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. HIGH LAND ‘PARK 3' : {NEWS "LETTERS: 0ur 0utloak l‘r mus at last. that the cause of temperance and prohibition a in the ascendancy. It is not seemingly " coming by the ray which prohibitionilts thought. “Man propose: and God disposes. " The prohibition party was utonger waive or thirteen years ago than now. But if the party cannot count as many votes as when Neal Roland General Fisk led the army its cause is being heralded and championed in circles that look like winning. The attitude of high legal ofiicials like Judge Art- man pmclaiming that the liquor trafi'n'c' is an outlaw,â€" that it has no place or rights within the constitutional law of our states is a mighty forward step. 0:403va A-TXME there. was a’national birthday so observed that‘the peOple called 'it “The Glorious Fpuflh.” The most available place in city, or village was ,set apart on that day for at genuine celebration "Old Glory" was raised to float upon the breez‘gg the hm available bend of main w‘n secured, the prize elocmkmm oi the town recited the Declaration of in- dependence. and the most popular orator available made a Speech (in patriotism and the day wound up with fireworh. How things are changed! All the glory is de- parted. The day is depreciated and it is gixen over to a hideous clamor, smoke and noise, and the young American a wash to forget that it is a patriotic an- niversary of the birth of hi! mutt-y. Add to all this the loss of life and limb that at- attends “i: «In: a dolclnl day the Fourth has become. Can we not redeem k? ‘ Mottp for the Week I Volume 20 “Do not worry. {at darn “1W Infid- I Jay. uy your good: um clen- o‘f Billion.- neu. cxfrciu. go 016w and (0 any. ' ' - ~gfb'a‘am Lincoln. LINCOLN'S ADVICE “Old Glory" Depreciated The Saloon an Outlaw HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS, jULY 6, I907 SIIMONS asp nmcopnszs (mm the pulpit are out of dateâ€"They belqu to the put. Tliis is what we have heard frequimdy of late and it was the man uniting unennce of the Rev. Johnston Myers in his men! nddreu a! Chica'go University Conference. "Like the crusades," up Ilr. Myers “Sermons have had their day in the religious world, and now must give way before a new cm In the matter of gett. inc people into close Maurie!) the church. The new period in religion' is “persona! work‘. “ This “panonal work" cry at the expense of the sermon is not original with Mr. Myen.-â€"lt has be- oope a kind of (ad. No one discredit: the value of the individual touch, the pet'sonal relation to person. -â€"but this other cry is perhnpu u little lap-sided. It comes from a oenain class of revivalim. Is it true that the~ public address has lost its power? ls k not rather true that in this an of pic-perm and m it is difficult. to and ”on my lines o! iefiom thought by any gcncy whatever. - The “per {om} workef." ha: no more distinct triumphs ohhe present day than the preacher. Gypsey Smith drew thousands to hear him preach. There was no other attraction. He was not what is technicaly known as a “personal worker.” Yet he was able to draw home! at the Auditorium that'would have delighted the greatest actor or most renowned of singers And after all, what u there today that can ta'ke the place or bring equal good to millions than the sermon. If we say that congregations are rela- tively small we must also remember that they are many and numerous. From eighty to one hundred set-1mm a year in the average churchâ€"and many of them have good aver- age congrega‘tions. " What other serious thing can thus hold ahention in this frivolous and wealthy age? CERTAIN FRENCH AUTHORS no Ponrél‘ue. agitat- ing against free trade in literature.. a, A ' ' The coxitentim is not against the cornpctition oi living authors, or the publication of their works with- out royalty: that is already provided. for by the laws 01 copyright. But the objection is raised against those who being dead yet speak. Publishers inue copies of the best literature of dead authors at prices which enter into strong compe- tition with the living, 30 that the latter cannot secure liberal pay for their work Therefore, say: the young author of ' France, there ought to be a tax placed upon all the literature of dead authors. Now this argument has not been teken seriously outside the circle of the said French tum. for it can be readily seen that such a proposed tax would dq infinite harm to the world. ‘ Of course an apparently strong case might be Shtll We Abandon Praching Shall We Tax Shakespeare? 0ur Outlook I Lines Worth préacrving made out in favor oi the young authér. When a new or testament containing 27 books i! sold for fivewm, the Whole of Shakespeare containing 37 play: and poems enmgh to make a goodniIeMdem volume sell: (or twenty- -five cents, he may well feel that he Eu m run against great competitors. But these have beenhis teachers. The young au- thor caught what fire he has (rem these great (lama. There are many among in whose stature is small but we stand on higher heights because of our ancestors. There' IS room upward for us. Shakespeare has taken us up to a lofty height. but there is still rwm 45p- . There cannot be perpetual copyright or pmeht on human thoughts. ,. Ideas must all bqebme common property like air and, light. They are our contribu- tion to the world. The time mes when the idea of the locomotive engine is'cominon prbpcny, and when any machinisl may make a .sewing‘ gnachine or a by- cycle.‘ ‘ , Books, as Carlyle said. “Make us heirs of the spirit-iii: of past ages.” That life must be free. Pro- tection, we may need on current literature; hm notun the light whiéh comgs down to us from the ages. " Hunting an Outlaw. Want A PITIABLE OBJECT is a man of many mil- lion: hiding from the law. One can imagine a poor wretch tramping the country to escape the vigiiance ofthe police. But think of one who animals the greatest trust on earth and'whoue wealth is beyond mm” guarded by a massive hound Ind by sleuth! paid to keep me officer: 9i luv from serving an order umhim to appear in MM“ judgment epnno‘ \ Mnfllumpwb-yhdn. MyW-Io-‘Iluofi- x LINCOLN AS A POET 0w 0utloolr VHu-Aiihn-fihu‘ohufflo dihlu.“ Number 27