The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-11-10
IDEALS.
BY Lizzie M. Holmes.

AS boy Marius Dale was a dream
er. A backwoods farmers son, usual
ly occupied in hoeing corn, watching
sheep. hauling wood or wedding the
garden. he still dreamed-dreamed Of
beauty, or greatness, Of power, Of
achievement, and with 1t all, Of love
and kindness to his fellow creatures.
Little he knew Of the need Of love and
kindness out in the struggling, cruel
world, but the light Of divine yearn-
ing toward all suffering beings, dWelt
In his soul from the first. Many Of his
dreams We're vague and purposeless,
but sometimes when his work was
done and he lay on the grass by the
brook, looking up into the blue and
white skies above him, his dreamings
would seem so real his ideals would
become persons who would mover
around him and invite his love.
Truth came with calm, grave In
flexible mien, and stood near him.
Il am not always kind" she said'
"and you will be made to suffer for
my sake. But if you love me, will
be the best and dearest companion
along your pathway in life" He
thought he grasped her hand and VOW
ed to be true to her as long as life
lasted.
Then the spirit of Universal Broth
erhood floated near, With kindly. sor-
rowful eyes and tender mouth, beck
or;.lg also.
II, too, will make you suffer; men
Will rayiis you and laugh at you for
Walking 100 close to- me. You will
probably Forget me when brighter and
.1.ore aiurinS shapes flock around
,,ou. But Il you Will love me 1 will
:,rtiE you nearer to the Heavenly
Ta.h@r"
Aiar:us reac!eG forth his hand and
felt it clasped in a warm, close grasp
Purity stood at his side, in spotless
whits. with her fair sweet, ethereal
lace surned toward the sky. Her
ru!ce was cold and silvery as she
spoke. 1T will be very hard for you
to keep me in sight. I am easily
crowded aside by others, and Pleasure
and Luxury and Passion do not often
love my pathway, you will reach high
err and diviner joys than these can give
YOU" And Marius vowed to keep her
ever near him.
AS he grew older, his dreams grew
more vivid and his ideals brighter. He
determined to devote his life to the
service of humanity in some form, and
as he neared manhood he came to be-
lieve that to go forth and preach the
gospel of Christ, to turn people from
their evil ways to lives of goodness,
would be the highest work he could
undertake. So he left the bayfield, and
the pillow and worked his way through
school, studying and toiling through all
his waking hours. Truth, Integrity and
the Spirit of Universal Brotherhood
were still his ideals; he was true, sin
cere and good, and prayed daily that
he might be endowed with power to
touch the hearts Of men Alright. He
labored hard to be able to express
every shade Of beautiful and holy
thought, and studied night and day
that he might be able to tell the gos-
pei story with truth and effectiveness.
Finally he was ordained, and preached
his initial sermon.
Every listener was stirred to the
depths of his SOUL Every one was
moved-the young preacher was talked
Of and admired throughout the vicin-
fly. He received several calls to
preach but at least accepted the hum
hlest charge, one In which the poor,
the ignorant and the depraved pre-
dominated.
He worked faithfully among them
and succeeded in turning many a poor
wretched soul toward the light OF
Gods smile. But still Marius was not
satisfied. He could minister to a sin
sick soul and help 1T on it's way tc
spiritual light, with a power that seem
ed divine. But there was a dark spec
ire ever haunting him, ever coming
between him and the good he would
accomplish. It's name was-Poverty
Between him and the criminal he
would rescue, it crowded and hurled
its victim back into the old degrade.
tion the woman whom he dragged
from the cruel street and set, repentan