The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-11-20

nal pan, TO realize we are to unite
those that have gone before. to those
that shall come after us, to hand or
down to coming generations. the
heritage, we have received from the
amounted millions that have pre-,
coded us, and are today as dust. This
heritage to be enriched and strength.
ened il it may be, but at least, moi
weakened nor diminished. We hold
In our hands the gift Of all past ages
to our own, to be in turn bequeathed
to the still ascending civilization that
shall follow US The sum total Of
human effort, the intellectual. the
moral wealth. Nature. serene, large
|illimitable works on. Through us as
intermediate grades, she is carrying
forward wonderful transformation.
Then, fear not, lest existence, clos
ing your account and mine, shall
know the like no more. The eternal
Saki, from that bowl has poured mil
lions of bubbles like us, and will
pour! The small ambitions Of the
day, the trivial pleasures Of an hour
are lost in the thought Of the divine
evolution of humanity, which Nature
is factor in accomplishing. How
careful Of the type she seems. How
careless Of the single life. We, sub
merged in petty cares, with lives
bound in shadows, seem to have re-
versed the couplet; how careless Of
the type we seem, how careful of the
single life.
Edward Everett Hale tells us that
the railroad people seem to think If
they can make the public understand
how to get from Santa Barbara to
New York in Is minutes less than it
needed year ago, the great battle Of
life is gained, but great many peo-
pie are beginning to ask themselves,
is it not more important to know
what use we shall make of that extra
15 minutes. In our own time, the ma
terialistic tendency is yielding to an
ethical impulse. The spirit of the
age is organization and it's latest
watchword is service.
Back through blind primeval CROP
ings, when our ancient forbears tore
raw flesh, with their teeth. though
the modern products of evolution
may shrink from that picture,
through struggling prehistoric intel
LICENCES, seeking the light, advanc-
ing irregularly, through epoch and
era dwarfed and stunted in darker
age, nurtured in the ample breast of
happier days., the flower of civiliza-
ton has blossomed in our own time
and it shall yet bear fruit.
Nodded and shaped by countless
hands, the realization Of a myriad
dreams the stately visions of the past,
take form and substance. Not by
demi-gods, not by archangels, but by
human beings, are changes wrought.
Throughout all time, the infinite
purposes of God have been worked
out through the finite minds of men
and women, like unto ourselves,
with human weaknesses to overcome. |
Change is the only constantly recur-
ing phenomenon of all ages. The
wise direction of that change depends |
Upon the right action of each genera |
ion, an obligation imposed upon So
iety, to decide upon a course our
minds tell us is right and reasonable,
'ur feelings tell us is generous and
ust, then to let the desire of our
and our emotions, harden
nto the iron resolution of the will.
circumstances and conditions may
onspire to rob us of faith and hope.
We can dwell, too much, if we in
ulge ourselves, upon the burdens of
lie, and its handicaps, instead of it's
pportunities and privileges. Instead
wasting precious time in ourselves
lamentations over other peoples
1ortcomings, let us attempt to
,hool ourselves in self abasement
nd true contrition of spirit for sane
nd rational living, for the exercise
fine resolution in the ordinary at
hrs of life. The desire to be used 9
service for others makes of us all,
nights of the Grail. a
The century just passed has
luipped man splendidly for utilita-
an conquest. BY the discoveries Of :
fence with innumerable Inventions .
nich let the wheels of life run I
loothly, hand and brain are SUBJ I
eing wildernesses. piercing noun
IN Businesses. In our own state,
ergy and skill and wealth are re- :"
Inning deserts. We use each day, =
the most matter-of-fact way, lux