The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-12

housewife. a good mother OF many
child en-, then the state VIII topple, !
will 20 down, no matter what may ps
It's brilliance of artistic development
or material achievement. Bill theSe
h0mely qualities are not enough
There must. in addition, be that powef
OF organization, that power Of working
in common for common end, which
the German people have shown such.
/ signal fashion during the last haA
century Moreover. the things ol the
spirit are even more important thah
! the things Of the body We can 40
without the hard intolerance and afid
intellectual ha. renness OF what was
worst in the theological systems OF II
the past, but there mas never been 4
greater need OF a high and fine re-
ligious spirit than at the present time
Sd. While We can laugh good naturea- \
lf al some Of the pretentions OF mod /
!. ern philosophy In its various branches
II would he worse than folly on our
part TO ignore our need Of lntellee' !
tual leadership. Your own great
Frederick knew the value OF philoso'
pbels. the value OF men OF science
men OF letters. men OF art. II woiid
, be bad thing indeed 70 accept tat
, stoy as . guide III social and moral
~ matters bu; also be q bad thing not
7, 10 have Tolstoy. not TO profit by %
! lofty SIDE oi his teachings There are
nlenty Of scientific men whose hard
y ar opance. whose cynical materlaism
whose dogmatic intolerance put tneh
on a level with the bigoted medleFal
ecclesiasticism which they denounce
Yet our debt 10 scientific men y in-
y calculable and our civilization Of to-
!. dav would have reft from it all that
I. which most highly distinguishes IL u
the worR of the great masters Of
I science during the past four centuries
were HOW nndone or forgotten. Never
{. has philanthropy, humanitafianlsin
y seen such development as now and
d, though We must all be aware OF the
follv. ana the vicicusness no worse
+. than folly. which marks the believer
in the perfectibilty of man wnen MS
heart runs away with his head. or
~ when ran.ty usurps the place OF cor
srience set We must remember alsa
that IL is only by working along tAe
lines laid down by the philanthropisl
hy the lover of mankind that We cln
be sure OF lifting our civilization 70
highe and more permanent plane ol
~ aellbeng than was ever attained Di
=, any proceeding civilization. Unjust
war Is 10 he abh0ued but woe 10 inf
-, nation that does not make ready t'
". hold its own in time Of need agalns'
.k all who would harm il, ard woe tnrc'
W over to the nation IN which the aver
~ ~ axe man loses the fighting edge, lose
:" the power to serve as soldier Y tn'
b, day Of need should arise.
.er 1T is n oimpossibe drea INTO huil'
80 up a civilization in which morality
no ethial development. and true feel
al. Inc of b othefhOod shall all alike h'
m. divorced from false sentmentaliN
he and from The raneorous and evil pas
ia eions OF sentimental attachment 10 th'
aji rights OF man. in which a high ma
,at terial DEVELOPMENT in the things %
%. the body shall be achieved wiihou
,st subordination of the things OF th
,ss soul. IN whih there shall be gen
.re une desire for peace and Justice win
an out loss OF those Yirile qualities win
# ont which no love OF peace or justice
.ge shall avail any race in which th
fullest development OF scientific 70
,at search, the great Distinguishing iea
,at ture OF our present civilization, sha
fer vet not imply a belief that inteliec
he can ever take the place OF charaete
ms for. from the standpoint OF the ni
,ld. tion as to the individual il IS charaI
len ter that is the one vital possession.
-uu Finally. this world movement q
of civilization, this movement which
We now felt throbbiug in every corne
not OF the globe should bind the nation
ial- of the world together while yet lea
the ing unimpaired that love Of eountr
.es- in the individual citizen which in th
airy present stage Of the woruld' progres
lor is essential TO the worlds wellben:
ce- You. my hearers and | who SPEAK
led Nou belong % different nations ~
ert itr modern conditions the books "
read. the news sent by telegraph
The oar newpapers, the strangers we me'
are half Of tho things We 10 and he
Irst each day, an tend 70 bring as mi
the touch with other peoples. Each PEI
ol pie can do Justice 70 itself onls 4
ent does instics to others. bur each PEI
els pile can do its part In the world NOV
II merit for all only II il first does i
he duty within It's own household fh
Ael za0d citizen Mnst te eeed citi7e
IL OF The wUrld al iarge ] wish YOU we
God / believe in you and your future.