The Detroit times., 1917-07-30
BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS.


The great plains OF western Amer
lea do not typify life The latter is
not dead level II has its ups and
downs History Is a succession OF
mountain ranges. valleys and short
stretches OF plain Progress Is not
steady rise upward II is inter
rupted by many declines and depres-
sions. Reform is voted in today and
voted out tomorrow.
Hezekiah reigned righteously, and
II seemed as II wickedness was az
an end; but his young son. Manss-
sch. succeeded him and all the old
evils came troopine back into power
again, reinforced, n seemed. al me
moment. tenfold. The lesson OF this
experience OF old Judah Is one with
the lesson for today. FOR good PEG
pie everywhere need 20 learn. per
hAps first OF al. not 20 grow dis
couraged Most OF the triumphs o.
evil are due "a the WEAKNESS OF the
good Thru he iaundiced eve Of
the discouraged reformo- II NAV
seem that Truth Is forever on the
scarold. Wrong forever on The
throne" With better vision. how
ever. be would learn that
Behind the Ginl Unknown
Stand4th God within he shadow,
Kee7iue watch above his own
A Boy n Peril
WHY should strong fathers 50
often have weak,iGg sons P-imar-
lily. perhaps, because hot house III
4 poo place 20 grow boys. FAte-
ers who have achieved often make
Il too cas- FOR their sons. The lat
,er are kept our OF school In which
the parents learned their most In
por,ant lessons. Il is the rare Is
Their who fully realizes. 1T Is good
FOR A man 20 wear the Joke in his
youth Yet that boy who is no. \
brought 10 school 20 discipline vho (
has not learned the significance q ,
must" and 10 whom duty is an m I
snown fact is boy In serious 4
peril
The worst fact ahou, the good 4
King Hezekiah was his son Manas'
Ieh For one thing tho Lad came 20
,ower too early. tho there Re sense
n which children are always on
he thrones OF the world Every !
RE man IS more concerned for the
lealth and happiness OF bis child
han for the prosperity OF his bust
less. or for any honor that may
ONE 70 him personally. This head.
frong youngster who fell heir 20
throne ruled conscious
which is always bad thing for
child Under evil court influences
.e became a reactionary. and there
$ no reactionsry like young one
The worst old fogies are the young /
men. The conservatism OF the +
'outhful Is the most hindersome 70
,rogress. This boys state 81 mind /
,oded worse for the kingdom than
he wickedness of half dozen aged
.ings
Cutting Lose From, the Past.
Many there be, like Abraham.
Tho set out from Ur OF the Chal- /
ees. but few there be Ike him, who |
,eep on. The price OF progress and /
liberty IL too high for most 20 pay |
judah had set out the right way. II !
you'd appear az IL she had learned |
Ter lesson well enough TO continue !
herein: but, alas most Of her vir- !
he seems 10 have been In the pos |
session OF the good king. and nov
he was in the sepulcher OF his Ia
hers so at the touch OF boys |
hand the wheels Of progress were
stopped. The nation, almost in a
day. went back 70 the old forsaken
IDOLS. Just as certain missionary
10 Africa has abandoned Christian
ity and civilization and become chief
Of cannibal tribe To this decline
Of Judah the famous epirram could
be applied IT was worse than a
crime. II was a blunder Even IL
the nation had not approved of
Hezekiah's new way il might az
least have gone forward somehow
In It's own paths, without reverting
20 the ways that had been go manl
testify proved 10 be evil Yet when
a nation or an individual gets 20
sliding. there Is no telling where Il
will Stop Usually II winds UP on
the level Of the lowest. as Judah
did Manasseh truckled 10 The
basest sense OF his time He erect
cd affairs and idols. and created the