The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-09

is not dDSOlute PROOF tnaG cause
is right, else the bounds of Heav-
en- itself will be terribly narrow
if some minority sects are right
and the majority are wrong. If
minorityship proves right, then
these fanatice Doukhobors, for
saking duty to themselves and
their families, aud wandering
afar in the midst of the severit-
les of a Canadian winter, "seek-
ing the light" are right and the
rest of the world is wrong. A
minority idea to be right must be
founded on the great principles
of common sense, common need
and possible achievement. To
stick to minority idea desper-
ately and ferociously as some do,
though that minority idea never
gathers to itself any sound mind
ed cooperation, is to prepare
ones own mind for gradual loss
of touch with the great pulsing
world and its needs. If a minor
ority idea does not grow, what
proof is there that it has the life
given seed of human sense in it :?
Just so is it waste of time and
care and enthusiasm for farmer
to cultivate corn that refuses to
sprout, or for hen to sit on
pebbles.
Then too. another test may be
applied to minority causes when
they come knocking atour hearts
for recognition, do they persuade
US away from the duty lying
next to hand ? If they do, they
need to be looked at askance. 1t
is human failing to seek afar
off for the thing we ought to do
instead of setting our hand res
olutely to the plough of duty
lying in our own fields. In good
humor Dickens tells of the neg
lected condition of the children
of woman who was giving her
whole thought to the neglected
children of sauages who did not
know they were neglected. Low
ell, in all seriousness, touches
on this human tendency in his
wonderful poem about Sir Laun-
falls Search for the Holy Grail.
After wandering the world over
to show his devotion and to seek
his reward, he found that the
beggar who had been seated at
his gate all the time typiied
Christ.
The great mass of humanity,
Indifferent and unthinking, is.
always has been, and possibly
always will be lifted by the pur-
poseful minority. l think it is
Emerson who says Every man
is as lazy as he dares to be. .
Some are very lazy, Indifferent,
unthinking, and the great aver
age of human progress is only
maintained by those who, feeling
the thrill of a broad life, and
humanity-serving purpose within
them, do not dare to be lazy.
Last Thursday seven of our
young Nimrods made a slaughter
on the rabbits across the river.
The rabbit hunt was on wager
that the losing side should give
dance and supper to the win
ners. and the ball and sup
per was given in accordance with
the agreement last Friday night.
The game was killed with shot
guns, and the side with Chas. E.
Frost as captain. killed 102 rab.
bits, and Jas. Kerr's party killed
20, making a total for the day oi
172 rabbits. The boys run out oi
ammunition or else they would
have killed several hundred
!. more. 1t was genuine sport, says
the boys. Under every sage
brush there was dozen rabbits
: and one of the boys killed q
without moving out of his tracks
They says that after they rur
out of ammunition on last Thurs
| days hunt, the rabbits were 81
) numerous and bold that they hat
) to depart from the field for fear
: of an attack being made on then
by the rabbits; and being un
: armed as they were, no telling
what might have happened. The
, party was made up comprising
2 of Chas. e. Frost, Emmett Jone.
, and Lee Kerr, on one side, anc
on the other side was Jas. Kerr
Geo. Hewitson, Owen Swift anC
t John Carr. AS the two contest
ing parties comprised of sever
? persous-an uneven number-i
5 was decided in order to make it ;
: square deal for both parties The
t rabbits killed by Geo. Hewitsol
: should be equally divided be
, tween both sides, which wa,
t done, with the above results.