to do the best of which he is capa
ble. But all the kinds Of work must be carried
along on certain definite lines, II good is to
All the work must be attempted as oh the whole.
this Young Mems Christian association work has
been done; that is, in a spirit OF good will
toward all and not OF hatred toward some: In
spirit in which TO broad charity for mankind
there is added keen and healthy sanity OF
mind. We must retain onr self respect. each and
all of ,is, and we must beware alike of mushy
scntimentaty and OF envy and hatred.
II ought not to be necessary for me TO
YOU against mere sentimentaliy against the pill
anthropy and charity which are not merely in
sufficient but harmful. It Is cmincn.ly dcsr-
able that we should none OF us he hard-hcaricd.
but it il no less desirable that we should not
he soft -hcaded. I really do not know Which
quality is most productive OF evil to MANKIND
III the long run, hardness OF heart or soitness
| of head. Naked charity is not what we per-
| nanently want. There arc, of course, certain
ciasscs such as young children, widows with
large families or crippled or very aged people.
or even strorg men, temporarily crushed by
stunning misfortune. whose hchaif we may
have TO make frank and direct appeal to
charity, and who can be the recipients of it witl.-
out any loss of self respect But taking as
whole taking the Of Americans, do not
want charity. we do not want scntimcntaity.
we merely want to learn how to act both in
divd,lally and together in such fashion to
enable us to hold in the world to do
good to others according to the measure of our
opportunities. and to receive good from Others
in ways which will not entail on our part any
loss Of self respect.
1t ought to he TO less unnecessary to say
that any man who tries to solve the great
problems that confront by an appeal TO
anger and passion, to ignorance and folly, to
malice and envy. is not and never can be
aught but an enemy Of the very people he pro-
fesses 10 befriend. In the words of Lowell, 1t is
lar safer to adopt for motto '.All men up
than "Somc men down" Speaking broadly VIC
cannot in the long run benefit one man by the
downfall of another Our energies as Il
rule be employed to much better advantage in
uplifting some than in pulling down Others OF
course there must sometimes be pulling down
too We have no business to blink at evils. and
where it is necessary that the knife should be
used. let It be used unsparingy, but let il be
used intcllieenty. When there is need Of
drastic remedy. apply it, but do not apply it in
the mere spirit of hate Normally a pound Of
construction is worth ton of destruction