Identifier: lureofpastpresen00brya (find matches)
Title: The lure of the past, the present and future
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Bryan, George W., ca. 1844
Subjects: Bryan, William Evermont Women Urbanization Real estate development Agriculture
Publisher: Los Angeles, E.G. Newton company, printers
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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the lesser to the greater, yet they areservants of man and conduce to his life and happiness.And as we ponder these things over in our mind, wewonder why all the civilized race does not worship theCreator of this delightful abiding place and praise Himfor His goodness in supplying in the material world allthings necessary for mans happiness and comfort. Andin the spiritual a Comforter has been sent to teach allthings to all men who will hear and learn blessed arethe pure in heart for they shall see God, truly a beatificpromise, worthy of our greatest endeavor to obtain. And after all, this old world will roll on through space,year after year, generations will come and go, the wheelsof progress will move on, the world will be far more beau-tiful in appearance fifty years hence than it is today, thechange will be far greater than in the last half century,for there will be many more people to make things cometo pass. But the question comes up, will people in the T3 CL ^ XT, ffi S£:_ fl
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THE PRESENT AND FUTURE 93 world at that time be happier, better, wiser, healthier orstronger; will there be greater preachers, doctors, law-yers, orators or statesmen? Time alone will tell. While our minds are busy with these thoughts thegreat engine pulsating and throbbing like a living monsterpulls up in front of the depot at Santa Barbara, the cityof climate and flowers. When we leave the train thelovely surroundings make pleasing impressions on thetourist. A short distance away is the Hotel Potter. It issituated in the midst of a floral park, with broad drivesand walks, with many kinds of blooming flowers, shrubsand shade trees which make this building and park themost beautiful except one we have seen on the coast.Then we see near the railroad track beds of flowers thatmake a pleasing appearance, and the station building isa thing of beauty and comfort. As we go north we seethe rugged Santa Ynez Mountains back and to the leftof this little city of twelve thousand people. What apl

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