Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-01-26
SILENCE AND SOLJTJ-DF


besldes that mental solitude to which
you hit% retreat Wrote ST. Francis of
oaies' even diiiu the largest companies,
roai s6Iit "a HuSit my 10 rove local ani
i', ae'i som uoe, IoI 'hat expect you To
S 80 ii'o tiie uescI'' -.-...but to be for
soiie so .tiiie M aloile III Your chamber or gar
tnrhed Wni7 M ni, nihwe where, undlS-
turneu; you may Withdraw your spirit in
70 itseil, ana recreate your soul with
i.louS iheuitdtiohS' noiy thoughts. or by Il
iit.le ~ splrltdal reading- After the exam
III, VI III eat ,bIsnop OF NaZlanzum
VINO. SPEAKING OF hlmself. says, i walked
an aioiie' apout sunset ana passed the
.n ..Amt Ipo'' ne 9Ieashore: lor am accus-
r,,.nai+ ~ Nm ~ 'nts eclcatioi 70 refresh
lis Scil' aliu ~ SNARE OF a nttIe my or
ulhdiS cares after the example al
50 OF y. ambrose, Or whom St Angus
lilie IeIates that often. gong into his
TO any oneI he found ,,,,, nei,.ed r entrance
~ guy oiie'' ne iouhu MN reading. and
;,+i, n,ia,. "tWt I,ns & iiS q "hlle. Tor tear OF
ny Ri;S uR.trS min, ne uepatteu again with
~ ~ 49, M d woI-, thinking that the lit
.lc tili'e tudt remained TO inns great pas
m eoi lol recruiting ms spirit, after the hur-
| - oi 50 inahH aHalrs as ne had upon has
Sa % 'iu5 ousLtt hot 90 De taken from him.
lord how ' ibeT Si'es had nrearh one aay a9id our
nn,oh ~" Nv, t,ea hl Iiu pre1ched; ana how
.T - 'iieS n'u uoiic- re SAID To them.
roSt ~ xxb;il tp"t' i"'o Il oesert place, and
~ hstt "il'iv rr,. a., -.
| ~ hIe noluH the great BlShop puts
s'; site Mno't uutS OF s9lltude; the duty cf
n,,,.,s - ~ outSelNes ana the duty OF
| ~ ,ba m1rIa ~ o.tlels. ne great arena
Saet s,a,L n ~ wilch I men act. strive.
| with a., e 80. 80 ~, Win; WIZ = ne place IN
| n nur ;nu,,rd eal ~ IldiiI Iorms
! GAIA f,la3 NH, ~ tilat turbulent
ieiu, niieu @ Win cries OF every sort, and
~ ~ ~; ,ui.ilie am iolse ol thousand occu-
paiohs' We 10 our work ana turn the
.tLwaru loFce INTO resoIute and efficient
| J; - nt!e me luea becomes a
oTeu, a7 SHc asplratloh Is transformed into
ia ~ t V,iisnt, tiit nope INTO reality:
traipad ;,nSi; VIoptu man becomes a
- S,',iIeu, @ IiteuiSeht' ana harmonious pow
e' @rioiLs lieLl.
pIt tnt slrihgs OF man life are not
| d, ~ si',' $50 iurouieiit heid, they rise in
,v,,vi. anu sniltarE places TAR from the
o"I,uIt - @ anu uust OF the arena. In society
Win ,,J ca is ms soul tie works for and
~t.h uou III tne crowded thoroughfareS
pul ne meets God lace TO face in deserts
.ail' @ loi,tis piaceS. Inc great spirits. who
iiot oiiS dct TOT men Dut who feed their
,ie'pl uieepest ne, are nourlshed in solitude
the4 .HluSt nave silence ana isolation; for
~ - ~ Siichce ana soltude that the deep
81 ruins come 10 the soul. 1t was while
M pio"Fu o IN ele neids oI AYRSHIRE that the
music OF the scotch felds became artic-
ulate IN me heart OF Burns. Words
worth VISION ana inspiration came TO
MN as ne paced MS little garden or
| Tnantd across the hills from Grasmere to
ny udi mount, or medItated on Lough-
riSS ierrace IennysonS $ exquisite lyrics
Were porn between blossoming hedgerows :
or IN the silence of fragrant days at SIr-
re! ana the Isle OF Wight. The greatest
| OF teachers sought healing from wounds
inflicted by an uncomprehending world in
the quietness of desert places No man
can grow IN spirit and ripen in soul with
| olt me aid OF silence and solitude.
But while We seek these conditions for
ourselves. we often deny them to others
we exhaust and deplete the most promis-
ing teachers by our demands Of their