Evening star., 1933-02-15

take up the work. Mr.. Taft declared
that sex was but an accident and
| should not be considered in this work
of art.
On attending the International
| Council and Congress of Women In
Berlin in 1904. the chief social event
| of the gathering was a reception a.
the Royal Palace The Empress passed
down the line and greeted every one
| very graciously. At the close of the
council the recently formed Interna-
| tional Suffrage Alliance held its first
convention. Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait was elected president and Miss
Anthony honorary president. The In
| ternational Council Of Women has con-
tinued its work down through the years
and today represents the intellectual
and spiritual ideals of true womanhood
The crowning event In the life of this
great woman and her co-workers was
the accomplishing OF suffrage for
women in 1920.
During these years the individuality
of soul was attained through lone
illness, the guerdon of great souls who
have struggled toward the heights OF
human liberty. On the heights such
souls meet God and such shall be called
blessed To those who devote them
selves to universal service, this is the
answer Of the ages, you shall find i'm
mortal energy.
Torchbearers.
The present generation Is fortunate
in that they have deeper understand
ing Of the basic laws governing life,
For this reason 1t Is but fair and just
that the present and future genera
tions shall realize the hardships and
struggles Of those who have attained
an ideal born of the soul. They now
enjoy the great privileges OF modern
civilization.
Each era has its predestined leader,
endowed with the fire of soul wisdom
which has blazed the trail for the ever
changeful progress Of the world. Such
may be called torchbearers, whose light
shall 60 down through the ages.
Susan B. Anthony's sterling quail
ties Of soul still live and the years
shall but enhance that glory, Just as
time forms, through darkness and
greatest pressure. the diamond whose
gift to life Is its scintillating rays OF
glorious light.
Ida Hustled Harper spent seven years
Of her life writing Miss Anthony's
biography under her personal super
vision. She understood the value Of
records and said: These records viii
tell the coming generations Of the
heroic struggle made by the few for
the masses Of unthinking, unphilo-
sophical men and women Of the past. I"
As life goes on each generation Is a
link forged in the never ending chain
of life. May those of the present and
future generations continue to carry on
the worlds work with the same out
standing qualities of mind and soul
shown in the great leaders Of the past.
All leaders have learned through
soul testing experiences that there IS
a negative and positive force in life
which serves the ultimate outcome OF
every great work. Just as God created
light He also created the darkness. for
without one the other would not be.
The great truths Of life are universal
and also simple if discerned through
the higher power Of the spirit. Woman
Is the inspirer Of the race and with her
complement man Of enlarged scope of
vision they shall together realize the
dawn of q new era In civilization.
Through the gates Of understanding
and compassion shall march the peace
for which the whole world Is seeking.
Peace can become reality only
through the understanding Of the law
of love, which is life in the eternal
verities of the real truth which shall
make men free.
The people Of India are more inter-
&rA sva ra1ioiny, than y,C1tfirS