Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-07-12
roBcE N INDIVIDUAL CHAR
AFTER 4. PREREQUISITE TO
HIGHER CIVILIZATION

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4. an agent Of God force has effect.
:. y, changes Of the earth; clothed
! .vcloue 1t has-laid waste dist acts:
49,. among the drops OF wafer It
s.'. cnt canyons through moun, a sins.
y -. Gained the seas and stems:
y I has climbed the heavens ana ~ |
H..ched out the mysteries OF the
10y It has harnessed the lightning
W. n,ds the rocks dissolve; 1t has
1nu noned the secret atoms to give
.he,r names and laws. 1t has sub
~ the face OF. the world, and COM
..,,sd the waters and fire to become
srS:nts In short. God through force
.sscutes all that IL included IN his
, mn. showing his tremendous energy
r. Almost everything that stirs the 81
. ,.,ce and changes the condition OF the
. , Everything is transformed by
MIN even to the stars. It's existence
/. recognized In concrete things OF ma.
,ura Under its Influence the world
a., heeu marching to the goal OF true
development through the ages.
Force has put an end to the old and
,,troduced the new; 1t has established
md destroyed empires. Through one
,d,vIdual 1t has effected revolutions;
thropsh another It has brought about
,,,ormation. Each Of these individ-
MI. ,s a concrete form Of force.
Individual character has copied from
n. rocks a record Of prehistoric
times From facts and confused spec.
nl.ton, systems Of philosophy have
Ven devised by individuals Of unique
eA.rscter. These exceptional charac-
M, have ben distributed through the
s.nturtes. Through one at time It
! ,s.ms that God has operated IN his
i.alinxs with the world. For . while
he world pivoted on the first man
Adam, then on courageous Noah, next
I On sodly Moses. again on the charac-
TIM Of David and Nehemiah. Rameses
! d decided the course Of Egypt and ma
tons beyond its border tor series Of
centuries. Saigon and Nebuchadneszar
we're exceptional characters and set.
tied the fate of empires In the east for
,uccessive generations. Alexander Of
Nscedon changed the whole face OF
the world and stamped 1t indelibly
With his character. Caesar, Alfred,
Charlemagne, Peter the Great, Crom-
we'll, Napoleon, Washington, Toussaint
L'Overture, were men Of exceptional
character. They we're the great pow
eres in the worlds movements during
that period. Today their influences
are felt, and they live though they are
Dead
A UTOPIA WITHOUT CASTE.
The advancement of one race or age
| b legacy for succeeding generations.
Looking through the telescope Of the
|, future, We can see another generation
entering the battle Of life. A new en-
+ Dire rises in the distance-the climax
Of terrestrial government, an exhibition
Il the blessings Of Christianity to the
world. In this empire the caste sys-
tenn will be driven from its lofty
throne Its institution. of moral evils
ihall be demolished and political cor
nption restrained by the scepter Of
righteousness. This shall be brought
about through the fundamentally. of
Individual character.
Through Caesar came the Roman
empire, through Washington the re-
public. With more characters like
Livingstone, Lull, Prince Henry and
Aofat, Africa, China, India and Japan
Will burst forth with the buds of prom
se like the forests of an arctic spring
time. From the Cape of Good Hope
70 Egypt Is one long missionary high
way: From Scotland, by the Mediter-
nnean and Red seas to the Himalayas
md the Pacific ocean, is another. The
Islands Of the sea are being dragged re-
hctantly into the mighty march Of
christianity. This ideal institution
Vn established by individual charac-
nr, for individuality as a force among
NE world forces, is not confined to
any race or cline.
Ethiopia had its Tirkahah, Egypt its
Ameses, Babylon it's Nebuchadnezzar,
Cnlna Its Confucius, India its Buddha,
Weece Its Socrates, Rome its Caesar
no Cicero, England its Cromwell,
rance its Napoleon. and America its
warrington, Lincoln and Douglas.
upon the arena Of the future must ap-
par In like manner actors of every
nee II the black man, the pioneer Of
0'lllzation, would place his name
apon the annals Of the worlds history,
20 must play his part we'll; he must
,pend' as other men, years of toilsome
.oor IN preparation for this stupen-
sous task, for you can readily see that
We happy and welcome participant in
W. march OF the sublimer age will be
:. man or woman of exceptional char
seer regardless Of color. Poets are
ufn' out few Of these characters are.
lug greater number are developed by
a'ernal force brought to bear on the
!, ,oul Should you ask for an example?
punt with pride to the lives of
-er I. Washington and Samuel
sOs: We should each strive to be a
, .e IN directing the youth of the
ua TO greatness and future useful
ooA YOUTH DESERVE SPECIAL
CONSIDERATION.
.ae Afro-American boys needs en-
". easement. That his ancestors led
n.,. sollo IN science, art and govern
usul Tor more than two thousand
~. mas not. been taught to him.
=. ~. ne Is, he is because he could
49, *, anything else. He has risen
"uso ne could not atav doun MT