The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-06-10

of no lets matter than how they worked.
whether In the realm ~ the mind or the
realm u the body n their work was
good. II what they achieved was Of sub.
stance, then hlgh success was really
theirs
Strength with Morality.
In the nrst part Of this lecture I drew
certain hnalogics between what had oc-
CURED 10 forms Of animal life through
the procession ~ the ages on this planet
and what has occurred and n occurring
to the great artificial civilizations which
have gradually spread over tho worlds
surface during the thousands ~ years
that have elapsed since cities OF temples
and palaces frat rose beside tho Nile and
tho EnphrntcH. and the harbors Of
Mnonu crete bristled with the masts ~
the Aegean craft But Of course the
parallel IL true only In the toughest
and most general way. Moreover. oyon
between tho civilizations OF today and
tho civilizations Of ancient times there
are differences 10 profound that we must
be cautious In drawing any conclusions
Tor the present based on what has hap
| pcned IN tho past while freely admit.
ting an Of our follics and weaknesses Of
today. u Ia yet mere pcrvcralty 10 refuse
10 realize the incredible advance that
has been made In ethical standards. do
not believe that there n the slightest nee
| CHsnry connection between any weaken.
| Ing Of yirile force and this advance In
the moral standard. this growth Of the
sense OF obligation 90 ones neighbor and
Of reluctance 10 do that nclRhbor wrong
| We need have scnnt patience with that
silly cynlciam which insists that kindli.
ness of character only accompanies
weakness Of character. on the contrary,
| Just o. In private life many Of the men
/ Of strongest character are the very men
/ Of loftlcst and most exalted morality. 40
I believe that In national life as the ages
10 BY We shall md that tho permanent
| national types will more and more tend
towards those In which. while the intel.
| lect stands high, character stands higher
In which rugged strength ana courage,
| rugged capacity 10 resist wrongful AK.
erosion by others. viii go hand In hand
with lofty ncorn Of doing wrong TO 9th
ers This In the type ~ TlmoloOn. of
Hampton. OF Washington and Lincoln.
These were as good men rs dislntrrr1tci
and unsclnsh men, 40 ever served a
state, and they were also us strong men
no ever founded or saved n state. Surely
such examples prove that there IN moth
| ing Uiopian In our cfiOrt 20 combine
Justice ana strength IN the Same nation
| The really high civilizations must them
selves supply the anlldotc 10 the self.in-
diligence and love of ease which they
tend 10 produce.
Problems OF Modern Nations.
Every modern civilized nation has many
and terrible problems 10 solve within ~
! own borders. problems that arise not
! merely from iuXtnpositiOn ~ poverty and
riches but especially from the srlf-con,
seriousness Of both poverty and riches
| Each nation must deal with these mat.
tors in its own fashion. ana yet the spirit
in which tho problem r. approached must
! ever Dee fundamentally the same. II
! must be a spirit OF broad humanity OF
/ brutncrIy Kindness 81 acceptance ~ re-,
! HpUufihllty, one for each ana each Tor
1ll and 40 the same time spirit hs 70.
| mote ms the poles from every form ul
| weakness and sentimcnulity As IN Wnt
| IN pardon the coward IN to do cruel
| Wr1ug 10 the brave man whose lfo his
! o1wnrdlco jcopardlzes, so In clyll nnulr.
] % be- revolving Co every principle ul
/ Justice 20 give to tho lazy, tho vicious. OF
even tho feeble ana dull, wittod, reward
! which IN really the robbery OF what
! Drawer wiser. ADLER men have earned
| Tho only effective way Ia help any man
! To- 90 help him 10 help himself. and IN,
! worst lesson 10 teach him IN that hc car
he permanently helped ut the expense Of
| some one else. True liberty shows Itself
90 brHt advantage In protecting the rights
NJ others, and especially ~ minoritlos
| Privilege should not be- tolerated beOuus,
II IL 10 the advantage ~ minority. moi
| set because II In 10 tho advantage OF q
! majority. No doctrInaire theories of
vested rights or freedom ~ contract car
stand IN the way OF our cutting out
abuses from the body polite. Just a llt
tle can we AFFORD 90 follow the dorlrin
aires NJ an impossible-and incidentally
NJ 70 highly undesirable social revolution
which In destroying individual right
| One ing property rights and the fam
n.y. vguid destroy the two chief agents 10
the advance OF mankind, and the two
chief reasons why either the advance OF
! the preservation OF mankind 10 worti
| while u IN an evil and "a dreadful thinl
10 be chllous TO sorrow and suffering. ant
blind 10 our duty 20 do all things pOssibl,
| Tor the betterment Of sOcIal conditions
| But % Is an unspeakably foolish thing e
| strive TOT this betterment by means ~
destructive that they would leave no 80
cial conditions 10 better, In dealing viii
an these social problems. with the init
mate relations OF the family. with wealtl
/ In private use and business use, with Ia.
bor win poverty, the one prime neces
SHY u TO remember that, though hard
ness or heart Is great evil. II Is No
greater an evil than softness Of head.
But in addition to these problems th'