The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-11-27

much interested IN angels ms | am In
human beings.
A little child, H. the bloom Of morn.
ing existence, with It's little face radiant
with happiness, its little eyes bcaming
with innocence, l. more to be admired
10y humanity, more to be loved, than
aud angel mentioned Ia song or story.
And the mystery of It's life is as great,
the care Tor its future more necessary.
than that Of Cherubim.
' The point ! desire to make IL that We
should be interested in humanity. We
should extend a helping hand to hu.
manity, aud busy ourselves with those
things that are all around US instead
Of wandering beyond the stars in search
Of something 10 support Il pet theory
There are some who look upon the
graveyard as the abode of religion.
one OF the creates, orations | ever read
was that Of Emilio CASTELAR,, the great.
est Of spanish orators, on the Camp
Santo Of Pisa. II might be termed n
graveyard revere. Aud while some OF
our tendercst and saddest memories
cluster uhout a grave In some silent
ehurchyard, yet the place for religion i,
not mid the scenes Of death but where
life exists. IL h. la the shop, the fac.
tory, the mine, the field, where there
is life and not death.
II is not 80 much 20 gather In q
church. listen 90 a prepared sermon,
put a dime Ia the collection box, sing
a few psalms and 20 home to a good
dinner. That is all right OF course. II
Is absolutely necessary to keep up the
church organization, "For whenever
the church shall die, again will the veil
OF the temple bc rent Ia twain, and
this old world viii shivcr aud shake as
ON crucifNiou morn. But by this method
alone we are too apt 90 become inbucd
with the self consciousness Of our own
righteousness and thank God that We
are not a. other mon. The thing that
needs our attention is the hedges and
highways, the shops, the factories,
every place hat teens with humanity
should be- the objects of our efforts.
Aad why would | bid adieu TO the
/ graveyard the same that | do the dead
4, fancies of other daysi The browning
Z glory Of the Almighty work is man.
|, Nade after the image Of the maker.
a endowed with reason; che po-,essor OF
, p soul; placed ia thi, world 20 mas,
, "a 90 habitntiuu of the earth. We some
-. times view the works Of nature aud
, are lost Boo wonder uud amulcmcut. Iu,
a sun iu an his glory; the beauties OF
q the planets; the stars thrown out lh'
/. heaven = chandelier We study them uHc
z are lost. They Gli all space. IL taket
T., but eleven minutes for light Co trayc
a from the sun 10 the earth. And we rec
oguilc that the nearest fixed star Is Fl,
far distant that IL requires four and one
half years Tor the light To travel tina
d distance, aud the beautiful constellation
Il Onon, Is 30 far away that a thousau,
a years is necessary for light 20 reach tb,
II earth, we are lost, we approach tn,
infinite. We view the sun as II ap
pears as a yellow ball Of light. Blu
the astronomer turns his giant telescop
upon the sun and il becomes u namln.
- mass, with great waves Of livid hr
rising 70 the incredible height of eight,
thousand miles. No wonder the Hebrew
poet exclaimed, "The heavens declar
n the glory OF God But after all, th.
Il wonder and glory Of heavens fade away
when compared with man, that think.
j.. grows, has a soul, and IL directly akil
to the creator Of all things. Is IL the.
, ans wonder that the same Hebrew poe.
after viewing the glorles of the heaven
-. should put the i~nterrogatory, "Wha
a is man that thou ART mindful of him
And the son OF man that thou yisites
hint For thou hast crowned him wit
!, glory aud honor
, Aud shakespeare, the greatest OF "a
poets, whose inspiration carried hil
IN over the entire range of human Enow
edge, exclaimed, "Nhat a piece q
work is man. How noble in reason
How infinite in faculty! In form an
n moving, how express and admirabi,
In action how like an ANGEL Ia Apr,
=, heusion how like a god The beauty Z
the world! The paragon Of animals,
SO, II we are bequoathed such an e.
,s allied conception Of man, should n,
,i our efforts be expended IN his behal
o., rather than in bolstering up some p
mi theory Of ourselves or of our churc
or Of sitting down complacently, vie,
ing ourselves with a satisfied air, al
lmpatiently await the time when v
shall be transported 70 heaven.
AN And how shall we best accomplish o.
.er objecti My answer is, mix with q
Cd world aud be a man among men,"
In mixing with the world, / do n
MA mean TO partako Of the world ey
,d or 20 become contaminated by certa
existing conditions, but we will new
r. accomplish anything IL w draw o
skirts about us, shun our fellowm
and thank God that we are not
other men. Neither should we und'
.ls estimate our place or our importan
~, in the world. From the standpoint
"a. intellect and general accomplishing
- there is not a great deal Of diiTereu
.ro between men. The sunlight shines
the mountain peaks only a few momer
a. before It's hood Of light fills the vail