The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-13
THE PERFECT VIII.


will over filed for probate came to Hight Ia tho
legal reports OF Chicago the other day. Il was
the last will and testament OF judge Hugh r.
Stewart. In every disposition OF his estate of
1000. the Jurls added words Of philosophy
and admonitlon and affection. 1t sccma worth
while to rcpublsh his philosophy Of llfo.
'-ro My Followmcn: | wish 10 oyprcHs
myself by saying that there ~ moro real
pleasure to be found I'm the pursuit OF nap
pincBs than In the pursuit. OF worldly W'hIIh
and that real happiness can only como
through right nvIng and right thinking
and by doing to others as We would thcy
should do unto us" the will reads, In pant
1T IL better to strcw roses than thorns In
the pathway Of life. There II nothing so
productive OF good ana lasting results ~
kindness and there is nothing 40 want"n
and cruel AZ unlsindncss.
"Wc cannot take with us the wealth ~
the world. but believe that our every sond
deed, every Kind word spoken and every
effort put forth here to make for happInes"
and to help our fcowmcn IL treasured IN
heaven to our credit there.
81 have never wanted nor sought great
worldly wealth, but. withal IA Kind hrovi-
dence has literally supplied all my nc"dS
until the present time and believe Will
up to the end
We do not state It to be n fact, we simply
ask the question In the belief that II is posi-
bility. can any man, praciicng tho Golden RUE
sincerely, accumulate more than $4,000 In the
course OF an average lifetime? II suits our
present purpose to leave the question there
Regardless of the answer that may be sup
piled by various readers according to their
light, who will dissent from tho philosophy OF
this dcccdent, that there s moro real happiness
10 be found In the pursuit OF happiness than in
pursuit OF wealth?
Right living. doing to others NJ you would
that others would do 90 Sou-that IS the path In
which true happiness that will last is to be dis
covered No question at all on that point In
tho last wears of NE wealth. beyond sheer
necessities means nothing Conscience means
everything. or what avail n you have millions
TO your credit, n there gnaws at your silent
self the persistent knowledge that you have
ruthlessly and savagey wrongcd others To ac-
cumulate that which you possess
There comes n time when you face great
venture. into which you cannot take that which
Won possess and in which you arc conscious mat
your god OF life is without virtue or appeal.
Then what? That Is almost an eternal ques-
tion.
Why accumulate beyond your ncccsSitioa
when Won must know that in doing ~ you are
Violating the urgings OF consccncc-whcther
Won believe in a God OF Justice or not-whcn
there is no possible reward for such aooummu-
lation? That Is also question
Ana again; II is better TO strcw roses than
,horns Thus writes tho man facing death and
dissolution: facing tbs greatest adventure OF
bf. and death. OF course 1t ia why pick on
,hc ,horns of life. to strew them In the way of
the living? why criticisc and suspicion tho
purposes Of men, either in official position, or
as mere co-laborcrs in the path OF lite' Srow
roses; attribute the best motives; believe the
best possible purposes animate everyone. VIII
one dare rise to pass Judgment and say that
such Is not tho best possible philosophy for he
or she who trcads the windmill Of human OK
isanoc2
81 have never wanted nor sought worldly
wcnlth" wrote the dcccdcnt into his last wtll
and testament. "But great prosperity has at
tended mo" Ana uuwittngly there comes 10
us the admouiuon Of tho Nazaronc. Seek yo
first the kingdom OF heaven and all these
things shall be added unto you.'
1t is powerful appeal that this chicago
doctor make. TO all ot ua we read the mes
sage he leaves hchtnd
Dr. stewart held tho correct conception ~
both life and death. HIS was ou individual
philosophy to practice the virtues himself
rather than to make himself obnoxious by at-
tempting to force them on others Prcccpt Is
ever more powerful than command.