The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-17

ters this noble creed: Il shall
pass through this world but once therefore can do any
good thing for show kindness to- human being let
me not defer it, for shall not pass this way again.
To the medtave and ontempatlve mind the fact that so
few persons that they shall pass this
again matter of painful prise The race ushes to its
goal like the torrent Niagara wrng the individual along
swiftly toward and then there the and the
plunge and end The race flows on toward the falls, but
the individual has disappeared
The scholar the student likely be impressed
with this great truth than the man OF action The one has time
think and the other only time act The carac
ec of all and conditions of to postpone to the
future the realization and enjoyment of life To project into the
future the happiness and love they do not ind here 10 perform
in anticipation the and unsesh deeds that never have
found expression To attain charity and appreciation of men
and things that only transcenden IDEAL remote from
the dust and heat the irritation and narroWness OF actual eV
ery-day performance.
may be down truth that the of appreciation
Christian virtue One of the nobles in the catalogue
nemen and culture of the difficult for ordinary
egenerae mortals attain but without which
ter enjoy the republic of letters the empire OF TRUTH beat
t and virtue
Shakespeare whose wisdom boundless nature,
truly says that, "What have prize not to the worth
The great tragedy of life lies in the failure appreciate the
present hour and the present opportunity There seems to be
wistn what akin to original which
goads away from the find satisfaction and
compensation for the poor beggay realities OF today IN deu
sge dreams.
No doubt there climatic advantagesn Italy Califor
MIA in Canada or Mexico for many who do not 90 to these
caes good country but for the good Of their
health It question however whether looking for health
beyond the in the mountains OF distant lands not
ter We only desire say that many OF living almost
criminal interpretation of what nature offers us here even in
the stern and rigorous November of New England
we cannot see with own eyes the beauty and wonder
Of the dull days of the late autumn the spendor and
terry of the dome of heaven at night lighted with its glorious
then let turn John Burroughs, Walt Whitman or
Thoreau, Emerson to older poet and interpreter
the Hebrew Pamst They will guide joys and delights
in that will fill days with pleasure and saisfactonS
which never grow 'stale, fat and Improbable"
Go and wrestle with the wind and storm Do moi sit
hiveng in YOUR hot house. and YOU will find that even Win
of he batfo of the
OF wholesome and heahful delights.
Think how poorly most of appreciate the positions or
the principles the services to human welfare of those who diff
fer from in religious political views and policies!
No wonder we have poets and philosophers who cyncs
defu aspect of human history that historian should call
his book "The Maryrdom of Man. that poet should de-
scribe human society in THE City of Dreadful Night that
should have Lespardi and Schopenhauer.
We believe however that these sad and bitter deverances,
true they only represent aspect of life and that the
shadow side The shadow, nature, made by the light
The chief and sad surprise is that in this age Of ne-
should far forget the Spirit of justice and far betray
the religion of Jesus Christ as to think to the cause of
religion and human welfare by acous and vile representations
Of the opinions and characteristics of their brethren other
churches political parties.
The awful conceit and colossal mpety of the of
other peoples faith and conduct only be understood the
light of the saying that where there surplus of zeal there
apt a of light and where there large OF
light there may be too little zeal.
The man berate his neighbours creed this
land the twentieth century under the impression that he de
Tending the truth not to be taken seriously He is suffering
from Theological astigmatsm degeneration of brain tissue.
He is bad example of what Emerson called the subjective
twinkle" Logic and facts and even charity he paade in
bis prayers and conradicts in his conduct have influence
upon him. He be pied but not be taken in dead
est any than insane pa tent
The of appreciation in religion does spend itself in
vain and futile attacks upon the Catholic church if the critic
happens be Protestant 1t looks the history of that
mighty mother of churches that of pey that defender
the faith that buwark against moral chaos and modern ae
ISM ready and glad to do homage the magnificent
stitution set upon this earth.
IT, on the hand is Catholic would seem there
many things could honestly praise Protestant history
institutions and in the lives and achievements of
Protestant heroes
Honor to whom honor IS due So the lew and the Mos
lem the Agnosc and the Buddhist ought find something
appreciate in the others faith
4 The who is sure of possessing the whole truth
upon divine matters that he thinks he called
pecate and msrepesent his brethren of parties or
churches simply pestent scod to be treated with pity
that bavey struggle against descending into contempt
federation in America of date Men meet here as
equals Before the law and before God they
asking let hind rance from others the way
they shall worship God or vote
Suppose from the world adopt motto of
the apprecave souls who go through life private