Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-04-17
s E l. IE CIR ED IT A L. IG .
The More Excellent Way.
A SIMPLE BUT IMPORTANT LESSON.

In my journcyings a few days since, !
fell into the company Of man whose
appearance interested me so much tha,
! took occasion 10 enter into converse.
ton with relation 10 his personal cxpe.
rience. He was Of sable complexion,
possessing some Of the characteristics
peculiar to the negro race, and yet cvi.
IDENTIFY not belonging thereto. Nor were
his features and form such as lead me
to suppose shat he belonged 10 any OF
the remnant tribes OF the Aborigincs of
this country. He rather looked and act
ed ns il he might be Of mixed blood
between the two, but upon inquiry, l
found that this was not the case.
He stated that he was born on the
shores Of the Rel Sca-that his mother
was q native of Connecticut and his
father an Arabian. During most of his
lifetime he had been engaged as n doc
tor, endeavoring by the use Of roots,
herbs, and simple remedies to relieve
his (ellow.men of the maladies and dis.
,resses to which they were subject. In
the capacity Of physician, he had trav-
eled as he informed me, nearly all over
the navigable globe, and from town TO
town and from city to city in this coun'
try and, think in some others. "ln
my journeyings," said he, 81 have met
with all possible classes, charact and
kinds Of people. In Europe. Asia, AZ
rica and America have ! mingled with
my fellow men; and he continued, 81
have always found that the best way to
get along in this world is TO use every.
body well--to treat them kindly and as
! would wish to be treated" "What!"
said |, "Is that the course you have pur.
sued in your intercourse with mankinJ?"
"That is what have tried to do" was
the reply. "And have you never been
assaulted. way.laid, wounded-troubled
in various ways, by pursuing such
course inquired. "Once, was met
by robber, amid the Allegheny Noun.
tains, who demanded my money, | told
him had no moacy about me, or none
of much amount, and if he was unwil.
ling to take my word for it, ho was at
perfect liberty to search ME from head 10
foot and satisfy himself about it. But
he did not do it. | talked with him a
few moments, and upon leaving Inc he
took five dollars from his pocket and
gave it 10 me. That was the only time
in my life that / was at all troubled
Oh" said he with evident feeling, "it
is great deal better to use everybody
WE'LL"
"But asked. "have you never arm.
ed yourself-never carried any deadly
weapons to repel the assaults that might
be made upon you?" "No," was the
reply, ",hey never keep anybody out o
trouble, or help them out it they get in.
Trust in God and use everybody kindly
and WE'LL" Right | responded, "You
are right, but such is not the wisdom ol
this world" At another stage of oul
conversation, inquired Of what reli'
gion he was. 81 do not belong to any
party or class in religion" he said. 81
have my own religion, and that is, to dc
as we'll as know how." "lt is," | re-
marked, ito fear God and love man, is
iii" "Not to fear God," he quickly re-
| SpoHueu, 'Dut loVe Hiiu. Ao'c uou
and do good to man, that is my reli
gon," "And that" SAID I, "is the best
Of all religions"
After some further conversation with
others as we'll as myself, in which he re
peatcdly insisted with emphasis, that
"lhe best way TO get along in the worl
is to use everybody well," he left til
cars in which the latter part of our in
tervew took place, and so we parte
with mutual expressions Of peace an
good will.
Verify, thought I, as he left me, an
the cars we're rushing on their iron wa
again, how do the simple teachings {
this rude child of the Infinite Fathe
. put TO shame the teachings and practIc
h OF so.called Christendom! Well migt
-. the great and mighty men OF State an
3 Chgrch sit at his feet and learn the tru
!. way Of life, which had been revealed t
J.. his honest and trusting soul by that eve'
7, living Chrst.spirit-the Divine Logos-
d "that lishteth every man that comet
q into the rld."--Practical Christian
w. S. H.