Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-10-02

marks the passing 81 years il the
noVcr-ccaslng flow of time. They
fully perceive tho pathOs OF parting
from the OLD yeat, They comprehend
too. the uncertainty OF the coming
year. Yet the occasion has n dueperI
significance and fuller meaning. II
offers a rare opportunity for self
scrutiny. We are led 10 ask. what
are we, what 10 our NE what In our
ioi on oarth2" And thus questioning
and 30 contemplating. there opens be-
fore our mental vision new vista of
life and We suddenly grasp its mean
ing. We come 20 realize that With
the passing. the never-ccasing flow
Of currents In the ocean OF time, as
the present moment passes into the
past ana takes its place On the silent
shades of eternity, there q Joined the
permancncy Of things rcal that does
not pass away but belongs 20 tho
undying order OF Gods creation. The
gTass now on our lawn will wlther
when tho biting breath Of the frost
VIII nip a. but. though that par
ticular growth of grass shall pass
away. the principle Of growth. Gods
everlasting and permanent law, shall
remain and cause new growth o.
appear In the coming sprlngtlme. The
sculptor. by power OF his genius. con-
jures up within his soul a dream 81
beauty Before the clay Is nodded.
the statue "a complete In his mind.
with mallct and chiscl Il Is 90 he
given form and appearance. but that
statue may not express TO the on
locker ono.tenth OF the beauty and
grace ana LONELINESS that tho artist
droamt Then. too. that statue may
be destroyed, but the eternal laws OF
/ form and beauty that gave II birth
exist forever, and az some time, In
other brains. will take concrete shape
and produce new appearances. So
also. the harmonles that the great
composers hear and shape into
I paipahle musical compositions are not
| confined 10 the physical sense OF
hearing Beethoven. though deaf.
heard sublime harmoules lnaudible 20
other men. Hts soul was vibrant with
tho music Of eternity, the real music
OF which his sonatas and symphonies
are but the outward expressions. Ana
| though every masterpiece Of his aud
every other musical composition were
swept away though every painting
and every statue were destroyed,
| Gods eternal laws OF beauty and har-
mony would SIN exist and come to-
! light again In the soul OF many an
inspired genius.
IL not the same true of all other
great principles upon which life and
society rest2 DO not the conceptions
OF righteousness Justice, ana love
present the same quality OF eternal
/ principle underneath the transitory
appearances Forums, oourt-houaes,
! tribunals. these are abiding places Of
Justice. But, what n these passed
away. would justice pass away with
| them? The buildings on the forum
OF Rome whore justice was melted out
crumbled into the dust but justice ala
not suffer decay or ruin. Tho are
opngus ~ Athens. whore sat the cid
ers In council has long since ceased
10 be a Hill OF Judgment, but Justice
stll lives on and would continue even
though our capitol at Washington, and
the parliament house "a London. and
the palace OF justice at Paris and
the Hathaus at Berlin. and ali the
other great homes that men have
quilt for the making of laws and tnc
administration OF justice passed away.
Transltory. indeed, though beautiful,
are the various forms of lovc-tho I'M
selfish love Of parent for child, the
mutual love of husband and wife, tho
uncalculating affection of friend for
friend but even though these pass
away. love itself. the principle of love
IS permanent and cannot die. Ana
SO throughout lifc and the universe do
We find side Dy side the passing ana
the permanent. the appearance and
the essence, the form and the principle,
Ian. temporal and transitory and the
eternal and everlasting.
" this % true, my friends, what
lshan We say OF those 90 whom hfc
means no moro than matcriaiism 7
What shall wo say of those who tell
luF. "the future matters not 20 as,
lea as eat and drink ana be- merry
for tomorrow We die, wherefore De
serlouss wherefore be thoughtfui? let
us auaff the cup of sensual delight.
An. but can anyone live merely in
Land for the present. moment? Let me
Task tho thousands, for whom material
Ism lis god and mammonism h a
divinity. N the present moment rs an
YOU I'VE Anlt lA lAAf NfA" w. ittH'f' ~
deeper meaning for you, why DO y"u
scramble madly for wealth, what ARE
You living for. what are you toiiin.
iforg Is Il worth while for you Il
acquire wealth at the price Of humhl
sweat and blood and toll and tear
: land groans yea, life itself, and death
why do you make martyrs OF your
selves for none. why do you "NoN
the market 20 bocofuc your rack IN
office your prison house ana why az
YOU bury yourselves In business SKI
out of three-score and ten years. Tn
= | limit Of purchased happiness ~ fiNeo
| You cannot buy more than certall
i amount OF pleasure, Of food, shelter
y clothing, physical enjoyment II Isl
feet under the ground and II ~ al
over" Do your philosophy, " that b
tho meaning Of lIfe, Of what good
your toll and tribulatlon, when 20
r know that you shall soon be hankrnp
! and poverty-stricken, and your gol
eagles viii spread their wings an
!. ny away. and you shall be passed an
forgotten?
No. friends, such a view Of ire can
: not bo right. Iife means lntinitel
o. moro than the enjoyment of mere ma