The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-29
of a real. t~horo,khDre o~odolphin Ara
bian, who 'rIved md d1d for Dixie will
be the noblest epihph.
p~ENCElND bUNps.

pence and the p{tndsfwtll take care OF
themselves" Aid IL applications OF
II are numberless A Vneral corollary to
IT is: "He that ~Idespteth little things,
shall fall by Iittt and little" Lord Ba-
cons illustration kvas When the Monarch
said he had no 4ne ; listen to the pc
tition Of the bor woman, her reply
was: "Then ceaJ to eignl"
II he was toolhigh' 10 attend TO the
least matter of tstica and right, he was
unfit to be q KIM So. st. James thought
about the Christian.
1t is the perfdtion Iof the Titles. the
very Titles, that hakes the perfect whole.
The very best eth Us made up of the
very finest fibre. the most beautiful lace
is made up of tt SIMPLEST stitches. Elk
act justice and equity in the smallest
affair OF life expnds nto the most hon.
orable and happ.i citizenship and govern
ment. The grain Of mustard seed. be-
coming a great tree was the chosen
emblem of the park Of truth that has
covered the earn: ard the Babe in the
manger was the lowiy beginning Of the
Kingdom OF God
in the ways G nature, evolution is a
pretty study: according to Scripture. it
belongs to the ,ays OF God. Seeds and
weak beginnings preeede grand growths;
baby figures, th,gialt mass. The great
est institutions and establishments I'm
our land are iustritions Of all this;
and some say tat cur republic evolved
out Of little cotries and civil crystals,
that rose out OF almost nothing in VIII
liamsburg and cher colonial centres.
The reverse ofthis process is the way
20 failure. Greal BEGINNINGS and unlim-
tied charters lake mighty smashes.
Pride goeth bef~e destruction. through
out business art social and individual
life. A presidlt, zen vice-presidents,
and fifty directos. 'iuunt suo pondere-
die Of immensenss.
Nevertheless. h biz and the immense
and the magnificent fascinate man and
womankind. R~ady-nade and cheap
greatness is wAt the generality are
after. They dom fwart the genuine thing
that is reached billy by self-denial, by
industry, by cottage by fidelity, by
steady aeeretion, by increasing inteii-
gence and chara4el, and strength and
power. They are better pleased with the
~merchantable artJe tlat passes current,
that can be bouht and gotten through
the medium of newspaper notice and
public office. his kind OF greatness
rises by shape and talent by pure
luck; and it desises the old-fashioned
ways and method AND processes-the lit
ties that help & make the much-the
pence that make up the pounds. They
aim for the pouds by fair means or
foul. Still the Oh proverb holds, and
we must take cat Of the pence if We
want the pounds.
There's another view OF this question.
We have, in life ipOunds that are the
large pieces. and perce that represent
the small change I society; that Is, most
Of us. II is a wskness of mankind to
look a good deal to much after the larg-
er currency, the big pieces. and mind
high things, that lave dignities stamped
on them: queens. presidents, and things
like that. We tale care of the pounds
and let the poor ,ence take care of
themselves. We 90 Tor magnifcence di
rect, borrow iustre from the compan-
ionship Of the lucky. the rich, and great.
We forget the dangr Of contrast, the
discredit Of toadyism. James, the Apos-
tie. had a profound Gsgust for the man
that %worshipped the g'eat and dishonor-
ed the poor and humble. The scriptures
say: For a piece Of bread that man
will transgress." Why should he not?
He has no true weights, meastes, and
standards. He has no eye for rtal value
and essential worth and purity nd good
ness. A liar is easily deceived. Ind the
dealer in outsides is deceived bI shows.
What so disappointing as the distin-
guished. all full of themselves Think
Of Caliban's self-reproach:
- thrice double ass was
To take this drunkard for liking,
And worship this dull fool.1
The highest test Of mauliuess is thdeady
earnest, and faithful recognition vlr-
tue and goodness. utterly regardlts OF
place, fortune. or outward showt or
the cry and worship of the idle towd.
Joseph, of Arimathea, is honort by
every noble nature. and Veronica, Neth-
er a myth or a fact, is beautiful.
The handsomest application OF the
old proverb is to take care OF the tnce,
the little ones. the bufed. the ined,
the disrespected. the unlucky. the cfonic
moor that neople rather avoid, tf@reby
some have entertained angels. Ami If
We only take care Of the pence OF ieel-
ing, of thought, of act invested IN non
est kindness towards these, we accu-
mulate sterling sovereign writes in our
souls. The neglect of the pence Is a paa
thing. TO wound the feelings OF a ittle
one fearfuliy offends the Master \ III
tie stitch dropped ruins the web OF char-
acter. Small, sweet courtesies make a
Heaven Of Home.
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