El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-24

ing ins titution: it would be soulhelp-
ing institution. Strange action 1t would
be indeed to pull man out of q drown
ing grave and leave him on the bank
with wet clothes and wet and hungry
body. But many times we seem to
think we have gone far enough II we
pull poor soul out OF the clutches OF
hell. We sometimes forget there are
many burdens to be borne even by
Christian. And that by saving people
from other perils than sin but opens
the way for this greatest salvation, 1
tell you Christ as q burden bearer,
and ii we would follow him we will find
plenty of burdens to bear, not only for
ourselves but others.
Oh, what a vast amount of good we
could do in this way. I have heard of
the front of their teams and place a
small rod which they carried for the
purpose, under the shaft to relieve
the pressure on the back or neck OF
the beast, while they praised the weary,
willing creatures for the way they had
done their part. Even horse has
that appreciation for such an act that
he bears the burden Of the next pull
more easily. If this be true OF men and
beast, what good might We not do by
keeping with US the prop OF good per-
sonal interest and personal help,
wherever reasonable, to relieve the
load of many q willing but weary work.
er.
Here is the laboring man. Many
have little idea of the burden OF low
wages and short living that some OF
them have to bear. And yet some
tim es fear that some who wear better
clothes and live in better houses and
ride in better carriages than they are
disposed to pass them by as common
people without q recognition. For my
own part never pass without feeling 1
would like to lift my hat to all such.
Let us be careful by word or act of
recognition to help bear the burden
that 30 aften presses heavily on these
noblemen of earth.
Here are the poor who often can't
get labor to relieve suffering or whose
meager remuneration deprives them
of many necessities of life. Lend
tb em hand.
Hunt out the sick among the poor.
The rich have plenty of attention. Go
sit by their bed for an hour while you
read some short story to them, or tell
some new news. Take them some
flowers, send them nice Loaf and God
only knows the Joy and sunshine you
back into their face. Who can tell the
blessing Florence Nightingale and
Helen Gould have been to the weary
soldiers in the Crimean and Cuban
wars.
But the personal reward for all such
brings the greatest blessing to those
who bear the burdens. 1 have read of
q nobleman who was tired of the bur-
dens of life and was on his way to the
river where be intended to end his
life by drowning. A small boy seized
his cloak and said, ''Here are six of us
and we are dying for want of food.
So he delayed his suicide long enough
to 60 to the scene of need and suffer-
ing. He threw them his purse; and
such was their JOY and gratitude that
he broke down with weeping
and was filed with strange desire to
live. And on going away erpromis-
ing to call next day his heart was SO
full OF Joy that he cried out, "Fool that
I was to think of lesvings world where
such Joy Is to be bad so cheaply."
o brother, friend, would you have
the burdens of your own life lightened
and win the smile of God? then lift the
load from some other life and Christ
will bear thine and 1t, and in the end
He will say, "inasmuch as ye did it
unto one Of the least of these my
brethren, We did 1t unto me-"