The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-05-05

stand second 10 certain other things.
There Ia need Of n sound body, and
even wofe need OF a sound mind. But
above mind and above body stands
character. the sum Of those qualities
which we mean when we speak Of n
mans force and courage. OF his good
faith and sense Of honor believe IN
exercise Of the body. always provided
mat we keep IN mind that physical
development In a means and not an
end. believe. Of course. in giving 20
all the people a good education. But
the education must contain much be
sides book-learning IN order TO be
really good. We must ever remember
that no keenness. and subtleness OF
intellect. no polish. no cleverness In
any way make up Of the lack OF great
solid oualities-se lfrestraInt. seIf.mas-
terry. common sense. the power Of ac-
cepting individual responsibility and
yet OF acting IN conjunction with
others. Courage and resolution: these
are the qualities which mark a mas
terful people. without them no peo
pie can control itself or save itself
from being controlled from the out.
SIDE. speak to brilliant Assem- blage;
speak In Q great university which
represents the flower OF the highest
intellectual development; pay all
homage to intellect. and to elaborate
and specialized training OF the intel
iect; and yet ! know I shall have the
assent OF all you present when I add
that more important stili are the com.
monplaee. everyday qualities and vir.
tues.
The Evils OF steriIlsy.
In the next place the good man
should be both a strong and a brave
man; that Is. he should be able 10
night. he should be able TO serve
his country as a soldier 10 the need
arifes. There are well-meaning phil
osophers who deciaim against the un-
Righteousness OF war. They are right.
only they lay all their emphasis upon
the unrighteoumess. War is a dread.
iui things. and unjust: war is a crime
against humanity. But II Is such q
crime because II Is unjust. not because
II Ia war. The choice must ever be In
favor OF righteousness, and this
whether the alternative be peace or
whether the alternative be war. The
question must not be merely. Is there
TO be peace or war; The question
must be. Is the right 20 prevaii7 Are
the great laws OF righteousness once
more 10 be fulfilled? And the answer
from strong and virile people must
be. Yes" whatever the cost Every
honorable EFFORT should always be
made by the individual in private life
TO keep out OF brawi. TO keep out
OF trouble: but no selfrespecting indi.
vidunl, no self.respecting nation. can
or ought 20 submit to wrong.
Finally. even more important than
ability 10 work. even more important
than ability 10 fight at need. Il II 10
remember that the chief of blessings
for any nation Il that Il shall leave It's
seed TO inherit the land. II was the
crown Of blessings In Biblical tines
and II In the crown OF blessings now
The greatest OF all curses In the curse
OF sterility. and the severest OF all
concentrations should be that visited
upon wiiiful sierility. The first es
sential In any civilization Is that the
man and the woman shall be father
and mother OF healthy children, 90
that the race shall Increase and not
decrease. II this Is not so. II through
no fault OF society there Is failure e
increase. II Is a great misfortune. II
the failure Is due to deliberate and
willful fault. then II In not merely q
misfortune. II Is one OF those crimes
Of ease and selfindulgence. OF shrink
ing from pain and effort and risk
which in the long run nature punishes
more heavily than any other.
Idle Achievements.
n we OF the great republics. ~ we
the free people who claim to hav,
emancipated ourselves from the thral
dom OF wrong and error. bring dowr
on our heads the curse that come.
upon the willfully barren. then Il will
be an idle waste OF breath to prattls
of our achievements. to boast OF al
that We have done. No refinement o.
life. no delicacy OF taste. no materia
progress. no sordid heaping up Of
riches. no sensuous development OF ar
and literature. can In any way com
pensate for the loss Of the grea,
fundamental virtues; and OF the grea
fundamental virtues. the greatest Il
| the raee's power 70 perpetuate IN,