El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-28

Still such is the lesson Of life. and we
. neeQ to try to fathom the deep meaning
I oenlnd the words Of Jesus; It was said
f. but I say.
want you know to think over this
/ changefulness-first in respect to political
/ conservauOns, and second, as regards re-
I ligious life
First, Political Concentrations.
Nations seem strangely destined to live
7 out the experience Of John Rhead. At first
there is the exuberance Of youthful radi-
calisn day dreams are INDUCED in, and
there is the hopeful shaping OF the pres
ent in the light Of the needs OF the ~
ture. Then comes the sober sedateness OF
middle age Half Of the nation is satsIled
with things they are and no further
developments are therefore wished Tor ana
then Follows old age and reJrogresslon- we
see this story in every nation. Babylon
Egypt Greece, Rome Spain and the king
dom Of Gaul all passed through the stages,
in fact we can almost say that no nation
has vet passed successfully through the
period Of adoIe1cence hence il IS that Car
penter speaks Of 1.-The curse Of civilization
Why this passing2 Is IL necessary Tor ma
lions to go, as it was apparently necessary
for the extinct species Of animals to pass
out OF existence?
Some viii answer, yes. in the progress
OF things nations rise on the dead bones
Of the former nations. I cannot, however,
be satisfied with such an answer Death
comes when stagnation arrives yet i can
not believe that staeuation is a necessity
cannot but feel that after maturity If ma
tons would still further meet change, would
still face needed reforms, richer lie would
follow.
Thinkers cannot but wonder what the
lot Of America is to be- We have to be
on our guard against satisfaction, we have
to grIpple with the problems Of ctvlliza-
ton, problems that have never yet been
solved, such immortality, unequal distrl-
button Of wealth and militarism- If we
keep our youthful enthusiasts We shall
win out; If we adopt the seductive con-
seryatism Of age we shall die Watch
read, ponder and when change is neces-
sary greet it with a smile. Adaptability is
the secret Of success, immObility is the pre-
cursor Of decay.
Change in Religious Life.
A sub-charm in Benefits play is the
view it gives OF life so years ago. In re
spect to this view it is interesting to read
two new books, one by Chandos Leigh, and
the other, the "Reminiscences Of Lady
the world Of early Victorians- Railways
we're practically unknown; kilograms were
only regarded as messages Of disaster; there
were no ocean cables; no bicycles no autos;
no telephones; no MarcOnigrams. It was
shOckingly unladylike to ride in a hanson
and for lady to get on to an omni-
Changes Difficult to Realize
One can hardly realize the changes Of the
last half century. Wallace said that there
were more changes in the last 50 years than
in all the preceding centuries OF civiliza- J
were astounding revelations in astronomy
surgery, geology and other fields Of science :
and one great result has been that we have I
had to reshape our theories OF life, our I
religious theories
It is utterly impossible for any thinker (
to believe with the unknown writer Of q
Genesis that the world was created in six /
days No longer can we believe in a Mil /
tons devil, or a Dante's materialistiC in I
ferno We have to shape our belief in