Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1902-01-23

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good deeds pass unimproved.
There are two sides to every mans char
acter-a good side and an evil side. The
good see only the good and the evil only
The evil, and the probability is that a me-
dunn opinion is the right opinion. Most
OF the people whom / know are doing
about as well as they can under the cir
cumstances. When | see people who are
worse than I am. I conclude that If I had
the same bad influences around me all my
life that they have had / would probably
have been worse than they now are. The
work of reform is the most important
work. but many Of the reformers, DWELL
ing on one evil, see nothing but evil, and
they get so used to anathema they forget
the usefulness once in awhile of a benedlc-
ton. They get so accustomed to excor-
iating public men that they do not realize
that never since John Hancock in boldest
c~hirograpky signed the Declaration of In
dependence, never since Columbus picked
up the floating land flowers that showed
him he was coming near some new coun.
try, have there been so many noOle and
splendid and Christian men in high places
in this country as now. You could GO into
States Senate or the House of Representa-
tises in this city and fnd plenty Of men
capable Of holding an Old fashioned Metho-
dist prayer meeting, plenty of Senators
and Representatives and Cabinet officers
to start the tune and kneel with the pen
itents at the altar. In all these places
there are men who could. without looking
~ The hook. recite tne sublime words. as
did Gladstone during vacation at HaWar-
den. "I believe in God. the Father A..
mighty. Maker of heaven and earth. and
in Jesus Christ" and from the Senate ana
House Of Representatives and the Presl-
Dental Cabinet and from the s~urroundlnG
Offices and committee rooms, II they could
hear, would come many voices responding
"Amen and amen!" :.
Christian courtesy I especially cor1rnend
to those who hav subordlnates: Almost
every person has some one under hun. low
Go YOU treat that clerk. that servant. that
assistant, that emp,oye? Do you accost
him in brlsqre terms and roughly
him to do that which you might. kindly
ssk him to do? The first words that. the
Duke Of Wellington uttered were. IF you
please" That couqueror in what was IN
some respects the greatest hattie ever
fought in his last hours, asked by his SER
want If he won,d take some tea. replied,
eff yor please" his last words an exrres-
sion Of courtesy. Beautiful characteristic
in any class. The day laborers in Sweden.
passing each other. take off their hats IN
ness in any circle. As complete a gentle
man as ever lived was the man who was
endorsed on the road to Damascus and be-
headed on the road to Ostie-Paul, the
apostle. I know that he might be so char
acterized by the way he apo.ogi7ed to Ana
Mas, the high priest. I know it from the
wav he comp.imented Felix rs = Judge:
thank myself, King Aerinra, because l
shall answer for nyse'f this day before
thee touching all the things whereof I am
accused OF the Jews. esnecia1y because !
know thee to he expert in all customs and
questions which are among the jews" l
know that Paul was a gentleman from the
wavle opened his sermon o. Mars hill.
translation implies. bat SAVING. 7 r,'n
Of Athens. I perceive that in all things We
are verv devo-t." I know he was a gem
t'eman from the fact that when he with
others Of a shipwreck. on the Island OF
Meta visited the g%overnor o. the is and
Re was most IMPRESSED with the courtesy
SHOWN them AND reported that visit in
these words: "rn the same quarters were
possessions of the chef mar of the Island,
whose rare was Pub.ius. who received ~
end lodged us three days COURTHOUSE"
And tnen see those words Of advice which
he gives: @Bea- we one anothers burdens
"In honor rreferring one a%nother;;" Zion
or IL men,"
What a Mighty mea-s Of usefulness is
courtesy! The lick Of it brings to many a
dead fa;'ur~. while b,fore those who pos.
sess it in large Quantity all the doors OF
opportunity are ooen. You can tell that
~urhanity does ro5 come from study OF
books Of etiquette. although such books
rave tneir use. but from a mind full OF
thoughtfu,ness for Others and a heart in
| sympathy with the conditions Of others.
IF those conditions be PROSPEROUS. 4
| e'acness for the success. OF if the condi'
| tons he decreasing. a sorrow TO- the ur.
favorable circumstances. Al, this word
| needs lighting IN!
To those Of us VINO are PROSPEROUS it j.
! TO credit tsat we are in a state o: good
| c,eer. but in the lives O: niretv-nire cut
/ o: a hundred there is a rethet;c side. a
Wv q genial LOOK. by a kind word. b. a
| he.rful action. we pay lif% a little OF the
| burden aud party c,ei the way for the
| stumbling foo. Or. what a g.or;ous ar:
i it IS to. say TIE right word in the right
wsv at the right time!
II others lac. corrtes-. that is no rea'
son why YOU should lac. Il. Resncud to
some one-e'se is a boor is no reason why
yor should be a boor. Bnt how few show
nroanitv when badly treated! Human ma
lure gays: can eve for al eye. a tooth fol
a tooth. retort for retort. SANDER TO- s'aa'
der. maitreatment for maltreatment." Eui
CneTc nave Deen those YOU ana J. nave
known who enid ~assau't and car.caturt
and Injustice have uaintaine6 the love'i
ness of bosom week in sprirgtime. Moth
ing but divine grace in the heart can keer
such equilibrium. That is not human ma
ture until it. is transformed by superna
influences. To nut it ops the lowest qrounf
You canrot. afford to be ~revengeful and
malignant.
Hatred and high indignation are stage:
Of unhealth. They enlarge the sp.een
they weaken the nerves; they attack the
brain. Rage IN a man is one form OF apo
plexy. Every tins you get mad you dam
age your bouy and MIND and SOU, and 20,
have not such a surplus Of vigor and en-
ergy that you can afford to sacrifice them
SO l app.aud Christian courtesy.
would put it upon the throne, Of ever,
4 heart in all the world. The beauty of i
is that you may extend it to others AMI
have just as much OF it-yea. more of it.
left in your own heart and life.
1t is like the miracle of the loares ant
fishes, which, by being divided, were mu.
tipiied until twelve baskets were fllet
with the remnants. 1t is like y torch
with which fifty lamps many be lighte.
and yet the torch remain as bright as be
fore 1t lighted the first lamp.
But this grace will not come to it's core
nal until it reaches the heavenly sphere
What a world hat must be where selfish
ness and Jealousy and pride and acerbitie
| OF tepper have never entered and neve