The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-22

Rabbi Joseph preached Friday evening
before the congregation OF the Temple de
diirsch on The Glories of Mental Gull
ture." While paying a high tribute to
physical culture. the keynote OF the ser
mon was that ii was not such men as
ffzsimmons, the pugilist, but such as
carlyle the fearless critic who helped 10
inspire humanity
He said In substance.
Be strong and OF good courage.
In this simple. short phrase, Moses, the
great law-giver, exhorts his successor.
joshua Strength and courage were or in
estimable value for the successful COM
pietion Of the great mission begun by the
son of Amram
Strength is of two kinds. There Is in
the first place physical strength. The
cultivation OF this quality Is not 70 be
that many criminals I'LL our prisons.
many incorrigible youths our reforma-
tories, many iunatics our insane asyiums,
Just because OF a grievous deficiency in
their physical constitution. In the last
twenty-five years the science OF phystoi-
ogy and hygiene has made emphatic
progress Better food better ,a, air, better ter
complete without an athletic associa-
ton Our Young Mems Christian as
sociatons lay special stress upon the
partmens. Our college catalogues give
considerable space to the gymnasium fa-
eiiitfes. they point with pride TO the high
rank attained by those students pursu-
ing scientific indoor or outdoor sports.
just as the attendance at chapel exer-
cfses is compulsory. so a regular daily
drill OF the student body Is compulsory
at many eastern colleges. One university
has even allowed an entire elective
course, throughout the full four years,
with the exception Of English and phys
fcal drill These two branches are pre-
scribed. President Eliot OF Harvard well
expressed the benefits accruing from
systematic exercise when he said. 1T is
agreed on all hands that the increased
van raj "a
athletic sports within the past twenty
1--we years has been on the whole of great
advantage 10 the university; that the av-
erage physique Of the mass Of students
has been sensibly improved. the diSci-
pline Of the college been made easter and
more effective, the work OF many Jealous
students been done with greater safety.
and the ideal student been transformed
from a stopping, weak and sicky youth
into one well formed, robust and
healthy
but physical exercise IL to be means
and not an end. Its object il not 10 de-
veiop muscle only but to Increase the
working power of the brain We admire
the pugilist who carries the prize from
the ring the wrestler who prevents his
opponent from gaining the superior posi-
tion the gladiator whose brow is adorned
with the iaureis OF victory. the DaHsnian
who reaches the goal amidst the hurrahs
of an applauding crowd. but far above
these stands the mental hero, VINO BY the
resistless force OF integrity and enthu-
siasm. OF culture and knowledge. inspires
a thousand hearts, touches ten thousand
lips with the live coal of culture. Not
Samson the physical genius. but Sam
uel. the little minister of Jehovah: not
Hercules the Grectan giant, but SCION.
the wise law-giver: not Sandow. the
strong man, but Tennyson. the brilliant
bard; not Fitzsimmons, the great pugii-
Isl. but Carlyle. the fearless critic: not
Phillips Brooks the massive muscular
man but Phillips Brooks. the uncom-
promising preacher. In short, not the
men OF muscle, but the prophets Of the
mind who have eaten the coarser food
and burned the midnight oil: the scholars
of humanity who have sung and spoken.
penned and preached. rhymed and writ
ten these are the men whose names are
written high on the roll OF honor. whose
bodies are entomhed amidst tears re-
Quiems and Te Deums in the Pantheon of
immortals. whose portraits occupy the
most distinguished position In the worlds
Institutes ard universities, in the national
museums and libraries"