The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-08-04
(For the Advanced
+ WONDER WHY?


That was never before. and never since then.
I wonder why9 49, ,.s E T..
Do you remember the bridge We crossed.
And fingered to see the ships 60 by
With snowy sails to the free wind tossed3
Inever pass that bridge but sigh
With sense at my heart % Of something Lost.
wonder why!
Do you remember tho song We sung.
Under the beautiful star.lit skys
The world was bright and our hearts were
Icannot forget though try and try.
How you smiled in my eyes while the echoes
rung.
wonder why.
Do you remember how debonair
The new moon shone when We said goodbye
Howit listened and smiled as we parted there,
shall hate the new moon until die
Hate it forever nor think It fair.
wonder whyf
MADISON. WIS ELLA wHEElra.
THE COMMON BROTHER
HOOD OF MAN.
No. III.
Turn we now from tho passive to the
active duties that men owe to one IN.
other; aud first let US speak Of
KINDNESS,
Which, like mercy, lis twice blessed.
It blesseth him that gives and him that
takes" Whatever may be said of tho
world to-day in comparison with time
past, one thing is certain; the milk OF
human kindness never flowed as freely
as at the present time. In this respect,
at least, society has strings attuned to
the great doctrines of human brother
hood, and recognizes that God has
made of one blood all the children OF
men" Still there is need of improve
ment. Opportunities Of practicing this
sterling virtue present themselves to
all every hour Of every day; and are too
often passed unheeded. We cannot look
INTO the hearts Of those with whom we
come in contact-cannot know their
sorrows, but kind words cost nothing
and often fall like refreshing dew on
withered flower; adding brightness and
beauty and new life. Many man has
been led from the paths of virtue for tho
want of i warming word ;many Il life gone
out in darkness that kindness might
have saved; and many 4 poor creature
sunk under a burden, that word Of
encouragement would have given him
strength to carry. Sympathy to the hu-
man heart iS-as mother to the child,
softening it's asperities and augmenting
its joys. 1t is very easy for US to be
kind to our friends; but duty does not
end here: it requires us to enter the
novels Of the poor and lowly; it bids us
wipe the tear from the cheek of the sor-
rowing; it admonishes us to smooth tho
pillow Ut the !anguishing, and to sym.
p;.thiZe with the unfortunate. The
POWER OF KINDNESS
Is greater than that of the sword. BY it
can be accomplished the only true VIC
tory over al enemy. 1t strips his NAL
ice of its sting; his hatred of its venom,
and mortites his vanity and pride.
Such was Joseph's victory over his
bretheren, David's over Saul, Stephen 3
over lis Prosecutors, Christ's on the
Cross. 1t has been the most effective
instrument in all great reforms. 1t will
lead men where the sword fails to drive
them; and let us right here ask the peo-
pie of WorthingtoD to make a practical
application Of this rule, which is
as true as holy writ. Law never &C.
complished Il reform, never can; and if
our temperance people instead of cry.
ing "stone him" when citizen is ell
gagged in business that they believe det-
rimental to his and the public's best in.
terests, would go to him in the spirit of
kindness and brotherly love, and say
''let us reason together" they would
accomplish more good, and do it moro
in the spirit Of Him who gave permits.
sion to the man without sin to cast tho
first stone. lie is with you now, our
temperance friend, and gives you the
same permission. Can you cast the first
stone? Ii not pray change your mode
of warfare, or else make no further pre-
tensions to he fighting under His BAN
ner. We believe in temperance; believe
that intemperance is crying evil and
sympathize with every effort calculated
to work Il reform. but observation has
satisfied us that there is more power in
kindness than in coercion.
Let us now consider the duty Of
MUTUAL ASSISTANCE.
This does not necessarily imply pecun.
iary aid, as there are many other ways
by which men can assist ono another.
There are many men who by reason of
their age and experience can by timely
counsel to the young accomplish much
good. To illustrate this, we need only
refer to one among the hundreds of cas-
es with which history abounds. Roger
Sherman, at the age Of twenty one, was
Il poor shoe maker in his native town.
Having IN errand to the city, he was
commissioned Ivy \ neighbor to visit
the office Of a leading lawyer. In order
that no points might escape his mind
lie prepared written statement of the
case, to which lie referred during the
interview. The lawyer, out of curlosi-
ty, asked to see the paper. To his sur
prise the brief prepared by the poor,
ragged, country lad, presented q clear,
concise, logical statement of the case.
After some further conversation the
lawyer, recognizing Rogers natural a.
bility, advised him to begin the study
OF the law. TO this kindly counsel is
America indebted for one Of the siqners
Of the Declaration of Independence as
we'll as one OF her greatest statesmen.
Who knows how long our own land
America. the land of liberty and free.
dom, of intelligence and wealth, the
HoIne oI 50 many Thousand happy ana
prosperous men and women, might have
| remained a howling, undiscovered wild
erness Int for the
PECUNIARY AID
Rendered Christopher Columbus by the
Queen of Spain? Or how long the prin-
ciples of electricity which enables us to
transmute messages thousands of miles
with almost the rapidity of thought
would llaye remained shrouded in mys.
terry, but for the assistance rendered
Benjamin Franklin by mis- friends? Who
will say that this Queen of Spain is not
making possible Columbus success? or
thlt Franklin's friends are not worthy
the applause of the world for their in
strumantali:y in enabling him to draw
| the lightning from the clouds? BY
their acts of Kindness they made their