The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1884-04-25
Thoughtful Notes.

Never accuse others to excuse
yourself.
Sincerely is the way to Heaven.
To think how to be sincere is the
way of man.
TIA falseness paralyzed the tongue
what a death-like silence would per-
wade society.
Goodness consists not in the
heart to intend to do the, will of
God, but in a heart to do it.
Live on what you have; live if
you can on less; do not borrow for
vanity will end in shame. ,-t
His heart was as great as the
world, but there was no room in it
to hold the memory of wrong.
What is being reli gious but always
seeing Gods infinite love in every
thing and loving him all the
time.
Any man may do Gas ual act of
good nature, but continuation of
them shows it is a part of their
temperament.
He always wins who sides with Gsd,
To him no chance is lost;
God's will Is sweetest to HIM when
1t trtumphs at his cost.
IA life without delicacy may be
a good one, but it is extremely dis
to those who come in con-
tact with 1T, 1t raSDS all whom it
touches"
The annual income of Trinity
parish, New York, is $50O,00O. The
total expenses Of the parish are
$l58,632. 1t has eighteen clergy
men, 342 Sunday school teachers,
and 4.521 scholars.
That person has the greatest hon
or and purest morals who is ready
to pardon all mistakes in other peo-
pie, as if he himself offended daily,
and at the same time so vigorously
abstains from all appearance of evil,
as ifhe forgave nobody.
The Episcopalians are doing work
among the Chinese in Philadelphia.
1t was begun three years ago by a
woman. About forty Cinnamon are
under instruction in three Sunday
schools, and number will soon be
ready for baptism.
The quality of true gentlemanli.
ness is something which can be bet
ter felt than described; we instinct
lively recognize and honor it wher-
ever it resides, and whoever would
partake Of it in his own character
must learn that the straightest road
lies through the humble virtue of
sincerity, simplicity, honorable
principles, and kindly sympa.
thies.
Riches, without meekness and
thankfulness, do not make any man
happy; but riches with them remove
many cares and fears. Therefore
my advice is, that you endeavor to
be honestly rich or contentedly
poor; but be sure that your riches
be justly obtained or you spoil all.
For it is said: "He that loses his
conscience has nothing left that is
worth keeping"
There are some great troubles
that only time CAN heal, and perhaps
some that can never be healed at all;
but all can be helped by the great
panacea, work. When grief sits
down. folds it's hands, and mourn
fully feads upon it's own tears, weav
ing into a funeral pail the dim
shadows that little exertion might
sweep away, the strong spirit is
shorn Of it's might, and sorrow be-
comes our master.
Life underlies all action, death
terminates it. Everyone admits
this; but few seem to realize |
that between fullness of life and
death exist enulnerable shades or
degrees-thats just in proportion to
the wealth of vitality that any one
possesses will be his powers in |
various directions. We rightly con-
denim suicide; but we forget that
every drop drained from the cup of
life to diminish it's affiuence par
takes Of the same character. If we
have no right to- take the whole,
what can give us right to take the
portion of it, or even the smallest
part?
We are far too narrow in our
conceptions of what justice means.
1t makes many claims upon us
which no law can ever enforce and
with which public sentiment can1
never meddle. 1t demands much
more than the discharge of pecuni-
ary obligations. 1t enters into
every detail of life, and regulates |
our conduct in all the relations we
bear to others. 1t pronounces upon
our behavior to relatives and friends |
and the community in which we
dwell. 1t enforces debts of graft
tude, of affection, of thoughtful con-
sideration, of Kindness, of compass
sion, as we'll as those of shillings|
and pence. TO call a man just who
is not kind, or tender, or pitiful, or
loving, is a misnomer. True JUS
tice implies the due exercise of all
these sentiments in their proper
season. and the cheerful discharge
of that conduct which they sug-|
gest.
Fegus Democrat, II: Miss Ber-
tina Hill, a book agent, fell at the
roller rink Saturday evehVhg and