The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-03-16


Kindness Is twin sister to love.
ana like love Is an attribute of heav-
en-. Its author and source is God.
IL Is one of Gods beautiful and val
ued gifts to man. 1t makes friends
everywhere and Is a christian virtue.
rure kindness as it comes from its
source in heaven is experienced in
the mind. seen in the actions and felt
In the hearts of men. "Out of the
neart are the issues of life." From a
Kind heart proceeds kind words !;
from a kind mind comes kind
thoughts, and from kind hands come
Kind deeds. We have said that kind
ness Is beautiful, but it must be re.
membered that it is as valuable as it
Is beautiful. Many wayfaring one
mas been turned from life of wick
edness and transgression to life of
righteousness and obedience by a
Kind word. We should always guard
our words. and always speak kindly
OF our friends and never unkindly of
enemies and others. God and heaven
are kind the world is selfish and
unkind and continually seeks to de.
stroy all that is Kind within US.
Then, 10 Lord, open thy fountain of
sso1Bgs upon us all and keep US eyer
NfOf this heavenly sunshine"
We should not forget that the world
and eernfy have claim on each
one ofus, and that we must shortly
respond to heir call and 60 forth to
the duties Ga busy life and then to
eternity. Today we have father,
mother. sistes, brothers and friends
with US and tomorrow they are gone.
Hence. the Importance of speaking
and acting in such a way that when
we are separated we shall carry with
US the memory of kindness. We
should all so livethat when we have
parted from our friends and loved
ones that none of our hearts will be
burdened with load of unkind re-
morse and regret. Our firesldes are
places for nothing but kind words
and actions. We should be kind to
the trembling weather.beaten form
who knocks at the door for a cup of
water or crust of bread.
Kindness is kind to the unkind and
trespassing one who has and does do
wrong. Kindness remembers that
conscience Furnishes the transgressor,
and that his heart is already pierced
with daggers of remorse.
Many a tresspassing one is so tress-
passing because he has been driven to
1t by kind loving ones who have tried
to reform him by unkind reproofs.
Kindness is a pure trait that
streams from above, and while its
ssurce is heaven its dweiIing-place
should be everywhere. I see kind
mss as pure as it comes from its
tnpntain in a mothers tears at the
be6ide of a sick child. I hear it in
theprayers and cries of that mother
as she signs and sorrows over the fall
of q hayward boy who is living life
of debauchery, crime and shame. l
see 1t in giving cup of water to the
Thirsty, and sharing crust of bread
with the hungry. Doing unto 9th.
ers as we would have them do to Us
is kindness written upon the heart.
Let me pen you picture of kind.
ness: Go into some needy home oil
the poor. On little cot is a dying
man. Around him are needy, hun.
CRY children, and a care.worn and
distressed wife. That man is depart
ing. He calls his family to him for
the last time to counsel and encour.
age them. No fuel, little clothing,
hungry appetites and no bread. Tear.
full eyes. sorrowing hearts gloomy
darkness seems to reign everywhere,
Now, in the midst of all this sadness
and sorrow and want. hear rap on
the door and see some one enter. He
is carrying needed food and clothing
in his hands, kindness is felt in his
heart, and written upon his face. He
takes the feeble hand in his, he speaks
words of consolation and puts a blan.
ket over the shivering form. He
turns to the distressed woman and
supplies loaf of bread. He speaks
TO the children and their tears dry.
their cries begin to hush. Gloom and
darkness has disappeared and light
and happiness and consolation has
appeared. The sadness has been
lifted from their hearts, and the tears
taken from their eyes.
This is kindness which Is moi
mixed with any alloy. 1t is as pure
as when it proceeded from its tount-
ain. This looks so much like the
life of Him who said maid, arise
and dried the mourner's tears.
Again, kindness is not selfish