Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-12-24

something. But even they were not
well rounded men, for as I studied
them more could see that their
hearts and their bodies had been neg
lected for the sake Of their minds.
But there Is one more class Of men
that are equally pltlable. These are
they who would save the soul at the
expense of the mind and body. Those
who have been deceived by the idea
that true manhood consists In mere
sentiment, or in a cowardly delicacy
that some have falsely called religion.
These believe even yet as the ancients
did centuries before the coming of our
Saviour that in order to save the body,
they must persecute the body, and
weaken the mind. But these are yet
far from being what we could call
true men,
81 have spoken Of these different
types of manhood in order to bring be-
fore you what believe to be true man.
hood, which is neither Of these three,
but comingling of them all.
"In the first place believe that
we'll rounded man must have culti-
waited the mental power that God has
given him.
"Now by this do not mean that ev
cry true man shall have a university
education, or that he shall be able to
take the presidency of a college or be-
come the author of a great book. But
do mean that every true man is one
who has made out Of himself thor
oughly intelligent citizen. We are liv-
ing in an age when men must not be
ignorant if they would be fire, There
are questions that are calling aloud for
solution, there are problems that come
close to your life and mind that are
now waiting to be solved before we
can become freer and happier men and
women. / need only to speak of such
questions as Capital and Labor The
Drink Evil,' Municipal Reform and n
score Of others just like them. Now
these questions are not going to be
solved by the university professor, or
by some cranky reformers that see no
deeper than the surface, or by' the
newspapers that are served up as
meals are served in hotel,-to please
the people, but they are going to be
solved in the shop, in the Office, around
the fireside of the great mass of us
who are known to the world as the
common people. 1t is your opinion and
mine that goes to make up what Is
known as the public opinion. 1t is
your vote and mine that goes to deter
mine what our laws shall be in regard
to so many of these things that lay at
the very foundation of our life, liberty
and pursuit Of happiness. We have no
right to an opinion unless we are will
ing to make an effort to have an in
telligent one. We have no moral right
to a vote unless we have prepared
ourselves to cast it with our eyes open.
1--WE are living today in an age when
good literature is even cheaper than
bad, for you usually have to pay for
bad, while you can get the good fol
nothing In the city Of Akron we
have free access to a library, from
which we can get books on almost
any conceivable subject. There is
naught to keep us from being men
who are well abreast with the times
men who are able to give reason fol
the faith that is within them. And
this I consider to be one side Of the
triangular man.
"In the second place I believe thai
we'll developed physical nature Is
necessary to the we'll rounded man.
"The body and the mind are in very
strong sympathy with the other
Good health is indispensable to per
feet happiness. A dyspeptic can no
well endure the wear and tear Of the
factory life. Thousands of dollar.
that are spent in doctor bills could bt