Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-06-16

through him Ike the rays oi the sun |
through the dew.beiewelled leaves.
and @hca the aHse! eosie2 20 shrond |
him n his wings, be nuis him sun |
iislHiing sweetness upon society,
So life projects itself unto death.
Every species has tlnls peculiar 10 IL
SELF 90 lie leaves drop, ani, ~hen man
dies, uie trend OF his personal charae-
ter is evidenced. The dogged indii-
ference OF the utalist makes him JOY
less AND fearless the unUoiief OF the
agnoAic makes him glow wien the
whitehead Of apprehension; the rlt-
uaBsm OF the lormalist makes him
want = priest. cross and oEtieme unc-
tion; The faith ol the believer makes
his face light mp as that oil longs abb
sent one going homer 80 fading re
yeals culture Dissolution weakens the.
power OF scii-repreaslon, and, When
this Is gone. the distinct type oi a man
lt once appears.
Nor can too much stress be pat on
this Those who live in fosgy moral
atmosphere 1.-Two beneath . cloud and
perish iu gloom Oueuumea the az
pecmtiun is mat there Is going 10 bu
a special denomination on tho dcatL-
bed OF some noted sinner, but there
is nothing n IL, Man is as powerless
10 assume the qualities Of ylrtuous
LIE in HE last hour as a sombur leal
IL TO put on rainb0w hues ana Ike
the somaer leaf in it's dun fading, goes
10 lis place as bWselL one dies as
be has lived
Then character is 10 accident u
1T were. streak Of fortune might
make man Sometimes patronage
does confer the peerage on q mental
dwarf sometimes moral imueella
Is made The sovereign OF state. but
The change In their positions effects
no change n them A dwarf is still
a dwarf as peer, and an imheclle Is
sun an ImbecilG as sovereign. and,
despite their well-supplIed tables and
dnc clothes. their real character Is
known ON earth rs well as in heaven.
So character is the result of effort
There are bad as well as good Gle
ments in human nature, aud these
have TO be uprootcd. and ihe graces OF
mind and heart put in their place 70
make man a man, for heir charm
alone expands as personal beauties
and outward attainmepts shriyel up,
but # these are present all else may
so. aud a man SIN possesses am of
lie csseutlals of life Good humor
wen takes the place of a wushed-Out
oomplovnn; good sense ls quite as ef
iecjlvo as dimpled cheeks, ths lulness
OF wisdom H. q match for full-round-
ed figure any day, and, If there is the
powor to think without prejudice. love
without lust, purpose without seldsh-
ness, and discharge the duties OF lile
with courageous heurt The DAYS OF
a man speed toward a delightful death.
There he is 10 come into the posses
sion OF The beauties which abide, and
HE youth which is immortal.
THIS turns the thought to The future
symb1liled in the leaf CarBla hls
said '1he withered leaf ls not deao
and lost There are forces Ia 1t and
around IT, the working M inverse or
DER and the truth OF his words can
be seon ON any tree There IN the
core OF tbe leaf is mysterious some
hing which passes through the stem
INTO The twig The leaf fails. ana a
scar is lett, and '"when tbe sun unlocks
.he graves OF nature and rolls away
he icy rocks Of wintgr.' Tho scar puts
forth tender shoot
So here is an emblem Of the true
man. Creative germs pa-s through
him into society His hand helps those
institutions which contribute TO The
good OF pusterty Ills deeds rG in
webbed with he fibre OF history. The
pulsatiuns OF his heart tend to change
he trend Of human movements, and
new branches OF civilization spring
from him.
Then the leaves hespeak Of life be.
yund the tomb. These faded and lCH
thousands OF years ago; earthquake
entastrophes buried them their graves
became coal beds, but Today there .s
q resurrection of them Miners dig
them mp for fuel, and tine snu-puwer
stored in them ages ago warns the
home OF man, lights his streets and
creales countless industries for his
elevation.
So We all do fade as 1 leaf. There
are mingled flowers and legrs ar oar
weddings, and there are mingled now-
ors and tears at ow memorial day eN-
crcises, and their significance IS as
hoauuml on the lattyr as The former
occasion Our brightest hopes spring
mp before The tomb, and We should 90
ont and place wreathcs ON the graves
uf our departed uoighburs. and remind
IhosO who mourn OF this. Blessed are
those of our number Who have died
ia the Lord These DO rest from their
ahors. and their works are manifest
among us. and the second death can
have nu power over Jhom God prom
SOS to hiring them forth In The re5ur-
recti1n, and rounue them to MS and
esture both the dead and The living
To- Jesus
The fading leaves and dropping pet
ais of nur flowers SO would teach us.
Those minister and their color, form
md geome.rical structure delight the
aye. charm the sense of the hesutim
md refine the spirit of eycry rational
rcuure m The eternal march toward
perfection, and. since the mute organs