Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24

lately clean tidy on the back OF the seat,
and last, but not least. a third higher
Americans and fools alone travel
first class" they say in Europe. AS 1 was
afraid that the synonym to American might
applied to me II 1 rode first class I
chose the second purely out Of self-respect
and to help in raising the American stand
ard over In Europe. American" always
spells at discount over there. But the
buys things above par. How they
love the American-money! A few actually
love American heiresses. too; but I under
stand that these kind lovers Of our rich,
jaunty American girls oEhnot be held re-
sponsible for deserving the maidens Of their
own nation. American gold and, in these
cases. superior American brains simply
overwhelm the poor youths and old seape-
graces. Poor Romeos. victims OF these
pitiiess American Gibson daughters. that
are so romantic. so unselfish and willing to
sell all they have and are to make a titled
duke or baron happy!
If these luxuriating children Of excessive
wealth only knew happiness; but do they?
What a profound impression OF true bliss
you get on the contrary. when you come
out to that marvellous colony Of mercy
and unselfish labor for the happiness OF
others. the u~nfortunates. the tempted, the
wrecked. as you see il at Bethel We may
pehaps say hat the now aged Pastor Won
BOdelschwings city OF social Christianity
is the most deeply conceived. beautifully
organized and influential institution OF its
kind IN all the world. From beginning 70
end it is a maracle. Almost every form
OF charity and OF training for social Chris
- IA - 49,. - -
a training place for the male diacOnate
and leads in hat line as Kaiserworth on
the Rhine for the deaeoness calling. II has
an already large theological school In
fact. the Institution is a wonderful uni
versity OF Christian love and education. one
Of the grandest possible proofs Of the TIL
umphal power OF Christian faith and love.
You take the car from the center OF the
city OF Rlelefeld and in fifteen minutes you
are at Bethel. really the edge OF the city.
but itself like a complete town covering
the hills and valleys far as the eye can
look. The founder Is at present unable TO
work from age. It was my good fortune
to meet him on one Of the streets Of the
city. As he moved slowly along, the un-
~fortunates came out from houses and in
situations 20 kiss his hand and 70 call him
Father" In tones 50 evidently spOntan-
eous that your heart thrilled at the sight
To me il was a scene OF indescribable
beauty. Infinitely surprising all the
Raphaels and Titians OF all the galleries
1 had labored through. This work, 50 con
eefved. so executed. is the Indispensable
compliment OF the ehurch's preaching and
worship. whether In Lutheran. Bielefeld.
Roman. ONE, or Greek Moscow. The
tiger fury and tiger hatred OF EurOpe's
prolstsriat viii not lay down its ferOoious
class war by mere words. or by teaching
only. The social crisis OF the entire world
Is reaching a stage 50 acute hat only the
bIind can deny its awesOme terrOrs.
Ralph Waldo EmersOn's opdmistically con-
csiysd best world philosophy seems a
piece Of stupid ~fOOIishness. Whea held up
to the actual fact such men as Won
BodslschWing and others OF his farseeing
genius divine the needs Of the ines
Education does not solve the social prob
lem. II never did II never can The
world needs love. II IL finds it not IL win
use its superior modern education as the
crashing sledge-hammer in the glorious
museum Of modern culture and civilization.
II t~respasses the programme OF these ar
ticles 70 say more in his line, or / could
ana would The suggestion seems % me
= pertinent travel thought 70 travel
means to ne 70 sse and 70 think A