The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-06

n desttosed. tSmast confess that fnyi
visit 10 China and tie thing that ii
Observed among ~ people have cais::
Eed me to3lose about all therespect that
lisyerhad for,the Chinese philosophe,t
You have heard Of his golden rule,
DO not unto Others as you would not
have them do lnto you. How unlike
the rule Of Christ, which reads Do i'm.
70 others as you would have them do
unto YOU. At a glance we can see
that one Is negative, the other posi-.
tive. One makes life a stagnant pool.
while the other transforms 1t into q
running. sparkling stream. 8
The trouble is that the Chinese an.
der the rule Of Confucius take too
much time in figuring oat the good
that they are toirecelye in return for
what they do. Why, have no respect
for a man who Is compelled to keep
a book account Of all the good that
he does, for the truth Of the matter
is that he does not do enough good to
pay for the book. The Chinaman's
boast Is that he lives up to the ideals
Of Confucius. What is the result? Chi.
M has stood still for 1000 years. The
beauty about our Christian civilization
Is that 1t Is the greatest and highest
asset known, for the reason that 1t
places no limit upon human develop.
ment."
Mr.. Bryan then told Of bis visit TO
India, where he witnessed the burial
OF the dead. and Of his audience with
the Emperor Of japan. 18
= Compliments The Hen.
He also amused his hearers greatly
by the manner Of the compliment
which he paid to the good old hen
and the eggs which she lays to pre.
serve the life Of mankind ~.
Travelling through Europe" contiu.
,ied Mr.. Bryan, zone finds It difficult
to get well cooked food, and many
times during our Journey Mrs. Bryan
and myself were compelled to shave
OF our menu until we finally got II
down to boiled eggs and toasted COT.
fee. The eggs, fortunately, were safe
and sound most everywhere we went,
no matter where that was, and when
returned to America felt like going
TO the hen house and taking by hat
on to the hen. All nations meet at
the breakfast table when there Is an
egg to be seen. Indeed, that dear! ar.
ticle Of food. like the touch Of nature,
makes the whole world akin.
Or all the crown heads that be met
while abroad Mr.. Bryan said that the
audience with King Oscar Of Sweden
was the most enjoyable.
y desired particularly to pay my
respects to this great and good man,
for heartily admired bis course when
there was division Of the two coan.
tries. and separate countries formed.
Had King Oscar SO desired, he could
have acted in most arbitrary man.
ner. and might have finally thrown
both countries In costly and bloody
war. BY quietly acquIescIng he sim.
ply acted In the interests OF peace, and
by so doing has won the respect and
love Of all nations"
Mr.. Bryan closed by referring to
this nation as the greatest Of all ma.
lions which have been set up since
the beginning OF time.
after spending months abroad"
said he, a trae American cannot help
but return feeling to the utmost that
he lives under the greatest. grandest
and noblest government under the sun.
nation which Is willing to help the
lowlicst Of her citizens. and which Is
now giving the greatest lessons in JUS.
'iee and liberty that the world has
ever SEEN"