The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-01-27

see the best side. for 1t Is healthier TO
us to do so and stirs admiration. whicl
Is an elevated state. while the desir,
TO find the worst side keeps one in
spirit of disquietude and disgust anG
mean suspicion, and that is a pulling
down of our own nature, a distignre
ment of our own character. | au
afraid the imperfections of others Wi
kill us yet.
The habit l deplore is apt TO show
itself in the visage. A kindly mar
who wishes everybody well soon dem
onstrates his disposition in his looks
His features may fracture all the laws
of handsome physiognomy, but God
puts into that mans eyes and in the
curve of his nostril and in the upper
and lower lip the signature of Divine
approval. And you see it at a glance,
as plainly as though it had been writ.
ten all over his face in rose color:
This is one of my princes. He is on
the way to the coronation. ! bless him
now with all the benedictions that in
finity can afford. Look at him. Ad.
mire him. Congratulate him."
On the other hand. if one be cynical
about the character of others and
chiefly observant of defects and glad
to find something wrong in character.
the fact is apt to be demonstrated in
his looks. However regular his fea-
lures. and though constructed accord
ing to the laws Of Kaspar Lavater, his
visage is sour. He may smile, but It
is a our smile. There is a sneer In
the imitation of the nostril. There is u
mean curvature to the lip. There is =
bad look in the eye. The devil of
sarcasm and malevolence and suspi-
cion has taken possession of him. and
you see it as plainly as though from
lowest point in the round of his chin
it were written: Mine! Nine! l.,
the demon of the pit, have sonred bis
visage with my curse. Look at him!
He chose a diet of carrion. He gloated
over the misdeeds of others. 1t tool
all my Internal %engineery to make him
what he is-'a busybody in other mems
Matters"
The slanderer almost always at
tempts to escape the scandal he is re-
sponsible for. When in l741 John Wes-
ley was preaching at Bristol and show
ing what reason he had to trust in the
Captain of His Salvation a nearer cried
out: WHO was your captain when
you hanged yourself? | know the man
who saw you when you were cut
down" John Wesley asked the audi
nee to make room and let the SIAN
derer come to the front. but when the
way was open the ~slanderer, instead
of coming forward. fled the room. The
author or distributor of ISLANDERS never
wants TO face his work.
On the day OF P~entecost there were
people endowed with what was called
the gift of tongues" and they spake
for God in many languages. But there
are people in Il time whu seem to
have the gift of evil tongues, and
there is no end to their iniquitous CAB
BILE. Every city. village and n~eighbor-
hood of the earth has had driven
through it these scavenger carts.
When anything is said t o you defam-
atory of the character of others. imi-
tate Joseph John Quincy, of England,
who, when a bad report was brought
to him concerning anybody, asked:
"Dost thou know any good thing to
tell us concerning her? Since there is
nc good to relate, would it not be
kinder to be silent on the evil? Char
ity %rejoiceth not in iniquity."
But there is n worthy and Christian
way OF looking abroad upon others,
rot for the purpose Of bringing them
10 disadvantage or advertising their
weaknesses or putting in great prim-
er" or paragon" type their frailties,
but to offer help, sympathy and res
cue. That is Christlike, and he who
does so wins the applause OF the high
heavens. Just look abroad for the peo-
pie who have made great mistakes and
put a big plaster of coincidence on
their decorations. Such people are
never sympathized with, although
they need an i%nfinity of solace. Do
nestle mistakes. Social mistakes. Ec.
clesiastical mistakes. Political mis-.
takes. The world has for such only
iocosity and gesture of deploration.
There is an ~unoccupied field for you,
my brother. No one has been there.
Take your case of medicines and 60
there and ask them where they are
hurt and apply divine medicament.
There is a public man who has made
n political mistake from which he will
never recover At the next elections
be will be put back and put down in
to a place of disapproval from which
he will never rise. Just go to that
man and unroll the scroll of 100 splen.
cid Americans who, after occupying
high places of promotion. were rele-
gated to private life and public scorn
Show him in what glorious conpany
he has been placed by the anathema
of the ballot box.
II you are rightly interested in 9th.
er mems matters. go TO those who are
just starting in their occupations OF
professions and give them a boost
Those old physicians do not want yonr
ILL.,