Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-05-03

to enter and of which he gained onl,
a glimpse from the heights of Piseah
Yet, apparent failure though he wa
every man, believing in the absoIut
unity of God. every man, following
the law of Righteousness. every man
who owes Il republic. testifies even to-
day, to the grand success achieved by
l~sraefs great teacher. There was, IN
his day, no more supreme failure
than the founder of Christianity With
hopes ana ideals Of the grandcst char
acter, dashed to the ground. suffering
Il horrible death by the command OF
the Roman authorities. abused. reject
ed, tortured, he has, nevertheless, be-
come the ideal to untold millions Of
Gods children who pattern their lives
after the sublime existence Of thir
grandest. noblest. purcst of mer. the
gentle Jesus of Nazareth. Bruno. the
man who held that it was sufficiem
to have a new idea, FOR which on
might feel proud to die, who taught
that there were other worlds than ours
and who dispatched by torture to
those other worlds. was unquestion-
ably a sad failure in his day, yet. in
our times, his name is acknowledged
N the councils OF the worlds greatest
heroes, while the names of his pcrse-
cutors have disappeared in eternal
oblivion. or, take the case Of Father
Damien. This man sacrificed com
fort, home and ease, to bring law and
order, hope and help. to the outcasts
of society. For sixteen long years. he
gave the most devoted services to thu
unfortunate lepers. On the beautiful
fields of Molokai, he aided his fellow
men, only in the end, to become him
self. a victim to the virulcut, fearful
fatal disease. One day. happening by
chance to spill some hot water e
his feet, he observed that he exper-
fenced no pain and, IN that moment
knew that he had been stricken by the
fatal disease. Faithful unto death
he continued his unselfish, heroic la
hors, until he fell asleep forever on
the cliffs of the island, whose natural
beauty is marred and distigured by
the shocking. lOathsome sickness. |
hose attack is hopeless. progressive |
unto death itself. Worldly men may
consider his life a failure. II was ii
grand. sweet, successful song, whose
refrain viii forever add to the music |
Of the world. II. % die with ideals
unrealizcd. II to die as martyrs on the
II 10 dle as heroes AT IN I
If 10 suffer in dungeon and
charncl house. on rack or ia iuquisi-
ton chamber, means failure. then
the best and the greatest men
and women in the world failed. Il is
however. absurd to argue thus. NJ
loving service Is ever lost. We
IL upon the sea Of time and it l.
brought back TO humanity. radiant
with blessings. Men may at times.
feel discouraged. Like Moses. they
ask. why. - God. hast Thou
placed this burden upon me-" Lik'
they may say. at IL enough
- Lord. take now my life. FOR | am
better than my fathers. ] desire
TO live no longer" with Hamlet. they
may cry.
'Thc times are o IA Of joint o cursed
was over born. to set them
right
Tn moments of supreme misery al
he apparent failure OF their plans. for
lthcrs they may feel. as Goethe has IL
'all the ills Of mankind oVertake
hem. but honest service. lovingly
performed for the good OF others
houeh IL may entail upon AS cares
anxieties. pain aud anguish, has
Vet failed They alone fail who, /,
blessed with abundant oppor-'