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.. IOUXDATI0NOF THE JVOBLt) ? ? t.fr in I iff i JJ- - 5 THE DEFINITE OIUGIX OF TIME , - t, , , t(- In the -Beginning" tbe Dividing One lietweew Kternitv and Ttrap I AJI the llfcttory of Uef CretkHi Theee , In No Word Kxplaining tbe Mode r of Making tbe Karth Beneath Its . Surface, Which Strengthen the Be . ' Uef That the Creation Kmbraced ' Knpcrflctal Adjnstments of Things ..Already Existing. Written for The Observer: - ?p.e iouwraraon or ne wom definite point of time. At least tt Is he definite beginning of time. ForwB' have mention, of at least one tram sac WW-luiw . ... . . . tlon of the world. The foundation in ' he original, not of eternity, but of time." Before, eternity; end after, ' eirtty but time lies In the great eternity aa a floating Island on a globular soa. From the foundation of the world we may imagine ourselves leaving the round ocean of eternitv ,h : nat taiuUiw nn lh shore island, of Lilvcr, Hutu, ftwn , . . 1 J , . . . - ..... - nnrvwutA nhore. v embark strain on the same ocean of eternity. Now it la important to notice that, from the foundation of the world, is a different idea and fact from, before that point of time. For instance. In the Judgment of the living nations on the earth, the King says: "Come ye blest od of my JTather, inherit the klmrdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world." This kingdom has exist ed only from that time. Hut. before that time we find this: "Accorajng. or 'even as He chose us In Him nerore pnrdsP: i tjhe beginning." This the foundation of the world." Matt. Df,n3 reasonable enough, the founda 26:34: Eptti. 1:4. He chose us in h1m()oll of the wor!(1 wou!d be cotermln- before the foundation of the world, it was not a council of time. but terntty, before time began. But tha fcingdotn prepared for the "sheen" natlona dates not so early, but onlv from that time. 'Phl elves the distinc tion between eternity and time In the past, a we are often shown the distinction between time and eternttv, Time is temporary, provisional dlspen eicUooal. Iving on the bosom of eternt tv. In the WHJi Ps-afen. 2nd vere, we Slnd the exprfSsSon: "From everlasting to everlasMna. thou nrt .od. 1 he i word everlasting here. Is ctern4tv. Ho ; we can real. "From eternity to etern-i Ky. etc." Therefore, we make the elatement tln'.t the wlio'e course of time runs from eternity to eternitv. Aim! whem we speak of the ayes, we menji a iMirtlon of time We cannot conceive of an age. or ages in etern ty. There Is no sun, tnor moon, there, nor anything we can conceive of to mark time. No clock can run there, for tione of the ferces of n iture, nor rMI onooliv. nor &av and rrfwht. 7ror uny- thing etee, can mark time wher there la r time; but hII is an eternal ores- I eft- I In Psalm 145: IX we read: Thv kingdom 4s an everlasting kingdom . j end thy dominion endurelli through- out all generations." Bui the margin explains: "A kingdom of all cm," i This is the kingdom from the form- BMon of the world, and. endures j througlhout all generations of mankind ! And we canmot locate il in eternitv: j except that "llm is lackev of elerul- , ly. . i Now. n-t hc-beglnnlng. "God created the heaveni an1 the arth." At that first creation (Isa. 4."i:l "For thus eaith the Loid tlTt created the heav ens: He Is God; that formed the earth and made it; he established It. he cre ated 4t not a wiste. he for-ned It to b tiihabltid. Now thla was the flrst creation. Gen 1:1, and whs then work of time. Tire enrth was then made and formed. And we are ex pected to carefully note the distinction between "nr-irle" rv "creutet" In the first chanter of fenes's throughout. A point Just here, however. Is lust this: at the flm creation II (the earth) was created, "no a w"te-." and II was made and formed, and established accordingly. All w.is perfect. Kven as to Ha tan; it might truly he said (F.zek. 2$: 15): "T"iou w.m perfn-t In thy ways from the day that thou wafit created, till unr4ghteoinn'.'s was found In lhee." The tragical history of Die earth Is n it (Usclosed In lis: bul all flt horrid pheiiom!i' He cini hed n Uie unrecint i i time :llowert between the 1st viid 2nd vmi- 1st ch. Genesis. If we h;d Die hlstorv f the earth from the 1st ti line 2nd verses here, we know ivii ie v.-Hiivss nor drama lie fpiturcs of tlie volume. We should Infer that many ag. s eUpsed: n nd that "Kdcn. the garden of God." start ed well. Hot ime slnl''T lef-;-n e evidently arose, an t rebellion unwrit ten ir.arred the beaut v of original creation The found-it'ona wee In id in happy pp'Hjie. t. The foundation of the w iril, the dividing 1 1 rn between eternity and time, began, "when the morning slurs sting together, and all the sons of Gnd shouted for Joy." Hut Jh the cour"'" of the 'ures and the . inr ngni oi mis mi. e glorious jreaiHMi ani lorni'iNiii wenr out. rarkt:e. enveloped and catastrophe ! demolished till ; w wasted und ! vrid and jtrkn"is was u-xnn the fare of title deep. For this Is the Mosaic no. mint when it fins t,. ,i..,i u of the flrnt c-rent'on: "Ann' I he onrlh wis Waste anil void: mi l da km-sn w;s un on the fa' ,. ,,f u,,. ,),- ), , 1 1 rl the Spirit of Ood nr.vil upon t he fon of Hie waters." 'on I 2. Note can fully the dint in. Hon: Isa iah says, ih.ti. In cn-at ii;i,i which must i . . Have men uie nrsl.) It was -not waste; M - -. that i.e ,.-rih was , waate and v..,.." This ni-kcs I he ere- , etlon With us i. -, i.-j.J 'on; and our , genesis a mere a. t if le.HlucIng The;,..... ,, ,,rll i.l.li we lidcbll urn aouiii negan sovereignly upon ai material -.ilievlv iiiade, bul created, '"by Invest Imk with a new character." The second .lam hI'I celebrate his Investiture of II I f S vi r Ha t n ere 1 gut y , over the "irtb mid nil ihlngH, recover-I ed from the coliaiiw of t'n- fall of tnan by the "shakings" of Is'nh. audi nd the "fires" ..f the terrible d.iv ' of the lyird , ami Uie H. th.n tn called : the regeneratloii-In volvln the new! heavens and theMiew main. j I lie Aiiamw ts but a tvne of the (.. , ... . - . is ouih. rr'iin ine iririNii, iin-y nave i!??ZXu X ' siicumbed ioibwn ull)W.t(.d, d. an the nrophct enmity or uie serpent: the , i Will deetrov the works of the ilevl! Hv tlie nrst, t'he earth, retiewi-d. Is riven ever to ae-dri ivntr waste nd void. Bv the e?otwl (G ahni a Heleemor!) t inm restoration of all things," wwswurin F.IY1- wijfj rKw'r. Is on eternal d to all ataronhe. t; el H all In evil In OTTier to nreserve the i stltn tlon Tieceseary to a proper apprehension of .. wam.i u wnum riw mir nil mu .i,M. ee, from the language of 'reoei, -" t Karn miihi V... .. l . i , . . use ot ine word, "made" and ". 