Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-24
BACKGROUND OF EVENTS
BY PAUL y. COLLINS.

Tomorrow will be the anniversa ~
of the greatest event in all history.
Perhaps there could not be found q
topic that Is triter for discussion in a
newspaper than Is Christmas. What
new thing can be said of Christmas?
What can be said of IL that will not be
better told by the pulpit. which spe-
cializes on the birthday OF Christ and
the development OF His influence upon
civilization?
Contrasts will be drawn by the
Christian preachers between the
ideals OF the world 1921 years asu
and those which are professed today
Then. too. there will be men whu
scorn the traditions Of Christmas. FOR
the fool hath said in his heart. there
Is no God"
Jacaues-"Good morrow. fool,
quoth !.
No. sir" Quoth he,
call me not fool till Heaven hath
sent me fortune.
And then he drew a dial from his
poke,
And. looking on il with lack .luster eve.
Says very wisely, IL is 10 O'Clock:
Thus may we see" uuoth he. how
the world wags;
'Tis but an hour ago since IL was 2;
And after one hour more twill be IL;
And So from hour 10 hour we ripe
and ripe.
And then from hour TO hour We rot
and rot;
And thereby hangs tale When |
did hear
The motley fool thus moral on the
time,
My lungs began to crow like ehan,i-
cieer.
templative.
Perhaps IL is safe 10 await fortune
before taking the full measure NJ any
fool. whether individual OF national
Few men can stand prosperity Di-
NorceS increase in proportion To en-
HANGED wealth: crime waves greatest
In the republic which today boasts
the greatest prosperity ever given to
any nation. Heaven hath sent for
tune. and forthwith we look upon
our statistics ot the most criminal
people in all civilization. Our an
cestcrs struggled against great odds
savage red men, savage nature in
the forests and fisldS upbrokeu. And
they were pious and humble follow
ers ot Him who had no, where 20
lay His head, even while lie was
bringing good tidinEs TO all the
world.
Call me not fool until" until the
test tries me,
Upon the very eve al Christmas
the news stckens the heart telling
OF the fendlshneSs NJ the murder ot
an innocent child by u devil incarrate,
who wanted money to nnish his edu.
cation In college II is a repetition
of the Chicago murder ~ child by
two COLLEGE BOYS who had NO motive
eNcept morhid thirst for thrill
a kick"
HAS education been Moditlrr ~
crime-~an inspiser VI nohler ideals
To find Tlear-cut answer I" that
query, note rrof ERNEST x. EroNe'S
book. social Problems and Educa-
tom" IL shows, for example. that
iiliteracy among colored people haS
decreased from 1850. when 20 per
cent we're illtterate. to 1879, when
only go per cent were ConteSSediN
unable 10 read or write, Vet colered
convlcts in PRISONS Increased, per
toe. geo population. IN the Northern
States from 81 ~ 1879 ~ Iss In
taia, aud IN southern States from
81 ~ sSS IN the same period, The
Grcater the education, the greater the
erimiualitN seems tr I've the show tns,
This trend IN not at all a peculsarttS
of the negrc, In ts,ok, lust issued,
THE Elemeuts M tTtme,' nv Htsris
iraaol, NJ A, former rtnSecu,ieg Mt
tornev 1T the NJ, Petersburg supreme
Court. the author sa>s,
The alma mater in eur dsy Is ~
longer Il reservoir NJ noral tdeaS ant
soe,a, virtues In MANY k,urupeAn
countries ami perhaps even more 80
IN America, the average cotlege un
tiertakes ~ tWelsare a Nrung man for
his profession IN as short time as
,,oasi TN the other hand,
there II much lacledulttN ana sSefting
st rvliston. not because ot their al
leXed wisdon,, hat rather In despite NJ
their tncurahle taaAlttN NJ
" onder, then, that many COLLEGE grad
yates eater the ranks VI society, AL
though With Same amount VI ,nentai
but With NJ sound prln,
clrles OF hrm moral convictions.
However,, pSeclseiN heeause ct the
lTedaMinanve at the MatsriAhstIC aNd
iAeolusy in eur SNsteaa et
aNd uotwuhstan dlNs the
fact that IN the tUtted States, al least
the stawth at Materia. nresnerttv dur
lna the hast ae,aAes has heen astaund
tns, the Volume nj Dissatisfaction AMI
general restiesSaess, the sum total ~
.Notal Indebtedness aud mental
MISERY, ,aseshfs With the el,l,lene at
Atraciaus el&Aes and the attGAAtnk
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