The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-12-22
CHARITY.

NhAl"'"Ii indeed. would De ltyyms
pleie were ID, element o. charity With.
drawn. Ldus here remind the reader 4
.hai chHfi,yls not mere mavki,h -cnu. |
mentality
To he charitable, According to some /
,heorifis, h to be- Indifferent t. the die |
iinction b,isttn honor and dishonor
good snutyil, and to treat even the most
fragrant huN, with palliative excuse
and ,oleauor. Chrr,,, like each Of
the virtues, must e2is, ia harmony with
othefsi OF i loses ,,s claim to be- con.
sidered syitae. A charity, II such
could lie the Gaze, which could exist
apart from Truth, rghteousne,s and jus.
ties, would bot serve to ret premium
upon vice aud crime.
], may be Gsked then, what 10 char.
iiy? To take an eminent writer's def
milton, III IL the wite exercise Of the Of.
ieciiopate eide u our nature 1t 10
letting love operate ~ motive power
In all our varied relationships, as ciii.
ssns and members OF commonwealth
in which each ought to consider the
best Interests Of the other lie lur-
ther says, this can never be done by
mere e1pedicney nor from q sense Of
utiliiaHan morality. it must he the re-
cult OF the innate boncfccnce or kind.
ness. Charity Ieiers to our estimates,
o. well Ne our actions It considers the
weakness Incidental Of its own nature,
and'is therefore lenient Ia its Judgment
abont olheis, sot AZ blind ~ ;heir mults,
bu, ae looking to the irailtcs Of our
common humanity, and finding IN the
errors scounteTparis Of the short
comings which exist in ourselves. Char
/ ity consider that there is common
veal, swell as u private veal, aud feels
the claim of the outside world upon H.
| powered help aud sympathy ,hus real
Izlns 30, with AL the distinctions ~hiei
are evidently Inherent in the system {
,hilgs, such as itch and poor, high an'
low, there 10 yeta Brotherhood Of hu
mauity In which the stronger are ex
ptc,ed 10 help the weaker. Chart
considers the terrible eyigencos Of lii
into which many are born, and in looi
iig at the lamentable phases Of char
after continually brought to light, IL
even on the alert to educate the MAST
aud to amolioraie the condition Of the
dwellings. Charity, moreover, is =
pasmodic exercise OF generosity, O
udleu surprise OF human nature mi
~ act Of startling goodness, but it be q
spiri, Of life, that which underlies q
cur judgments Of and ouraciions towar,
others Charity, thus interpreted.
the go.existenee aud exercise OF the q
isc,iona,e with the intellectual aud il
dicial faculties Of our nature
A moral science which found no roo
for charity would develop chaiaclerye
much after the Roman iype-hSr
stern, and unbending-such as mig
exi.twith unflnching bravery and u
yielding energy, but which eventual
ciushes the Rnecuounte side Of hum
nature Moreover IL IL Unnecessary
guard against the great mistake IL
charity cans, in some sort, weakn'
| Of character, for there isno such infpn
ton 10 acts Of selfsurrender, selfdenil
and seli.sacrIGce, a. is TO be- found loo
influence Of this virtue. In proporti
to ne power II the elimination Of III
seIlshness which 20 often merges IN
cowardlce, and cIippIcs the exercise
the higher virtues. To be charitable
for the most part, to have that considC
alton for others which makes us
aside the comfort or discomfort, the n
or unrest Of our hyes,
Charity virtue which needs cal
90. culture men are soRpt TO be dI
heartened 10y ingati,ada and base tre
ment, that they tire in acts Of ben
fcence, ana sometimes they catch ~
cynical tone Of mind which helps
make them not only Indifferent to :
wants Of others, but misIudgers OF +
race. We should never form our Cpl
7 ions Of the baseness Of men from one
. two specimens Of wrong-d0ers we m
} meet with, OF charity will receive
encouragement for its culture, and