Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-01-18
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good thing to have an equitable division
in the realm of music? 1t would mean
no more Overture to William Tell"
no more pilgrims Chorus" none of
those splendid devotional hymns and
anthems, whereby you have been
blessed and comforted. Such a level
ing-up process in the world of music
would leave us all hopelessly founder
ing in the entanglements of "rag-time"
melody
Is 1t not a good thing that men are
not equal in the realm of art, and mu-
sic, and poetry? These great hearts
are our servants. They appear,
Not to dwarf us by their questions, but to
show
10 what largeness we may grow.
If the money Of our country were
equally divided, every man, woman and
child would receive about 81 200. And
there are those who believe that such
a leveling-up process in the realm of
money would bring in the millennium.
On the contrary, if such a distribution
were made today, l am convinced,
knowing human nature to be what it
Is, that in three months we would
again have successful merchants, farm
ers, artisans, and leaders in all of the
professions, and within this same three
months we would have another crop of
the class who sleep in barns, hay
stacks and police stations, pleading
for another leveling-up process so that
all men would have an equal chance.
AS there are great leaders in other
realms, so there are stars of the first
magnitude in the realm of business.
Now, | preach no gospel of mere ac-
quiescence. To check ambition, or to
restrain aspiration is not the supreme
virtue of life Certainly that Is not
what Is meant by Christian content
ment We are placed here to seek in
the worst the best and the highest that
God has for us. The trouble with all
Of us Is, we think there Is a favorit.
ism. We recall those whom we con.
slider fortunate. They shine In their
renown. But we forget that the shin.
ing comes only after much of the grind
stone. One would like to be Moses
after he is through, but to be Moses
on the road is different. David is
finally king. But it was a hard climb
He paid dearly for the crown he wore
He tells us it left red rim arounC
his forehead and made his head ache
Joan of Arc did much for France
She is forever enshrined in the hearts
of her countrymen. But a blaze O.
glory that goes out at the stake is no
much to be desired There are penal
ties for being conspicuous. Abraham
Lincoln Is perhaps our foremost Ameri
can. Is there any favoritism in tn,
five-year burden and the assassins bul
let? One would like the fame of Co
lumbus, not the stretch of lonesome
faith and chains. Many boy woul(
like to be Joseph wearing the coat o
many colors, and many man woul,
like to be Joseph, the prime minister
but the pit, slavery, slander, and tn
prison are the connecting links.
We know only half the story of thos
whom we consider fortunate. Discon
tent comes from seeing only the sur
face. When we climb up to where w
have full vision we find no occasion 70
envy anywhere. Remember, nothin
SO sweetens our lot in life as the ei
. fort to sweeten the lot of some on
else, and nothing so reconciles a ma
to his own burden as when he help
to carry the burden of another.