7 tltfi". l!4.?1,".f .l0 W"b- I nrh.". ZZL ".Zf:- "r1 "i,y" ' usiioi i j neoioay. "Ciixi tuii rnad. but cewated: my wilv made the work hut ti mwtertais." "Ood made the ma tar-Is of the earth and of all , wHd. The latter, very mu.Ji defined , like the former, ll! hs Uyr defl nitlon: -To pwiduce: to make or form v Ty i im aeasM iriv .main m gB.' nauiyiui !Ad there It aiffi4ni?ty, Indeed, to' vna toe apparent neceemy ta syno- mlze the two words But, tht the . dhnlnctiion- i observed by the aacred. we , iav eel confident; vfum we no- ilce tlt the' work of the ereatlnn of ' th esirMi, 4L given Id thla nook, from first to tbe fg days. Includes xiu - etv-ly tlie Olvine, araiasi on earth's 1 rurface, end of the- creation of phe itomm viewsoie from tne earth. And nmoreover, in ell the iuaufii of rreattoti In the cbwriters u( (Jemeels; the 2vth Chapter ff Exodua. bettig the ' . , - " '':.s vii Fourth CommMwknent; end . the i&th Isaw 18th re.' there is no word ex plaining the mode of making the earth beneath the aurfleee. This -elgmflcant obeei utiort - etrengt hens to reasonable satisfaction the insistence that the creation Involving the bigtimtag of the prevent epoch of humanity, m far ae the earth as concerned,' embraces u pert) rial changes and readjustments out of materiel ilready exacting. And the use of the two eupposed synonyms by the inspired historians -are eo used by him, through the Holy Spirit, as to Justly warrant this conclusion. The account gives the. ciiange from dark ness to tight: separation of the waters by a Hrmwment; appearance or neav- enly bodies: production of living crea ture out. of the ".-water and the air and man and lower animals are pro duced out of, or from, - Che material earth. This Ms ' the six days' work. And this work, however verbaMxed. shows to -have 'been nalnily construc tive. But, the foundation of rh world ante-dates tins, work .where the bord er of eternity touches the first creation and the'ln-the-beginnlng. There is no conflict between the let and 2nd oiwipter of Genesis: but it la thought by some that the 2nd fh, was wrWtetv, a a fragment before the brt. and the chapters generally. By both, however, nwm was created. In the 2nd chapter he was -formed of the dust of the sround." T'hls review Is murh In support of the theory of two creations. The 1st was not waste and void; the 2nd was. The space Intervening the two may ihave drawn out into ages of ages of unrecorded time. The laasruare of the l5t verse may cover the entire time of the two creations. Including all the lime comprehended In the unexplarn u w,(n 1)mt flrst civat0. Previous to Mist we have shoivn that there was no time; but all was eternitv. Then and there, we belelve The Triune Oon met In council. Thre Christ was foreordained before the foundation of the world." There was the chocwing of the "Klect according to the fore knowledge of God the Father, through aarmtlftration of the Spirit, unto obe dience and sprinkling of the blood of Jeus Christ." There, "he hath chosen us In him before the foundation of the world. hat we should be holy and u.i,hm,, hlame before him in love; havinlr Dredistinated us unto the adop- f ,.hdrpn hv Jexus Christ to hlirself. acrM-llnc to the good pleas uie of his will." That was all before the foundation of the world. Hut. while this given Irreverslbe des tiny In the heavsnlv Inherltunce to th.i.e so chosen: there Is another class of saved rwrn whose Inheritance, as equjlly ctren.tl. will be loi-allv earthly, like the estate of AJarn: ex cept In the particular that he fell, and that they cannot; having entered in ,., .pr.,',! iif in an earthly human f.,(nM lu,t4,M, Now the foundation of the world 1k- ,.,,, lt Scrlnture, a fixed point of tmf., dividing between two classes of , arsons, who although saved, occifpy .nffp-cnt stations of heavenJv an(1 n,rthlv inheritance. Alwi hy 'a fu,ther coivHidei hig of t,,.we wt. m,te t h-i t the s ilnts of ,.,lrr),n dlspens-itlon are chosen In f.,lrHl before 1 1) r foundation of the w,.(j m an henvenlv Inheritance. while the curt'hlv kingdom was pre- pared for the earthly saints, since that time. To the (list oroooflt Ion Is ouol cd. Kpli. 1:4 eic: to the second, Matt. 25:34. where. In the judgment of the nations (see. Ibid. Mitt 25:21 -4(1). "When the Son of man shall come In his glory, nd all his holy angles with him," and "when he shall sit upon the throne of his glorv." the blessed inherit lilie kingdom prepared for them from the foundation of the world. And this last aspect of the kingdom is an earthly kingdom arid will last fur one thousand years. It Is both na tional and coni'nrelu-nslve. Individual and detailed. Without fuller explana tion. It U the burden of this review of Scripture, tlntt election was founded In eternity, a.nd selection, on merit. In the realm's of time: each adjudging to eternal life, enjoyed, respectively. by the two c-lfises the one In heaven, tli" other on c:vth. This observation must be made: while there Is evidently bul one king domthe kingdom of Coil tlie con vention lllties of m;i" cm'ivvo- to agree upon many avnects thereof; and among the latter there Is h's one. "from the found 1 1 Ion or world And while, moreover. it h'ld Its Initial' i,ni,. il.,,, in prospect on tin' , where It oi: hes Ui n eternity and Is rotnrmlii'itiM with the first cre ation, its rt- ilizal Ion Is p(Mtsme-J. It has a manifestation -It miiFt he "set up" In outward form, Dnv. 2:41; and. in that sense II is future. And let It lie ItiMircttscd, by the way. that all the iiutl ins of the cirth should be re minded that In this Judgment (above) they shall answer for M the crimes I hey have suffered to be committed hi the Jews. And. a the kingdom for ,io.e on t he right h md Is preiui red." so for the guilty nitlons: "Denert from me. ye cursed. liMo everlawtliig fire, 'prepared" for the devil anil his angels." j It Is not important to vain'v moo uUite us to where In-the-beglnnlng I ourselves to lay the foundation of the I world Hut It ' Is Interesting to note that there are three renderings to the i ; word 'world." 1. Alon, used much by, the New Testament. .nd, wit'; refer ence to time, duratiin. eras, and dis i.eiiKaliiins. 