The age-herald., 1901-01-20
THE MURMUR OF THE WORLD.
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tleness, even to the sacred door of the sanc- tuary, where 1t links arms with scoffing and selfrighteousness, and affronts heaven; it will bring you into Gods temple of char ity, where mothers and maidens for ever sing sweetest songs to the power and good ness of the God-pleasing spirit of humanity in it's nobIer forms of generousness and goodheartedness, and loving for the sake of loving.
 Above all things, this guardian spirit, this essence of all we mean by faith, will lead you to see yourselves in your own bare imperfections, will lead you to intro spection, to heart-searching, to truth as it pertains to the being within the breast; and having done thus much, this spirit of faith will lead you to be gentle in your judgments upon all who have not been fairly proved guilty of wrong-doing all those of whose other side you have not had knowledge, for there was never yet a charge made to which there not anoth- CT and less objectionable side to be discov- cred
 And those who are quickest to decry those who are most vulnerable. Hear a man or woman continuously speaking ill of others, or making hurtful hints ir- situations to the peril of other characters or to the wounding of other spirits, and it is luminously true that he or she Is evil minded and given to evil deeds! When that band of brawlers against defenseless woman begged that she be slain even as Saint Stephen was slain in the afterwhile, the Nazarene commanded that he who was without sin should be first to cast deadly stone. The sef-righteous assemblage of sinful slanderers slunk back wolves thwarted of their prey, and that poor wo- man passed unharmed upon her way whilst there rung In her soul, soul accustomed to harshness and sorrow, the most blessed of Gods own benedictions, Neither do condemn thee!'
 It is ours, my beloved, to seek forgiveness . for all the shortcomings and the little wrongs against one another of which we are guilty, and therefor to secure full acquttal that shall not be held absolu- tion for further offending. Forgive Is word in golden letters upon the white ban ner of human faith. It is the password to the gate of heaven and the companionship of the angels; one that is heard and heed ed for ever and ever by the one Judge of us all, prayer for ever granted. It is the word that opens the secret way to every heart that beats in this life, and fast upon it follows love with it's long and rosy train of superlative joys, rolling, rolling, ever rolling inward with full and rich freight of fairest faith and fidelity, making for mortals here upon the earth something of the bliss which fills and glorifies the vast afterwhile beyond the compass of all things that are not glorious.
 Forgive! that is the proudest and noblest and most elevating of all speech that may spring from the heart, finger upon the lips. and pass in prayer. It is moulded into ev- cry true soul that is wrapped in the image of the Maker, and in the world it has giv- en uncounted ages of happiness, and is sure and joyous promise of happiness that neither words nor time may measure, eter- nal on high.
 Speak It, my beloved, speak that blessed word like pure women and true men-For- give! So prays THE MURMURER. |. .---.......-.. ............-. smoother than it sounded last night. It's qualities are well revealed through her measurably artistic singing, and the dra- matic interest of composition never es- capes her, whatever be the extent to which she appreciates it's poetic character Last night she distinguished herself most in Brahms 'Meine hebe ist grun.' which has an historic Interest, as far as her own ca reer is concerned, as it was through that song she attracted first the gracious atten- tion of the operatic powers that started the singer on her presen tcareer."
 Dr. Frank Nabers, who is studying medi- cine at the University of Virginia and talk ing a double course concurrently is re- ported as doing more than well, making one hundred in everything" George Nor row. Jr, who is with Dr. Nabers, is also doing most excellently in his medical studies.