El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-03

Of dogma had been attempted many
times, but she could not comprehend
them Then she met the bishop and he
taught her no creed or dogma, but the
simple truth, that religion was a love;
she appreciated this at once and tdopt-
ed It. TO this day she cannot under
stand religious prejudice she cannot
comprehend religious bigOtry. She
speaks with horror Of the pilgrim
fathers who came to this land to escape
religious persecution and then turned
prosecutors In turn. And might there
not be wonderful advance in the true
brotherhood Of man II we would recOg-
nize that love is the pervading influ-
ence Of all true religion2
Might not the world be much better
If dogma and doctrine were placed in
the background for a single decade
and the beauties Of a God Of love re-
vealed to all the children Of men2 If
love so appeals to an educated mind
that cannot receive sense perceptions
through the eye or the ear, and there
fore can place herself at so much more
advantageous a position to judge cor
rectly, might we not silence the antag-
onisms and hatreds that reach US
through these senses and recognize the
supreme test Of all faiths-the ability
TO put into practice the teachings OF
love? In giving US her religious con-
ceptions she rightfully tells US: Our
blindness changes not a whit Of the
course Of inner relations OF US II IS
Is true as it is Of the seeing that the
the most beautiful world IS always en-
teerd through the Imagination" How
many Of US forget this simple truth in
our study Of religiOnl
Her WOmanIy Qualities.
In An Apology for Going to Col
lege' she gives Us some Of the most
characteristic Of her womanly qualities
and especially those that make wom-
anhOOd' the teachers and the guides
on the paths Of life. She naively states,
fortunately, women are born with the
missionary spirit" Herein lies the
strength and vitality Of much that
woman has conceived and furthered-
Here is the power to see new paths
and attempt them; here the gift to
follow even unto the end Of any path
deemed worthy Here also is the power
to arouse in others this spirit and thus
coax them to try the new and test its
Worthiness. And she epitomizes wom-
ans nature when she tells US, "a happy
spirit is worth a library Of learning
1t is needless to give numerous exam
pies TO prove the truth OF this saying.
10 show that II is the stronghold OF
Woman's power. The home OF every
humble laborer trying TO rear his fam
lly IN honor and love is proof Of this.
The story Of myrtads Of women who
have given up every thing that their
homes might be respectable and their
children have a fair chance to rise IN
this world declares its truth. The
lot assigned by God and never Jealous
or enviOus OF the more fortunate sister
amply illustrates that "a happy spirit
IS worth e library OF learning"
Mark Twain has said that the two
most interesting characters OF the
nineteenth century were Napoleon and
Helen Keller. While We might not
agree with him. we can feel the causes
that urged him to make such an asser-
ton. This girl has given US a wonder
ful stimulus TO feel satisfied with our
lot and 10 strive to do all we can to
improve the talents given US I would
not part" she says, with one of the
struggles against the gales-the winds
and prosecutions Of the sky. They test
ed my powers and developed the indi-
Tiduality which I had been advised to
bring up On books at home" If we
can only learn to look back on the
gales" OF life and appreciate that these
have been sent to test our powers,
then a consideration OF this remarkable
blind and deaf girl viii not be in vain
We viii then appreciate that there are
no difficulties so great we cannot over
come, no obstacles so obstinate an hon
est effort viii not conQueri Let this
be the lesson from this remarkable
woman Of our time, and let this lesson
find proof in our livesi