2. Cimmos. and Is the world o. ,.,1.1...., vi.i ,iUn,.,i ,ira,.r frtK,p,M. ci,-. a. But there is another , . rtH.k .,.,, r,. UOI u M(.,, ,.,, ,1... i, ,,,-.r Ibe i-r,nind. this mn.. Fmiiidatlon apiik-s to all. and for convenience, certainty we ran safe- Iv la i- the fouinl-it ion '1 the lute- ew between th 1st ami 2nd verse of i the 1st chapter of Genesis: Jjixtapos- Ing or s.vnclironl.lng, the actual Intro- ducllon of the epoch of humanity, and under Die vanishing line of eternitv, aod ulille the star In th"!- cimrse "Ing together over the birth of time. Then the fourkditlons a sorl of sub struction' that unon which tlie world Is built. From the orlghM.1, they have sees all the foiindjn.i h-ns out of course. wild that thine foundations we those of Uie earth la.hl br "the tird thv Maker," they Include also the world of time oiul the world of extern"1! or- by;der and fashion. Arid In this comoo- slte form the world Is only ripening for the awful cataclvsm of fire and attendant and unparalleled phenomena. Arxi the n of Adam are ever in un rest, as well; "for we re not ss yet come to llw n-st," but hone for "a. city that hath foinidatloiie." From the foundation of tlie world .... .. .. . i.... . slte-fran eternity to eterntty- tn the completion of the new lven and the new earth. Time move In direct it i id unbroken litre till. rwHuIng on the boannm of HernUy, ehnll rt from hrr labours there. All t over, God is all In all. "And He ln41 wine nwev every tear from !hdr eyes; and denth sltell be no nun-; neither slvall there be Kuniing, nor crying, nor pain ny nre: the first thhigs are pureed away.", JAHKH J. OHBORNM- IX NOT VK IMFOHKD I!PON, Foley & Ce.. Chhsgo, urlglnated Honey nd Tar as a throat and lung remedy, nd on account of th great merit 'snd popuUrl(yy of Foley's IJoney and Tsr many Mottsttuiis sre - ofred fur the genuine Tbrnie wortblss Imllatlons lisv similar sounding nsmes Uwar of them. Tlie gnuin Foley's Henef And Tar is ln a yllor packaga Ask for nd refuse any subMUute. It Is the ixai reoieey tor eeugns asa eotai, ,. Jordeo ft Ce. n 4 -r 1 GlflMStf A ST'D PRESENT rnklAMifitioPY as :a. bvrisess in U4't, ,- Some Reeaooe Why Olrlng Khoald be More ueneraiiy ioeawt3nMi ; Qalet, L'nobtrnHive tiort or Thing, it 1 Son Tlorooghly Kyrtematlxed. ' and tlie fathering and IMwtribntlon of Olfts tn Done by Complicated ana I'oiuieroaa Aiactvtnerjr. ; Written for the Observer. v When this see shall have had tt day And turned from the land o' the living, Unless an signs ana omens wn Twill be gullea the 'Age ol Uiving.'( We live and give and yet the Call Is not for better living: We may live in any old way Just so we keep on giving. It matters not how the gift we got -Just so enough Is given, .. . , Those left behind will surely And " Passage for us to Heaven, So every one who lives and gives And mnkro his gifts quits ample Will be for those who follow him A great and good example. . Giyin? Is undoubtedly a great busi ness, it has come to'be a fixed insti tution, systematized and organized to meet all possible demands. Leaving , - - ' , llonairen. there is another reason why ft should be very generally practiced, even by the well-to-do and needy, and this Is because It has come to be recognl-z.ed as the measure of our re ligious, as well as our ethical worth Another reason why giving Is so much more popular than It used to he is because nowadays we are so effectually assisted and directed in this otherwise desicate and dubious matter; not only on Sundays, but wetk days as well, we are duly In alructed as to when, where arid how much to give. This instruction would certainly be very useful to most of us If It were not for limitations which cften render these helpful sug KestlonH entirely useless. Then there are letters of advjee, begging letters some people would call them, which greatly promote the business of giving. Valuable as they are for this reason, they are not less so as Illustrating the socialistic ten dencies that animate so large a por tion of the world when It comes to the matter of disposing of other people's poK.sesalons. There was once a time when giving was a very quiet, unobtrusive sort of business, when Dexter never dreamel of letting Sinister, his own life-long partner, know when he was bestowing an alms. The whole thing was managed In the most delicate and ofUn deluding fashion. Some times Dexter would be so reticent and stealthy in doing his charitable deeds that even the beneficiary didn't suspect him, and anonymous com munications were not held unworthy media for the bestowal of gifts. Nowadays the machinery used In the gathering of gifts Is so big and complicated that if a benefaction is not specially large, it is necessary to put it into an envelope and label It with the glver'N name and otherwise differentiate It. or it would get lost In the shuffle and never reach the beneficiary. This and other devices for the propagation and growth of the prae- tice of giving make It virtually Im possible for Dexter to do secret alms any more, unless forsooth, he should j pick his chances nnd slip a dole Into the hand of some old darkey, who, humble and unexpectant, crunches In the corner of the street car. and even then, there Is danger that his sur prised and effusive gratitude will tell Dexler's secret to a wondering and incredulous world. Kven the luxury of heing faked by a professional dead-beat and of giving once In a while as we royally please, has been snatched from us. Organized charity has taken charge of the whole busi ness, and will apprehend you as nn open aider and abettor of mendicancy If you chance to slip the professional beggar In at the back way and feed and clothe hlme. There is little pos sibility that glvlnig will ever come to be the natural, elemental, spon taneous expression of ourselves that It once was. Ilke everything else In modern life, It has taken on un dreamed of complexities. Regulated, organl.ed and directed as our chari ties are in this day and generation. 