Daily Republican., 1889-01-18
sUBJECTs FOR THOUGHT.

Abstaining from criticism by no means
implies tame and weak submission to
evil Is such. Let all proper warfare be
waged against vice and crime and wrong
of every kind: but for those whom we
imagine o be Identified with these evils
1T MS ave only charity and sympathy,
and tho desire TO help If possible. Their
guilt In their peculiar circumstances may
be far less than our own But for their
Improvement aud happiness we may be
largely responsible. II we search for the
good that Is In them, II we cherish ard
develop 1t by loving and respecting 1t in
them, aud thus winning their esteem and
sympathy, We may possibly disentsDgle
them from the evil,
Pure air Is TO the lungs the mos. In
portant tonic, and we should see TO II that
We have sufficient Of It In the rooms ia
which we I've ard work. Not only must
the air-sp ce be- sufIlclGn mt, but the air
must he constantly renewed II we arc To
live healthy lives. Nor can the import
apce Of the open-air excrc Sc he exaGRer
Ated. We should accuetom ourselves and
our children To be out In ali weatbers and
at all temperatures, unle,e there h. aDme
special reason TO the contrary. Keep The
skin healthy With regular cold bathing,
and always wear wool next to 1t.
In all right cours of life q man Teso-
Lutte desirous of becoming wiser, a
better mi rune 1, better disciplined, mo o
useful individual, viii tiud his thought,
DO b OF he end aud the way, get clearer
as he proceeds In his work. He sets
more truly and more bris htly what It. 81
he WANT; he secs more fully the means
for its a tainment; and with better pros
pect BIO b Of the end and the way, there
comes Increased motive for the seli-im-
proving effort OF the journey.
Sorrow lie not an accident, occurring
now aud then IL Ia the woof which T.
woven irto the warp of life, and he who
has not discerned the divine sacredness OF
sorrow, and tho profound meaning which
Ia concea cd In pain. has Net to learn
what life lie. The cross, manifested as t Q
necessity OF the highest life. alone inter
prets II.
love Of good may DO cultivated to
almost any extent where the original
foundation OF an unselHsh nature exists.
A y ssionate ideal of excellcnce can 81
I'LL the mind that no pleasure is felt in
anything but In strong persistent effort.
TO realize IT,
To ensure long life reereah should
be par OF our daily life. 1t makes the
busy man thoughtful aHd the thoughtful
man busy. 1t ensures success, health
md the accomplishment in less time OF
more aud better work.
Time ehou NOT be allowed to pass
without yielding fruits, In the 'orln II
something learned worthy of b"ing
aDown, some good principle cultivated,
or some good habit rtngtnened.
Outward things don't give, they draw
out. You find in them what you bring
20 them. A cathedral makes only the
devotional feel devotional. Sceuery re
fines ouly the fine minded
One class of men must have their faith
hammered in like nail by authority; au-
other class must have 1t worked In like a
screw by argument.
Brevity is In writing what charity is to
all the ofher virtues Righteousness 10
worth nothing without the one, nor au-
thorship without tue other.
The seeds Of love can never grow but
under the wan and genial inf uence oil
kind feelings and atfectionate manners.
Be courageous and noble minded; our
own hearts and not other mems opinions
u us form our tfus honor.
You cannot dream yourself into char
acter, You must hammer and forge one
for yourself.
You cannot help having religion taught
In the school II you hAvs a man or wo-
man there.
That is the best looking-glIss which
shows the truest face.
The way to speak with power is to
speak honestly.