Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-06-13

being He oHHircrsorB Of his pastorafc.
"He, Paul, thanked God and took courage"
Acts 2S; 10.
Every individual is so constituted
that encouragement is always well
come. One reason is, it is SO sparce-
ly shown and meagerly bestowed
Encouragement is exceedingly nee
essary, and sweet az the sunlight.
How needful is encouragement in
childhood. Whether or not the boy
or girl is smart at school, whether or
not they pass the minimum mark,
whether it is their joy and pride to
be elevated at or after examination,
or be continued in their present class,
encourage them, for by so doing the
gloom is lessened and the burden is
lightened if defeat be theirs; and if
victory is seated on the brow then to
higher attainments a great stimulus
is bequeathed. And If this encour-
agement in childhood days is SO
helpful, then surely it is as pungent
in force and graceful in form when
presented 20 the man or woman in
later years, for only are the full
grown men and women larger aud
older boys aud girls.
Encouragement is cheap, and on
this account should be more plenti-
fully given. 1t is no great expendi-
ture of power or means. As straw
demonstrates the course Of wind or
tide, so an encouraging tone Of
voice, words spoken, thank you,
frmer grip of the hand than usual,
the benedction Of a smile, and this
latter is not difficult to accomplish,
vet there is heaven in It. A mothers
kiss made Benjamin West the mighty
painter, so a sunbeam playing
around the lips and lighting up the
eye, and presented to the toiler free
Of charge, has meant, and does
mean, appreciation and prayer. The
hand that throws out the stars on
the darkened sky Of the worker and
makes il all agleam, is ever TO be
blessed Encouragement is work
producing. 0, how the worker
strives when his efforts are appre-
ciatcd in the past TO get the best
out Of people, encourage their past
doings, if praiseworthy; and their
poor deeds say nothing about. We
can afford to be quiet when it comes
to faults. To hunt for failures is
not the highest style Of excellence.
Far from il. Even superannuated
mule can kick. When you men go
home to meals don't forget to praise
the cook, after you have praised the
Lord. The Lord is well pleased by
so doing and so is your wife. If
Won want better coffee, better bis
cults, better brea2, and better pies,
praise the coffee and biscuits and
bread aud pies you have had. Aud
you young husbands, or older ones,
don't keep harplng on that rather
old string Of how your mother used
10 cook this or that, aud if your wife
would or could bake, boil, fry or
stew Just as she did, it would amount
to something. If you married a
doll instead Of a helper, whose fault
was it? In nluety-niue cases out Of
a hundred the wife is az good as the
husband will let her be- Husbands!
more encouragement at home. How
the tired fingers seem renewed for
more labor and the aching back is
Strengthened out for another burden,
under the inspiration Of good
word, a praise sentence, an eaco,fr-
ment. The power Of husbands
kiss on the faded cheek Of his old
wife is beyond computation. 1t
means reward for past labors, APP
preciation for work accomplished,
! implicit faith under all circum
stances. II is triumph, q d0xoI-
ogy, an enthronement, aud yet only
an old mans kiss. Let us have more
I kirsing in families, and less dark