'um "I mnui VO!IIltln nm uc- siruotlon of the decalogue as to try to cvniie tne prescrinea way ot doing the giving act. And yet much of the Joy of giving. and perhaps of Its blessedness, too. Is taken away In buying to give by law and order lather than from the promptings of our own hearta. Rut for all that the world Is giv ing more largely to-day than ever before. Is Is a significant fact that mendicancy Is on the Increase. The shameless professional beggar Is sure ly greatly more In evidence than he ever was before. Can It be that our methods tend to pauperize rather than to rehabilitate and lift up? In taking away the privacy and delkacv of giving, are we not de stroying the ethical motive of giv ing'.' Can a gift given In public work the same moral and spiritual good u the giver that It would if bestowed according to the Master"s specific 1 command 7 Hurely In an age so given up to giving. If there were not something radically wrong with tlv method and motive of doing Il there would be greater moral re sults. Belief to sorrow' and suffering means much to those relieved: what does it mean to thoae relieving It? In the nld days there were no colored beggars amongst us: from the nature of conditions existing at that time this was practically Impos Hnle. The only white beggar I over knew stands out tn bold relief in my memory. She was a delicate, middle aged widow woman, who had a home and a small piece of land attached, but who "had no folks." aa she ex pressed It, so she was quite Justi fiable In going around and asking alms from' those able to assist her. She did not live very near to my father's, so I suppose she traveled over considerable territory In her semi-annual trips for supplies. When she came, neat and tidy and always self-possessed, she. was treated as any other, visitor. After the civilities, which she never omitted, she would always make the same little speeches that somehow did not seem exactly like begging, though they- always procured, her what she came for. Fixing her faded blue eyes on my mother's face, she would ask with the most friendly concern, but with apparently no reference to herself. "How's you off for lard these times? Have a good killing of hoga last winter?" Hhe seldom watted to hear all the particulars her Inquiries would have elicited, but passed on, asking In the same monotonous drawl, "An' how's you off for 'taters; raise a good crop? An'. sugar an coffee you ain't scft'ce of (hem. ere ye?" And so on through the whole catalogue, of housekeeping necessities When she switched off and began to, talk of other nibject, my mother would lake her bakt and slip out and when it cam back It held tt generous sup ply of all she had inquired about. Tbe 'dellonry with which everything was managed was very noticeable, and I cen well remember wondering whether eh were not as' much en titled fo the family bounty as I'mV self. Her' expression of, gratitude were-quite aa dignified and .imperaon aL ,. In taking , her basket,' she , would y. .'Tou'ee. been, mighty kind :an good an' ,the Lord will, bless you, for ain't He said In the - Good Book TFreely give,-' freely give ? Meanln g-, s I afterwards learned; ''Freely - ye have received, freely give."'-' ,' - If the manner of alms-seek,!ng has changed, not less has the manner of bestowing them changed. Should the poor unfortunate elude the servant at the door ' and get Into Mlladi's presence, she 1 prodded with Ques tion so' searching, eo unsympathetic that it is do wonder Miss Alms-seeker gets on the i defensive all at once. "What -do you want?" demands Ml ladl, sternly, without so much as a pretense at a greeting. 4 Anything you'se wanted to gimme, 'cause I am plum out of everything." "Have you applied at the Associated Charities?" demanded Mlladl. with no snow of relenting. Tea, ma'am, but they wouldn't give nie nothin 'cause, live inside of town," "Where ao you live?" persisted Mlladl. Then follows a rigmarole that Is plainly Intended- to mislead and mystify, for Miss Alms-seeker knows if her exact whereabouts are . located, she will be spotted and the probabilities are she won't be allowed to spend the bright, sunny mornings bobbing. In and out of' smart looking residences, taking chances at getting the articles she is "plum out of ' There really seems to be a fascination about getting e. living in , this precarious way, for any one who looks closely into these things will . speedily find out that many of our most persistent beggars are amply capable of making a good livelihood . some other way. These are abnormal conditions, but they in dicate additional reasons why giving snoutd be systematized and promoted In order that it may meet these as well as the higher, demands laid upon ua by Him who said. "The poor ye nave always with. you. ' and "Inas. much as ye have done it unto the least of these, ye have done It unto me." , J. P. B. ItOAIW PUSHING TO TKXAS COAST Assurance That; United States Will Build Panama Canal Stimulates Hallways Having Gulf Ontlests to tireati improve Tlicir Facilities for Handling Freight anil Results - in the Incorporation of Many New Concerns to Build Idnes to Port Arthur. Galveston ami Oilier Ship ping Points on the Gulf of Mexico. Correspondence of The Observer. I3altimere, March 22. In its issue this week The Manufacturers' Becoifi aays: On to the gulf! wo'ji 1 seem to be the slogan In many rall'oal enter prises In the SOuth to-dav. 3ir.ee he I'nited States .crave assurincs th.tt a Panama canal would be constructed, the owners of our existing 'In ;a which reach ports on the Gulf o." Mexico l ave been stimulated to Imprji the. facilities, and the orojeot of new railways are now Inspired to prepare their plans also with a view toward handling freight deytined for a marine route via, the great Interoceanlc water wav. The most notable of these new projec tions Is the extension of the Florida East Coast Railway to Key West, n .v conspicuous chiefly because of Its dar ing engineering and construction which challenge wind and wave, altho.iah the future will probably find It more notable in facilities for reaching Ha vana and the Isthmian canal. The starting of this work, now well under way, has been followed by divers an nouncements of schemes to build other lines to points on the gulf, none, of course, so far seaward as Key West, but each and every one presenting In ducements more or less Inviting to per suade railroad construction thither. But there are also other transporta tion plans looking gulfward, and which are not yet carried out. that were conceived and Incorporated before the extension of the Flagler line be gan. Thus the advantages of the tide water outlet for railroad freights via. the Oulf of Mexico were early realized, and the number of new railroad plans based upon that realisation testifies to 1 1 s value, which will be greater than ever on the completion of the canal. One ef the most recemt projects for a line of any magnitude to the gulf is that of the Augusta & Florida Hail road Co.. which proposes to connect several existing small railroads in Georgia by building links between them and thus secure a very direct and advantageous route to tide on the gulf. Still others are those of the Uirmingham, Columbus & St. Andrews Bay Railway and of the Atlantic & Gulf Railroad, both of which are building