The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-01-08

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sAisezity cause nsisss nss ~osk'
sss .eye. and struggle. u makes hin 80 !
against The stream irsse@c Of hest'ns !
s.s,y With Il. To sss honeiy ii'ostn-
ssca. n u live 6sh shss can rs-h throass
lbs eater: u is ds<d one thss floats.
4 Yet ~~ csnuot Advice association with
1 a niuar;fv csc<e unisss AZ the same tine
I've throw oaf wcrd OF warning against
| fanatie.sn. To be in minority IS nor
absolute proof that cause = richt. else
| the bounds Of Heaven itssif viii he terri
lis narrow sf some minority ssois are
richt and the majority are ~rong. ~
minoritsshlp proves right, then these IA
astie Doekhobors. fersaking duty 20
themselves aud their families, are van
scring sfsr In the midst OF the seventies
iof = Canadian winter. seeking the ltgnt,
are right and the rest Of the woria y
wrong. A minority idea 20 be right must
be founded on the great principles 81
common sense. common need and possihie
achievement To stick 10 minority ,dea
sesperasely and scrociously AZ some do
though that minority idea never gathers
20 itself any sound minded cooperation.
- to prepare ones owu mind for gradual
loss OF touch With the great polsing world
and its needs.
ia uinerity idea does not grow. VIA
proof Is there that Il has the life give'
seed Of human sense in az just 80 l. -
waste Of lime and q ca '5a1 y. f'1
20, 20 .a, ,-r.oS- ~ about two, ssSbles
TTen TOO, Aoonffer test NAV he apple
to minority causes when they come knock
lag at our hearts for recognition. do the
persuade us away from the duty lyin
next to handy IL they do, they need 20 y
Hooked Al askaucc. 10 IT, a human feilin
TO seek afsr % for the thing We ought
do Instead Of setting our hand rcsolnte
to the plough Of caty lying in cur o~
feias In good humor Dickens tells
the neglected condition Of the children
a woman who was giving her whole thoug
to the neglected children Of savAges vi
did MOI know they we're neglected Love
ia ala seriousness. touches on this hunt
teudancy in his wonderful poem aho
Sir Launfalis Search for the Holy GrA
After wandering the world over TO sh'
HE devotion and To- seek HE reward,
found that the heggar who had be
AZ his gate all the time iypihed the Chr
TO him
- The great msss Of humanity. indiAers
and uuthinking, b., always has been, a
possibly Aivsys will be lifted by the p
N posetul minority. ! think IL Is kmmers
who saws EVERY man is A. lazy a.
darcs 20 be" some arc very lazy. Ind
ic- ferent, unthinking. aud the great aver'
Get Of human progress l. only mainiaihed
.,s those who, feeling the thrill Of hr'
life. and manufacturing purpose Wit
' " them, do not dare TO be lazy.
10 slong as life upon this earth shall i
ers Stern war we wage
der The right OF each TO mould his life Dc
cast
81. A battle gage
row The Multitude collects with glad acc
A. Aud loudly boasts.
That victory's wings is ever drooPod
pr ward
an The larger hosts.
~. .as self-e,- 'ered, others hope to stem u
anu dow,
ally And, losing, gain
der Since seeds root deep aud die before
..r- grow
~, To golden grain.
Sometimes the siraisb, and upwarn
'ust We see
sort by many trod.
hn- Sometimes Tho Peoples Voice is ioun
ccs. he
ome Tho Voice Of God
lake -,
FORK sometimes ihe "''r7 81 "''''
aim deep
f.- The Truth confines.
,.l8 Sometimes, through acons, costly ie
Il sleep
seid In dus4y mines
cher ~, .i,h, . -,r,o.c
That drnss assan,
OBJ "'~
Aud must prevail.