Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-04-11

and are engaged with great causes,
not as 1t appears To those who have
wealth and jignities-hut as it ap
pears To ordinary men who are com
PEELED to move in ordinary spheres.
That, however. was not his ONLY our
pose. lie wanted to teach men that.
IN order To he truly heroic. il is not
necessary TO be occupied with things
that the world calls great IL is not
the diameter Of the circle i'm whirl,
life moves that glorifies IL, bat the
spirit IN which we tread the daily
round; life's dignity depends. not
upon the amount of work accomplish
Ell. but altogether upon the energy
with which Gods vii! Is performed
trials or borne, aud goodness loved
aud pursued.
at is not the deed that we do.
! Though the deed bc never so fair.
But the love the dear Lord looketh for
Hidden with holy care
In the heart OF the deed so fair"
| think that we shall see this more.
clearly if We can fix in mind "a clear
ard comprehensive definition of he
roiSm. What is heroism: 1t i that
spirit which enables IT, To 90 straight,
forward in spite of hiudrahces. to
disregard all obStarles aud limita
uous, and meet the duty of the hour
with full aud cheerful and fearless
discharge. The character of the dutv.
whether il be great or small, high
or lowly,-has nothing to do with i
If 1t is n duty, then TO face it gladly
and nnShrinkiugly, and to do it thor
oughly without regard to the loss or
danger to self which may follow. is
heroic. This definition of heroism
must, however, be- still further ex
tended. 1t Is not only such "a per
formance of duty as has been indi
Gated. hut it must also include the
maintenance Of courageous. CHEEKY.
hopeful spirit in the face of pain.
trial. aud sorrow IL excludes mon
ing, whining, and fr~tting over the
irreParahle mistakes of the past. the
present MYSTERIES in Gods dealings
with uS, and the threatened dangers
of the future.
But We need-some IF us at least.
not so much To toe told that we NAV
live heroicly in the narrow spheres in
which We move. as to he told how We
may live thus. Several things will
help us to do this.
FIRST, let us remembrr that whrr
ever we are, unless brought there by
Or f0llIeS or sins, there is where God
wants us 10 be. Never fancy that
'o' could he something if only you
had a different lot and + he assign
eel YOU. The very things that Won
most deprecate, as fatal limitations or
ohStrmc' ions are prob,bl, what you
most need. W at Won call hinLrancc,
obstacles, discouragrmcnts. are prob
ably Gods Opportunities"
TAou earnest not to thy place hy acci
denE
1t Is the very place God meant for thee
And shouldSt thou there small Sc0p,
for action see,
! DO not Tor This give room 40 discomfort
! Nor let the tine thou owest To God b,
spent
In idly dreaming how thou mightes
In what concerns thy spiritual life
more free
From inward hindrance eorimpediment.
Again, however much of pain anC
sorrow We may have, let us be cher
ry and bright for the sake of other,
a. we'll as for our sake.
There is nothing IN life or in lit
ersture more pathetic than the ac
count Of little lad, named Leonard
in Mrs. Ewing's "Story of Shor
Life" The little fellow, who had
been the victim of an accident, is ,
hopeless cripple and his misshaper
body is forever racked with pain
On account of his afillcton he ha,
been spoiled until he is capricious
tyrannical, and torment to himself
and to all others. The mother fin
all told him of the family motto. ,
Latin phrase meaning. Happy is my
lot" She interpreted this so as I,
make it apply to his condition. sh'
appealed to his sense of honor, anC
thus SncceeIed ut last in awaking
III him the heroic Inspiration. III,
began 10 think that perhaps ther,