lines, one to connect the great Iron center of Alabama with the coast and the other to give the capital of Georgia a similar connection. At Pen- sacola. Fla., there are two or' three projects, one for making a connection from the Central of Georgia and. an other for building a line from Mem phis. In Alabama there are still other plana conceived for building from Uirmingham to the gulf, and In Missis sippi several companies have in view southern outlets to the sea. One of the -progressive companies In the lat ter State Is the Gulf & Ship Island Railroad, which already has facilities at Oulfport of no small capacity and which Is extending Ms railroad lines. The Mobile, Jackson & Kansas Citv Railroad, which has lately completed Its road northward to Mlddlcton. Tenn.. Is also governed by an enter prising spirit and may be expected to build other extensions. Its port, as in dicated by the name of the company. Is Mobile. The Mississippi Central Is also extending. In Loulsana the line of the Lioulsnna. Railway &. Navigation Co. Is fact approaching New Orleans, and. upon Its completion, another rail road there will have attained a gulf outlet. The Knnsae City Southern is also said to be reaching out quietly to enter the same city, and the construc tion of a new line, which Is recognized as a branch for that company. Is al ready under way. The New Orleans Great Northern Is another Important project. Moreover, the Colorado Southern, New Orleans & Pacific Rail way, now building between DeQulncy, La., and Baton Bouge, la authorised to build a branch directly southwards to a point on the Loulsana gulf coast. Other companlea In Arkansas aa well aa In Loulsana which propose to build lines likewise aspire to reach tidewater through 4he latter State. In?, Texaa it ts Port Arthur and Galveston which the new railroads mostly endeavor to reach. In fact, the St. Louis, Browns ville A Mexico Railway, or Gulf Coast Route. ha Just completed Its exten sion to Galveston, and there are nu merous projects Incorporated - which aim to reach tide at some point or oth er, one of which haa its Contemplation, according to recent' announcements, a line from WInnlpegeManltobev.t tho Texrj coast. , .".4 ".c ' It goes without saying that, not a few of the many Ihcorporajtlona .which have been made will never carry ,out In their ; charters, but eufflcient win Je fulfilled to: largely tfrTeae trans portation facilities between .tli Inte rlof of the country '-and the gulf porta, the bceiness of which ha Increased ao wonderfully Within the last 10 year and which continues to grow with sur prising rapidity, wvi-r'vi aii.?" -. CLEARS THli COMPLKXION. Orino1 Laxative Fruit? Byrup stimulates the liver and thorouahly elemnse .the system and clears- the complexion at pimples - and blotches. It I the best innnttv for women end children a it is tt'M.i and pleaeent, and.doea not gripe or Vlren. Orlno Is much' superior, 10 piUy, r-perient water And all ordinary ealhsc tic a if does pot Irritate the atomac! and boWvta. R.-If. Jordan V Co.' THE ; Am i$ EDUCATION DEFINITE END TO BE OBTAINED 'H' (. V - .iini,i ii ft i- f.i ,i t Manr Fake Views Have Pernicious t Kffect 8ool. Mind and Knowledge Should be Held In Respective Im ' portance Reverse , la Now True 'and the Result in a Ship Without a It adderKnow ledge and Mental Power WUhont Reliability ot c liar acter Are Worse Than Useless. Written for -The Obaerver. 4 In an argument atoout 'eendlnw hl eon . to, echooL a certain man took: the view .that hie boy knew about enough and concluded with' the remark: "Why the feller la aa sharp aa a. briar;; Why yout can't ctteat him." Thi wai- ob vloueiy an occasion where reasoning waa futile. He had his idea, about the lm and object of education wad was satisfied with It It w in brief that the boy might be prepared to defend hhneelf agalnat eggression and there was an additloaal proviso to the ef fect that in a trade he might be just a Httle sharper than the other , party. If I had answered hie statement at all, It would have been wtlth thie: "You may be right In your opinion that J cannot cheat your boy but that mere ly demonstrates my education not his," - - -M-.w Another radically Incorrect view :oI educatton is that everything In. it must be-of practical value must elm ply have the dollar marks stamped all over it. Anyone readily perceives that knowledge of typewriting, etenogra phy, book-keeping, canperrterlng, and many other .similar things. Is a fi nancial asset. On the other' hand, many people can see no good in time spent in the study of history.. science. English, and kindred branches of knowledge that; constitute means by whlfh to obtain ends. One is directly of some value, and the other m tndl rectly of greater value: and the old proverb that "a bird In the hand is worth two tn'the bush" gets i its deadly work. Such an Ideal may be best for a weak-kneed, faint-hearted creature, but It will not suffice for any man worthy of the name. Sup pose all should be offered a certain guaranteed income for life wfth. the agreement that they should have no more and no lees? who would aeceot It ? a large number ' of people would. but among therm would not be one who would earn it. (Mankind inevit ably looks to (the future with hope and -prepares to-day for a coming day, and this aspect of all true life needs to be exercised in education ae well aa ev erything else. A man who is employed in the collec tion of taxes, once told me that he went to school until he could work every problem In every arithmetic, that he could do it now; that he stopped school because he knew that his knowledge was all he would ever need, and that his only trouble in his work was that often right in the midst of a column of figures he would lose count and would 'be obliged to go over It all again. He had the practical knowledge without the mental train ing. He had the implements for hie work but did not know how to use them. Again, it was no use (it was too late) to argue, but it was never theless true that his deficiency would have been overcome by the proper etudy of science or Latin or Greek or geometry. He did not look ahead. He kept the bird he Had and missed the two others he could easily have se cured. KNOWLEDGE. . That the acquirement of knowledge Is essential in education is beyond all peradventure. It is the frame-work of the whole structure around and in and about it. This knowledge should . be such as to enable the learner to prop erly care- for his mind, eoul and body. It should feed his whole being and in doing