Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-11-24

Jacob. Let me 90 for the morning
dawns.' and Jacob answered 4 will not
let thee go until thou bless me-
In my last lecture | spoke to you on
'"The Penalty of Genius" showing how
great men have always Suffered in &C
cordance with their greatness. because
of their greatness. | asked why did
Israel suffer? Why do great men suffer
anywhere? And | found no more suit
able answer than this: They suffered
simply because they were great; great
er than their surroundings. All great
men suffer because they are not under
stood; because they are not of proper
ton with the environment.
Let me ask this evening, What for
has and does Israel suffer? What for
&c great men suffer anywhere? In
other words, what is the aim of gen.
ius? And the answer to the question
is found in the words of Jacob: 81
will not let thee go, until thou bless
me-"
All great movements and inventions
OF any consequence to man work hav-
w ia aAAAh oOtltNs at IL bul IL
they be of real value, they will in the
end be a blessing to humanity. If great
men and great movements and inven-
lions depended on popular applause at
first there would be no progress what
ever in the world. because most men
see only the immediate result and not
distant ultimate good.
DA1fttanl 4- - -
sbounds with Illustrations.
The French revelation. its immedi-
ate result was evil to the superlative
degree. it's distant. ultimate result is
the greatest blessing that ever visited
Europe. The immediate result of the
freeing of the negro increased his mis-
cry and brought discord to thousands
CT human beings. but the ultimate re-
suit depended and still depends on
those h are great enough to persist
in the idea of freedom for all human
beings. II the freeing of the negro has
not yet been recognized a blessing
everywhere. | can only urge for your
thoughtful consideration that the last
pages of history have not yet been
written, and when those pages will
have been written we are sure that
they will read thus: THE freeing of
the negro in the United States was a
blessing to humanity"
The introduction of the sewing ma
= chine threw out of employment those
whose livelihood depended on needle
work. but the ultimate result was a
> saving of labor, a benefit to society.
The introduction of the steam en-
CINE had for its Immediate result the
shelving of thousands OF public con-
veyances. and the air was rent with
curses for the steam engine, but the
steam engine persisted in spite of the
curses. until it is universally recogniz-
&c a public blessing.
Every Introduction of labor saving
machinery for manufacturing purposes
has been followed by curses from
those who were thus thrown out of en-
ployment, for 1t always mea a re-
construction of a greater part of socie-
ty; but machinery has persisted, and
when the wounds have been healed.
and society has reconstructed itself,
the curses are exchanged with an &C
acknowledgement that these inventions
are indeed a blessing to civilization.
The wonderful, almost alarming
strides that have been made in the i'm
provement of farming implements
yearly throws out Of employment thou.
sands OF farm hands, but when these
have found and fitted themselves fol
other ~employments there usually fol
lows and there must follow an ac
acknowledgement OF the blessings which
these useful instruments bestow oil
man.
Thus on every hand examples ma
he multiplied where great movement
would have died in the inception wer'
their life dependent on popular approx
al. 1t is always the persistency o
some man or men great enough TO Sc
beyond popular prejudice to whom IN
world owes its geatest blessings.
The aim OF these towering geniuse
of humanity has yer been in the pres
ence of ridicule, curses and persecl
ton the superhuman determination
II will not let go, until thou bless me
Every great man is a thorn in tn
side of little men, for every great ma
brings a problem to the world whic
means one or two things, ID elthe
the little men must change their syi
fem of life. or (2) the genius mus
give way. and though sometimes n
mighty heart of Caesar breaks MOI
often he says; Il will not let 60 unit
I bring from the hard hearts OF II
prejudiced world a real heartie
blessing for my cause
In recent history We have Shake
peare, DR.. Johnson, Luther. Linco
Henry George, Isaac M. Wise n q
uncountable host Of others who we