Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-06-05

Because Of this influence which eve
ry one exerts, it becomes impossible
for one TO 90 to Heaven alone, aud
equally impossible to go to hell alone
AROther is being always lifted by us
unto holiness and Righteousness or
thrust down by us into darkness and
despair.
There comes then>the obligation to
fashion your life in such way that
it will lead TO the highest Interest of
your brother man. No man has a
right to do as he pleases; to lead
whatever life passion or impulse may
dictate. That man whom lie inilu-
enccs must be considered in all his
words and deeds. or that other he
must think in forming his plans and
purposes. lie cannot disregard that
"brother" whose keeper he is. For
the sake Of those we influence, there
is laid upon us the responsibility of
living "soberly, righteously and god
ly." For the sake of those whose
lives we are moulding and fashion
ing, we should walk "circumspectly
in all holy conversation and godli-
! ness IT not for the sake Of Christ;
il not for the sake of the innate love-
illness of goodness; then for the sake
of those whom you have it in your
power either to save or destroy, let
your life, as far as you can make ii,
be without reproach or stain. We
must not think Of self as isolated and
apart, but of self always in connect
ion with others. Since we cannot
but affect some life for good or evil,
il becomes us 10 give ourselves I'M
sellishly TO others In the work of
making them happier and better,
We cannot hre into OuSelUeS let lis
see to it that we do not liUe for our
SelceS. Bear IN mind that uoble SEN
timent of Bailey:
"wc live in deeds, not years, in thoughts, not
brcaths,
In feelings, not in figures OH a dial,
We should count time by the art-throbs.
lie most lives who thinks most, feels the no.
best, acts the best"
In serving, in helping, in doing
{ oud, find the truest and highest hap.
pimess. lie who lives for self, drags
men down by the influence which
goes out from his seltishness, but lie
who lives for others elevates self in
the scale of being. Unseilshness is
Christ-likc, divine. 1t places its pos.
sessor beside him "whO went about
doing good" and in the company of
those gIeat ones Of earth who Gloom
upon us large and solemn, not TO
dwarf our statue. but TO show to
what bigncss we nny grow"
| The life lived in the interest 0foth-
ers the life of service and self-sacri-
| flee the life that is not saved, in or
der that others may be saved, this is
the truest and highest existence.
Not until we realize our kinship to
universal humanity, not until we
feel the blood Of the human race pull
sating in our veins, not until the
great truth Of the brotherhood of
man has been burned into our souls,
will our life he full-orbed, rounded
and symmetrical. Then our horizon
will sweep infinitely beyond self
taking within its range our relation
to the human, sinful and suffering
world. Then TO spend and
be spent for, Others will be our high
est joy. Then will we realize the
truth that "he who would he Chlel
among YOU must be servant ofall."
Bear in mind that this influence OF
which | have been sncakiuT eterni2es
aud nerue,uotcs our words and deeds
Thnv live in ourselves in our char.
aclers. and equally true is il that
they live in the characters of others
Human lives are the subjects of thi.
influence. 1--WE are not writing up.
! on the water, but carving upon i'm.
; perishable material" What we say
and do is ''graven with an iron pei
and lead in the rock. forever" L
lives in those we have influenced
throughout eternity. Solemn
!. thought! Our words come from IL
l so lightly, they pass from us with
breath, and we think of them II,
more. And yet "thcse air-sown
unheeded words in the next age ar
flaming swords" Our deeds 50 FIRE
queUtly appear 10 us slUs'Shihcah' ""'
, worthless. DuV from eacll hullal
:. acton llOWs tram OF consequence
:, which shall never end:
"Thcre is no end to the sky
And the stars are everywhere;
And time is eternity,
And the here is over there;
!, VIZ o''i'''',' S'9 " w ,'"
r
strictly speaking, hoIhlUS uoile
sad scomlnOh-place.ENe Woru an
y every deed leave suCh minute possl
bilities wrapped up in them, that tn
sacredness of eternity gathers aDou
i them. They give TO life sacrcdne:
:, which can be better felt than eN
II pressed. Every utterance and actio
: in the series which make up life
- significant and important, becauS
- each has possible line of iniluen(
that connects it with the unendnrln
- ages beyond. Think Of the possib
- =. evil or possible good involved in OF
=, word, if you would have impresse
>, the truth stated.
J.. II wn,yo tnown oro word hang stor.liko
;, Over n dreary waste of wears,
'" And il only shonc the brighter