Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-01-07
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.
Edited and Conducted 6y
IT. r. LANGENBA UGH.
Winter.

"out OF the bosom of the air.
out of the cloui-fold OF her gsrnents shsken,
Over the pastures brown and bare,
Over the harvest fields forsakeu,
Silent an soft and SLOW,
Descends the beautiful snow"
Winter has come again. The wind
whistles through the bare branches of the
leafess trees and howls about the bleak
chimney tops. The summer is gone. the
harvest has been gathered, and another
year will soon he gone forever. Winter
has come again To some it brings peace,
plenty. aud ell the comforts, enjoyments
and pleasures of life; to others, 1t brings
want, misery and suffering for the bless
ings ofeaith seein moi 10 be always iwpar
TALLY distributed among mor,els. Many
there are who have little, except hope, to
brighten their earthly existence; some
hav. a melancholy career indeed. Let us
as we gather about our hearthstODes and
blazing fires, have charitable and kindly
thoughts for those who are less fortunate
and comfortable than ourselves. Let US
be rot so entirely selfish as 10 be forget
full of their needs and necessities. Let Us
exhibit spirit of thankfulncss for the
blessings of life we are permitted 10 en-
joy By doing good a. every available op-
po-tunity.
Christian charity is one Of the most ex-
altcd Of human virtues, and he who gives
kindly thought to the needs of the low
| ly, enteriains an angel unawares. In bet.
iering the condition of the unfortunate he
beauties and strengthens his moral ma
ture, and thereby confers greater bless
I Ing upon himself than he bestows upon
Others Tho winter is here. The year
Is nearly ended. How few there are who
have finished the WORK they contemplated
dong in its by.gone days. How many
have failed in their earthly undertakings
some by reason of their own weakness
and procrastin alton, some by means ol
circumstances over which they had nc
control. Many are respondent aud cas-
down By their failures. others are hope
fal even amid their misfortuncs. 1t has
been hard year with rot few.
even many who have struggled hare
against their falling fortunes have at las
become discouraged and dshcarten
ed, AMI have sat down IN despair re
such as these We would say. be hopefu
and brave; ii is always darkest just before
day. Better times are coming st,on. ant
lei us look forward and labor on, doing
our best. that our years may be usefu
and our lives happy.
MORAL AcTIoE.
An act or action is q voluntary exercise
ofany power of body or mind The char
acter of an action. whether good oil
bad, depends on the intention of lht
agent. Thus, If mean to do my neigh
Dor kindness by particular act, the &C
tion is kind. and therefore good, on my
part, even though he derive no benefit
from it, or I've injured byit. If mean tc
do my neighbor an injury, the action i:
unkind, and therefore bad, though it dc
him no harm. or though it even result tc
his benefit. II mean TO perform an &C
ton, good or bad, and am prevented from
performing it by some unforeseen hin
drance. the act is as truly mine as if had
performed it. Words which have any
meaning are actions. So are thoughts
which We purposely call up, or retain ir
the mind.