The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-08-18

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in the cocoanut, or what causes pro
duce the effects We witness in the
moral and physical world is
question that has probably engaged
the earnest consideration OF the
thoughtful Of every age. Nature for
a season goes quietly about its work.
, We have refreshing showers, mild
winters and genial summers, boun-
tiful barvestS reward the toll of
the husbandman, all goes as mer-
rily as a May day festival, peace
! OF ali nature. It almost seems that
we can hear the rythmic music of
the spheres. There is general har-
mDny which prompts petce on
earth, good will to men Suddenly
the news is flashed over the wires
that Mother Earth has become
colicky. Vesuvius has belched forth
fire and lava; anon, an earthquake
! has claimed its thousands of victims
! and flourishing cities have been
RACED 10 the ground. Cyclones are
+ OF almost daily occurrence. floods
with resistless force sweep over one
/ portion of the country while parch-
ing fame producing droU.b Is the
portion of another.
This year nature seems mans un-
! compromising foe almost threaten
ling his extinction next year she
lappears to second his initiative in
every enterprise.
As far back as we have any his
tory nature has been erratic in her
movements.
The life of man is as variable
as the moods Of nature on the planet
of his habitation. There are times
when ne is in such complete occord
with his surroundings that his every
thought is one of alteration for the
Ipower that gave him being. Songs
of praise involuntarily flow from
a soul in full harmony with nature
and her laws He rejoices in the
fact that he lives, and with coun-
Itenance radiant with benignty and
smile Of welcome greets every OBJ
meet He is in love with himself and
IAN creation. He is almost certain
that he possesses a higher, nobler
attribute than mere flesh and breath,
| III haf
into a brilliant light to guide him
. Through an eternity of association
with the God of the universe.
Through the eye OF speculative
faith he sees his spirit emancipated
from sordid fleshly needs and de-
sires in company with his soulmates
spending an eternity exploring anc
> learning the secrets and beauties OF
n illimitable space. He becomes IN
: mind and soul, in deed and in truth
$ an integral part of the God of the
( universe, and feels in the solitude
| of his chamber that he can approach
that Being with the same confidence
nat Il cnlll can enter Inc pltSNhNN VI
of an indulgent earthly parent.
1 The scene changes, the moral
:, clouds become lowering. His eye
r is removed from the beacon star o.
8 hope. He comes in contact Will
d the worse element of his fellow man
, He sees all around him selfishnes'
" and greed. Some one endeayors tt
p wrest from him his rights Having
come down from the contemplation
Y of things high, pure and noble, h.
T." finds himself in struggle not TO
r that holy light, but for an existence
lr His baser passions are aroused an
he becomes "a worshiper at tn
shrine of qualification. His anima
nature is aroused and he begins t
:. doubt his destiny being higher tina
II. that of the horse. He knows he
"a an animal and doubts whether hi
e superiority over the other animal
consists in anything other than al
lie greater sagacity His call to the Sol
u1d innings OF edTIn anu W oSi a IL
BILE for existence has TRANSFORMER
him from spiritual being OF hig
degree to a being exceedingly earthly
U These are the experiences OF on
re Individual | know. and doubles
numberless thousands who hav
T. climbed the hill of knowledge an
IN Intelligence to sufficient altitud
W to think on these matters have ha
like experience.
p The question is the whyness
IS. the above and foregoing thus
ID There are two theories set forth
D. explpain the irregularities Of mature
and also two exppianstdry OF man
vGnehleness.
Some tell us that cyclones, cart
a, auakes, floods, drouths and fIooC
he are evidences of the anger OF j.
he tCvah as mythology taught that il
pipter was enragei and hurting h