that make his whole being 'bet ter and stronger. Many things are taught in the schools now that occupy time which should be given to more Important things. Each etudy should be selected with regard to its useful ness toward the end in view and so much as possible so as to tend toward all the alms. Arithmetic, for Instance, Is essentially practical, though In Its effect on mind-training and hence on reason and Judgement, It influences the mental and moral activities. Granrmiar is considered not practical though we are beginning to realize that correct expression and proper language are not without direct value. Reading Is of no practical value, but without It the other things would be almost Impossible. So with all studies we can determine a direct or Indirect value and often the latter Is to be de sired. The actual knowledge contained In the text-books is of no force with out an active mind to use It. and Is of no good without a righteous charac ter to direct its use. The seed put in the ground will never afterward be of direct value, but the harvest will represent a great increase. A mis take Is being made in making the ele mentary schools too practical. They profess to prepare for college Or for life In plain English for a large life or for a email one. , When one of the chief aims .should be to stimulate the pupil to desire to learn, he Is being en couraged to quit short tf the college and enter his life work mentally and morally Inadequately equipped. The colleges have their faults and thev ousrht to be much better thah they are, but It Is one or the foremost flu- ties of the elementary schools to Induce every pupil to strive for all the educa tion that Is possible for him. and If the education Is not or the right nature it ought to be made right. It Is claimed that, the higher educa tion Is only for lawyers and doctors and teachers: this simply argues that breadth of mind and culture are use lees to farmers end machanlcs and others though these latter are nlne- tenths of our population. Such a false view is surely a relic ot the ancient belief that the slaves must not be educated lest they demand their free dom. MIND. f! No man in this life is -ever judged toy what he knows: ft is by what he doe or how he uses what he knows. Knowledge Is a necessary, instrument, but in the general reckoning It la power and culture of mend, .and soul that determine results. The .best ed ucated tnan is not the one who has ac cumulated the most legeons of the ex periences of the human face, but the one who best uses the accumulation he has hi fitting himself to new, expe riences. Aft encyclopedia contalna more knowledge than any trnnd could hold, but Phe knowledge Is potentially dead without the mind. Education must develop and cultivate the mind so that it wilt be possessed of force and precision With these two attributes and a little learning, it ts better than it could be without them and with all the learning of the world To think, to think etrongly, to think tightly, la a great ideal for which the school should prepare the students. Myet of the so-called educated people who fall by the wayside do so not from lack of Information but because of ventilating mind. On the other hand, many un educated ; people succeeded because they hgve the proper mental force and In spue-ef the laeg ot knowledge. And many who do not fait openly are yet miserable failure eruse of 'the fanality of their tntellecta It ts re markable how very few gieople are ca pable of abstract thought. They who are not must follow or drift or he driven: there i nothing else for them. Mchorarahip mean much more than knowledge: It means a studloua consci entious mind capable of continuous, co herent thought always active in seek ing the truth. There are not' many such scholars and the fault. Is in '"a great degree with the schools which are sacrificing thinking . . ability ' for pnysieaj dexterity: y as a , rteultt-the wold is afflicted with "educated" men who. can not or do not do anything because tbey merely "know" and are moapable of putting "the theory into practice, m -f?.v Earth and the fullness thereof were created for the preparation of man kind for the Hfe to come. Everything terrestrial has eome effect -upon the determination, of character which le to "be tne anal teat, in reality, Ufa la simply one complete school. Educa tion la comparative and oan never-.be absolute. It begins with birth and ends :- with ' death- What we 'call "school" ie an important part of ;thla eaucation because it comes at on im presslonable period, and because it compresses tn a few years the wisdom of ages. School, however, to fulfill Its mission, must be true to the ' life of which It is a part, and must' not he considered as a separate thing ."from natural and logical, development. It must help toward a larger and fuller Ufa and must train that life to arrow toward light and truth, it must -Jill its place in Qod'e design, for the pre, paratlon for eternal life. It must In stall into the minds of the students a deep reverence for sacred things and a desire for noble and Godly living, -It was said ox Rugby ih the day a of, Dr. Arnold: "Moral thoughtfulness a it chief characteristic'" If is this .we neea to-oay nat tne men amrwomen be started tn life with a never failing fegard for; the -moral effect of, -every thought and act-; WHh this they are safe, and knowledge awl mental power with them will inevitably .'result' in good to tho world: 4ut vrlthout ;thi mgnest aspect of education, all knowl edge and all mental life will be de voted to base and altogether unwor thy uses. The three aims should be linked inseparably together, but ; if preference must be given tt anouid.be respectively to sftul. mind and know ledge, unfortunately the reverse la now the condition and the result ' Is men with knowledge of , many books, with varying power and astuteness of mind and with even leas reliability Of character. Tbe ship is substantial but the engines are weak and the rudder Is broken. What else can we expect but for it to drift aimlessly and haVe an unprofitable .voyage . or to go to wreck on the sand and. rocks. ' ' SUMMARY. ; Knowledge as . an . educational aim comprises the substance of, the text books as a value in itself and also the various departments of special train ing: it embraces the necessity for the work of life. The mental elm Is the discipline, development end culture of all the functions and graces of the intellect eo thai we may be capable of using knowledge with wisdom and ef fectas an individual, as a social fac tor, as a worker, as a citizen and hi all other vocations. The moral aim com pletes these two by providing an abid ing sense of moral thought fulness which seems to keep right the mind lit Ul'l txiiim Llin U6Q Vfc AllVltfCUgC. When these alms are realised, educa-M tlon fulfill its purpose in helping mankind to make the best use of the talents the Creator provides. - BRUCE CRAVEN. P.