New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-09
IiberRiity.

THIS is al oft-p-a.sei v!rtue, and nothing
which can be said IL Is commentator is
too stron: provided !. De exercised with
iudmen: avoiding p,otusio1 The truly good
man is con.cn: with feeling an assurance
within ina: ne eyerts :he gOdl.le quality OF
morality without demanding extTayasant
demonstrates on. from an.v party who may
have been recipient. 0: his generosity. ana
realizes Tie t.a.'. OF ,ia' -c.ip:ua! .'h.as: 20
full of significance. which declares that III
y moro .iessei 70 g:Te than to receive.
He Is sadly crashed By misfortune, inde'd.
~ho, compelled b; circumstances 10 accept
a favor. i. tlIr.hc: required 70 bea: The con
tumely .! having '.ch favor adVe''eo 49,
by tho hcstOwcr. Z. "a lat.lS o. iepioacHiu!
terms. VI" cannot consider that man hooIE
liberal who hold. beneficiary az slave
| The mcnentarv impulse which prompted
| his graceful charts Is Cancelled. ana loses
- beyeticenc. when toiiewsd by humilla'
/ ting reference 20 the same. afterward IN.
| ficted Oh Is hopeless re. .pent. .eei'
| ya have received. freely bestow. "a u go
| ron. common: on :ne charity o. giving
| All. but were tAos" ia..usted with the
| aowcr % tes:oyins acquainted with the
panp. of sucl a- receive thol! benetact!o0-.
Droyided the latter are honest and indie
,enaent. thev wou.d recci: with horCo: at
their owu cruelty. when drawing stronger
the marsh chain % dependence which 2als
theig vC!ims--we were about to say-Out
the world will never believe them to be such.
Any ligh-.oned and rightly balanced
mind revolt. with sickening pangs at the
idea OF apprOpr:ating. paupcr-!ikc. the gifts
Of another. wei. -knowilg that in this work
day world poverty is !Oathed more than
CRIME. and that the ;uggernaut car OF h!ng
Mammen eonfouDds all beneath the blood
| stained track Of its murdevOus wheels. II
| is tho prerogst.ve of hberality. charity.
| generosity. or any other name by which we
designate kindly humanity to distinguish
| between indigen: meanness and suffering
worth.
| Circumstances Is considered by some the
arbiter of destiny, bu. this idea we repu
| date as contrary TO divine justice and the
| laws Of tina. universe by which it IS gov
| ernsd.
! Human life does no: comprehend man.
| entire existence. 80 far from il that sages
| phi losopher. and poets. in ali ages. have
| agreed that the present life is probationary
| DR.. Young characterizes it. but as the twi
| light Of our being. the vestibule. the din
dawn Of after and eternal animation. W,
| are told not only in scriptural language bu
IN that of saints and martyrs. that ne VIII
aspires to the crown must bear the cross a
did his Divine Master. Now. poverty may b
the special cross which some Of the human
family are required to carry. 1t may b
that soaring ambition. the last intirmity o
noble minds needs. in their case, correction
and meager poverty. with her happy bro0'
of dismay and'terror. it may, be willprove
blessing in disguise weaving our affection
and aims from an unsubstantial, and Ofte1
unjust world But lberality. to return t
our subject considers these things, an
is ever willing, as far as possible, t
alleviate the pangs Of those whose misfor
tune it is to need mercy at the hands of tn
merciful.