The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-01-28
HOPE Of WORLD
LIES IN BETTER
UNDERSTANDING
Rev. r. p. Smith Tells Luncheon
Clubs How They May Aid in
Bringing About Universal
Peace
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These clubs are not churches; but
they do, in a general way, enter into
this sphere Of practica; religion. They
stand for the Golden RuIe and strive
to exalt the human and spiritual
above the material.
A New AristOcracy
al believe the first common prin-
cinlo IS the cultivation of a E'hcle-
.elf-respect, the ~aristocracy ?f
individual character. TO thine .wn
sci; be true. Thou canst not then be
false to any man, or as rugged old
Carlysle put it, The most fearful I'M
belief is unbelief in YOURSELF The
Great Teacher called upon us to be
humble, but he never Inundated tn
indi, ldual. He always exalted him.
Service but not seIvitude, humility
but never humiliation must be tho
rule. Wholesome s~elf-respeet and
never self-depreciatiOn is the first
law OF happy, contented and effective
living. We have tried to build al
aristocracy on almost everything else
but upon character. We have tried to
bald it on wealth, on social position,
on military prOwess, on learning, or
literary achievement. But these vari-
Gus clubs, or at least, the better type
of them are trying to build a new
aristocracy-and to build it upon
purity and strength of character.
VIM. Mckinley rightly declared that
character is a currency that passes
at a premium the world around
GAS the first underlying principle
is, as it seems to me, the ar~istocracy
Of character, the second is the arts
tocracy of worthy employment. Very
few of US start out TO devote full time
to doing good Ministers and reform
-ers may, but most of us do Motive
are too busy. We serve NEST through
our trade, u business, cur profess
SIGN. What is the measure and quail
ity Of your work-that is largely the
measure of your service to humanity.
1t seems to me that education started
u to build an aristccracy on white
shirt jobs. For instance, in an early
day twO-thirds of the graduates OF
Harvard college entered what was
known as the learned prOfessions-thC
majority of them entering the minis
try.
Now, perhaps two-thirds of th'
graduates Of such colleges enter bust
ness or commercial pursuits an.
why not? Not only does every trade
profession and occupation need higi
class men; but each one of US need
the wisdom, culture and widening in
fluence that comes from touching el
bows with men Of every worthwhile
trade or profession. The finest arts
tocracy of any country is not mad
UP Of those who seek white-shirt pc
sitions but it is rather made up c
those who are creators, producer
contributors TO humanity's welfare
those who are the builders of a con
nunity or nation. Does the indivi'
ual constitute something that upbuilC
the community, which but for hi
might not be contributed? If he doe
count him among your aristOcracy.
is no disgrace to any man, but
the contrary a distinct honor, to cy
allegiance to some trade, business
profession. Homer your work a
your work will honor YOU u
but honor your work and there is
reason why the COMMUNICATIONS Fl
low men-shOuld not honor you.
A Cementing Force
"The above two principles are in
sense the foundation Of our cluI
But we must have a cementing fOl
to hold US together-some band
tie us together in a group or eli
One Of the objects given by Kiwai
international is: A practical mes
to form enduring friendships Thu
clubs are coming to realize that
disintegrating force of society, whe
er we think of society in terms
towns, communities, states or int
national relations, is hate, jealou
suspicion and aloofness. GOodV
and friendship are not only the
menting force of society. Friends
is more-it is the poetry, the mu
of common relations. It is a univ
sal language. Men Of differ
tongue may not understand
speech, our vocabulary, but they
erywhere the world around can und
stand the friendly smile. Shakespe
might have substituted friendship
the word mercy in his memOrs
passage:
The quality Of friendship is no
strained.