The Forrest City times., 1910-05-13
Optimistic for the Future.

generally. wealth may very greatly inia-
 eHce modern political life. but t is not sc- i Qaired in political He.
 Optimistic for the Future
 Mr Roosevelt called attention to the fact that hitherto every civiliza-
 tion that has arisen has been able to
 d~yelop only few activities. it's field
 of endeaYer being limited in kind as
 well as in locality, and each Of these
 civilizations has fallen. What is the lesson to Us of today? he asked. Will the crash come, and be all the more terrible because of the immense in i crease in activities and area? To this he replied:
 Personally. I do not believe that our l civilization %iH fall. I thlnk that on u. 1 whole we have grown better and no; ! worse think that on tlse whole the f1- l ture holds more for us than even the
 great past has held But, assuredIy. the dreams of golden glory in the future will
 not come true unless. high of heart and l strong Of hand, by our ow- mighty deeds i we make them come true. We cannot af- i ford to develop any one set Of qualities ! any one set of activities. et the cost Of l seeing others. equally necessary. atro- l phied NeitEer the military efficiency Of I ability of the Phoenic!an nor the subtle
 and polished intellect of the Greek avafIed l to avert destruction.
 l We. the men of today and Of the fa- 1 ture. need many qualities If we are to do l our work well We need. first of all and 1 most important of all. the qualities which i stand at the base of individual. of family l life. the fundamental and essential quail 1 ties-the homely. everyday. all-important virtues It the average man will not work if he has not h him the will and i the power to be a good husband and ia ] tAer. fl the average woman Is not a good i housewife a good mother of many healthy children. then the state will top
 pie .ih go down, no matter what mav ! be it's briiitaHee of artistic development ] or materia! achievement. But these hors- | ly qualities are not enough. There must ] tn addition, be that power of organization 1 that power = working Tn common for a 1 common end. which the German people l have shown In such signal fashion during ] the last half-ccntury. Moreover the i things of the spirit are even more l-por- tant than tho things of the body We can
 well dc without the hard intolerance and
 arid intellectual barrenness of what was
 worst in the theological systems of the i past. b4t there has never been greater need of a high and fine religious spirit i than at the present time So. whils we l can laugh good -hunogediv at some Of l the Dretensious Of modern philosophy in it's varioEs branches it would be worse
 than folly oa our part to ignore our need i of intellectual leadership.
 Must Steer Middle Course.
 Never has philanthropy hurnanItartan- i isin, seen saea development as now and 1 though We mG1t all beware of the folly
 and tsc v.eieasness no worse than follv, which marks the believer in the perfee- 1 t.b.ilty of man when his heart runs away i with lis head CT when vanity usurps the 1 place of cons sieHee vet We must renem- i her also fhat T. Is onlg bv working along i the lines tad Gown by the phtIanthroplsts l by the lovers of mankind. that we car i be sg-e Of lifting our civilization Q l higher and more permanent plane of vel | beng than was ever attained by any pre- i eedlne civilization F-fzs. war Is t0 be l ahhcrrad bat woe to tEa nation that does i not maEe taa1F 70 hold Is own in tim ] of need against all who would harm it and woe tAftce over 10 the nation in i which fHe average man loses inc fighting i tase. loses the power to serve as 6 sol i ater If tHe aay cf need should arise
 " IS ID Impossible dream to build up a i civilization in WIICh morality. ethical de
 Nelcpment. and a tr.a feeling ef brother l hood shall alike b. divorced from false
 sen ,iiHe5t2ftE. and from the rancorout l and esil passions which cariouslv enough
 so often accompany professions of senti- i mental attachment to the rights of man,
 in which high material development in i the things ef the body shall be achieved 1 without subordiuation of the things Of me soli in which there shall be a genu- inc desire for peace and justice without
 loss Of those viriie qualities without which
 no love of peace or 5ustice shall avail any
 fsee; in which tho fullest development ot
 scientific Fesearlh h. the great distinguish. lng feature of our bFesent civilization snail Fet not imply hestet that intell-I ean eyer take tae place = eharacter-for, from the standpoint of fh. nation a. oi
 Inc Individual it Is oharaet.r tkRt is hs one vital possession.