The Prescott daily news., 1908-04-18

to express tn e wish that he might be permitted to die for his friend; and when, to the surprise of his enemies. Pythas appeared the day before the execution, there was generous dispute between the two friends as to which one should be per mitted to die for the other. It is to ] the credit of the tyrant Dionyrius that his heart was melted by such an exhibition of the selfsacrificing spirit of friendship. so that he pardoned Pythias and expressed desire to be a part ner in their friendship. Has any enc from that day to this been mean enough to blame Dionysius for ad miring devotion which made Damon willing to die for his friend? The story has been woven into poetry. and is to-day an inspiration to noble minds.
 A blacksmith in Germany was seat ed in the village post office surround ed by the neighbors children. when a rabid dog appeared in the door, and thC HoDit lOf Sttlul LII Stl, lHIOt- tied the beast in the grip of his sturdy hands. but not until the virus had passed into his own blood The villagers put flowers on his grave every day.
 Profit by Another's Suffering.
 Again. ought one person to receive benefit from the suffering of another? Shall the child refuse to be benefited by the mothers suffering? Shall the country refuse to be benefited by the suffering of its patriot soldiers? If 1t be true that soldiers do wrong in dy- ing for others and that those for whom they die ought not to be benefit ed by their sufferings. let us go to Bunker Hill and tear down that mon- ument; let us go to Washington and rage to the ground that white marble pyramid which commentaries the man who suffered the bangs of hunger and cold at Valley Forge. To adopt the claim of Theosophy that one should not receive benefit from the sufferings of another Is to turn man. kind. sooner or later. into leeches and | hyenas; for, if I should not be benc- fited by the sufferings of another, I, of course. should not suffer for another. My business. then. is to look after my self. and all the sweet ministries of loving sacrifice for others give place to greedy self-seeking
 Seh-sacrific Love.
 The spirit of self-sacrificing love, as seen in Christ on the cross, if uni versally incarnate. would make earth paradise of peace and joy. War would then cease; for if men loved we'll enough to die for one another, they certainly would not kill one an other It would close every divorce court; for if husband and wife loved we'll enough to die for each other, such thing as unfaithfulness or even unkindness would be impossible. It would solve the problem of labor and capital; for if the laborer and capital ist loved well enough to die for each other they certainly would not op- press or make unreasonable demands. It would run every business enter prise according to the Golden Rule: for If all men loved well enough to die for one another, there would be no lying or cheating to make money Herein is the philosophy of the atone ment Faith in Christ and him cruel fled ennobles and transigures char acter
 Bronson Alcott governed his school in Boston on this principle. One day" says MT. Alcott, T called up before me pupil eight or ten years of age who had violated an important regula tion of the school. All the pupils were looking on, and they knew what the rule of the school was. l put the ruler into the hand of that of lending pupil; I extended my hand and told him to strike. The instant the boy saw my extended hand and heard my command to strike l saw struggle begin in his face. A new light sprang up in his countenance, a new set of shuttles seemed to be weav- ing a new nature within him. 1 kept my hand extended and the school was in tears. The boy struck once, and he himself burst into tears. con stantly watched his face and he seemed in a bath of fire which was giving him a new nature. He had a different mood toward the school and toward the violated law. The boy seemed transformed by the idea that should take chastisement in placs