Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-04
BEAR OTHERS LOADS

BEAR UIHERS LOADS
Or. TALMAGE TELLS US TO BEWARE
OF SELFlSHNESS.
Lift Part Of the Burden From the
Shoulder Of the Heavy Laden-l< ind
Words Are rs Cool Water go "A
Thirsty soul.
Copyright 1889. by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
WASHINGTON. Jan 90. In this discourse
DR. Talmage shows how il is possible to
help Others who are under the pressing
load of fatigue and care and responsibility
The text is Galatians vi, 2. Bear W one
another's burdens. and so fulfill the law
of Christ.
Every man for himselfi II there be
room for only one more passenger in the
lifeboat, get in yourself II there be n
burden 10 lift. you supervise while Others
shoulder IL You be the digit while others
are the ciphcrs on the right hand side
nothing in themselves but augmenting
you In opposition to that theory Of self
pei theory, Bear We one another's bur
dens. and 50 fulfil the law of Christ ="
Everybody has burdens Sometimes
they come down upon the shoulders, some
times they come down upon the head
sometimes they come down upon the
heart Looking over any assembly, they
all seem Well and bright and easy, but
each one has burden to lift. and sorne OF
1Rnt hay . huV.
proposes to split up these burdens into
fragments You take part Of mine. and
must take part Of yours. and each ono will
take part Of the others. and So we will full
FIJI the law of Christ
Mrs. Appleton OF Boston, the daughter
Of Daniel Webster, was dying after long
Illness The great lawyer. after pleading
an important case in the courtroom. on
his way home stopped at the house OF his
daughter and went into her sickrOom
She said to him, Father, why are you
out today in this cold weather without an
overcoat?" The great lawyer went into
the next room and was in a flood of tears,
saying, Dying herself. yet thinking only
Of me. oh. how much more beautiful is
care for others than this everlasting tax
ing care Of ourselves. High up In the
wall Of the temple Of Baalbec there are
three stones. each weighing ], 100 tons.
They were lifted by style of mach inery
that is now among the lost arts Bnt in
my text is the gospel machinery, by which
the vastcr and the heavier tonnage 81 the
worlds burden is 20 be lifted from the
crushed heart of the human race. What
you and most need To learn is the spirit
Of helpfulncss
scatter Kind Words.
Encourage the merchant II he have "A
superior style OF goods tell him -. II he
have with his clerks adorned the show
windows and the shelves. compliment his
taste Ii he have good business locality.
he have had grca; success. If he have
brilliant prospects for the future. recog.
nize all this BE not afraid that he will
become arrogant and pulled up 10y your
approval Before night some shopaoing
person will come in and tell him that his
prices are exOrbitant and that his goods
are of an inferior quality and that his
show window gave promise of far better
things than he found inside Before the
night Of the day in which you say cncour
aging words To that merchant there " III
be- some crank, male or female. who will
come into the store and dcpreciatc every
thing and haul Gown enough goods from
the shelves 20 tit out family for "A whole
winter without buying cents worth II
the merchant he Il grocer. Their, will hc
some one before night who will come into
his establishment ard taste Of ihi. and
taste of that and taste Of everything else.
in that way stealing all the profits OF any
thing that he may Notwithstanding three
apples while he Is eating one orangei
Before the night Of the day whcll You
approve that merchant he will have bad
debt which he will have to erase 70 bud
debt made by some one who has rloyctl
away from the ncighborhood without Civ
ing any hint Of the Place Of destination
Before the night Of the day wher YOU
have uttered encouraging words - the
merchant there will be some woman who
will return 10 his sigr, and say she has
lost her purse; She lcit IL there in the storc.
she brought IL there. she did not take II
away, she knows il Is there. leaving YOU
10 make any delicate and complimentary
inference that you wish 10 make Before
night that merchant win hear that some
style of goods Of which lac has "A large sup
ply is going out II fashion, and there win
be some one who win come into the store
and pay bill under protest, saying he
has paid IL before, but the receipt has been
lost Now, encourage that merchant. not
fearing that he win become arrogant OF
pulled up, for there will be before night
enough unpleasant things said to keep him
from becoming apoplectic with plethora OF
praise
Encourage Your Neighbor
Encourage newspaper men II you knew
how many annoyanccs they have. II you
understood that their most clabur tie ar
ticle Is sometimes flung out because there
is such great pressure on the columns and
that an accurate report Of a speech is ex
pccted, although the uttorancc bc 50 indis
tinct. the discourse Is one long steno
graphic giles aud that the midnight
which finds you asleep demands that they
be awake. and that they are sometimes
ground between the wheels 81 our great
brain manufactures sickened m III often
approach OF men who want complim ntary
newspaper notices. cr who want nuwspa.
per retraction. one day sent 20 rclurt a
burial, the next day to report pupilistiC
encounter: shifted from place to place by
sudden revolution which Is liable 10 take
place any day in our great journalistic
establishments. prpcarinus life becoming
more and more prccai ious--if you under
stood IL you would bc more sympathetic
BE affable when you have not an ax 10 be
sharpened on their grindsione Discus.
In your mind what the nineteenth CENTURY
would be without the newspaper and give
encouraging words Ia all who are cr gagged
in this interest. from the chief ~ I'd itoriaI
department down 20 the boy that brow.
the morning or evening newspaper int
vour haepmelsf xyiudgyv
Encourage mechanics They will pluual
the pipes. or they will calciminc the cell
ings. or they will put down the carpets. OF
they will grain the doors, or they va
fashion the wardrobe BE moi among thoss
who never say anything 10 mechanic tx
eept To find fault II NJ has dona n ioi
well. tell him IL Is spierdpily done The
book Is well bound. the ,oor j. well grain
eft the chandelier i wrll swung, thu work
Is erandly ucrni plish,d Re not among
thn-e employers who never say anything
To their employees except 20 swear nj them
Do not be afraid you viii make that
mechanic ~ puiTrd zap and arrogant he
will never again want 10 he seen with
working apron ar In shirt sleeves, for be
fore the night comes Of that day when you