The Newtown bee., 1898-03-25

The true man, as MRS Whitney says, does
not satisfy himself with merely doing his
best under the circumstances, he makes
up his mind that he wont stay under the
circumstances. He rises above them, land
puts right and duty and God the great
est circumstances of all, whatever else
Valley Forge, for instance, all the miser-
les of that cruel winter made it very hard
to take the place and fill the duties of
commander Of the American army; it
was situation which was enough to cast
Encouragement upon the nohlest patriot;
but George Washington brought the ar
my out better one than when it went
into those winter quarters, and he did it,
have no doubt even weeping. That is
what lays the foundation for truly great
and leading character. Such man will
be true to himself and to his God, and to
his duty, he rises above what ia without,
and what is within. He persists and con-
tinues and does;
THERE ALL THE HONOR LIES.
there is something beside the duty doing
| which must be considered; there is de-
mand upon US for ministry and service
into which we must go even weeping. It
is not enough that we do our own duty,
we must be helpful to others here on
earth. We rest under that condition. A
man is bound to bear his own bur-
den and his share Of others burdens
also. We carry a common load. Now
in this part Of our life it
| is even harder to remember
the apostolic advice and example. We
are inclined to be helpful when we are
strong and well, and when everything
goes smoothly; we are commercially
quick to offer help when we can do so
without greatly bothering ourselves
That Ia good; it is the right way; but
here is a harder message and obligation.
''Even weeping" even in the hour of our
distress and tt ouble we are to remember
others as well as our selves. That is very
hard. I sometimes think grief and sor-
row and sickness are the most selfish
things in the world. We are generous
| in our pleasures and oh so selfish in our
pains. When we are sore, when we are
grieved, then so far from thinking OF
others we are rather under the impress
sion that everybody ought to be think
ing of us, and doirg for us. We want
people to consider us then; that Is natur
al, in measure it is right; but it may
easily become most woeful selfishness.
| No matter how miserable we are, there
is no reason for making our misery the
reason of others slavery; our trouble
does not deprive US Ct the privilege, nor
relieve US from the duty of being con-
siderste of others, of being help rather
than burden. There are some people
of whom when they are sick for instance,
even charity must affirm that they are
perfect bears, and nuisances. They dent
feel well, and they seem dete rmined that
nobody else shall feel well. There are
others who are sick, and it is almost q
pleasure to minister to them: suppose
the trained nurses could tell US much
about these things even in pain the fret
thought OF some is that they be not IN
mindful OF the happiness and the welfare
of others. They make sickness place
of kindly and helpful ministry. In other
words they learn ''even weeping" to be
helpful, and to be Christian. Perhaps
this ID virtue that men find it hardest
| to learn; women seem TO think that men
are terrible beings to take care of when
sick; however that may be, it is a real
virtue, and Christian one, TO continue
kindly, considerable, TO keep on being
helpful even weeping rather than to be
over burdensome; that ought TO be q
manly as well ~ womanly accomplish
/ mont.
Now this ID hard truth to hear, and