Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-11-05
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OF serving them, 1t drives them so
ruthlessly that they are exposed to
all sorts of perils. In themselves the
grand and beautiful things of life are
all plain and simple. They convey
their messages with a singleness of
purpose that is amazing. They are
made unwieldy and ambiguous by our
reasonings.
Now, after making it possible for
US to proceed without fear, having an
understanding .yof our position, we
are ready for the question:: What is
the greatest. poem? The greatest
poem is The Beautiful-The Home
There is no poem like it in beauty
and possibilities. 1t is more beauti-
full than all other poems, of all ma
lures and it holds in its bosom more
of the possibilities Of life than all
other things combined. It transcends
them all with an ease that is fascinat-
ing. In it we are made for the world,
and for veal or woe, we go forth from
it to unfold ourselves-to live among
our fellows the meaning we have Of
life. What has been instilled into ua
IN our homes we pour out in the ave-
nues wherein our feet are found.
Then, the home is the great and last
ing governor of civilization. Govern
ment without The Beautiful is
failure. Civil life in any channel will
not reach its goal without the aid of
The Beautiful. We must have this
institution right before we can pros
|per, individually or collectively, and
sooner the better we realize this. It
is SO full of significance that we stand
In awe in the presence of its marve-
lous power. In a word, everything
comes short of its glory without The
Beautiful
The moment has arrived now when
we must ask another question, and
this it is: What is the first element
of this poem-The Beautiful? We
know the elements of other things,
large number of them, and since we
have given such a prominent posi-
tion to The Beautiful in our lives, we
ought to know its first element. 1t
is in order for the inquiry to be made.
Therefore, inasmuch as we believe
that the home is the most sacred of
all institutions, we must learn to re-
gard sacred things. Those agencies
which have been ordained to help us
in every way. We must rise to- this
altitude in spite of all efforts to keep
is beneath it. This height we must
scale at all cost and hazard. Disre-
gard is at the roots of all failures
1t underiies degeneration on every
corner. A tendency to reduce all
things to the same level, which is SO
obvious in these days of ours, is a
weakness that must be discarded 1t
undermines every possibility Of
growth. We cannot grow in such
atmosphere. Regard for sacred
things is surely the beginning of
wisdom, because in this manner we
become willing to sacrifice until The
Beautiful has been produced. With
out regard we will not sacrifice, and
without sacrifice The Beautiful will
never be made. In conversation, busi-
ness and labor, let us regard our con-
sact with our fellows as sacred; let
| US do likewise with those institutions
hat have come down to US from the
remote past-institution that have
proven their vitality and value mil
lion times in the annals of man--let
US keep holy that which has been ap-
pointed holy; and, rising to this glori-
)us table-land, where all men are
brothers in the pure air of Heaven,
all will be well with the world. Cru
elites of all degrees will cease to be.
for instead of being contrary, we have
become helpers in the grand scheme
of the Merciful Father-the redemp-
ton of the children of men. What a
privilege it is to be born into the
world of Christian parents! What an
honor it is to be instructed early Of
what is sacred! What a blessing it is
% be brought up in the atmosphere
# the Man from Nazareth! Are
these not the greatest of all preroga-
tives? Do they not hold larger and
more promising possibilities than
everything else? To be brought up
in The Beautiful is honor indeed-the
crowning honor of all honors. The
greatest of all poems is The Home
| The Beautiful-and every man has q
capacity for it. The first element Of
The Beautiful is regard for sacred