The age-herald., 1900-09-30
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persons often by sheer force of brutality impel reputable individuals into undignifed and unworthy attitudes; but the respect able may always retain their own respect and the respect of decent men and women.
 When the Lady Godiva pure in her shame was driven to a mad race through the street none was so base as to look upon her degradation.
 That has been inspiration to song and example to virtue through generations of man. And so virtue is sonnet thing more than its own reward: it Is the purpose and the fullflment of divine teaching, placed in the soul by that which created the soul The honest toiler has joys beyond the pur- chasing price of all the material riches of all mankind, and by spiritual exaltation he rises as high above the swindler in palace of imperial splendor as holy man Is above libertine. The swindler, the cheat, the man who wrings hard tribute from those in his power-these wear precious jewels but no man not the agent of the devil would pay the price they pay. They are filthy, their hands are unclean; they are an abomination in the sight of the God whose law they deny and in the estimation of the people whose smiles they would pur- chase.
 Self is the eternal devil eternally walking the earth, my beloved!
 
 Humanity is exemplified in types. Good types and evil we all of us have constantly before us We accept and follow whom we will. There are real lives that are ideal tangible facts which pass from the earth, but survive elsewhither; and whilst they are here there is about them the glory of purity, and the ineffable charm of romance, poetry song, beauty, leading us to the higher heights of the higher life. They teach us love that is not of self.
 By the side of the ruffian and the selfish man place the man who is in love with himself, physically conceited and personal ly vainglorious, and you have triumvi- rate whom it would be blushless fiattery to call social swinebutchersi
 He is wise who turns to the young and the graceful aged for inspiration to virtue and aspiration to sincerity of worthy pur- poses.
 Suffer little children to come under me, and forbid them not; for of such is the Kingdom of God. Verify I say unto you, whosoever shall not receive the Kingdom of God as little child shall in no wise enter therein"
 Within vast space of merriment, where uncounted thousands laughed and cheered, there was one whose laughter and cheers and very presence would have been enough to redeem from commonplace and to bless all who rejoiced and all who were weary. She was fair young embodiment of wide eyed wonder, wide-eyed joy, and blessed spirit of youths blessed laughter and in- nocence; messenger of righteousness, of goodness of soul enough in herself to lend splendor to the trivial and glory to the splendid. Her supreme goodness of heart made her supremely enchanting. She lives the real charity; she doesn't know tho meaning of unlovable and unrfghteous words or deeds. She is rich beyond all the worlds material riches; she enriches be- yond the power of emperors to enrich.
 You may give to the poor and the needy all that you possess, and it shall not avail you if you have not charity.
 It is love that blesses the worid-love. love- lovel THE MURMUREh.