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CONFERENCE ADJOURNS
APPOINTMENTS READ
w. f. Gunby Retains This Charge
Few Changes Made

! Washington, ID. c., presided at the
Wilmington Conference. which was
/ in session, here last night.
Federal Commissioner of Prohlol-
| ton r. a. Haynes of Washington, ID.
| c., told the members and friends OF
the Wilmington Conference here yes
| terday that:
"A great American scholar re
| Gently said, we see the world IKE
one of Robins statues, only have
emerged from the marble. Good IS
entangled with the bad - truth
emeshed with error-JOy bound up
with paid 1t is only new express
sion of the old truth that there Is
scarcely an outlook upon life that
does not confront the intellect OF
man with bordering and perplexl-
ties. Most men understand as III
tie the events transpiring about them
as did Macbeth the language OF the
weird witches. or their fantastic ac-
tions. The problem of unYelllng
Life and of unentangling the good
from the evil in all periods OF time
had made men pilgrim to tn eshrlhe
of Science and Philosophy.
Job stood before Life-He tried
to find the secret of Life, hidden be
hind the events of his little hour. and
the emotions that were stirred with
in him and the questions that arose
in his mind, made him kin-fellow to
all thoughtful men who nave pVeu
since that far distant day. Few
men, sand Edmund Burke, really
see what is passing before them day
by day, who penetrate to the soul VI
things, who interpret the age IN
which they live and catch the slgnl-
ficance Of passing events
THE first time l ever read the
story of Benz Hur, my imagination
was borne with breathless and reVef-
ent haste through these tragic events
in which our religion and clvlllza-
ton were born. There was NOM
ant when two figures stood out IN
bold relief and striking contrast Ben
Hur and the fair Egyptian-the
thoughtful Jew dimly say the halo
about the cross; the beautiful girl
saw no significance deeper than the
commonplace fact that a Jew III
mock majesty struggled under
cross that might closed down over
three crosses on the summit of Cal
yary's Hill. To us the beautiful
,reature seemed strangely blind and
superficial to overlook the meaning
of that great drama that was 10
change all the tides of human MS
tory. Yet-there were but few ike
Ben Hur who sensed the meaning OF
that hour-The multitude had eyes
to see but they saw not, ana HIS
torian Lecky, looking back upon that
and subsequently remarked That tn
greatest religious change in history
of the world took place under very
eyes of a brilliant galaxy of Philo-
sophers and historians who treated
IS contemplate the greatest moral
Ieyer-facts worthy of meditation
during space of three centuries.
MANY long centuries have passed
since the young man saw the Armies
of SYRIA, but failed to see the char
ioteers of FIVE; that partial vision OF
the young man seems to be an inner
ent trait of ours. Most men fail to
see the splendid background that
completes the vision, and deeper still
the triumphant purpose or cause that
remains unveiled. Most men require
the perspective of distance in order
to understand a great picture ana
there are but few men who do not
require the perspective of time in or
der to interpret given hour or age
| The Golden Age is either in the past
or in the future; the present is &C
| cepted as commonplace. In other
words, like the young men, our at
tention is directed towards the
| characters of iron and steel, to eX
clusion of the charioteers of fire that
form a part of our age. Perhaps II
is difficult to interpret the times In
which we live because of the fact that
we are close to our own age and
proximity has a tendency to dim the
lustre of things or at least to obscure
part of their grandeur.
The traveller can scarcely catch
vision of Mt. Shasta that does not
challenge his attention to the ao-
3tractiOn of all else, but it is not at
| the foot of this mountain that you
catch the glimpse that conquers your
memory AS the train winds north-
wards and the shadows lenStheh
| eastward the mountain seems TO
rise in grandeur as it recedes; the
| fact hills seems to sink downward to-
| ward the horizon line and the noun
| tain to climb up to solitary splendor
Such is the story of great men. Dur
| ing his day Grant divided honors
| with the generals and politicians
| but time has borne the nation fur
| her from stirring events; the AMI
| mosities and prejudices have dlsap-
| peared and one by one his rivals have
| taken their place, but Grant grows
upon US"
Like some tall cliff that lifts it,
awful form,
Swells from the vale and mldWa!
leaves the storm,
! Round his breast the rolling clouds
are spread,
Eternal sunshine settles on hi
| head"
So in every age great men, grea
events, great movements come an
go and those who touch them close
} ~ scarcely sense their greatness.
MANY of us crossed the threshol
OF the new century: many of us en-
tered into the discussion as to whe
} it really began lat how few of u
really sensed The greatness of tina
century, our attention was largel
, absorbed by the hundred duties tina
\ make up the average day and all IN
whilc there were constantly accul
ing events that were far-reachlng l
. the influence and results
Professor Dalbear and man
, sother renowned scientists point OF
} to us the advancement that was mad
in the Nineteenth Century,-No
wonderful the discoveries in tn
, realms of chemistry; how man
. great and wonderful inventions Wer
added to tho triumphs Of men in n
, struggles with the great forces
4 nature. What advancement Wa
made in safe guarding hur'an life
, addir = to its comfort, or widening L
\ range of KNOWLEDGE. We look bac
rpon a wonderful centnlv, Lord A
, fred 2ussell tells US that tner" WEI
; thirteen grnct discoveries dHi ing tt
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