Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-05-30

There are devils enough in the world. Ia
60 clear around. Noh"dy need be without
one or more, and few are Usually every
man has a devil of his own. and he can
have mere if hr will all-w them room on
his premises.
The worst and meantst of these is selfish
ness And it j. well-ugh omuipresent. 1t
is the first of all tirndS to assert itself and
to take possession Of a man. II begins
early and works late-and works all the
time. Ii takes a seat at the table and
bears a hand" in all the affairs of life, and
it does this because it wants to put aS much
misery in mans life a. it can. 1t
wishes 10 make men appear and
act Ia their greatest disadvantage
make them ugly. repuI>Ive. miScheylou>
and unhappy. and actively instrumental in
making the condition "f other people um-
pleasant and miserable.
The selfish man get> on in the world. d"
! it is true. but he Is nevertheless deSpi>ed.
9le gets TO be graSpimg and penuriouS and
NiShoneSt no matter what his professions
may be. He may he religious, and if 80
the devil of SelhShneSS hlunts his moral
perceptions and deadcuS his conscience 50
that he comes 10 Justify himself in his
peculiar methods of cheating and rubbing
his fellow men, If he i avaTcou>. and
still wishes TO be religious. ar Ia appear SO.
he organizes >prculatiOmS - that he can
make great deal of money-to give to the
it himself. II he doesn't get II he hlamrS
Providence because it has not ac-
cepted his attempted bribe and
assisted him in his plans for
swlndling. There are piou, people OF this
srrt-at least. people VIII" assume 10 he
piouS, and they are the most misguided and
coItemptible specimens of the human race
\ truly piour man cannot be selfish
Christianity Is anti-NrfShne>> chry stalled
and yitalized selfish Christian is
white hIack-brd, OF rather black white
bird. There is no such thing. Christians
are ChriSt-like-the followers Of Onr who
n 'ver thought of promoting his own wei
fare. but was forever thinking of the inter
eSts of others.
A mans first duty and privilege i to
fight this devil in hi~ own heart and Ia
overthrow ii. Whoever does this has made
the great achievement Of life. and has shown
himself a moral and intellectual hero
Self-cunque>t i the greatest uf all achieve
mentS. He that rulrth his own heart i
greater than he who rulrth cities or king
doHS. l.e is the man who does really great
things small things in Il great way-in
|the world. He Is the man whom other men
respect and honor. He. by his very self
control. and wise action a the fruit of self
control, i> enabled to do the wiSt.St and best
things. He never acts from passion. Ava
rice has no power over him. Jealousy has
No place in his heart. What personal hate
is he does not know. But he hates meam-
hess. and dishonesty. and treachrry with
9 Idly hatred. and the riEhte"u, Indignation
Of tins sort of man materialzeS. on "cca-
shA in a moral cyclone. When thor I
o lgIily aroused, il cuts a clean Swath and
sweeps ali before it. Look out for the, +
quiet. steady man. who controls his .
t"inltI hi4u VINO refuses Ia VUtIIrI- Dhn /
try any games on such a man, At any rate
don't go too far with him. There i dead /
line in hi vicinity " hirh it j. not safe for .
the aggressor 10 cross. He l. the man who .
achieves the highest kind and degree Of suc-
cess. Having conquered himself he is able .
To conquer things outside of himself lie .
gains Victories. always and everywhere,
Let every man rand rvrryb"dy elSrl fight .
ths good fight against the evil and mean
ness in hi, own nature. The cheerful fact
about this chief ui devils j. that man can
east him out him>rIt Let reform begin at
hoae, and rel it be- kind Of aggressive re-
fnrIn that Ill nni end rhrrn