Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-10-15

they are unwearied in their efforts as
we'll as undaunted in spirit and some
times, when one of them fails to gain our
attention, they unite and come to US
like a solid, unyielding host. They
pierce the bottoms of our beings and
plant there their undying message,
and plant it in such a way that no
power can entirely take it away from
5. Come what may, joys or trials,
the word is there ready to assert it
self in accordance with the demands.
1t is there on guard, prepared to the
last detail to discharge it's duty, and
blessed is the man who has trained
himself to conform to its desires; be-
cause thereby he becomes an ally of
the unfailing will of the Source of
all goodness. Or in other words, he
is on friendly terms with that "Crys-
tai Fountain, whence the healing
streams do flow" increasingly; and,
therefore, his position in the universe
is one of splendor and growth-the
former on account of the latter-and
his opportunities to minister are innu-
msrabls. Tongues all things have,
and in their own way they speak with
out fear to all.
We see by this that sympathy is
the vital impulse of development. This
is the door through which we must en-
ter the road that leads into the core
of all things. The heart of all things
is found through sympathy. The
avenues of knowledge and service open
to US according to our sympathy. 1t
depends upon the amount of sympathy
we have at our disposal. There is
no exception to this rule, and the per-
son that ignores it, he is indeed a
stranger in the world. He is not in
touch with those principles that have
healing in their beams, and for this
reason he is not admitted to the holy
of holies of anything. The bosom of
the universe. as we'll as the bosom of
humanity, closes in his presence as
in fear, and he, respondent or proud
remains outside of all grandeur and
that help which refines as with fire
Stranger he is in all reality to that
warmth which begets the greatest OF
all powers for od-frieEdship. Sym.
pathy, then, opens to US the doors OF
the unseen realms where we find our.
selves, our true condition and self
and where we develop that type Of
manhood which does not wear thir
as we live on. This is undeniably true
in modern philosophy as well as IL
modern theology. 1t is one of thu
established principles which canno
be gainsaid, and on this accoun
worthy of all acceptation.
To know man all you need to d.
is to talk with him. There might b.
some exceptions, but we have no
been able to find them. Man make
himself known by what he says. Il
this manner you become acquainte'
with the way he was brought up, tn
principles on which he was fed, tn
nature of his instruction, and eve
the atmosphere which he breathed i
the home of his parents. If we ar
able to discern that which is tru
from that which is false, we need n
other method. We need no othe
medium than the mans speech t
know him. This will reveal to US a
we need to know about anybody, an
occasionally it will open to US a
avenue for service of which we wi
never be sorry. We will find out tn
grip the man has on those funds
mentals that keep this world swee
| making it a fit place for our abod
| as we'll as his conception OF this an
that which we call living. We will ais
| discover whether his intentions an
aims are worthwhile, wholesome an
trustworthy, and if we should prolon
the conservation, it will be mac
known to us the very nature OF n
relation to his surroundings. II I
is noble or ignoble he cannot conce
either one. If his ideas have in the
j the ability to build it will be decla
led. If his designs have in them
broad outlook, the good OF all
view. it will be made manifest.
short, talk with a man and ne w
surely make himself known to yo
4 This is so Enthusiastically true that v
can call it the natural outcome OF Il
!. way we have been created.
Not SO very long since We had t
:. pleasure of conversing with mi
! as we were being conveyed from o.
place to the other. 1t was on one
those intensely warm days of la
September, and after few passil
remarks concerning the weather, t
crops and the fast train which was
our service, he launched out boldly
opinion on the European war. III
companion of mine was not afraid
= talk, and talk he did. He was We
set and firm in his manner, and
went on to make himself more a
more manifest. He said that eve
soldier was savage, practicing t
morality of the dark ages, and I
pecially that of the Old Testame
He thought that no man should k
individually or collectively, and
fact of killing in the name Of this
that government was barbarism
the last degree. Warfare was inexc1
able, and under bill eircumstanc
the soldier was a murderer. By t
time our conversation had become
debate, and with enjoying it beyc
measure, we had more than one Ii
ening to US. We hasten to reply
saying that a soldier was not nee
sarily a savage, nor murderer; t.
governments were sacred and inc
pensable institutions, duty bound
protect themselves when invaded, ;
that the morality of warfare was
the morality of the Old Testament
was true that we had the histories
war within it's bounds, as well as
histories of other doings. But tn
acts and the morality of the b
were two different things entirely.
morality of the Old Testament '
pure, just and solid, or else
punishments which have been recc
ed on it's pages could not be justif
a Now, the question is-what did
Il learn from our companion in
II train? We learned from him
politics, even though he did not M
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