The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-10-29
Culture, The Watchword of The
Age.
For The Robesonian.

For The Robesonian.
When a contest was held for
the naming of the first city, on
Mount Olympus, all the gods
were there. Jupiter sat high
above all others. Athena being
the winner, the city was named
in honor of her-Athens. Here"
said she, the world will look for
wisdom. My sons shall teach cul-
ture, and my posterity will be
known wherever the earth be
peopled." For an instance let
US look at Hannibal, the great man
Of culture, who shook the foun-
dation Of Rome with his elo-
quence, the greatest city on earth
at that time. Look at Caesar,
Alexander and Napoleon, who
caused the nations of lesser cul-
tured minds to bow down at their
feet. If we have freedom, we
must have a cultured mind. With
spiritual and mental culture we
are less sordid and selfish, and
the more open our minds are to
great and grand truths that lead
us out of the mire of suffering,
poverty, drudgery and disease.
It is the animal, or sensual,
man who is selfish, and bound on
the grinding wheel of thralldom.
The god within us is the only one
who can help us overcome the
tiger of ignorance and drive
him out and make place for cul-
tured power and give US eternal
and absolute freedom. Without a
cultured mind and heart we can
not overcome our animal instincts
and tendencies which are inbred.
AS Mr.. Gladstone said, LET us
begin to work with God in man
and man in God." If so, the
tiger of folly dies and the Christ
within us awakens and all the
chains and shackles that have
bound us are forever broken and
shattered and we are forever
freed. In a way it is a fight and
struggle to reach the summit.
But remember, he builds too low
who builds beneath the stars.
But there comes a time, however,
as we work through the different
degrees of evolution, when all
overcome the tiger of ignorance.
The plane of culture is not fully
attained until a decisive victory
is gained over lower conditions.
Soul culture, living in ideals,
} makes one magnetic, charming
and attractive. To increase ones
power of attraction one must cul-
tivate high ideals. For it is the
grand panorama, unrolling day
by day and displaying marvellous
beauty, color, shape, painted by
the divine artist for the enjoy
} ment Of this human pilgrimage.
For our soul sails leagues anc
leagues beyond, still leagues be-
yond these leagues there is yet
sea. Life without culture is like
, day without sunshine, roses
bereft of sweet nature perfume
Culture is guide to those who are
weary of waiting and watching
in darkness and gloom. Culture
: to the heart is like dewdrops tt
5 violets, left on the dust-ridder
2 wayside to die. Culture leads
= the way to our highest endeavors
2 lightens and lessons the pain O:
= each sigh. Life without culture
7 is like spring without flowers
S brook-streams that move not, O
star bereft of sky. Cultur
creates efforts most noble, promp
us to live, and resigns us to die
w. T. Moody.
Barnesville, N. c., Oct. 18th, 0e
: THE above was read at a mis-
: sionary service of the Sunda
school at Barnesville and is re
produced here by special request
It will be news to many tina
> Hannibal, the great Carthaginia
general, who was sworn by hi
II father to eternal enmity towar
i Rome, ever shook that city b
IL his elOuuence, Editor,