The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-30

our earth.
All the words that are supposed to
correspond really commend or describe
an idea little different. My attention
was called the other day to the curious
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. II trua have not
been able to verify it--but this states
ment was made--we have the whole story
OF European wars about a. hundred years
ego between France and England. We
have before us tho proclama Ions, or dis.
patches, II we may call them SO, OF the
Emperor Napoleon and we have the
disps tchcs and reports OF Arthur. Duke
OF Wellingto ton. .s
am told that there Is literally not
ono report or proclamation OF the EN-
peror Napoleon in which glory Is not
mentioned, and that there is not literally
one report or dispatch OF Arthur, Duke
of Wellington, in which the word GLORY"
occurs, nor single one in which Duty
is no. led forward as the central thing.
That, in a word. expresses what we
mean by the larger liberty which carries
with 1t the thought OF answerableness.
I suppose all progress Is valuable Just
in 80 far az 1t tends to what we call
moral progress. i5s 3s3
a man may pardon me il put 1t
very plainly. and surely man may have
quite different standard OF what we
IIlsaIl HlOluIS III ZIG fdI lOu6 -uCDdll>
nents Of his lIfe
a mans private life may be in do
mestic affairs absolutely moral; In his
business life there may be a little less
OF that morality in is sitter sense; In
his civil and political life 1t may become
a mere 5conven tionality, and in his thought
about international relations may prac-
tically disappear altogether.
ANCESTORS no LONGER COUNT.
In this democratic age in which we
live8it Is what a man does that matters
rather than what the mans ancestors
were The artificial platform OF former
days, which might place a dnffer on
level with man who has great capacity.
has gone practically in most parts Of
the world. Il
Do you remember that there Is a
form OF human wrong which can only
be set right by one set OF men, and
thnt Is by young men? You know well
what I mean-that curse that falls on
every land or home where inpurlty is
rife--a thing which young men can
grapple with and throttle to death. and
which. II they only would, young men
can.
THE TRUE MEANING OF LIBERTY.
1t has been given to us English speak
ing folk in the manifold development OF
our stored life to realize In practice.
more fully than other men the true mean
ing of lIberty--the liberty wherewith
Christ hath made us free.
2 Let lis always recognize that such
knowledge Is in itself not heritage
only. but splendid and sacred trust.
The trust must be deterIninedly and daily
used to tho glory Of oGd and the im-s
measurable good OF men.
Christ taught us that mans life con-
sistcth not In tho abundance OF things
which he possesseth. Ho taught US
that society exists for tho sake OF the
men and women who constitute society,"
He taught US that surrender. even OF In
dividuel rights, for the sake Of Christ,
is nobler than defence OF privilege.
We must be here to work.
And men who work can only work for
men, 3#4
And not to work in vain muA compre-
bend
Humanity and SO work humanity.
And raise mems bodies still by raising
souls,''
EVERY ONE OF US CAN MAKE. LIFE
HAPPIER FOR SOMEBODY.
Our difficulty nowadays, whether In
America or In England. comes from the
very conditions in which our lite is
lived. In the presence Of all the big.
ness, the stir. the swing OF the worlds
life. at such central spots as this.
our power OF quiet sympathy or PAINS
taking care for other peoples needs and
difficulties is far too hard to evoke.
We know so much about what Is going
on that we care less, Nothing happens
anywhere but some hurried account Of
1t must In an hour or two be sped
throughout the world The3account may
be inaccurate-haf truth. half guessing.
but go 1t must or another will go be-
fore 1t.
These possibilities Of rapid intercourse
and wide communication are, when right
~ used. the very forces which make 1t
possible for lis to band ourselves quickly
and strenuously together against wrong,
to drag evils into daylight so as to