The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-03
Giving Wisely.

Rich men and men not SO rich olten
Justify their laca uiliberality oy pleao-
ing the difficulty Of giving wisely the
danger of doing more harm than gooo
by large benevolences. Wasteful CIV
ing, unsuccessful orinjurious eharltaoie
enterprises, furnish excuses for selfish
ness, and their greatest evil is in their
announcement to this hardness OF
heart. These charitable failures, how
ever, will not be valid excuses when
men render their account to God for
their stewardship. We are Lying IN
world full of human need, of NOBLE en-
terprises, of intelligent effort, of blessed
ministrations, and all these are crying
TO US all for our interest and our heip
in every possible way. If God has
given US financial prosperity it is that
we might render assistance with our
means. Who that has been active
enough to acquire a fortune Is dnac-
quainted personally with those who are
equally active in the service Of their
fellow men? Can he be ignorant of the
nature of the methods by which his fel-
low men are being helped to a higher
life, morally, spiritually, Intellectually,
physically? He knows that his own
family cannot be trained and fitted for
ordinary usefulness and happiness
withot liberal expenditures. Can he
imagine that the world around needs
no help from him to avert the conse-
ouences of moral evil, human infirm-
itv, and a thousand unfavorable influ-
ences.
All this is too pin to be unseen by
any man of ordinary intelligence and
moral elevation. If he sees it not, the
difficulty is in the heart and not IN the
understanding. If any rich l"sn is
discouraged in his benevolent inten-
tions by unhappy results i'll the case Of
those who have given unwisely, he
may be encouraged by innumerable in-
stances Of splendid results in the case
of those who have given wisely. What
names are houored here more than
those of men who in their lifetime have
founded or fostered our great educa-
ca.ional and benevolent institutions?
Other great cities and many smaller
cities have been similarly blessed with
noble instances Of wise and successful
giving. Cyrus Hall Mccormick, OF
Chicago, is a noble example of the class
which has done so much to eXalt Amer
lea in the estimation of the civilized
world. Says the Interior, in an article
describing his method of doing good:
None of Mr.. McCormick's plans
have failed-though seven years are
nearly gone since his death. The the
illogical seminary has risen steadily till
it has reached the highest place, not
only in our denomination, but in the
country. Washington and Lee Uni
versity, rescued by him by a timely do
nation of $4,000, passed its crisis, and
now goes forward a blessing to the peo-
pie of the Southeastern States. Park
College, to the aid Of which be went in
times perilous to it, has become great
institution; one Of the most beneficent
and widely useful of our educational
centres. The Board of Aid for Col
leges Of our Church, to which he gave
a munificent start within a half-hour
of its birth, has risen to place of great
and far-reaching Influence. Pierre
University, for the Northwest, is stead
lily advancing to meet the growing de-
mands of that great empire. The
y. NJ. c. \. of Chicago grows con-
stantly in strength, activity and use
fulness. The Interior goes forward
from strength to strength, full Of coar-
age, hope and resolution
In the city and vicinity Of Albany,
are four religious and benevolent insti-
tutions all doing noble work for the ad
vantage of the entire community, and
all established by the iiberality of one
man still living to witness their in
creasing success and usefulness. Verify
there is no excuse whatever for want
of liberality, in the difficulty Of giving
wisely.
Our Congressman, in his patriotic