Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-02

And it is so to this day Not only the of the
prophets the OF who know not what tomor
may bring their fathers and "the place
dwell before is too strait for u.s." And
they go from old and the roof tree and the vii
lage street the country distant cities and
| to lands across the sea.
1t must be that the Lord Himself placed the wander
desire distant places in the hearts of
His children that His world that He settled only in
one spot, might be inhabited all its places.
the sheltered school of Ramah the prophets set
forth to the Jordan, each carrying his beam. How
many boys have gone down the little depot of their
old home town. carrying only cheap telescope grip and
a brave heart and been hauled away the city by
little engine. Going down Jordan. carrying
beam. But many these boys private
and carrying much weight millionaire
This canyon and this camp may well bless the restless
that mems hearts does dwell For every rich and
cultured city of the gave of its children
from these strait places when the wide sweep of the
southwest called them. And each brought his BEAM
his talent, his SKILL his strength, his faith made
place wherein to dwell pleasant place they made of
it. and prosperous and permanent we'll
The heart of man remains the same throughout the
line beckons the sing siren song the mountains
The hills look green far away
So it that Japhet Noahs greatest left Asia
the old mother of nations and pressed to Europe,
taking his with him His children builded Athens
too small for their children and
they builded Rome us 60 pray thee" said the
children OF barbarian kings the wooded Businesses of
Europe, Paris and London and Edinburg build
ed by the beams they carried with them down the
Jordan of their dreams.
And their children seduced by the and sailed
the ships to this land But the Atlantic seaboard
and strait place for their children and
the long procession streamed the continent until
their steps stad by the Pacific They peopled the
plains and filled the valleys with grain and deeply
into the mountains and damned the rivers and cut the
forests and created and greater empire every
century of their four thousand year journey from the
plains of Abraham to San Francisco Bay.
The people of this town should as well as any
the world today feeling stirred the hearts of
the the prophets when they asked Elisha if they
could go the Jordan where there and
chances and do. For surely the chill
dren of all New World cities assembled here Called
the high places and the mountain and desert
strand by voice they knew and feeling they
could not fathom. But surely all is well with today
good voice and that called Did not Elisha
the wisest and COOLEST of the prophets 60 ye,
to his children when they sought place?
Yes all is well with here. The grind and toll Of
the cities far behind Days that too heavy
and nights that gay of the past Failures
0f have mot 10 do wi Ike
prophets of thirty centuries ago. have made
place where may dwell
And some day each of u.s. like those prophets
sons of old will say unto greater than Elisha;
Behold now the place where dwell before Thee is
strait for let Thee, unto Jordan
And He will say, go. ye. All, that will be the last
journey wandering and restless feet West of that
land there is no All ends there Let hope
for a brave heart a steadfast soul to make the
journey Let us hope for a Friend in the New Land.
OF Noah's sons the wandering Japhet buiIded best.
When Master calls His children home maybe those
who wandered farthest hill and dale will find
place there where they rest BY work and play
the shadows of this mortal shall be judged
in the immortal light.
Let US take our of patience and kindness and
courage and laughter amid tears and build best we
know For Voice is calling one by and whether
will or not, all press and leave work
behind, but record must hear in hands.
The German high command is continuing its pleasant
little Belgian practices in Italy and introducing
wrinkles in the of cruelty. and oppres
sion. Italian girls and boys have not only been
forced dig trenches but they have been pushed for
ward as a shield in the firing and many of them