Heroic lives

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Palaces, temples and empires crumble and are buried in the dust. Our social and_ philosophic systems ‘‘have their day’ and “cease to be.’ Lives which are resplendent in virtue, heroic in action, radiant in loving-kindness are the enduring glory of the world. The following pages would present lives which portray these qualities and, if possible, make them live before us. To do this we have often quoted their words or the words about them written by their near friends. For these quotations we are indebted to the authors of the various volumes used.

Our thanks are due to Houghton Mifflin Company for permission to use the quotations in the chapters on William Baldwin, Jr., Alice Freeman Palmer, and Theodore Parker; to Macmillan Company and the New York Times for the quotations used in the chapters on ‘‘A Saint and a Poet from India;” to the Open Court Publishing Company for the selection from Dr. Carus’ Gospel of Buddha; to E. P. Dutton and Company for the quotations from their Wisdom of the East Series in the chapters on Zoroaster and Buddha, and to Fleming H. Revell Company for the quotations from the Twentieth Century New Testament in the chapters on Paul and Apostles. We are also indebted to other kind publishers and authors whose works are mentioned in the bibliographies and footnotes. The editors of this course have helped us greatly by their words of counsel and suggestion. But most of all are we indebted to the heroes themselves who, through the outshining of the Holy Spirit of God in their words and deeds, have brought perpetual inspiration and refreshment.

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Contents

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V. HerRokEs oF SCIENCE ... PLAT MALTA RS ANN D9 Pe