The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-04-13
OUR SATURDAY. NIGHT.

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OUR SATURDAY. NIGHT. 4
what Use Helping Him! 4
Tonight, while sitting reading
Of the youthful days Of Him who
WAS born in a manger, and then
thinking that mind, devotion,
Christian regard for the posr and
. looking beyond our earth-life
for reward brought greater return
than efforts to mako money, there
was . rap at the door. A servant
entered and handed Us q badly
written scrawl-
Mr.. Pomeroy g. AZ :,
am starving a
For the love of God
2 O. Help No Fl sl
know you win
ANY answerr'
: Tell the man We have no food.
no money, no help for him-that
he knows the reason
TIE servant went out from the
room With the hard message. It
was delivered at the outer door.
The man who wrote the note, ut
tcring maudlin words, shufded of
Then asked the good and large
hearted woman, who was q listen
ca. % Sc e.
'Is not that little severe to a
poor starving man who asks for.
food when we have plenty ?
'No--not . bit. That was 2.
who you have fed often be-
fore this. A poor drunken wreck
Of life. Have we not helped him
to food, money, clothes, medicine,
care. place to sleep and work to
doi' Il NJ y
Yes, often and often.'
The more We do for him the
more we may
But we must be full Of charity
to ALL
Charity to ALL. That is the idea.
To help him now would be charity
to one who will not help himself,
and injustice to those who are in
want aud deserving. Let US draw
these easy chairs together, and we
will tell you abont this. and see
where is the line OF duty.
| That poor drunken man who
just went from here WAS once o
man of brilliant mind. He was
born in England-educated where
Dickens was and for years . con-
temporary with some Of the finest
minds in the world. At one time
he held q high position on lead
ing English newspaper. He wa:
smart. social, popular. In his
napkin were many talents. Blu
he saved them not. He lived K
have 4 good time to-day caring
nothing for the to>morrow.
At first he tippled-than b.
drank-than he was often intoxi
Gated. He let himstlf down low.
er and lower into the well of dis.
sipation Z At last he became
common drunkard. He had n,
mastery over himself. The gem
OF intellect he had were unstrung
and there was no sense to tn
speech which once had been g
brilliant. So he who could No
control himself could not benef
others. He lost his position %
the paper, and younger man too
the desk and the duty which fo
years had ben his. B tS +
He came to America as steer
tage passenger. Hefound here an
there little writing for newspa
pers. He understood language
and history, but could not under
stand himself. 1I''l 59 U
One day, as tonight. he Came,
stranger, to our door. He begge
for food and shelter. and had I'll. |
wanted. Then work was found f;
him. When he had no money,
could work. Soon as adollar 4
more would be given him, off
would go to I'LL himself with drin
A dozen times has he come to ,
. drunk, only to be cured for Asl
learned that hc had some one
lean upon, he let himself co. !
= last he lost his work; and soon h
came wanderer upon the stree.
Now he is poor drunken vae
bond. A living grave full Of bri
liant chances. A failure in life
/. Z disgrace to himself--a creatu
who has forced himself outside t
: garden wall Of pity, for che mo
you do for him the more you ms
and the more is wasted whi
might benefit others.
You know that once upon o til
=. the talent was taken from one "
= would not put it to good use, a
given to one who would This,a
other Of tho beautiful, spirit bo
lessons of Jesus were like lam
y suspended in the heavens. to lia
the way for all time. No one
: commanded to cast pearls bef.
p swine, or to bend down to lift
y those who can. but will not stan
Man is his own master His o,
v agent. If he wants to die in i
graduation, let him. There is
use in pouring water on sand hea
= 20 make flowers grow, when tht
\ is no soil with the sand. All o,
.s the world are millions who .
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