The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-07-14
EXCURSIONS OF THOUGHT
The Unrealizetl Value of Human Com.
paniOnShip.
lBy II. y. Allen. Latta. S. c.


(By II. y. Allen. Latta, S c.
When Prince Kropatkin, the exiI-
ed Russian thinker an! scientist,
pointed out that Mutual Aid" was
even more than bloody struggle, the
greatest factor in the survival OF
the fittest he merely stated in scieptj-
fic terms that human progress II
based upon companionship and love.
When Henry Drummond wrote Love
the Greatest Thing in the World" he
expressed the same idea IN terms OF
Theology There can be no mutual
aid without some form OF love
A recent writer points out that the
humanity loving Quaker's doing re-
lief work in Germany seeking not 10
Proselytise. seeking no pay, have soft
eped the hearts of multitudes OF Ger
mans INTO realization that the pow
or of love is greater than all the high
explosives in the world.
Gods creation and natures evolu-
tiCn has no hymn of hate. The prog
ress of peoples, the development of
literatures. the unfolding of mans
inner spirit, all these are not born III
the womb of war. nor OF hate They
are the children Of peace and peace
is the mother of all good things. Ma
uCnal and international peace arc
based on mutual aid, companionshiP
and respect. which is a form OF love
But in our daily dealings, in the
home, in the market place. Yes. every
where, We still suffer from the un-
realized value of human companion
slips We are vet too thoughtlessly
stingy with our ineXhaustible treasure
of sympathy.
The wounds of the world, the grieY
ances between capitol and labor, the
enmity that threatens the peace of
tile race would be healed if only each
and every individual had a heart full
uf sympathy Ours IS a poor-rich and
Il rch-poor world
True hearted companiOnship be
tween parents and children. tender
sympathy between pastor and conEre-
CATION. sense Of comradeship in the
common quest OF knowledge between
teacher and pupil-;heSe are some Of
Tic ways compau ionship can better
humanity.
Cain with a querelouy, childish pc
uiance asked of God Am my
pI others Keeper When jesus enun-
,iated the Golden Rule and told the
,arab.e OF the Good Samaritan ne an
'Nered Gains question forever ana
yer. We must realz That our boy.
our girl. our fellowmer and women
everywhere need not merely money
,ut even more, compau .cnship
fhe beautiful nun HelCIsa through
tcr wonderful love ant companion
ship elevated Abelard TO the very
heights of medieval learning. He
was priest ana she was q Nun Vows
,t celibacy prevented their marriage
The love letters of Heloise how ut
Lerly unselfish is the heart of true
woman, but her mpanionship, sc
sympathetic. loyal and true. raised
Abelard to the very pinnacles of sue
cess.
AS We recall the ceasless devotion
Of the wife of Robert Louis Steven
son to him with his tuberculosis franz
We will understand to whom he re
ferred when he was asked to whom
his success was due and he replied
simply" Il had a friend
A recent tribute by the wife OF Jack
London to his memory reveals again
the value of human companionship as
1 factor in human progress and eve
ution.
In weekly magazine We read con-
,erning Madame Curie. There has
been some discussion as to whether
Professor or Madame Curie deserves
lie greater credit for the great dis
covery of Radium. To raise such a
question is TO dishonor both by i'm
plying rivarly where cooperation
vas conspicuous. They did their best
work when they lived and labored to-
gether. Prof. Curie refused to accept
any reward that did not include his
wife, whom he said was equally de-
serving of the honor. So the Nobel"
prize. the 'Davy" prize and osiris"
prize was awarded to them jointly N
vas professional partnership as
we'll as a marriage.
After this fashion, men and ma
lions make progress. Within our
breasts are inexhaustible riches
riches of sympathy and companion
ship. The son of man summed II az
up by saying Seek ye first the
Kingdom of God and his righteous
ness and all these things shall be add
ID unto YOU" Na