- S. The next article of the series (the fourth) will be "The Course of Study." The fifth will be "Requisites for Teaching." HOW SOLDIERS ARE - SELECTED. Care and Thoroughness Displayed in Choosing tlie Recruits Intended for Service in Uncle gam's Army. Duluth (Minn.) News-Tribune. Few civilians understand the care and painstaking thoroughness which accom panies the examinations of young men desiring to enter the United States army. it is often a suDject or wonder now American soldiers can pass through so many hardships, especially in the killing tropical climate of the Philippines, or amid the eternal snows of Artclc Alaska. It is little realised that the army ex aminations of recruits is more rigid than examinations of "risks" by life Insurance companies, that the uniformed soldiers of I nele Sam seen daily on tne streets oi Duluth. attches of the army and marine corps recruiting stations here, have to run the gauntlet of four or Ave inspections as to their physical, intellectual and moral caliber before they are finally ac cepted for service. The slightest blemish disqualifies an applicant. Many are turned away for reasons that might seem insignificant to an ordinary observer, but which are looked upon ty tne war Department as serious obstacles to a man's development Into a useful factor what is held to be the staunchest body of lighting men in the world. This is not mere braggadocio. It Is a matter of history that the American sol diers did outmarch, outfight and better endure the terrible privations Incident to the "boxer campaign In China In . 1801 than the soldiery of any other country. and they were all there, from the big, brawny Russian to the sturdy, methodi cal Jap. But the first man to climb the wans ot feKin was an American soiaier a musician or me tagnteentn uniiea States Infantry named Titua He Is now a cadet at West Point, honored - by the President for gallantry in battle. - But when one is allowed to witness the tests to which these young soldiers are subjected before being taken into the army, ho I not surprised that they can endure hardships and pass unaffected through rough and hard service. They are picked men. Up in -the Torrey build ing the otner oay a reporter ror . tne News-Tribune was privileged to be pres. ent while the army recruiting officer, First Lieut. O. H. Dockery. Jr.. Third in fantry, out a buach of applicants through the customary physical examination. The first thing asked was the age. citlsenship and moral character and sobriety of the man. In this examination the applicant is subjected to a volley of questions from a printed rorm. covering everymmg irom the disease that killed his great-grandfather to when he took bis last drink. The applicant must be able to speak, read and write the English language, and be a citiien of the United States. If lie passes the ancestral, moral and Intellec tual qualifications he is sent to a hotel to take a thorough batb witn hot water and soap, to prepare for the phyaical ex amination. ' - The physical examination Is wonderful In Its scope and thoroughness.' First, the eves are examined with optic test cards. The least vital defect bars a man., for. In this age of long-range rifles, ,a man must have eyes that will allow him to see the enemy-as soon as the enemy sees him. The majority ef applicants fall on the eye test - Next the ears are Jested ono at a tlme-and. a 'man must- be able to understand -a whisper at about twenty feet' distant. Then the teeth are looked over with more care- than ever- a horse trader examined a .thoroughbred trotter. Every mieslng or decayed tooth Is noted on a blank for that purpose. Every inch of the body Is gone over with the same persistent and critical thoroughness, from the little scratch on the scalp to the corn on the little toa. A stiff joint In a finger; especially the "trigger finger, .throws a man out. If he haa a flat foot, he cant march to suit Uncle Stun, His heart, lungs and Vital organs are flrst examined In repose and again after the applicant has run and jumped and taken other vigorous exer. else. If the organs are not found to be normal and sound after thla,. out the up pi leant must go. . -, . - v. b . , If he Anally succeeds in passing this close scrutiny, thenj his "marks" are tuker"very little scratch or blemish on his body being noted, 'flic color of hi? eyes and hair, his weight, tils helghth everything In noted to-the, fraction of an Inch nnd ounces, with am much nrecislon as Is used in taking BertlUion measure ments for a rogue's gallry, ? i Then the. "rookie" which lil 'the artnv le synonymous with tenderfoot, signs the papers of enlistment and the recruiting officer In a most impressive and formal manner admlmslers the oath. This la the linai step and marks tlie beginning of the i three -years which - the 'young, mat must serve tn the service of Uncle gum. ' This physical examination ef recruits is both Interesting and,-Instructive to. the patriotic ctvillurt. It means that the oung men seen on the jtreeta of iiulutn In army uniform are . carefully picked and. are as nearly perfect physical ,oec. mens of the clthmishln of . this country asv caa be totni anywhere In the Janu.. ... COBN CBACKEjTS COMMENT : DISCUSSES ; COTTON ; SITUATION. ' The Proper Thing to Do Wot to Plant " Too - Large a CropThe Fleecy . Staple May Become A "IJttle Old v " Mae of the Sea" One Trouble a ' Selfish . " Spirit Tbe IVrverslty ' of Human Katafe ' ' )tb; , rtf C Written to The Observed ' - K- While the gplrit is upon me I. want v to.sav anmrhlnar n . tVi eottnn altus. Uoiu Condition are now something as : in the days of Solomon, and there -ts ,, ipnouig new unoer tne aun,t $ , But it doea seem ' passing j atrangs . A MM. iadJ V4UJOUI vJ tHWUV VflflkV'. ' . - proper -thing to do is not to plant too r large a crop of1 cottons Of course th:s cuts both ways against the prosperity,. of the -farmer. 