La Junta tribune., 1914-01-10
GOD. GIVE rs MEN.
From Arthur Capper's Address at
Mrtarland Memorial Services, ut
Topeka. December ~. 1913.

II is such men as DR.. Mcfarland
--men who go ahead without regard
TO the applause or the abuse of the
erowd-mec Who save the breadth
OF Visio- - see the right and the
mora. courage ~ - :he right though
the heaveas .ail--upon -om we
must depend for the solution OF the
many pressing problems peculiar to
our times, am happy in the belief
that the world grows better from age
TO age, We are nearer the long
sought brotherhood OF Man The
Sermon on the Mount. the most bril-
iiant burst OF oratory the world has
ever known, commanded us TO love
our enemies and do good everywhere.
| me world is now at last beginning
TO see what Christianity means; that
II really proposes TO shape the whole
OF human society here and now ac-
cording 10 its laws OF goodwill and
human fellowship. The human race
Is developing wonderfully in charity
and unseliishness. Our everyday
acts our institutions. our laws. our
practice. more and more are com
Ing to be directed more truly and un-
erringly TO the ends of justice, equal
ity and real liberty. | am firm in my
conviction that never before have
the cousciences of the men and wo-
men OF America been so widely or so
keeniy active; ! know that the
world today irowns upon many
thing which We accepted II few gen
Grafton ago as a matter of course
In business, in politics: in fact. in
every department OF human life and
ACTIVITY, We are establishing new
STANDARDS and higher ideals. But
,here 5, still so much to do; The
curse of intemperance must be utter
~ hHli-hed from America by com
plete, nationwide prohibition OF the
liquor traffic. the black and damn
ing social evil must be eradicated.
the purity OF American womanhood
must be- maintained, the nobility OF
American manhood must be increas-
ed. the iudefenable double standard
of morals must be wiped out abso.
lute!y the exploitation OF children
in factories and mills must be stop
ped. economic justice must be
brouehi To- the men and womea who
prodUv, The wealth OF the nation; the
opportUuIty Tor au education must be
given 90 every child In the land
there must hu pensions for INDECENT
widow. mothers aud orphan chit
dren uur prisons and retormatorics
must be- PAT on q strictly human
of waI.. with their colossal. intoler-
I able burdens mocking the civiliza-
ti0n aud sense Of the present century.
must be- abolished. unemployment.
insurano. against industrial acct
dents, old age pensions and other
problems OF the wage-worker's life
are pressing for solution; there must
be- less teehnicality and more and
speedi.r justice IN the courts; a sys-
TEN that will make justice free IN
fact az We'll a. Ia theory, to the poor
as we'll ne the rich; that viii pro
tcgt the rights OF men from the
wrongs OF property. that will lit
up the fallen and help the down
aHd-out;" that viii imprison biF
thieves as Well as little thieves; that
viii intellieently and impartiaily On
force all laws, aud insure large
measure OF popular government, OF
human welfare and social righteous
ue-s--thcse and a hundred more
problems which crowd upon IN, IN
slslcntly demand solution.
God give us mcn'
The life and work Of the good man
hose memory We honor tonight H.
un earnest token-,hat God does
give us men-"men who live above
the fog"
John Thomas Mcfarland. Motho-
dist preacher. useful citizen. able
oducator. and valiant soldier OF the
cross. has gone TO his reward, hut
his works live after him. and We are
his bencficiaries His life and mem
ory. must be an inspiration to W.
Who remain behind n little while an
iuspiration to live our own lives.
righteously. to fight the good tight
10 do our part. bee II large OF small.
In making the world it'll" cleaner.
little more decent. a little happier.
a little more God-likc.
1bs.ath ut Mrs Viola Ma,sr