Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-02-04
CONGREGATIONAL CHIPS.

There are two kinds of nobility, viz, no.
bilitv Of rank and nobility of character;
one comes to Us from without, the other is
in Us and issues from us.
The Norinans, led by William, the con-
Querer, overcame the Saxons end established
the English nobility, but many Of these
Norman ancestors were but magnificent
and successful plunderers. 1t may be an
excussb!e pride that traces lis lineage back
to those whose memory We honor but we
mus ever bear in mind that TIL. cannot
make Us good or great.
Even Christians are sometimes deficient in
certain elements Of true nobility Of charac-
ter We read that the Persians gere more
| noble than those Of Thessalonica-
Not because they excelled them in true
goodness of character, earnestness and zeal,
but in that nobility Of mind (which searched
the scriptures daily to see whether these
things are So"
This ! one essential characteristic Of every
noble minded man. He Is not ike cistern
supplied from sources external 10 itself He
will no; accept anothers conclusions with
out himself going through the processes by
which they are arrived al. He believes the
robustness and independence Of mind pro-
duced By the search after truth to be in
many cases Of even more Importance than
the actual attainment Of truth. The noble
minded Christian Is able to giyea reason for
the hope that Is within him. He has, it :
| true, ID far higher reason than this. H has
the inward sense Of Gods presence. The
Christian of the noble Bercan type
has these internal evidence a. well IL
other Christians, but he also goes down to
the foundations on which the truth j. based.
He strives to build bridge between lis own
and other minds and convince the skeptic
| that the Gospel alone can satisfy the yearn-
/ ings Of his heart.
The mind of the noble spirited man may
not be Of the largest caliber, but it Is, AT any
rate, his own He has well ordered com
rnonwealth under his hat. We all Of u
have these wonderful spiritual kingdoms
under our hats. We should govern them
| ourselves, not suffer them 10 become colo
mics for other and stronger souls.
Al true nobility Is moral, and this nobil-
ity requires power Of viii and power Of self
Strong feelings and strong command over
them, composure and quietude Is often the
very brightest result Of strength. Mobility
Is also manifested by loyalty 10 duty.
This age j, as full Of poetry and romance
rs that which tested devotion by the stake.
Mans life Is Is sad and solemn a tragedy as
in the are Of martyrs. 1t was a noble thing
on their part 70 die for God; it Is also "a no.
bic thing to live for God.
Their final great sacrifices were preceded
by multitudes of smaller sacriiices-hy daily
martyrdom.
Martyrdou.s would not have been a noble
thing if it had been in startling contrast 70
the rest Of mans character and course. The
true virtue, the true nobility, is not that
which breaks out now and then in opposi-
ton 10 the general tenor Of life, bat that
which is always quietly growing, bu, at
length if opportunity Ice afforded it flowers
forth into some consumate act Of good
ness.
We need pot bid for cloisterel cell;
our neghbor and our work farewell,
! Nor strive to wind ourselves too high
For mortal man beneath the sky.
The common round, the trivial task.
Nav furnish all We ought 10 ask;
Room 10 deny ourselves. road
To bring Us daily nearer God.
! Tie Anglo-American Loan and Invest
ment company have moved into their new
! office in Eagle block, three doors east ot the
| Philadelphia store. This company is com
posed Of English capitalists. with Sir Z.
SINCE Hutchinson. Bart, Of England, pru-i-
deat; Joseph Smithson; of Chicago, vice
dent, and Henry Anderson, Of this city,
managing director. The capital stock Is
S250,00o They make loans on long or
short periods At a low rate Of interest, real
estate. chattel OF personal security. They
are e. gagged extensively in English intni-
grafton also. and have in pres pamphlet
edition Of thirty thousand copies setting
forth the great advantages Of this valley,
which will Ice shipped to England ard
placed in tie hands Of that class of citizens
who will make valuable acquisitions 10 our
new and rich valleys. The benefits accruing
from the work Of this company Will only
be seen and felt in cur city, but VIII reach
throughout the southwestern part Of the
state into the newly organized couuiic,
south aud west OF Us. Mr.. Henry Audor-
son, the residen: managing director, j. a
gentleman Of large experience and cnthI,i-
astjc in his work. and will no doubt reap a
rich harvest from his labor,.
I'll, Kansas Furniture company have
arranged for the large store room that joins
them on the west, and that is now occupied
by the Golden Rule" store. Mr.. Nassauer,
on account of failing health, has decided to
sell oil his stock Of dry goods and remove
to his old home in Tennessee. When this
room Is vacated. which viii lie on March
1st, archvays vii be cut between II and the
room now occupied by Mofett, HartzcIl X
Davis. thus connecting them, and making
this the largest ground-fnpr business de
| partmcut in the city. The immense stock
carried by this house makes IT necessary for
! them To- have large amount Of room. aud
they have by this recent stroke secured what
will make their store very large and quite
compl .,e.
Mr. J. {. HYDE Of Union township. was
in the city yesterday and said tina; be had
made a challenge to Harvey and Sclgwick
counties pure breed cattle raisers. p.t,.n-
his premium COW against any other pure
breed COW in either county as mixer.
His COW gives thirty quarts Of milk day.
and from four quarts Of the milk one quart
Of cream =,ises.
The Golden Rule store ha, decided to
close out is entire stock in the next thirty
DAYS Mr. Nas,auer finds tba. he oauuot re-
main in active business any longer. lis
health Is failing 50 fast tha, he has concluded
in Justice t. hi,nselftha; he must retire from
business. Read what be has 20 say iu the
Golden Rule al.
Mrs. Z. Pollock. who lives on South
Fourth avenue. declines 10 bee AZ chjeg; nj
charity Just yet and wishes 80 inform any
one who gave any money in her behalf tia;
she ha> received none Of II, and tia: tlev
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