'la the first place too ' , much cotton on the market wilt cause -it to depreciate in value, and this cer tainly marks a hardship on the plant , , er. In the next place,1 the more acres or cotton the farmers of this aectlou i1 tries to cultivate the more he neglects . corn,, peas, wheal oats, potatoes,, and, otner xooq crops that are ootn nec.es- .. aery and profitable. Too 'much' cotton ' -' aiiHAB 'AinitB , Ka .nulAAiadn aj etta I'L VAUOUI 1VUN tV W7 IIIVbtHa CV11 VI IU. , cause of popular education to . lan guish. Many.small boys and girls who stwutu oe. n scnooi are Kept. out irom having to hoe all summer and pick all ' winter.' .'.-..- . 1 tlFMl. A.OAN IxA-O, nnftt. .VAfttt. tlM I; ttations, la certainly king and binds the nations over to keep the' peace, it ' can also become a "little old man of the -sea." At-a remunerative price It -is a blessing, but at from five to six cents it is tbe harbinger of disaster. For three years, this staple has com- manded fancy prices. As a result the. price of horses, mules, land, iron pro ducts and cereals have soared sky ward... ' ' r - Many mules have- been twugnr. . at -from 1160 to 1200, on time,, that could have been bought for half Of that sum three years ago This wa, of course, In r ha honA nt tn or Iw-lvA rn f pnt- ton. With a curtailment of 25 per cent. . of acreage, these prices will again pre vail. But any man of sense can see that with a full crop and propitious seasons the price will fluctuate to - six cents. The farmer has the condition in his own hands, and is the arbiter of his own: destiny. -The very ones who made hill -and dell vocal with Plaint of the calamity brawler In the days of recent monetary panic, now want tne earth and want every rood of it plant ed in cotton. Franklin gave even fools credit for. learning at the dear school of experience and Patrick Henry spoke of Judging, the future by the past. But some fools Beem to be of tne species spoken-of in Proverbs of Sol- omon as . being brayed In their -own mortar and still being fools. . .. Why. men and brethren, would it not be better to sow more peas, oats, plant more pota toes, goobers, melons, garden veglta blear any thing but too much cotton. One trouble Is a selfish spirit Two men, last year In this region, went to cotton meetings, raised all kinds ot a howl, signed pledges to decrease acre age and curtail use of commercial fer tiliser; and then planted twice as much cotton as ever. Enough honest men, however, lived In the South to voluntarily reduce the acreage 15 per cent, art the May rains helped bring It down about 10 per cent, more: mak ing Just about what the Southern Cot ton Growers Association decided was . about right. Had it not been for vol untary reduction on the part of farm ers, and providential reduction on the part of the Almighty, Jordan - would have been a hard road to travel this fall and winter. The cotton question naturally leads to schools and closing exercises, Your Uncle Corn Cracker taught school this winter as usual, and when It closed be had an old-time entertainment, as us ual. He does not have "commence ments." If he parted his hair In the middle, wore gilt spectacles, and con versed with a cultivated lisp, he would doubtless have a commencement. But being a coarse, ribald, pagan, he gets ' up speeches, dialogues, drills, tableaux etc, and has fiddlers who pat their feet and play dulcet measures by main strength and awkwardness. The re sult is always a large crowd, genuine enjoyment, and good behavior. One that both amuses and disgusts me, is a strange perversity of human nature. Take a boy - a girl, of how.ver mea gre talent, and prepare that boy or girl so that It gives a credHabl ren dition of some part or character. If It is really- well rendered, the auditors lay It all to real smartness of the child, or else, ascribe It to heredity. Some neighborhood oracle will re member that this boy or girl had an uncle Bill who was not Jtirlght to hurt but. powerful deep. SOrne one else will recall that Bill at one time got-off the sage and original remark at a log-rolling "In the dry summer of 'i5," that If It didn't rain it would be a l, A .nll T 9 r, Iha 1V- er hand, the boy -or girl flounders ana II1U.H.CB . 0. BWCUftC113 Vk fMIMBVll Ul UC1 - self It Is easy to see that the teachar Is altogether to blame. In regard to closing exercises, some of the tlm? honored selections have pretty well passed from the stage. For lo! the,) many days I have not heard "Mary's Lamb." "Curgew Must Not Ring To-Nlght," "The Last Hymn," "Charge of the Light Brigade,'! and "The Burial of Moses." In this region there is a decadence of oratory. Twenty five years ago, ev ery boy wanted to speak, and every girl to read a composition on "Spring".' "Friendship," . "Love Your Mother," .. "Be .Kind." or something else she did not mean. ' The girl who wrote a sad homily on "Love Your Mother," gen erally let her mother take In washing while the daughter pounded the piano and sang:: "Who will care for mother nowf If she ruled bit a sermonCtt on """Friendship" she was a ' hearties flirt, and If she had a long es. . tied with pink ribbon,, which dvscant , sd on hope beckoning-with golden 'fin gers and had an "alas!" about evecy fourtb- line; you could aamble, that erv another June rolled around, sbo wbulA . -be married to'a : .ona-eyed widower, 60 years old, who had fourteen' chil dren, and red whiskers. Tint we all have the commencements ami old tlniu ; exhibitions except the lowest preach ers. I can have an exhibition at a school-closing that will draw an audl-t ence of 760. persons, while this round K. Then he rails- at human ' ktnti. abuses fiddlers, burnt-cork mlnatr-jj ' and gives the whole push over to reproblty of, mind and . hardness f , heart. - , : ' ' The. real minister, who Is educated, and can preach, haa a fellow-feeling for a teacher. He does nut regard It an ft. sin to laugh; or make some lcdy else laitgl:; nor does he wear lib , face long enough to eat oat out of a chum. " v Jiut .some ignore nt hypocrite : wJso had a !'cH" and is never happv ct.-' ccpt when '. miserable, and who think the Lord :. takes soeclal . . dellsht . lit dnmnlnn the nttrti "of a p!eia-H man ner arol cheerful spirit; la a toe to- ' Aif. 'AAv.ne. ,..fen ne' AiViiefttiAti-; . CORN CRACKER. A ' , . r i. .....4. , ..WTiv Plilladelnhls Preea.- ' 'I , "I think," began the clerk, "that I ought, to get raise. I'm certainty twice a good aa my predeoessor." ' "Th fallnw I llaehitir,1 .4ntlni1 employer, -un. yes. you inov even suir-, . you're ten times as good asLlilm", r- "Vail," ten thr.os naught U aaughti? " , I If HfC, -i1 . :': '- i V t. V X 4 ' ? V ' ' l - I -. rC
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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