The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-06-02
"IBt.iIsrtusi Charity"
ny EMMA sIMRINs.

There IL u story told Of q certain
| good deacon, who was very positive
| Ia his ideas. Consequently he could
not rest while there were any in the
| church who were unsOund ia their
| doctrine, aud he went vigorously Ia
work To correct nil heTeticaI ten.
denotes. lie finally announced with
/ satisfaction that matters were nov
on FIRM bariy. all the members be-
ing expelled except himself and one
brother, concerning whom, however,
he sometimes had his doubts.
Although this worthy man has long
since passed from our midst, his
intoIerant spirit -iiII lives In many,
" not all Of Us, to n greater or less
| degree.
Hut peopl. are gradually coming Ia
til. belief that this ~ a very unwi-e
aud selfish way Of thinking. Those
who have % sound mind see the Tes-
sonabieness ofrxeTrising intellectual
charity, ana those who, Ia addition
10 this, have kind heart, iind pleas
urs In it, practice.
Yet there are many wicked pas
sions which prevent the mind from
acquiring this much-to- he desired
gift, for how can charity for the
opinions Of others dwell IN company
with envy, suspicion, selfish ambi-
ton, and egoiism?
Envy IL n type Of mrnta! selfish
ness that always masters the mind
10 which u exists, and through cove
tou-Bess precludes its slave from the
good he might otherwise receive,
nay IL may even cause him To nisrrp-
resent or Islander the one against
whom 10 IL directed. Often, a man,
conscious OF the inferioriiy of his
mental ability, compared with that
Of Ons with whom he would vie, px-
periences a feeling Of mingled Ieal-
ousy, anger, aud even rage. THIS IL
especially true In the world Of let
tiers, and the words OF writer on
that subject give n Just statement
~ the facts, he says Experience
teaches that the first defence OF
weak minds II to recriminate, and
There's no philosopher but sees
That rage and fear are one disease;
Though that may burn. and this may freeze,
They're both Pike the agus.'
A suspicious person cannot discover
the better side Of human nature,
look where he may; for suspicion
sees only the worst side Of IL, and
ascribes unkind or dishonest mot ives |
to even the best of words and deeds
so that one who feels an atmosphere |
Of suspicion about him IL afraid to |
show his true character, and too
often follows the bad philosophy |
that, IL he must be suspected, u shall |
not he for nothing. II he can help II.
Such an uncharitable tendency,
IN no Indication Of merit
In the person showing II, and, when
we see 10. we say something about
Judging others by ones self"
In mankind, on the con-
lrary, has u great power To stimulate
and enDoble. We feel ashamed to
deceive those who thoroughly trust
~, while we believe with Montague
hat "Confldence In another mans
virtue IL no slight In dicstion Of a
mans own" Ambition and egotism
like al the mind so full of self that
me IL uninfiuenced by any other
IDEAS unless they conflict with his
'wD; but when they do, there IL
isually trouble, and II this import
mt parsonage, so absorbed In self,
ias power or authority, persecution
$ apt to be the result. The b al ef-
ect OF egotism upon the Difference
|ue to the opinions Of ones fellow
nen II illustrated by a remark of
'ope Urban VIII. Objection based
N the decision OF former popes were
made to some Of his arguments.
lis reply wss, "The Judgment Of
wing pope In worth more than the
lsxims Of q hundred dead ones 4"
Egotism In q barrier to Us because
~ cannot avail ourselve. Of know |
.dRe and experience superior To our =
wn while we ignore the existence
such qualities: yet an acqusint-
nee with Charles Dickens works
bows US that he found persons who !
ibored under this difficulty. while
y are convinced that lac was not
~ only man who Ina. met with ,
'li-sufficient Josiah Bounder by
B. sirin
History gives only too abundant | a.
roof OF the harm already done by
,ese bad traits Of mind. Rec1gni.
m OF the value 81 intellectual
rarity IL making mankind more
,aritabIe.
But the advancement Of modern
.ars has brought more forcibly To
" notice another form 81 mental
Justice, the result of overlooking
second fact, the fact that some
inds are very like each other, or
I'VE q common bent. Hence the
any accusations, Of plagiarism aud q,
eft of ideas in inventions aud "
ientific discoveries, which We now -
ar! May not some Of them be un- :"
It?
examples prove that fire. 4
entity men have had their minis ~
rDed In the same direction either | at
accident or by force Of circum- de
'nces. and have therefore develop y,
the same results. In the cases Of of
! invention Of the seq Ing machine w
. telegraph. aud telephone and a.
my other things. men widely sepa- lr1
ed and evidently without any a.
'ans OF stealing each Others r.
,ughts, have been working with 10,
. sane purpose almost simultan- ., 80
iyly. H
here IL an account Of the dis APP
rery Of the process Of saving rs
Irble which illustrates the same vi,
tn. IL II claimed by some tlist . sal
ie boy living In Vermont, having -
Iced the fact that marble II eroded ~
a A.