The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-07-20
THE NECESSITY FOR FRATERNITY.

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THE NECESSITY FOR FRATERNITY.
There is not star that shines, nor a flower that
blooms that exits by itself, and for itself alone
There is not single atom of matter in the created
universe nor planet in the caravan OF the heavens
that dos not depend upon power outside OF itself
for it's continuity, and it's very existence. i
There is not q single throb in the universal sem
sation Of nature or quickened procedure that is
not dependent upon some other force outside OF !
itself for its existence and perpetuty There
an inhabitant in the selary heavens that does not
depend upon power outside OF itself for its con-
tnuity, and its very existence.
There is not single throb in the universal sensa'
ton of nature quckening procedure that is not
dependent upon some other force outside OF itself
for it's existence and perpetuity. There is not an
nhabitant in the steary heavens that does not de-
pend upon chain of forces outside of itself, and
without which hopeless chaos and confusion would
resign supreme If the sun in violation law should
withhould his light and heat, and the evaporation
of water should cease, and the atmospheric gases
should combine in different proportions it would not
be long till this world with its teeming millions and
variegated beauty, would become desolate waste
and eternal silence reign over depopuated world.
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sity. We use the word nature because of its
MISUNDERSTANDING both animate and
inanimate nature. Natural affinity, cohesion and
adhesion and attraction, used in natural philoso-
ply are terms implying fraternity. selfshness
means disintegration and death, in the NATURAL
social, moral, political, commercial and religious
worlds alike. There is to be- there must be frater-
nifty The law of necessity demands it, the law of
God demands it, and the golden age of this world
will never come till man is able to hail his fellow"
man with fraternal greetings.
Let there be any thing like universal recogni-
ton of the law of mutual dependence, and more
wonderful transformation than Ovid ever knew will
follow in every walk of life, and our earth would
become an Eden. Man is the most dependent OF
all other creatures, and for that reason ought to
cultivate the spirit of unseshness and helpfulness
In our age of specialization and commercialism we
become more and more dependent upon one another
The very fabrics we wear to- day were manufactured
by other hands, the tea or the coffee that was upon
our tables this morning was gathered by men on the
distant hillsides of China in some of the tropics
Others are handling our mails, carrying our COM
merce and producing by their industry all that il
needful to supply the the demands of our nature.
.None of us liveth unto himself" We come into
this world helpless infants depending every momen
of our lives upon other hands to feed us, lead US
keep us and make us comfortable, and other hands
must minister to us at the last, when the light o
this world is fading from vision and the eterna
verities are coming into view. Others will wipe TIN
cold Precipitation from the brow, moisten the lip
with the refreshing cordial, close the eyes in thei
last repose, and lay down in the silent abode t.
rest.
The mightiest sentiment for the good and the up
lifting of this world was not only uttered by tn
angels, "Good will towards men, but God mani
ifested the good will by giving his Son, and his lif
earth was one continuous declaration, 5000
will to men, He went about doing good. Hi
mission was to seek and to save that which was lost
He gave himself for us. He was unselfish. H
lived for others-he lived for mentor all men. TIL
measure of every mans unselfshness, of dom
good, of helping some one, should only be measure
by his opportunities. s'As We have opportunity d
good unto all men, Mans earthly probation is
gigantic opportunity for unselhshness, and doin
good. The man who assimilates the spirit {
brotherly love, relief and TRUTH will be unselhs
in the degree that he is philanthropic. For such
the world will be richer, wiser, purer an
brighter. And then there is SO much good in ever
that we may cultivate that we have rio
harvest field in which to work.
HEAT REGISTRATIONS Those who grumble at wins
they term the excessive heat in Bossier parish wi
find something to think about in the current die
patches that tell of $50 heat prostraons and eighty
six deaths Tuesday in the Northern and Wester
States 1t gets rather warm at times in Louisian,
but prostrations from the effect of heat are til
exception. Our climate is decidedly more congeni