The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-07
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| quested to explain to tho ignorant who
they were and what they did and be-
| licved, he replied: "The Anafagnists
eat more than they earn. ,n ana t theY
potson And they take root when they
tit down. And the world hasn't their
match for lmpudence and wortnless-
ness This is q large and well. but
| not favorably known society. Their
crest is a lotus dormant, with family
drowning In lake. Their motto is:
! "Temmy lone" They enjoy perfect
health, and are az good for Ave meals
a day as nickel Is for gingerbread"
Good 1ntentions.
Dear Heaven, what q world we would
have il people would only carry out
their good intentionsl some sociologise
has said that every American Is q crea-
ture SO npoilcd by fats and fortune
the conditions which prevail IN this
| try--that he or she should spend from
one to three months OF every year in
| what he calls "Rc3trictive Exercises or
| Will-Power." II people feel that they
are smoking, or drinking. or gambling
or specializing (same thing) too much
when October comes, COOL strength
ening. bracing, they should begin each
year to deliberately watch themselves.
rule themselves, control their appetttes
morally for the year to come with all
| its trials and cares, take stock" us to
| hcalth, purse and see how things stand
and what needs to be changed, stamped
1 out, altered. modified. developed, and
this not in thought only. but IN prao-
his own master.
| IL woman feels that she has the
wrong-hours habit or, the habit OF
social dissipation undermining he or
the world, or the habit Of rash and
dishonest buying. or the habit OF undue
bargain-seeking. or that of dancing
too much, or novel-reading 70 exce tnn
often to matinees. skating hersen 70
the hospital. quarreling with her lam
Iily. or gossiping maliciously about her
comes she is to take her "besetment
in hand, and sternly, conseienui.ous y
ask herself what she Is. doing" anu
why" and how much, ana now
scien,iously remedy matters by prae,,
ticinE the reverse till she is normal
and balanced and OF value" 1t is
fine idea, isn't It? But 1t Is not new nS
Fam l pered and prosperous republic
| that Roman knight said: "A man
walks first; his passions. like his dogs
and his slaves. at his heel for tne
lean fame it is said: Now that he can
read and write. let him put down:
Is insolence likely t9 help h me OF Does hns
freedom mean license?' Also. II l
never keep my labor contracts, nor my
word. is anybody else obliged TO see 1 ?
that I have my just rights? Also. II
not respect it and cause others to do
SO by living respectfully, WORKING non.
estly, and respectfully. keeping that
placer Also, Don't think to- stand q
. nyHc~
race, like every other race, is going
to get what 1t deserves. and nothing
else Also, Don't expect to get around
the corner TIL you can pc -, trustee fsna
jly in which you are the butler.
This is Just tho religion that our
senegambians need to preach and prac-
tice.
/ In the past half century Denmark
| has been suffering from the tnroes
/ of a very destructive anti-rellglon
| materialists, labor -disdaining. restless
sensationalists, free-thinking ESQ
called-no thought is so bound really;
| so narrow. SO stupid, for 1T leaves COD
| out of His own world and substitutes
/ selfishness and wickedness for duty
and fidelity in marriage) Jews, having
| Heine's fiippancy and hideous irreV-
| erence without Heine's talent, and
handful of clever writer's without one
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/ sense even. Their cult might be
( summed up in DO as you please;
| there is no Cod" instead OF the beau.
tiful old Norman motto OF QUE an dois ad
vienne que pourra''--do what is right.
come what may All Scandinavia has
felt this wave Of unrest, Tor sucn
| forces are always destruct'Ye' n.y.
constructive.
In Ibsen it took the form of extreme
pessimism, though he speaks OF 1t as
''emancipattion." He wrote to Georg
Brandes: II am making for myself a
/ hagen and Elsinore. This is my native
Hand, up here in and by the fiords. But.
/ but. where am to find my homeland?
i In Jacobsen the same spirit shows it
i self in the tragic despair of "Niels
Lynne" which produced a painful and
tragic harvest Of unhappy lives. and
"the bitter deaths" of its unhappy hero.
I But B1ornson mended matters good
deal by his sound Judgment ana risnt
feeling in these matters In his best
known book. 1.-THE Fisher Maiden" 1t
seems that Professionalism had assumed
la somewhat dour Scotch aspect for
two centuries. according to this author.
and the restrictions AGAINST nearly all
the recognized pleasures of the day
were coming to be felt very severe.
when Bjornson. with his great heart,
his text IN religion: TT is a Joyful
thing to be thankful" merry. cheerful.
hospitable: to play games. to go to
theatres, to see good plays. to read
freely good books, to row and boat and
dance and swim and shoot and heartily
tenjoy, with gratitude to God, every
pleasure Of life. taking care only to
use Christian moderation. Christian re-
f1nement, and keeping the manly free.
dom OF Christian man or woman al
ways. He pointed out that 1.-THE good
a God gives us all these things to enjoy,
, and that, not as a taskmaster, a cruel
tyrant. mysterious and terrible bogy,
not understood by HIS creatures at
all, or intended to be understood, eth
il er; but like a most indulgent, loving
father. who says: Protect yourselves
from folly, excess. ruin. Don't neglect
your duty. Thank Me Just as you
would do anybody else for all the gifts
;. and blessings l delight to pour out on
J, you" His influence has done untold
good by stemming the current that
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