The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1886-09-11
The Search For Truth.

sought for the good that may be
brought of it. Truth, wisdom,
and honesty are the great goals of
effort Truth has riches in her
right hand and honor and long life
In her left, but she must be wooet
and won for her own sake, not for
her dowry II n man cares more
for honesty than for policy, he
will find honesty the best policy,
but the hosesty which is merely
policy is no honesty at all.
The preacher who is brave that
he may succeed IS not brave, and
will not succeed. The merchant
that is honest that he made mon
ey is not honest, and he may fall.
The lawyer who puts on entegrity
TO get clients has no integrity, and
may get no clients. He who is
truly, deeply honest, loves TRUTH
80 much better than any possible
reward chat he chooses it every
time, apart from any consideration
of its results, and neither hope nor
fear, neither bride nor threat,
could tempt him away from his
loyal allegiance.
Truth, like justice, mercy and
love, is infinite, and never can be
exhausted. The finite man can
only approach to it humbly, set
earnestly; and, if he do this to
the extent Of his powers, he will
become a Truthful and honorable
man. II, however, he does not
bring all his powers into this SER
vice, if he neglects to train his
faculties for observation of
thought of language, if he does
1 not resist the bias Of prejudice
and of desire, if he does not search
for truth with energy, and use
scrupulous care and accurate Ian
guage in conveying it, he can new
err attain to that character
And in this searchia man can no
more hold himself aloof from the
thoughts of others than from the
sunlight and air around him, both
will influence and form him.
whether he desires it or not OF
course he can shut himself AWAY
from a large measure OF either,
and grow palo and weak, bodily
and mentally, in consequence but
that will not make Whit little pow
Ell is left him more entirely his
own,
The best Thinker is he who
gladly Welcomes every aid, who
is hospitable to every thought,
who weighs every opinion, respects
every honest conviction, and CRATE
fully adopts such ideas as approve
themselves to his Judgment, yet at
! the same time SO works over all he
receives in the crucible of his own
mind that the gold is purified and
the dross expelled. When he
gives it to others by lips or pen, it
is not less, but more his very own
than if he had not enriched his
mind from SO many sources.
One great gift Of truth is that it
enables rs 20 properly measure
all things. 1t is often easier TO
make great sacrifices TINA little
ones. 1t is easier to do battle for
ia good idea than TO give upa
prcjlTtice, to establish a mans
right to a voice in the government
Of the people than to respect in
silence his right to dress as he
pleases Yet truth shows it is the
little things Of life that contribute
most largely to its fret md worry
or to It's peace and gladness; and
he who POSSESSES the true spirit
Of Cancellation knows that no right
is too small to be respected, no
part Of life to insignificant to COM
mand consideration
In this spirit too, all accumula-
ton, whether Of truth, or knowl
edge, or experience, may be thus
tested: IT it is simply boarded
for itself it il of little worth; but
| if it develops continually INTO
something higher and nobler, il it
be willing to lose itself If need De,
in what il "a able to bring forth, if
it he the source Of power, charac-
fer, happiness and life, it is hon
oruble and valuable.
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