The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-05-12

ciple OF Him whose clarity was immeas
urabe, instead of that of the proud scorn
er who gathers up her robes, with thu
language, "Stand thou aside and afar, fol-
am holier than thou. Says Shaks
peare:
'FGently to hear kindly to Judge"
! Not less should we be charitable toward
those whose opinions do not coincide with
ours. lfa person can not think as we do
We need not presume that person as to-
tally unworthy our respect and sympathy
1 An excellent writer observes that "the
/ Christian character, without sympathy
has produced numbers of people walking
tup and down one narrow plank of self-re
strainf, ponderlng over their own merits
and dement's, keeping out, not the world
exactly, but their fellow creatures, from
their hearts, and caring only to drive their
neighbors before them on this plank OF
theirs, or to push them headlong"
These persons are too prone TO say OF
those who happen to differ with them in
some minor pointof doctrine or di; cipline
They can not be children of God and
think 50; for all their professions they
are in the wrong, while am in the right"
This is not the spirit of Christ, nor of his
disciples.
4. We should not withhold good from
whom it is due when it is in our power to
do it. Some persons, when it is but a
slight inconvenience to assist another, will
say No. | will not do that for her; she
has had enough already"
! Again: some will refrain from giving
others their just dues, when they are the
proper instruments of so doing, III spir-
it of factual dishonesty. Sostratus immor-
talized himself for an act of this class
Being employed to build the tower OF
Pharos by Ptolemy Ph;ladelphius, who
iexpended for this purpose 9I80, 900 ster-
| ling, Scstratus caused his own name to be
carved in the marble, while he covered
this with lime, on which he inscribed the
kings name. When the lime crumbled
away his meanness came to discovery, and
instead of winning imperishable glory, he
gained immortal reputation for an act of
remarkable dishonesty.
All these unworthy means of Guiding
obligations to others, sooner or later sig
ralIy fail of ACCOMPLISHING the object of
the nernetrators On the contrary. every
GOOD deed which recognizes these oblica-
tions is sure to win It's reward. w hat
soever measure We mete, it shall be meted
to Won again" The liberal who devise
liberal things to assist others, are certain
to receive desirable BLESSINGS in no stint
ed measure Often ia life is it demon
strated that a IuagnoninIous act. which in
no wise anncared bindino in performance.
returns finally to the actor with ten-fold
reward, Beautiful indeed i thi. unselGsh
excellence in the character of woman
How admirable to behold her whose nosI.
ton in society is established for preeni.
nence condescend 10 render HAMMER those
who are not thus favored about her. in a
snirit Of sincere friendIipess
5 IF we have received much bv ma.
ture or cultivation. il is our duty not tc
bury our talents from the use of others
Fearful indeed is the responsibility Of
those persons who ACQUIRE whatever is
beautiful in art or nature, or is ennoblino
and eIevatinu in it's influence. only foT
seIfgratiHcation or for display before a
select few enuals We sbould never en-.
=! tirely isolate ourselves from society, when
we can accomplish greater GOOD by oul
presence than by our absence. Let those
who are talented aud accomplished, by a
wel-ordered conversation, endeavor to in.
tercst and eplirbten Others. thus contrib.
uting to the best interests of society, and
not exclude themselves from all contact
with those who NAV not be so biahlv oft.
ed for fear of elimination of their own
/ happiness. "To do good and to commu.
nicate. FORGET noto Whoever arrives at