The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-28

ers really failed, as compared with the
Japanese, because he was too realistic
lie made marvellous limitations or How
ers out of wood. but they lacked beau
within the limitations OF their medi-
um. were content to make symooliS
representations OF flowers, full or
charm and Imagination.
In the development or nations inc
principle OF power through humiliation
Is realized. Nations become weak
through their vastness OF area. IKE
! the Roman empire. OF Engla today
struggling to hold India. AS Ferraro
points out, Switzerland. by reason or
its gmallEess and compat tness is "a
strong nation measured BY the charac-
ter of her civilization and her political
unity.
Disciplins Is crying Need.
! But now consider how one principle
holds In education. Tie wing need
Of the day IL discipline. or the april
cation OF the doctrine OF limits The
elective system, 80 long triumphant az
Harvard. has had TO be modified. III
young men need Limitations TO their
freedom. how much more do children
need direction and discipline Presi-
dent Faunce. in some recent lectures at
Cambridge. strongly emphasized the
need OF cultivating the Will In children
the viii to do things. deprecating the
soft creed OF those who would make
all study play He referred ia 40 COM
plimentary terms TO teacher who. In
response To hts question. How do
children take hold OF hard work and
difficult tasks" amlably answered: we
teach the children that nothing In life
Is hard or disagreeable.
This may be called pedagogical chris
tian Science. Against this blind amt
fatuous optimism, against this make
believe that there are no difficulties.
may be set the word OF the Apostle.
Endure hardness az a good soldier OF
Jesus christ" This Is the moral tonic
ia he obi n
will that brings power The Limitation
OF our desires. the discipline or our
attention. the concentration or our ef-
fort--all these may be called the trials.
tribulations and inarmities OF MES
school. Most gladly Will | glory in
my inhrmities. for when | am weak,
4 then / AIN strong.
Church Must Limit Itself.
The church, we'll as Institutions
political and educational. needs to know
the advantage derived from limitations.
: There are those today who would have
the church enter into every Held of
activity, throw Itself into every reform.
! Because religion IL concerned with the
whole Of life. they argue that the
church must find nothing allen to II.
Evidently these well-intentioned per
! sons lack wisdom. They have not
! realized that every function has It's
organ. every institution its necessary.
( its valuable limitations. II the church
is TO live II must strictly limit Itself
and be content to have its energies now
within channels dug by the experience
! OF the race. But how glorious Its call
ing within those limits. What higher
! function IL there than that OF inspiring
men? Gladly will we rejoice in our In
| hrmities, the limits under which we
work.
Character likewlse pre- Ats by the cir
I Cumscribod lie Character is neces-
sarily created by struggles against bar
rlers; no barriers, no struggles; no
| struggles no strength So our limlta-
! lions become the source OF our moral
power.
Consider tn. burden upon society OF
( caring for the weak and aged. should
We not be stronger IL the weak were
allowed 10 90 10 the wall and the aged
mercifully Chloroformed? As n matter
! Of fact. our burEen has strengthened
! is disciplined us. Our invalids are Il
The individual likewise is often aid
ed by limitations thought TO be most
I grtevous. Darwin's invalidism. con
! tinuing throughout his long life. CON-
: PEELED him to make, tho best possible
use OF his hours OF strength There
we're times when two working hours a
day had To suffice his eager spirit. The
consequence was. he could not AFFORD 10
make a mistake and repeat An expert
ment. ThGoug,' this discipline he
4 achieved the habit Of Observing with
the utmost accuracy habit which
bore scientific fruit of supreme import
4 lie. too. might have glOried In his In
druities N ever he realized that when
= he wns weak then was he strong
SUI more striking, M the realm OF
morals. take the case OF Helen Kellar.
Z wandering and stumbling In regions
void of ught and sound. She has
/ changed our pity into admiration She
has shown us char an inirmity NAV he
source Of power She tells us that
she has achieved because OF not in
/ spite ~. her physical disabilities To
subdue an enemy is mastery: but to
I make friend OF an enemy ls the su-
/ pfcmc triumph So to accept mIsfor-
tune Is stoicism; TO glory In IL is
/ Christianity. Listen To Helen Kellar's
chant OF Darkness" IL Is comparable
/ To the passage In Job. which she was
) freely paraphrasing
I BY many shapeless tcrrors Of the
night aNrighted.
4 To- the wnkeful day
: I held out hcseechlng arms
/ Then came Love. bearing In her
hand
1 The torch that II the Hight unto
my feet
And softly spoke Love: Hast thou