The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-13
Signs of the
Times

Who remain at home. IT is the lat
.er though who go In for q regular
hing OF It. There are some who
patronise the current literature and
fiction stalls downtown, reading the
saturday Evening Post. Current
4 opinion, the Literary Digest and
scientific magazines. Others go in
for the short story pamphlets and
magazines. Others turn to their
well ordered library and take from
the shelves in perfect order ar
ranged. first editions OF famous
writer's late histories on the recent
war. the wonderful biography re-
Gently out Of Queen Victoria, which
by the way Is one of the greatest
biographies OF the age. They delve
into their Shaespeare, Emerson and
Longfellow, enjoying bit of Tenny-
son, II is the really scientific and
omnivorous reader though. who
reads heavy literature that makes
him think when the mercury is
around the hundred mark like It has
been in Tulsa the past weeks.
The question arises too, do those
who do not accustom themselves 10
giving a part of their time to studi- |
GUS reading. know wherein they are
missing a great pleasure in life? They
~really do. Life Is always enjoyable
living up to the minute with the
passing show, but TO love your books
is wonderful thing and chief
pleasure. Ono remembers the poet |
telling OF all things one could live |
without, even cooks, but there were
few who could live. without books |
Refrain is made from quoting exactly
not only because 1t Is a hackneyed |
bit OF poesy but really because the |
exact words are forgotten and we
would not offend the poet by quoting |
him other than verbatim. But it is |
true. Did you ever stop to think |
too, how very much alike people |
have been throuhgout all the ages |
II is proven to be true, not only in |
that Book OF books--the Bible, but |
In all the works OF the famous |
authors and we are convinced that |
their ideas of life coincided exactly |
with the present time and thought, |
as far as human trend is concerned. |
1t has been a delightful thing TO |
read Balzak's Madam de le Chan
terie." a story laid in that perilous |
time OF reconstruction days just |
after the French revolution which |
deals with a bit of lovely philan- |
thropy. TO be exact. 1t was sci- /,
entific charity organization of Paris
ana those VINO were ltdutTh WfIt
people who had stories in their past
lives that fitted them for the part
they took In this wonderful giving OF
aims. People of the noble regime
prior to the perilous time OF which |
we refer, one had been stripped OF
his fortune by friend and who |
was finally turned against this friend |
because he thought he had seen evil |
dences of his infidelity and lack OF
appreciation and 1t was not until late
in years that this friend came in
from the new world having made a
fortune and reared family and put,
with interest accrued the fortune
back in his hands, did he believe In
him. In telling OF his experience,
this man who had been befriended,
had much to say OF his experiences
and thought. He had gone to his
friend poverty stricken and asked
for help and received 1t. He lost
all he had in the world and was too
proud to go back with explanations
and cavil at the feet Of this man
OF nobility without keeping his
word. How many there are like him
In this world today? Too proud 10
make an explanation and make
promises anew. II is a debatable
Aquestion as to whether he was right.
afhe other prominent figure in the
story Is woman of more than gentle
birth who had seen her daughter
taken to the guillotine as did many
OF the people of that day. In fact,
ali had suffered and gone through
that crucible that had made them
able to see the other side OF lie
other than the position OF opening
the purse and helping.
or course the whole story is finely
woven and there is not a moment
throughout that ones interest is NOT
held. But in all, the lesson de-
rived, not only IN the incident of the
two friends Just told, but the story
as whole, is a fact that those or
ganizations helped people themselves
There Is no charity in giving ma
terial aid through money or other
wise, 10 the helpless that only as
Nsts them for the time being. The
result is they find themselves again
Neing the world and in the same
condition. Charity is first In the
heart with but thin veil between
you and your God and 1t Is then
mat You are made to see the con-
ditlon OF the sufferer and you are
then able to do your part right, for
you will realize they are God 5
CHOSEN people even as thou and that
Wlue is there even as in your Hehrt'
and you can offer no aims in that
quarter. True there are the poor
ana needy who have had their lot
thrown in gray places all their lives
VINO are glad to receive the bounty
uiered them and 1t is of these that
wo speak in saying that organized
eharlty should throw an arm OF pro-
ectlon about them according TO
Meir condition and help them 20
sSe above the quagmire of distress
ana poverty and raise glad faces 10
snnlit world and face the throng
th even step and know they are
ow able to help themselves, and are
~ position to repay their oene-
Away with charity that does not
.nelp In this way. Away with charity
mat emblaaons the story TO the
world and away with any mode OF
sne'p Tor the other human being that
not according to the command
Ieht OF Christ that said, "let not the
asnt hand know what the left hand
SSoeth'' SO this story OF Balzak may
Az AZ applied to our present world of
Eng II is the same old world
n vr all from the beginning OF time
ca cnsl now as far as human nature II
iN,v,,n,cerned, So IL may he seen that a
aNa II. 4.