Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-02-12
KINDNESS
HIS THEME
Eloquent Sermon Preached by
Rev. F. B. Short at EpwOrlh
Church Last Night.
FINE MUSIC BY THE CHOIR


MAINS IN HIS SERMON AT EP-
WORTH LAST NIGHT.
Before the hour Of beginning SER
vice at Epworth NJ E. Church last
night, the large audience room was
crowded to its utmost capacity and
numbers were unable TO gain admit
tance. The occasion was a song SER
vice given under the auspices of the
choir OF the church. assisted by Miss
Florence walton, sporano. Of Philadel-
phia. The singing OF the choir was ex-
ceptionaly fine. Parks song Of
Thanksgiving" was splendidly render
ed, and the number Daughter Of
Zion." by Trowbridge, was sung in
manner that showed careful training.
A ladies' trio composed of Mrs. Mary
Gee, Mrs Emma Owens and Miss Ninie
Clark, sang unusually well a selection
entitled Gently Lead U.s." Miss Wal
ton was In splendid voice and her sing
ign was a treat.
Professor Wailsmith. the regular
Vi Au+ Nuultls diIUnIdnAta
the choir in cne of the anthems, and
Also played with good Interpretation
Loves Power George e. King was
director and Mrs. Emma Saxton was
organist.
Kindness was the motif Of the sell
mon which Rev. Francis b. Short
preached to an immense con-
course, His text was Acas, xviii,
2: And the barbarous people showed
us no little kindness" The pastor said.
After being fourteen days and nights
on stormy sea, Paul and his COM
rades, PIG in all, finally reached the
Island CT Meiita. This historic Island
OF Melita-or Malta. as it is now called
once famous for the vast amount Of
honey found there, is in the Mediter-
ranean sea; belongs to Great Britain
and is about seventeen miles long and
nine miles wide. At present it has
800 inhabitants. When Paul reach
cd its shore in the year 6S A. d.. he
found a different class Of Inhabitants,
they we're Carthaginians, but the
greatest theo,ogian that ever lived said
concerning them: "fhe barbarous peo-
PIE showed Us no little kindness. They
kindled Q fire and made as comfort
able as possible these unfortunate ones
OF the sea. There are many so-called
civilized people who could learn a
lesson from these harbarous Maltese
And II seems to me that many need to
learn it and practice it. 1t is the les
son of kindness.
Those who cannot be won and con-
trolled by kindness are few, and in
deed the exception. ! verify believe that
nine hundred and ninety-nine out Of
every thousand not only appreciate
kindness, but can be governed by it.
Even the brute has an appreciation Of
1t. Kind words will do far more than
harsh ones towards bringing into sub
lection both the aggravated nature OF
mankind and savage disposition OF
beast. 10 is said that St. Jerome once
won the affection of lion by removing
from its paw a thorn. And so / be-
lieve there are many lion-like natures
that could be made gentle by pouring
kindness into their souls. Parents can
easily ruin the nature Of their children
by harshness, and while ] believe the
rod is often necessity, I do not be-
lieve that loud-spozen commands and
threats are either wise or beneficial.
Indeed, / believe more children are
ruined by the ll-beat-yOu-if-you-
don't" plan than by the plan Of kind
ness. The most delicate thing
in this world is a child's nature, and /
beseech Of You parents to study Il, SO
you may govern it, if possible, by the
scentre 0f lindncss Even severe chas-
tisement may be kindly administered
II there is any one class for
whom ] plead fer kindness it is the
children. l love them all-the rich and
the poor. The newsboys who serve us
papers, some Of them are poor. and
dirty and ragged. Let us speak kindly
to them, and if we can help them.
There do not come to US many oppor-
tunities for the doing Of great things
but there comes to us every day an Op-
portunity to do some act of kindness
For these the world is hungry, starving
There is an opportunity in your home
for isuch an act. II may be that youl
wife. or your husband is hungry foI
you TO manifest again your long age
promised love by some little deed OF
Kindness. There are hearts that are
freezing for want of the sunshine o
kindness. Kindness is an indispensable,
virtue. II should be more manifest II
the home, in the school and in bust
ness. Kindness is the golden girdl.
that should bind into happiness anl
harmony the hearts Of every home
The link that should fasten employee
to emplOye. The bond that shoul,
unite teacher with pupil
II We would he kind to others WI
must ourselves possess the virtue y
kindness. and 10 possess this virtu
three rules must be observed
First rule-We must study the art O
pleasing This is a much neglected. art
Some Of us give wears Of study 10 tn
art Of music and painting: we viii
spend years in school or shop prepar
ing for our life-work This is all ver,
good. unless during that time we hav
neglected TO consider this. the art q
arts-pleasng people. / contend tha
we should all honestly try to pleas
each other: to do this we must kno1
cach others disposition, and to kno,
this We must study each other--nndir
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