The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-07-24

do.
But you cannot have faith in your
selves unless you are conscious that
you are prepared for our wor If
one is feeble in body, he cannot have
the confidence in mis- physical strength
that the athlete has, and as physical
strength is necessary, one is justified
in devoting to exercise and to the
Strengthening OF the body such time
as may be necessary.
Intellectual training is also neces-
sary, and more necessary than it used
to be. When but few had the advan-
tages of a college education, the lack
OF sucn advantages was not so appar-
ent. Now when SO many of the law
yers, physicians, journalists, and even
business men, are college graduates,
one cannot afford to enter any field
without the best possible intellectual
preparation. When M into
competition with his fellows, he soon
recognizes his intellectual supe-
riority or inferiority as compared with
others. n China they have a very in
teresting bird contest. The singing
lark is a very popular bird there, and
as you go along the streets of a Chi
nese city you see the Chinese out air
ing their birds. These singing larks
are entered in contests, and the con-
tests are decided by the birds them
selves. If, for instance, a dozen are
entered, they all begin to sing Justify,
but as they sing, n after another
recognizes that it is outclassed and
gets down off its perch, puts its head
under it's wing and will not sing any
more. At last there is just n bird
left singing, and it sings with an en-
thusiasm that shows that it recog-
aizes it's victory. So it is in all intel
lectual contests. Put twenty men in
the room and let them discuss n
important question. At first all will
take part in the discussion, but as
the discussion proceeds, one after.
another drops out until finally two are
left in debate, one on n side and
one on the other. The rest are con-
tent to have their ideas presented by
those who can present them best. If
you are going to have faith, therefore,
to meet your competitors upon an
equal plane, and If you are prepared,
they will be conscious of it as well IS
you.
A high purpose Is a necessary part
of your preparation. You cannot af-
f0r1 ~ -,r% q Io-, r1xwDaro I'm nnnnnofi.
ton with a high one, If you go out to
work from a purely selfish standpoint
you will be ashamed to stand in the
presence of those who ave higher
aims and nobler ambitions. Have
faith in yourselves, but to have faith
you must be prepared for your work,
and this preparation must be moral
and intellectual as well as physical.
Second-Have faith in mankind.
The great fault of our scholarship is
that it is not sufficiently sympathetic.
1t holds itself aloof from the strug-
Cling masses. 1t is too often cold and
cynical. 1t is better to trust your fell
lowmen and be occasionally deceived
than to be d~istrustful and live alone.
Mankind deserves to be trusted. There
is something good in every one, and
that good responds to sympathy. If
you speak to the multitude and they
do not respond, do not despise them,
but rather examine what you have
said. If you speak from your heart,
you will speak to their hearts, and
they can tell very quickly whether
you are interested in them or simply
in yourself. The heart of mankind is
sound; the sense OF justice is univer-
sal. Trust it, appeal to it. do not VIC
late it. People differ in a C charac-
teristics, in national traditions, in
language, in ideas of government, and
in forms of religion, but at heart they
are very much alike. / fear the plu-
tocracy OF wealth; / respect the plu-
tocracy Of learning; I thank God for
the democracy OF the heart. You must
love If you would b loved. They
loved Him because He first loved
them"-this is the verdict p%ronounc-5
ed where me1 have unselfishly labor
ed for the welfare of the whole peo-.
pie. Link yourselves in sympathy
with your fellowmen; mingle with
them; know them and you will trust
them and they will trust you. II you
are stronger tnan others. a heavier
loads; If you + more capable than
others. show 1t by your Willingness
to perform a larger service.
Tnird|f you are going to accom-
plish anything in this country. you
must have faith in our form of gov
eminent. and there is every reason
why you should have faith in it. It is
the best form OF government ever CON
cefved BY the mind or man. and It Ii
spreading tnrougheutt he world. It
is best. aot because It Is perfect. but