Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-22

a most imperfect race, all such hunters
find plenty Of game. There have been
sewing societies In churches which
tore to pieces more regulations than
they made garments for the poor. With
their snrcasms and sly hints and de-
probation of motives they punctured
more good names than they had nee
dies. With their scissors they cut
character bias and back stitched every
evil report they got hold Of. Meetings
of boards of directors have sometimes
ruined good business men by inslnua-
tions against them. The bad work
may not have been done so much by
words, for they would be llbelous, but
by twinkle of the eye or a shrug of
the shoulder or sarcastic accentua-
ton of word. Eyes, he Is all right
when he Is sober" "Have you inquir-
ed into that mans history?" "Do you
know what business he was in before
he entered this" II move that the
application be laid on the table until
some Investigations now going on are
consummnted" 1t is easy enough to
start suspicion that will never down,
but what despicable man is the one
who started II!
Slain by Interrogation Points.
There is not an honest man In Wash
ington or New York or my other city
who cannot be damaged by such in
fernalisin. In village where I once
lived n steamboat every day came to
the wharf. An enemy of the steam
boat company asked one day, 81 Won
der II that steamboat Is safe" The
man who heard the question soon said
to his nelghbor, "rhere Is some sus-
picion about the snfety of that steam
boat" And the next one who got hold
Of II said, "rbere is nm impression
abroad that there will soon be an acci-
dent on that steamer" Soon all that
community began to say, THAT steam
er Is very unsafe" And ms Il conse-
quence we nll took the stage rather
than risk our lives on the river The
steamer was entirely sound and safe.
but one interrogation In regard to her
started suspicion that went on until
the steamboat company was ruined.
Precisely so noble regulations and
good enterprises and useful styles of
business are slain by Interrogation
points. Can you imagine any creature
so lootbsome as the one who feels
himself or herself called to question
NIL integrity, nil ability. all honesty. all
character? Buzznrds looking for car
rion.
While I believe enough In human
depraylty 10 he orthodox. | ten Won
that the most of people whom ! know
are doing the best they can. Faults?
oh, yes; all people except you and
have faults! But they are sorry about
II, repen'ant on account Of 1t and nre
trying TO do better About all the mar
rled people | know of are married to
the one person best suited. Nearly all
the parents with whom am acquaint-
cd are doing the best they can for their
children. All the clerks In stores, so
far as ! know. are honest, and all per-
sons In official position. city, stnte or
nation, are fulfilling their mission as
well as they can. The most Of those
who have failed In business, so far as
l know, have failed honestly. The
singers are singing their best songs,
the sculptors chlseling their best stat
ues, the painters pencilng their best
pictures, the ministers preaching their
best sermons. Take amy audience that
assemblies In any church. and II there
are 800 people assembled think at
least 100 are doing the best they can,
ana II there be 1000 assembled at least
1000 are doing the best they can.
Hunting For vuIturc..
An people make mistakes - sn v
things that afterward they are sorry
for and miss opportunity of utterInc
the right word nnd doing tho right
thing. Rut when they saw their proy.
ers at night these defects arc sure to
bc mentlonel somewhere bctwccn the
nn,nc OF thc Lord for whose mercy thcy
plead. and the amen tlot closes tho
suppllcatiop "'rhat Inns not bcen INV
obsoryntton" SAWS soma ono We'll I
nm sorry for Won. NV hrn,hor my s,s.
tor. what nm awful crowd Won must
have got intol Or. MS ia moro nrobo.
bI. vo, ara ono of III. ch,rno,ors Elm,
my text sketches. You hare not been
hunting FOR partrIdgcs and qunll, but
for vuturcs. You have been micro
scoplzing tho worlds faults. You have
been down In the marshes when you
ought TO have been ou the uplunds. |
have caught you Mt last. You are "a
busybody In other mems matters"
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