The Green Forest tribune., 1903-07-11
s.THE VALUE OF AN IDEAL.o
Subject of Hon. w. J. Bryan at
 Eureka Springs Wednesday,.

Hon. William ,. Bryan lectured at the auditorium in Eureka Springs Wednesday under the auspices of the Southwestern Summer School, on his new theme, "The Value of an Ideal. :"
 It was the pleasure of the writer, along with large number of other Green Forest folks, to hear the distinguished gentleman esHeak upon this occasion.
 The large auditorium was com fortabIy filled when shortly after two o'clock the great leader of democracy marched down the aisle in company with Mayor Pickard, amid enthusiastic ap- plause. The mayor of the city made some brief introductory re- marks and Mr. Bryan greeted the audience with a broad smile and at once launched out upon his subject. He said he had been led to change his subject from politics to something more pop ular, that it had been suggested to him by his experience during his two campaigns for the pres- idency that his political speeches were unpopular with a majority atleastof the people of the United States. He had chosen sub- ject that ought to be popular with all. The people should be taught the value of ideals. That ideals i'll politics are indispensable to good government, and that the best time to teach such was out side of the campaigns.
 Mir. Bryan said that he had had three ideals iu life. The first two disappeared before his earliest recollection. One was to to be a Baptist preacher, but he says it IS related that when he saw an immersion and was told that he would have to be baptized in a like manner he dropped the idea cold and never referred to it again. His second was to be a farmer and raise pumpkins. He presumed large majority of the people of the United States are glad he is now able to follow this occupation without moIestation Ills third ideal was a lawyer and this had really been his purpose m life. He had fallen into poh- ucs by accident and stayed there by design. He was nominated tor congress because the district was so overwhelmnly republican that 1t was thought no democrat could be elected. A landslide e came his way and his connection With politics was begun.
 From these diversions the speaker launched upon the dis eusslon of higher ideals of living,
 Sding his arguments upon the ! bible. He sees nothing amazing Tn miracles recorded as colnpar- ed With many things we see with our own eyes. He can as well Understand the feeding of a mW1tude with 8 few loaves and lshes as can the first cause of the falling of the rain and snow ana the Watering and replenish- lng the earth. Man himself is a mlracle more wonderful; the change of ideal in a mans life nat lmpels him to take a right Roout face and hate the things he Dhce loved and love the things 1e hated is itself a subject so far Peeyond the finite comprehension pl man that reasoning upon it eads to the perfect darkness of llght. line would wait to reason
 ut Why the onion seed produces ne onion and the radish seed ne radish he would never eat.
 rounded upon the Christian pea of creation, he would seek
 establish an ideal in the heart
 every American boy and girl
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 'r the world instead of acquiring
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