Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-05-15

than by what ne gathers in. From
moral and a phIlosophlc standpoint
the Great Teacher taught his great
est lesson when 10 tfose two aspir-
linz apostles, who desired TO sit, one
on his risht hand and the other on
his left. he said In substance. He
that would be greatest OF ell mrst
be the servant OF al.
The grandest little poetic story TO
be found in any literature Is that OF
Leigh Hunt, wherein Abou Ben Ad-
hem asked the angel II his name was
written among the names OF those
who loved the Lord When the an
rel answered NO" Ben Adhem
bending low humbly and resigneily
said. II pray thee then write me as
one who loves his fellowmen." Next
night the angel came again. "and
showed the names whom love OF God
had blest, and lc. Rem Adhem's nam"
led ell the rest"
+ or. no, do not reject the altru.
istic. But with all our blessed al
| truism. we must not forget that there
Is a place, and large place, In our
. civilization justly aud properly held
By reasonable se.f.iegard and nv
rational motives arising from self
interest in many forms. II Is right
and proper that a man should pre-
serve and protect his body, supply
It's reasonable needs. maintain its
ylgor and keep Il s,r)1g and healthy.
II Is the great medium through which
he must express hts nnhlest senti-
ments. II Is the great instrument
through which he must exert his
grandast power Self preservation Is
the first law OF nature. and self-de-
vslopment is TIE first Law OF human
progress. Strike out the self and YOU
destroy human nature. The history
OF mans rise from savagery 10 civ
ili7ation Is simply the record OF the
successive steps by which the indi-
vidual has risen to greater efficiency
Of self and greater power In cooper
ating with other individuals, which
Is in itself capital pont in the Ell
ficiency OF the Ego.
OF curse the princirlc OF seli-in-
ierest may be pushed too far, and
end in mean and anrrow selfish
ness, utterly despicahle and self-de-
strCvinT But has many tie command
TO love thy neiahhor as thvscf," be
pus' ed too FAR, and made 10 pros
tratc the SELF In utter hclplossness
and lnefficiopcy Aftcr all that NAV
he said II still stands true that 4
man NAV Justly prefer himself 10 an
other may Justly prefer his own wife
and children above the wife end chill
dren Of another wau Even tho
Scriptures the great repository Of
he altruistic concept teach that he
who fails to provide for those OF his
own house Is worse than an infidcl
The truth &c that the altruistic and
The ccolstlc NAV and do eNist to-
vethcr. and may he and should he
dcvelnrcd In Just proportion and due
relation. What Plead for is an ed
lucation. or ideal Of character, which
without FORGETTING love and sympa-
rsfy. fatiotism and beneyolence with
lout neglect Of The glorious family of
aliruistic virtues. yet gives proper
recognition 10 those primary and fun.
damental concepts OF the self and
selfhood. which must chara'tcrlZe ey-
cry civilization that rests upon the
individual rs the unit. and builds the
individual units into institutions.
states and order ! magnify the self.
Tho k"'nCie of my them" Is this The
man who makes for himself great
career who. s'ru.elips aloug lirat
lines wins success for himself. does
service 20 the world 80 mau liy-
eth for himself like that fine
saving by Dean Swift, believe. to
the effect that he WHO axes two
ears Of corn or even two blades 81
grass grow where only one grew bee
fore IS b.n,faetor OF his race So
he. WHO walking iprightiy On honor
and integrity. does we'll Tor himself.
does we'll ALSO for his leighbpss and
his country 2 fear that We some
times fail 20 rcCo-niz, as We should
dc the fact that every worthy SELF
by tho simple process II working out
its own worthy aspirations and vor-
thy DESTINY Necessarily e'l. crs Hess
inEs among the children of men
fear sometimes that We fail % value
as Ne ought 90 value thar robust
Eco. that stalwart self. that dares ID
do and die n need be. that stalks
calmly into the worl l-eiie strife and
laws on with might and main. strik
Ing down opposition tlriins r side
huge difficulties and siridlng along
the way o. its own choos NJ t. the
goal of Success Will, others tire OF
the toll and strugrlh. lose heart end
faint and fall But tina Is the royal
staff tfat make men and nations The
success OF nation is but the sum Of
TIE successes Of It's citizens. IN ev-
cry civilization that has left a rec