The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-04-21

mage read the names of about fifty new
members. He then made running com
mentaTy on the conspiracy to kill Paul,
as recorded in Acts xiii.
SUBJECT: "HELPFULNEss."
Text Galatians, vi, 2: Bear ye one
anOtheT's burdens, and so fulfill the law
of Christ"
Every man for himself. If there be
only room for one in the life-bOat get in
yourself. If there be burden to carry
supervise other men while they shoulder
it. You be the digit and other people
the clphers on the right hand side
nothing in themselves, but augmenting
you. In opposition to that selfish theory
hear that of Paul, when no says: Bear
ye one anOther's burdens, and 70 fulfill
the law of Christ" NOOne escapes bur
dens. They come down on both should
ers. They come down on the head. They
come down on the heart. / look over
the audience, and all seems we'll and
easy aud bright, but you ali have as
much you can lift, aud some more
than you can lift. Now, Paul proposes
in the text to split up these burdens into
fragments. You take part of mine and
| wlll take part of yours and all of us
part of each others load. The Temple
of Baalbec had built into its wall three
stones, at a height of twenty feet, each
LII
machinery by which that immense hefJ
was lifted Is among the lost arts. But
the Gospel machinery mentioned in the
leYt Will yet lift yaster and heavier
tonnage of the worlds burdens off the
great suffering heart of the race. In
other words, what we all need Is more
of the spirit of helpfulness. Mrs. Apple
ton of Boston, the daughter of Daniel
Webster, was dying after long illness.
hA luNa friV Fr., Vl,a
courtroom where he had been arguing
an important case, visited the house OF
his daughter, and entering her room
she said: Father, what are you doing
without an OYercOat on this chill dayp'
Mr.. Webster went to the next room, and
i'll burst Of tears, said: dying herself
aud only thinking of my healthp' How
beautiful is concern for others instead
of taking care of ourselves.
Encourage all merchants. If the mer
chants goods be attractive, tell him So
II, after he and his clerks have spent
much time in arranging the show win
dow and shelves to please the public, do
not be afraid to compliment him Oh his
good taste. III you can speak well of his
locality, of a prospects, of his past
enterprise, do so. Fear not to make him
vain. for there will be plenty of shop
going people who will tell him that his
prices are eXOTbitant, and that his goods
are interior, and that his shOw-windOw
on the outside led them TO expect more
than they have found inside. Before
the night of the morning that you say
the encDdraging thing there will be ali
sorts of cranks, male and female, who
will depreciate everything, and have
down enough goods to fit out a whole
family, and go away not making any
purchase. Ii he be grocer they will
walk through tasting this and tasting
that and tasting the other thing, from
what they steal in that way taking of
all the profits of that which they pur-
chase, buying three apples while they
are eating one orange. Before night ht
will have TO cross off a bad debt of sOme
one who has moved out OF the neighbOr-
hood, giving 10 hmt of his destination
Or some Que Will come back saving she
left her pOrket-bO here, and, not ind
ing IL. Will hint that 1t was there, she
left it there, aud leaving you to make
such delicate and complimentary infer
ence as you may prefer. Before night
The merchant will near that one style
of goods of which htihas a large supply IL
going out of fashion, ami Uill hat he
sent out will be paid under protest, that
the customer has paid IL before. If you
know anything encouraging to that
merchani better say IL, for he Will have
enough unpleasant things said and
done before night to keep him from
becoming apOpiectic with pleasure for
PRAISE.
Encourage newspaper men, for YOU
know what annOyanceS they go through.
Their most elaOOrately prepared articles
sometimes thrown out because of pres
sure on the columns; expected TO make
accurate report of some speaker who is
30. distinct of uttcrtnce his entire dis.
.sfa
the midnight that finds YOU asleep de-
manding that they be- wide awake; their
most careful work DETAINED by one care
less type-setter; their lives ground ont
between the wheels of our great brain
manufactures; sickened with the an
prOaches of those who want newsDapeT
commendatlOn or TetractiOn; now called
Oh 10 sketch funeral. and now a pug
ilistie encounters; shifted from place TO
place by the sudden revolutions any
day liable to come in any journalistic
establishment; precaFiOus lite becoming
more aud more precariOuS. Be affdble
to them when you have no ak 10 sharpen
on their grind9tOne. Discuss In your
own mind what the nineteenth century
would be without the newspaper, and
improve every opportunity to cheer all
who have anything to do with this
great interest, from the chief of the edi-
iii the morning and evening paper on
your basement window.
Encourage mechanics. You will have
them to plumb your pipes. to ealcimine
your ceilings, to hang your chandeliers,
to put down your carpet, to repair your
furniture. to swing your gates, to grain
your doors, to fashion your wardrO nes
Do not initiate those who never say any
thing except 10 find fault. If job be
promptly and skillfully executed, re.
cOgnize the fact. Say right out, 1.-THE
garment Its beautifully" the room Is
a exquisitely papered," ''the book is we'll
bound" 1.-THE house Is grandly finished" !"
"the work is splendid4y DONE" There
are employers who never say anything
to their employees except to swear
at them when things go wrong, DO
not fear that under your approval the
mechanic will become arrogant or too
proud ever again to be seen In working
apron and shirt-sleeVes. Before the