The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-12

existence. The fundamental law OF
self preservation demands that the
saving few fulfill their destiny or
perish. Failure to express itself in
highest terms means the atrophy Of
disuse. II the leaven is not mixed
with the meal. it loses it's virtue: IL
the seed is not planted it cannot
grow: IL the spark is not fed with
fuel. 1t oes out: If salt is not used. it's
SAVIOR Is of no value: If the righteous
must suffer the death penalty. Here
also loss Is gain.
The hope of the world is that the
right-minded minority may become
the right minded majority. The right
minded minority is the potential
right-minded majority. What it is
potentially it hopes to become actual
only when men are willing to accept
It's leadership. Although many a
right-minded minority leader has for
a season endured the persecution of
his short-sighted n narrow-minded
contemporaries. the cause he has es-
poused has ultimately triumphed.
The truth will conquer in the end. A
i'm h woods. 1t was an unusually
cold day. Even the violent physical
exercise of skating failed to eenerate
enough animal heat to keep the body
comfortably warm. A young lad
proposed that a fire he built. His
companion seeing the heavy snow
covering all the available fuel. laugh
ed him to scorn. Nevertheless, by
the dint Of hard labor the lad sue.
ceeded in building a fire. No sooner
did his companions SEQ the friendly
blaze than they forgot their dispar-
aging remarks and fastened to warm
themselves. The world has often
Knocked n jeered when some pio-
nee soul. some prophet of a higher
truth. has proposed to undertake a
task which seemed impossible to
others, and when success has re-
wardcd his labors his critics have
been among the first to share in the
fruits of his toll. Yet herein lies the
possibility of progress that critics
may become friends. that the me-
mics or a cause may become its
champions. that the wrong-minded
majority may ultimately appreciate
the efforts of a genuine pathfinder.
Examples Of men and at
first despised and rejected. but ulti-
mately giving point and direction to
the activities of the race, are by no
means wanting.
Darwin Not the Originator.
Consider Darwin. While his fame
rest securely upon his development
OF the theory of evolution. he was not
the originator of that doctrine. Just
as certain Norsemen touched the
shores of America before Columbus
came. and just as another anticipated
Gahleo in the invention of the mi
croscope. so Darwin's theory had its
roots in Greek philosophy. Yet it
was Calico who improved the mi
croscope. and 1t was Darwin whose
genius popularized the doctrine Of
evolution. Many were the protests
raised against his world-view. State
ments have been attributed to him
which he never made. He never
maintained that man descended from
the ape. T%heologians insisted that If
the universe gradually unfolded
there could be no God and that the
Bible is untrue. Yet Darwin has tri-
umphed. His doctrine with certain
modifications) has conquered one
field after another. and has now be-
gun to invade the domain of religion
n morals. The stones which we're
once thrown at him nave been gath
cred together in the form of a MON
ument to his memory. His erstwhile
enemies have reared it with repent
ant hands.
Not unfrequently men will flock to
me andard OF some brave cham
plon of social rights. The minority
he represents becomes the majority
and the social evil is e~radicated. In
a recent number Of a popular publi-
cation there appeared a description
or the work and person of DIR. Stephen
WISE. pastor of an independent Jew
ish congregation of New York CITY.
Although only forty years Of age. he
Is considered by his friends the great
est Jew living in America. and a her.
etc by his enemies. He refused the
passionate of the temple Emu-El. the
richest Jewish congregation in Amer
lea, because the officials refused TO
accord him perfect freedom of
speech in the pulpit. Some time later
ne gathered together a few scores of
Jews and founded a free
with an unmuzzled pulpit, a democra-
tic policy and a liberal doctrine.
Some tim he was asked to re-
spond to n toast at a banquet given
by the Ethical Culture league. What
was the subject of his remarks? A
banquet which had taken place short
~ before'-a banquet at which Rich
ard Croker. sometime corrunt poltti.
cal boss of New York City, sat down
with twelve judges OF the supreme
court. Perhaps Croker had come
back to New York city to resume his
old-time role. The remarks Of DR..
Wise were scathing. He characterize
ed Cookers banquet as New York's
disgrace. The next day the papers
from New York to San Francisco
reported the toast. C~artoonists Wed
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