El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-13

/ In the Days OF Thy 1Oulns'-Ecci'
chapter L., verse one.
! - UR theme, youthful Righteous
ness" is an important considera-
- ton, at this period of race his
tory, for all good and patriotic citizens
of whatever political party or religious
! body. Thinkers are agree that if in the
body politics there be lacking a def
! mite conception of, and desire for, that
/ Righteousness that exalts nation
! true patriotism, or love of Fatherland,
I Wanes and reaches impotency.
| The American republic, still but an
| experiment, without Cody men and
! women is certain to drift into turbid
/ waters and finally wreck on sands OF
! anarchy and national death. All norm
\ al Americans, not intending TO lnslnu-
I ate that our course of state has been
/ over the thorOughfare Of perfection,
/ are proud of our progress during the
! nearly 140 long years since colonial
( swaddling clothes were exchanged Tor
/ long trousers and we hope for greater
/ national stature and goodness as the
| coming decades are ushered into be-
/ ing.
However, bear in mind. for this
1 laudable wish to fructify, We are de-
pendent on the youth of this country,
| a few years hence, behold our men and
women "of affairs" of today in the
fleeing twilight, that zone of senillty,
.. and the boys and girls of the present,
I y
into the morning light of civic affairs.
And may their tasks then be performed
far better than their predecessors
The text, a part of the first verse OF
the 18th chapter of Feel, Remember
now thy Creator in the days of thy
youth" introduces, perhaps, the most
exquisite prose poem of holy writ;
more touching and beautiful descrip-
ton of mans descent of the western
slope than your speaker has yet found
in the entire range OF ancient or mod
edn literature that he has exa mined.
Reaches Highest Literary Standard.
The author in question had attained
high standard of literary and spiri-
uaI apprehension. Note his imagery:
silver cord, golden bowl, the pitcher
broken at the fountain, keepers Of the
house, strong men, men goeth to MS
long home and the mourners go about
the streets"
Not even does a great modern poet
later laureate Of England. approach
the beauty of metaphor used by this
Hebrew writer, although Tennyson
points to the starry expanse and sings
CT the pleads, rising through the mel
low shade, glittering like a swarm OF
fire flies tangled in a silver braid"
Some knowledge of anatomy IS dis
cerned, also, from the metaphOrical ref
erence to the spinal cord and Uranium
as silver cord and golden bowl
It is certain that the inspired sages
Of an ancient civilization often pom
dered in thought if not in words, the
all absorbing question of deaths to-
die, shall he live again.
Answer had to come to them, as II
must to US when we really think from
Consciousness" from the inorganic
lips of nature and from that still,
small voice" inspiration of the father
over all.
The Important Question.
As the earnest, ambitious, thought
FL q
future, an Interrogation point fits be-
fore mental vision. Shall success re-
spond to my effOrts2" is the question
Well, what is meant by success The
acquisition Of great wealth in this age
of swollen fortunes, the placing on
ones forehead of the corona of fame.
or simply having a good time" within
the marble palaces of pleasure NO
true success may be defined as Bring
ing the greatest good to the greatest
number along lines Of effort absolutely
right"
Above all, however there is one
consideration OutWeighing that of sue
cess in life; for on this, true success
is ever dependent. That is, ones re
ligiOn. Settling definitely and for all
time, in ones mind, whether or not
earth-life, a brief span Of years at
best, is the all of conscious existence. /
The question of personal Immortality
and Of the sovereignty of Supreme
Being.
Burr's Struggle.
It is said of Aaron Burr. while yet
in college. that he found himself in
tently thinking on the subject of his
souls welfare; for nearly a week. alone I
in his room, almost persuaded he [
thought OF giving himself to God
through Christ Unfortunately, though, I
his evil genius triumphed, and he {
went forth from the chamber Of con-
victiOn. determined that he would /
never think Of spiritual matters again. /
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gifted mans latter days. The Burr 1
Hamilton duel is a matter of history.
Full of hatred, from a fancied in I
suit, Burr issued the challenge, which ]
the barbarous code of ethics Of that !
day forced Hamilton to accept. Ihey /
met on the so-called field of honor. /
Hamilton, having the first shot, dis I
charged his pistol into the air. not 4
even aiming at his opponent. Burr, In !
his turn, took most careful aim and /
killed his illustriOus colleague; bru- !
tally assassinated practically an un- ]
armed man. a fellow creature Think /
you, had he become Cody man in !
the old college days, that he could /
have acted so odiously, so sinfully?
What Is Man:
1t is important, too, before begin !
ming life-wcrk, to decide what we /
really are. Two accepted definitions /
of man are current in this age. % Sim !
ply q piece of machinery. resultant of /
natural evolutionary forces" % A 4
creation of divine love- made up of /
both soul and body.
Are we really and truly machinery /
created by blind cOsmic-energy, in |
tended to run, like a clock, for GER I
tain time. and, when our parts are |
worn out, TO be dumped into rubbish /
heap somewhere? What do you think i
of this conception?
In Washington, District of Columbia, |
man inside a glass case, is on ex- /
hibition; he cannot see, hear, think or 4
talk Strange. but true. Certain parts /
of carbon, iron, salt. lime, sulphur are /
there to supply the physical test" Yet.
and I am deeply in earnest, is the man I
there?
Materialism, remember that word and 4
what it stands for, and as valiant sol I
d1ery of the cross, wage unrelenting /
warfare against it, asserts this dictum, !
which is a world wide slogan of these /
so called thinkers. mo thought with /
out phosphorus" Phosphorus is a /
chemical found in brain cOrteN. hence |
they mean this: Death ends man
Ernst Haeckle is a motel German i
philosopher and for years was a pro- |
nOunced materialist. In a recent book, ]
Scientific Confession of Faith" he de- {
clares: 'tMaterialism is an ambiguous |
party word; spiritualism could quite I
easily be substituted for it." He also |
asserts that he doesn't deny immortal |
ity- Thus. while he is not christian, 4
this position makes him a Theist, that /