Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-01-19
HARMONY

A aohy 10 VIC VI IhC CooCil-
tial laws of God, and of that law,
/ would say that no doubt that
her seat is in the bosom of God,
her voice, the harmony of the
world. All things in Heaven and
earth do pay her homage, the
least, ds feeling her care, and
the greatest is not exempt from
her power.
The charm that men and wo-
men have for each other is in
their unlikeness, tn, ir distinc-
tiveness, their individuality. En-
joyable human contact needs
freedom from dead-level SINH
larity in friends and their 9quip-
ment. We admire individuality
in homes, in gardens, in dress,
and in all forms Of life, and all
of us commend the taste and
good form of those that have
the sense and the taste of the
beautiful in these things, If
your friends all looked alike,
dressed alike and talked alike,
they would become intolerable;
monotony is the death of friend
ship and of interest in life.
1t is a fact, as | see it, that
Toledo has lacked the efforts of
harmony; it has been living in
violation of Gods laws and ex-
pecting a result without an eff
fort. When Christ told the in
dividual to go to a certain pool
and bathe three times, he did it
and was healed. If he had been
in Toledo and started up the
street, he would never have
gone to the pool, for some man
would have told him that his
grandfather, or his uncle, or his
aunt, had gone to the pool and
was not healed.
1t requires on our part an abb
solutely active life in order that
we accomplish the things that
will be of benefit to us and 9TH
ers. 1t is a waste Of time to
dwell upon things that have al
ready passed and gone. Life !"
too valuable and time is too
scarse and humanity is too
needful of virtuous and right
eous thoughts to waste the time
upon the past.
We have in Toledo many dead
things, for instance, the mill, the
logging camp, the commercial
club, the church, and many
other things that I would hesi-
tate to mention, but yet, it is
no use to mourn their loss. We
can see from whence they came
and the place where they were
buried. 1t is a landmark that
will never be forgotten.
Now it is a fact, in my opinion,
that three or four of Tole-
dos energetic men could have
started that mill in one month
or earlier, after 1t stopped
There has never been to my
knowledge any inquiry as to
why the mill shut down or as to
the wants of the individuals who
had it under control. 1t doesn't
require many times money, but
it does require an absolute in
vestigation and an effort upon
the individuals in any commun-
ity to get and to keep these en-
terprises that build up great
cities and communities.
There have been great cities
built under the most difficult
circumstances because the right
men, the right spirit, were
awake and watched and gath
cred in every opportunity that
was possible to have. ! am con-
fident that il the commercial
club would meet once i month
and would talk over the matters
and converse with each other
as to what thing or things could
be accomplished or done that
would benefit this community
it would accomplish a great
end.
We have to forget ourselves,
we have to forget cur selfish
ness and live upon a broader
and more noble plane Of life, in
order that these things be ac-
complished. Anyone can realize
the strength that harmony in
vests every individual. Many
efforts among strong men and
many individuals have lost their
influence for the lack Of har.
mony. Could we one abreast
step forward upon the main
street in Toledo, line up and say
that we were q unit for every
thing that was of interest to To-
ledo and the community, what
great things would be done in
the next twelve months. But SO
long as we go upon dc street
and reiterate that a certain