- ments of other human beings. It is erected
in honor of the great ideas which the man represented. It is built for the future as much as for the past; even more for the future. It is raised above the earth as a lofty sign which will teach coming generations a great lesson in a way that books never can. The American sculptor, Greenough, who designed the Bunker Hill monument, wrote: "The obelisk has a singular aptitude in its form and character to call attention to a spot memorable in history. It says but one word, but it speaks loud. It says, 'Here!' That is enough. It claims the notice of every one. No matter how careless, how skeptical or illiterate the passerby may be, he can not escape the appeal of a monument.—New York Star.
(2094)
Moods and Apparel—See Dress Affecting Moods.
MOODS DETERMINING DESIRES
An unidentified writer points out how different moods affect our minds:
When I am tired and weary,
And nothing goes my way.
I thank the heavenly Father
For two nights to every day.
But when, once more, I'm rested,
And all the world looks bright,
I thank Him that He sends me
Two days to every night!
There's the pause before the battle,
There's the respite from the fray;
And that is how I reckon
Two nights to every day.
When the sunset glow has faded,
In a little while 'tis light!
And that is how I reckon
Two days to every night.
And so 'tis due, believe me,
To the way we look at things,
Whether we sigh and falter
Or whether we soar on wings!
(2095)
MOODS OF THE SPIRIT
Pantheism, atheism, agnosticism, materialism,
pessimism—how many ugly, dangerous
words there are in the dictionary, and how
many young men imagine that they have all
these spiritual diseases when, as a matter of
fact, they are only in the way of normal
spiritual development. A man comes to
say of certain things that are mysterious, of
which he thought he knew, "I don't know."
Then he labels himself or allows himself to
be labeled an "Agnostic." No religious life
for him. Another man sees that the great
God can not stand apart from His universe,
but must be working in it and through it all.
He labels himself "Pantheist," or is so
labeled. Another man suddenly discovers
the abyss of actual wo in the world, the
evil that, for the present at least, is without
remedy. He is called a "Pessimist." Another
man looks to the right hand and to
the left hand, and for the time he sees not
God. The final word for him is "Atheist."
Now, we can not have a free expression of
what people from time to time are actually
believing until we get over our fear of all
such names. We must have a faith that is
wholesome enough and large enough to keep
us from being afraid of our own thought.
The fact is, that we are continually mistaking
the passing moods of the spirit for
the finalities of thought. These moods
through which we pass have been familiar
to the most profoundly religious minds.—Samuel
M. Crothers.
(2096)
MOORINGS, SAFE
Before the era of steam, men used to tow
their boats wearily up the lower Ohio, or the
Mississippi, with a long line. At night it
was not always safe for them to fasten their
boats on the bank while they slept, because
there was danger from the wash of the underflowing
current that they would find
themselves drifting and pulling a tree after
them. Therefore, they sought out well-planted,
solid, enduring trees, and tied to
them, and the phrase became popular, "That
man will do to tie to."
(2097)
Moral Contagion—See Retort, Personal.
Moral Decay—See Corruption, Inner.
Moral Meaning of the World—See
Faith in a Moral Universe.
Moral Pervasiveness—See Character
Imparted.
MORAL SATISFACTION
Mr. Robert E. Speer says:
When I was in the city of Tokyo, I went
to the house of a missionary to meet half a
dozen of the leading native Christian men
of Japan. They were thoughtful, well-read,
thoroughly educated, keen students. There
