The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-11-29
The Right spirit.

From n published letter written by Or
Henry \. Reynolds from Adrian, Mich.
to fricndin Mas 'achusctts, we make III,
following extracts. They breathe the
right spirit, and the men in Cairo, who
parted with Dr. Reynolds believing hin
their devoted friend, will here see that H,
has expressed the same sentiments before
that he expressed to them. lie says
'i'slnce / arrived NJ Michigan my mlnl
has often turned to the dear Old Common
wealth of Massachusetts where was 81
afectiOnately and grandly treated
throughout almost its cltire length anu
breadth Tor the period of thirteen months.
A son could not. have been any more kirk,
ly cared Tor By an aEectionate mother than
Twas by the people OF Massachusetts,.
While love the whole state, can
only par,icUlariza in one direction, which
is my love tor those brother,men, who
have been making the attempt to dare to
do right. love all OF those with more
than a brothers love, and those who have
been honestly trying and falling. and try.
ing and falling, love the most, and the
most closely sympathize with, as they are
the ones who need it. y frienl il
need is friend indeed How do wish
that could take all OF those who have
stumbled by tie hand and encourage
them with my whole heart to try again
Yes, 20 times Z, il need be-"
In the same letter, in speaking of the
success OF the great reform in Michigan
he says: The success O.
the movement is attri.
buted to the fact thai il is Gods work,
and that is carried on upon a strictly un
political, UhSrciariar, nur-legGl basis.
still believe it TO be the privilege OF every
man TO worship God according 10 TIT
dictates of his own conscience, ard tC
vote as he pleases, and that these club;
should rs organizations have nothing
whatever 10 do with politics
law or scctarian issucs--but moi
in any wise to forget that there is q God
and that the noblcst effort man can MI
forth is in getting nearer to him. As ",
20 down in the estimation OF many II
the way OF lifting up our unfortunate
brothers we 20 up in the estimation OF
Cod, and | thank him for giving me a
heart that does not recognize brother
by ms sect, color, creed, nationality or
condition, but enables me to look upon
all as brothers, and TO lore those who
most ncci love the most, re,
gardIess Of whether they arc
Democrats, Republicans, Pros
hibltl0nigts, Catholics, Protestants, or, in
fact, anything but poor unforunates aud
victims of circumstances beyond, yes,
entirely beyond their own control in a
vast number of Instances, but our 5roth>
erS nevertheless. This is the platform
upon which ! stood in dear old Maine
and Massachusetts, and am standing up.
on it here unsweryingly.
| wish that every man who signed the
pledge would first get his heart so full of
the love OF God, then OF his fellow un>
fortunate brothers, that ne never could
or would allow one day to pass without
taking certainly one who is less fortunate
than himself by the hand and striving to
get him to start upward, relying upon
the help OF God to bless his efforts. If
this could only be how soon we reformed
men would rescue all OF our perishing
brothers and make them what go many
of us arc--trnly the happiest men in the
world. Personal effort in the strength
of God Is that which is to save the
world"