Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-01-22

opposite tf'lts 81, character, 1 rear you
will pass miserable life. And all !
@ can now 6y 70 youis, you ought to
have thodritof allthese things before
you mar4a and if your temper was
too q, bad mend, should have lived
and died iappy @old Maids
JFront bic Messenger and .Recorder.a
l5ELFISHNESS. sm
Whatk the source Of half the mis-
cries ofEfsf Why are fslnilies, and
towns, la neighborhoods, and even
Church so often in aIfermentl-
why much wrangling and confa.
sion ia Ferry form of societyi Is il.
not oYig to acare-nos forithe happi-
ness ol bne another--to selfshness !?
Is motifs the bane Of earthly bliss q
"A self man is never happy, and it
! is im1ssible for those about him to
be sol lido not express myself thus
meret from theory. After close
obseis s.ion of society for years, lam
fully ersuaded thattthe surest way
|
for n one to become happy, is to
forgebelf toa good degree, and live
forA happinnss of others. .Idonot
meab that this will require any great
sacI fs, forour enjoyments are made
up bllittles. Aiconstant attention to
the sants of those around US, and a
codnual desire to pleaseLto soothe
sohw, to 7pacify anger, and add to
pldture, are allithat are necessary.
WIN l look at the Wretchedness
lfodd in the world and think how
Ilafe a portion Of tits causedby. sell
IfAless, ! have not Language 70 ex-!
| pbs my abhorrence Of this detesti.
IbI disposition. Who can tell the
pnber of tears hourly wrung from
suffering poor by selfish, hard
hrted men and women Of wealth? ?
tho knows the achings Of heart, the
tier signs, and solitary meanings Of
|bwn-.roddcn servants, while minis.
.ring tothe wants and comforts of
slfsh, fault-6nding masters and mis-
'resses9 OF what a fearful reckon.
Ing is isawaiting many Of these at the
seat Parents should be
careful how they nurture osel6shness
in the hearts of their children; for
there is no surer way Of making them
miserable through life. AYE and thro'
eternity. too-than toItrain them up
with "a naughty, oyerbearing, self:im-
portant spirit. No one can truly love
a man or woman Of this disposition;
and without loving and being loved it
is impossible for any creuted, intelli.
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gent being to be happy. s'.as.'ii
This subject is too little considered
even among Chris.ians,-among the
followers Of Him who for our sakes
became poor, that we, through his
might be made rich h. >
There was nothing Of sel6shness in
the character of Jesus. He lived not
for himself. He died for oilers s.
And one very important precePt which
he gave TO his disciples is, "All " things
whatsoeyerIye would that men should
do unto YOU, do ye even SO to n them"
This is the grand antidote to all the
evils Of selfshness, and, if universally
practised, would soon render our earth
a aparadise. AN Christians ought to
act upon this principle. lf:men of
the world be close-hearsed, l know
not how Christians can beso; for be.
aevolenceseems to be a distinguishing
trait of Christianity. TakeIthis from
1t, and what could it do for our race'
What kidd of Christian would he be
who cated not if all the world were
lost, so be were sayedl Didwe ever
see or tead of such q one1 Arc ,cs
selfish ITLet us bring this subject
close lpme to our hearts view itlin
all its hearings, and see ace eanaot
do somst1ing to increase, at least in
l,ome mall degree, tie 1appines' Of
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