Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-01-11

carly support of five or six votes. A
motion to make it 81 mills received
the support ola respectable minority,
but the bill finally passed it's third
|reading with 81 mills in it. 1t then
came to the Senate, received its first
reading, was referred to the Commit
tee of Finance, which in due time
reported it back for acceptance with
out proposed change as to the gener-
al levy, and so it passed its second
reading. nits third reading, DR.. j.
G.. Black, the Senator from York,
arose in his place and moved that the
levy be made five mills. This mo-
ton he supported in a brief, unim-
passioned but logical and convincing
argument, based on indisputable facts
and figures. After some little dis
cussion DR.. Blacks proposed amend
ment was adopted by a considerable
majority. At the afternoon session
of the same day motion was made
to reconsider the motion of DR.. Black,
which was promptly voted down and
the bill as thus amended returned to
the House. The House, after Wig
orous effort on the part of the friends
>of-the So mills levy to defeat DR..
k'samendment, adopted it with
out change.
The reduction of a half mill in the
general levy meansa saving ofseven-
ty thousand (70,OOO) dollars to the
people of the State. Comments un-
necessary.-Mester Reporter.
FOR OVER SENSITIVE ONES.
The evils growing out of over
sensitiveness are numerous:
l. 1t makes him unhappy who is
thus affected. 1t cannot be other
wise. TO take oftense when none is
intended, and then to go off and
brood over it, with many evil sus-
picions; to treasure up hard thoughts
against the would d-be- offender !; to
nurse and think about it until it
grows to be almost a mountain; to
be sullen and resentful, and to hold
himself aloof from the offending par
ty-thiS and much more breeds un-
happiness. 1t must make one al
most miserable for the time being.
Joy and gladness do not grow in such
soil, antagonized by such disposi-
ton.
3. 1t makes him unlovely and
unlovable. Over-sensitiveness tends
to beget hard feelings, resentfulness
and malice, and these destroy that
love for one another enjoined by
the Scriptures. He cannot love his
neighbor as himself, and often trans
crosses the command which enjoins
forgiveness of injuries. 1t mars an
otherwise beautiful character. 1t
detracts largely from other good
qualities. Instead of attracting 9TH
ers, it repels them.
3. The over sensitive brother is
betrayed into saying hard things
about him who has given the offense !;
and is tempted to speak of him in
disparaging terms. He steps over
the bounds of the command which
says, "Speak not evil one of another,
brethren," and is lacking in that
charity that "thinketh no evil" and
beneath all things" which is, in
sight of heaven, of great price.
4. Over-sensitiveness tends to the
neglect of duty. If offense is taken
at the preacher, the brother will
not hear him preach or pay quarter
age; and hence neglects the sanctua-
ry, and breaks the Scripture and
violates his solemn VOWS. If offense
istaken atthe Sunday-school superin-
tendent, or teacher, he either stays
away from Sunday-school, or de-
prives his children of this privilege.
If the class-leader offends him, he
neglects the class-meeting and pray
er-meeting. If offended at the day
school teacher, he keeps his children
at home, and sins against them by
letting them grow up in ignorance.
And these things he does largely to
spite the offender, under the mis-
taken impression that what he does
will be a sort Of punishment upon
the offender; when in truth it is only
a case of "cutting off the nose to spite
the face" The world moves on,
however, and the preacher and the
church lives without the sensitive
brother; the class-meeting and Sun
day-school does not die without his
presence, and the day-school teacher
getsalong pretty we'll. The only real
sufferer being the over-sensitive
brother. How sinful!
Lastly, it gives one an unlovely
and an unenviable reputation. 1t
causes others to walk around him
with great care and caution. It holds
off his friends at long-taw. 1t hurts
his influence in the church. He is
somewhat unapproachable through
fear Of giving him Offense. and is