Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-16

time. 1ne system, ike Ill human SyS-
tens. has its defects. 1t does not give
to everybody the exact equivalent for
his toll. No new method of compensat-
ing labor which can he devised and
introduced will be fair to all ut all
times. and the complaints that the
worker does not get enough, which
have been heard since the first en-
ploycr hired the first employc. will not |
cease. The labOrer will continue to |
complain that he does not have fair |
share of the wealth he assists In pro.
ducing. A system which has endured |
for thousands of years does not fade
away in a day. even though the one
Mr. Wright talks about has defects.
one of them being that workers arc al
ways striking somewhere to get better
pay. Probably Mr.. Wright does not be.
lieve lie will live to see the day when
profit sharing and cooperation will
rule i'm the Industrial world. The ideas
oe workingmen will have to change
materially before they will surrender
the certainty Of the wage system. In.
| equitable though II may be sometimes.
for the uncertainty of the profit shar-
ing system. They would accept 1t II
business were always good and profits
always large. but It would not suit
them when lean years came. IT 1t
were introduced they would agitate
for a larger share of profits. as they
do now for higher wages. There would
he the old conflict under n new name.
When n man has nothing to talk
about which interests him more than
the shadowy possibilities of the dis
tant future he may discuss with propri.
ETY. the passing away of the wage sys.
ten. 1t Is not a living question. 1t Is
one which IL of merely speculative In.
tercst to the people Of this century.
They will hire and he hired after the
fashion of their fathers.
. In recent discussion Of public
schools in the United States and their
relation to religion. clergyman said.
, I'VE are bringing up all over this land
n lusty set of young pagans. who.
sooner or later. they or their children.
will make havoc Of our institutions"
It il n broad statement. II II II true
: the fact Is of the greatest Importance.
: for the public schools surely fail tn
!. Justify themselves II they do not build
character as well as impart knowledge.
:" The charge was made as an argument
. IN favor Of the introduction Of lis
:. tinctly religious instruction In the pub
IL lie schools. hut Ia II true? The Out
= look of New York City has attempted
!, to answer the question. not arbitrarily
= but by asking the opinion Of nlncteei
~ college presidents. the heads of institu
- tons of learning In the North and u
" the South. the East and the West
IN Their replies are based upon a stud,
of the students In their own colleges
" part of whom are graduates of pub'i
VI schools, part graduates of private o
sectnrian schools where religion !
W taught. Not one of the nineteen col
Ms legc presidents finds that the moral IN
H. fIucnce of the public school Is inferio
W. to that of the best private schools. Al
us say. on the contrary, that the publ
us school pupils enter life with MS hlg
~ moral conceptions and rs much II
10 llgion as their companions from til
D! private schools: but several Of iii
ne presidents do notice n decided dite
ri cncc between the product OF dilfcrcr
ny public schools and different privdt
ny sclioOls--a difference which Is Away
no traccable to the character and person;
nc influence of the teacher. The result {
he the interesting inquiry IL splendl
In tribute to the public schools. The l,ol
III ular faith In them IL not without Ju'
he ti,icatlon. But two other conclusion
er- should not he overlooked: the tremel
lot dous influence of good teachers. thu
nc Is, teachers Of strong and beautif'
nat personal character. ana the inhucnc
AN In morals and religion. OF the HON
m II there are no religious influences
the home. nothing which the schoo
can teach will supply the lack: ana
ire there IL religion there. the pupils
on. the public schools will do very We
he without special religious instruction.
9TH ~SA
'n' II am we'll" DO you apprecla
gh the force Of that declaration? Su
IT, pose. OH the contrary, you say, II u
III. sick" Keep on saying 1t. Begin
OF Aelieve It. You will end In your be
m Yes. there IL something In Christi'
'se Science. There Is something In T.
mt New Thought. or Suggestive Therape
re- ties. These systems contain the ger
gu Of II great truth-the influence of 4
'ok mind over the body. More than til,
ire The mind influences itself 1t inf
pre- ences itself by the subtle power
len slggestiOn-the foundation of hypT
Die tisin. So that 1t will not do to 8
lis' that II makes no difference what o
ny. believes. 1t matters tremendously.
es. you believe you are happy you are.
ow the time. happy. II you believe y
ON are pure. ana keep on believing 1t, y
'le' will be pure. II YOU believe You Il
IL strong. SO long as YOU believe 1t, y
bly are strong. or course there are In
'ne tatiOns to this power OF faith. G
der c,,mstances ana conditions affect
H. And It may be carried to ridiculo
IL extreme. But 1t IL u wOrkal
rag power ana every creature ought
me know 1t. Keep in mind the fact I'll
ich YOU are captain on the deck of yo
I'M | mortal vessel Tho helm Ia I'm va