St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-03
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The highest form of charity Is TO help
people to help themselves. and one Is
tempted often to believe that this is the
only real charity; all else is but in
measure creating or educating paupers.
For where one Is willing to de-
pend upon the efforts of others, to be
clothed by the work of anOther'S hands,
or educated by the money some one else
has earned, unless there is very rea-
sonable prospect of the recipient being
able to repay the one who has come TO
the rescue OF evident talent, often at
the very last gasp. that, for one, is
pauper
There is a certain amount of self
respect and pride implanted in the
hearts of all right-thinking people that
areyents their calmly sitting down
TO be denendent on others. This spirit
should be cultivated to the utmost, for
i'm this feeling of self-respect Is the nope
for the future of the individual and the
world. The thing that Is gained by per-
s0nal effort is the thing that means
something to us You remember the
story in the ARABIAN Nights Enter
tainmentr of the man for whom so mucn
was done. and vet he could rot succeed
IN winning the gold and jewels that
seem to represent the good lhlngs OF
this life i'm those incOmpa parable ola para
bles, but at length he betnought MN 10
do something for himself, and 10!
kT0nderful success.
How pitiful lives all about US often
seem, when just little help at right
time would make all go smooth ana
we'll ! have heard Of charitable So
ciety i'm a neighbOrlng city when
has a fund to loan III TINS way; II
they see a man who is trying to do the
best for himself in need OF little capl-
tai, they loan it to him, as man TO man,
not give it, as patron TO penSiOner; and,
helped and good old En-
glish worldly this little aid, he secures
Z hCme. it may be, or business chances
Tor himself, and thus becomes self
supporting, Self-reSpecting man.
One woman, in years gone by. VINO
had earned her own education ana po-
sition as principal of a large city school,
had often given of her hard earnings TO
help other struggling girls. and in al
most every case they had proved them
kelYeS ungrateful, until at length she
vowed never TO give away another cent.
About this time, however, she maze the
acquaintance OF poor widow with sew
eral daughters, whom she Kept III
school by washing Soon the eldest
daughter finished the school in the
little town and desired to 90 to
the city and prepare herself for
special teacher, but alas. there was no
money. i hen the woman who had
rprVcd herself to hardness OF heart,
offered 10 loan the money, and the offer
vas gratefully accepted. After few
years the proud young teacher came 10
Griug back the money loaned. "N0,"
said Hy friend, II will loan tbs TO
SOphy now till She is able to earn her
OWE liying." So. after a while, SOphy
came 10 bring the money. 10 you not
know OF any one who is in need OF this
money as a lGan?' she asked. YES,
there is young girl who wishes TO A.,
study music who lives near Us. Shc
CEn earn her board, and II she mas
little money would begin her lessons at
once" DO ven think she is good
person 10 hclp?'' Yes, l am sure she
IS" So the money was again loaned,
and did its good work, and yet agaln,
and for aught 1 know, is still on It's
'ounds.
This was all very quietly done, but if
sou could have seen my friend in after
years in the family whose prosperity
dated from the efforts of the Oldest
daughter, aided that little SUN that had
become persOnifitd among them as the
money!" and seen tie gratitude and
affection with which she was treated
white their.guest, You would have un- ,
derst0od how Thoroughly they believe
in the charity that helps people help |
themselves, ana also how | became
the firm convert to that way of thinking
also. Success, like the kingdom of
heaven, is whiting tie very heart OF the
worker, if he shall succeed at all.
AUNT Polly.