Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-05-26
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SOME THINGS AND MORE!

Every man IL more or less a creature
Of circumstances; he IL the subject OF
sorrow, misfortune and calamity, aud
at such times claims, or has q claim
upon others for sympathy, assistance
and relief II may be- that men Ia
pOse, ssiOn Of means are subject In part
10 the same conditions, In Some respects
At least, for sickness aud death are no
respeoiers OF persons, but financial
difficulty and poverty are not added to
thst already bitter cup which is held
10 the lips, aud which must be drained
apparently TO the very dregA
Men are invited 10 share In the pros.
peri,y Of the woll.to.do, welcome IL
extended TO thcir entertainments,
special seasons are brilliant with dis.
play, and oongfatulatl3n assumes y
thousand form; the birth OF one OF the
marriage Of another calls out the
ready visit Of "lhe set" or circle, In
which wealth and fashion 10 ostou,a.
uously revolve; yes, rs the world
/ goes, Il Is easy to "fgoico with those
who can reiolou," ah, much more than
to "woop with those who weep"
And yet amid this glare, this wor-
ship or Rdulailon, now little genuine
soul there's, how Insignificant all the
pretensiona Of friendship AMI the syco.
phancy Of interest should ga change
come DER the spirit Of this dfeam;''
lot the frost Of failure, or the whirlwlnd
Of calamity turn success into over.
throw, aud the hutteItliea hide OF fil
away to more congonial skies; there Il
rarely a warm ami ready hand
stretched out, rarely n proiier OF aid,
not often any Samaritan TO bind az
the wOunda received In the conflict,
or "to pour out the oil aud the wlntl"
Aud yet after all there IL good deal
Of quiet unobtusiye sympalhy In the
world which IL known Of the angelo, II
unherilded among men; and this way,
Of doing good without "the left hand
knowing what the right hand doeth'l
Is the one redeeming feature Of char
/ ity or love, the one alone In fact which
hnds record IN tho heavens, for II
savers Of brotherhood, It is the mani.
iestatlon Of tho divine, Tor Ho doeth
good In this serene, beneheent,
unnoted, yet efleclual way; In silence
and secrecy mayhap the blessing 1,
bestowed 80 nay OFT reoeived--ioT the
most truly thankful man Ia not alway'
the most pToiusB IN bis aoknowledg
menI OF favor well enjoyed, but IN,
heart swells, tho client tear falls, IA,
unspoheu prayer GOES out, tho uneK'
tiugulshable memory nherishes, aud
each responds In season 10 this sympa'
thy which the thoughtful, sensiiiy,
soul only knows how TO give or take,
That religious sentiment has much
20 do with this form Of manifestation
ls assuTedly true; that inspiration frou
the Eternal Spirit moves upon the sus'
ccptu.e soul OF man Is surely appreoi
atri, Tor u IA In tho recesses OF society
mainly that tnis disposition to help Il
most decidedly felt. Those who NJ,
pllunod to this, seek amid the outcastI
the putlhhs OF mans civilization, q
field tor the exetciso OF their beuevo
| lupcr; tho rain Of their charity IL al
| ,nu rain from heaven, whioh lie oausel
60 IAN upon "the Just and upon tue un
| Iuar" they arc IN this sense both alik'
H Himl
Others limit In a great measure theiI
"nnorlngs and oblatlonA" to their own
lothose who are members with them ir
religious, benevolent or so1ial organiza
t,oue; tho Metho iisl aids the Methods
Who 10 In distress, the Catholic IN,
Catholic, the Baptist his co'religlou.st
aud the Jew always opens his ear and
heart to tue call Of necessity when
uttered by one OF the ancient house o
Israel. This Is oil gooj, because lhor
s more or less OF Intimacy, ihe sltua
Ion Is more likely 10 DO underalooi, o
inquiry 10 more easy, and irauduloG
nTetense lie not 30 likely 10 he a succts|
! Organized philanthropy, benoVolence