The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-14
GPomeroy's AdTaacs Thought.

Before rs i long letter from s.
thoughtful man wao enquire. as ,o
what is our duty to those who are 10
distress.
First Of all and over alli Gods
law. All other laws 2rc liable 10
change. All that are not In accord
with Gods laws will F de away, cvca
though Others that are 10. in &c on
| come to also FADE away, All o. sin.
sickness and suffering, come from
not understanding aud oheying God
laws which are SO mach easier. bet
| ter and more bcaltjfu. that arc mau's
laws no: in accord with Gods lave,
To Gods laws all OF mankind are
amenable, even If non-observant.
The greatest sufferers in the world
from mental or physical ailment can
find health, peace, content aud
growtt, by returning 20 Gods laws
from which those who worship
epicurean or bodily pleasures alone
depart TO their detriment.
It is right to help all we can help,
but it is not right to sdmit into our
lives, and home circles persons who
come with grunts, frets, grovlings,
CAB and blathers Of ills, aches, and
all manner of imagined dscomf1rt-,
lest they blur and darken our own
lives, and we remain possessed Of
seven devils Of dcmorilizaton. We
have no right to commit treason
against God b. admitting into our
I lives or circles those who are tattlcrs.
blabbers, scandal mongers, GROWERS
and burrowers into darkness, WHO on
the trail Of sympathy would advance
to work US injury and weaken us for
tie road we may and eau 10 for tie
fatura.
There is principle. 1t lives in
the light. 1t calls all to come up
higher. To come ont Of the slough
Of despair, l. IS treason 70 this
principle for any one to 60 INTO
darkness and grumbIing, even TO
wall0w there with those who will not
come ashore No one went into the
mud TO bring John Bunyan out on
his back, or fall under double load.
/ Sympathize with those WHO are in
pain and do what You can TO relieve
them, but you wrong yourself when
you rob yourself, ana to wrong your
self is as much an error as is the
wronging Of others. Man has no
right to lessen his power to benefit
all by committing himself to bearing
the loads of one, unless he can do SO
and not feel it.
No man performs his promise to
his wife, spoken or implied, who
does not provide for her a home
Not q place where she can be hidden
while be plays tytant, hot and cold
BIZ turns, but q home. No man
faithfully discharges his duty to his
children who does not provide for
Thorn q freside. No government
does its duty by its defenders thai
does not secure to them beyond all
reach Of threats for COLLECTION Of
debts. homestead; a home for the
man and wife and a ireslde for the
children.
into this home the chief guard
thereof, supposed to be the husband
and father. should never permit anv
one to enter and remain who comes
to aid thelr qriefs and troubles: TO
make miserable those who as hosts
are forced to Listen to an endless
rot Of recital Of snaps, snarlseed;
and grievance which no wellmeaning,
well-informed persons will hawk
about. We know case where On
able.bodIed man, his wife and grown
up daughters, after the death Of q
son who by the father had been
counted as a future profit and sup
port. visited family where the
hosts were old people, as the term is
used. and full Of lo7e and sympathy
for all who me in distress. The
visit was prolonged fice weeks,
simply because the host and hostess
were too polite to open their doors
ard ask their visitors 10 leave. And
all this time they had to endure the
epewlng Of gr0nts, growls, grief
anj glo0mcreatlng disturbances tbs.
had 70 more right TO enter this Lap
~ home and parade their personal
ericf8 and thus steal Its sunshine
than tlc7 had To enter and stca. its
other beautiful furniture.
The result Of the five weeks Visit
and pumping Of bIackrot and so2.,
f iuice into the lives Of tie old people.
from get up to 20 to bed, was the
making Of the host ADD hostess SICK
Thev ware loadcd do"a with tbe
e drippin4s OF absolute 5e.fshEess LII
a they weakened under tie loads lA=3
n dear, 4ome-4arkcaiag friends hae
thrown upon them. and thus thoJ
have lost the entire summer, thrOa9
: each being made sick.
e Tuls Is hut & sample case, but
q has moro than one duplicate in every