The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-06-24
THE GHOST THAT ALL MEN SEE

life?
Suppose he realizes-msybe early maybe late
that h, is h failure that the curse Of knowing, OF
understanding is upon him, and yet that he can not
do Suppose he is conscious of the duty realizes
the incentive appreciates the value and desirable
ity Of the reward assured to the successful-and
yet is equally conscious that he not succeed.
Suppose he has gone through many years. his
memory SCARED with a succession of records that
testify to his nsuHicency; to his discredtable &C
tons; TO his mistakes that were worse than crime
because he knows he could have avoided commit
ting them.
Suppose he has married. has lived for years
with woman, and cannot for the life Of him sit
down and remember any reason that wife has for
thanking God for her marriage. Suppose he sees
children begotten by accident and brought up by
chance and looks in their eyes In vain for evidence
that he has to expect their gratitude; looks
in their lives and that the traits transmitted
the weaker ones; that whatever of strength
he ever have possessed is lost in the offspring
and onl" an increased tendency to fail marks the
fulfllment of Natures mighty law.
Suppose he has a sense of the service mankind
has rendered the contributions of the ages, the
splndor Of self denial and the triumph of labor
and knows he has missed the laurel of every race.
VIVA. good going on? What hope in added
years when youths morning could not stimu-
late the struggle? What better day can follow the
wasted days? Don't you believe Samson found
honey in the lions carcass. That was riddle.
Honey lodges more logically. Carcasses not
so redeemed Dead lions bodies have but one prop
er pace-and that is under the ground under the
earth entirely and assuredly removed and hidden
and concealed from the eyes-and the nostrils-of
Look at THE matter calmly.
Tho rfu taka tic own
Because he hasn't Because his life doesn't
belong entirely to him, and even the fact that his
associates in interest may be loser by his longer
daancc, the obligation Is upon him to quit losing,
and play even. The obligation is on him to carry
his burden and carry 1t better than ever he did
before
And it isn't for hamlets reason. He wanted to
co. but he stopped-chiehy-be because he believed
the Almighty had set His against self slaugh.
ter. OF course he had other reasons for staying
in the Euu OF the living-the righting of terri
BILE wrong the punishment OF very guilty uncle.
But for you and me this ought TO suffice: Just
in proportion we are valueless to the Brother
hood Of Man, just much must we recognize that
the Brotherhood puts different and higher valua'
ton upon us. Because society protects our lives
and safeguards our property; just because society
code which holds the crowd in order just because
society points the open way avoiding penalties TO
every child we love, must be honest with soci
ETY.. We must fight for the strength that conque s
failure. We must pray for faith to the sun
shine and escape the cloud. We must catch step
sometime and redeem in later triumphs the lapses
of the Iast.
1t would be the GROWING act of dishonest deal.
ing to pay with for all the worlds un-
counted benefits to us. 1t would be the very bas.
est treasoL to take the honey OF continued yesfs
from the matchess multitude that has attended all
the way, and to the deb owe add but another
and hopeless one.
Somewhere there is light. Others have found
1t wien they sought Sometimes It falls late in
lie. Always ii is imminent. And in the hour o.
its coming must come the recompenses for failure
the realization OF Il life long hope.
And We have the strength Oh there a'e
tides Of life for all Never say die. Never give
up the ship. You good as anyone Pici- ur
rose shreds of courage than once were IN -, in
the fabric OF your faith, another again ne grin
assurance which day for you. Shut the
teeth at the jaw and go forward with the ripe re
solve to prove your right 10 manhoods image By
manhoods settlement IN full. And 20 down Il
triumph II you must 70 down.
Oh they shssrse hat fierce old Samson anC
took hlE strength away. They burned his eyes q
slRhuessness and bound him 10 theiS laughter an
their work And he went down in triumph whe
he great day came, No in all Phhistia eve
laughed a. samson after the day OF dust and de-
OlsuoD when he buried his foes in the gloriou
grave with himself, beneath the tempe they hs
filled for his abasement.
Take your life? You have the right only whe
YOU can ray the past with the splendid triumph c