The Iola register., 1902-01-17

Wesley said: 81 always do" like the
reproof which a Chinaman in San
Francisco gave an American. The
American pushed him off the sidewalk
until he fell into the mud. The China
man on rising began to brush off the
mud and said to the American: you
Christian; me heather. Goodby." A
stranger entered q church in one of
the cities and was allowed to stand a
long while, although there was plenty
of room. No one offered a seat. The
stranger after awhile said to one of
the brethren: "What church is this?"
The answer was: "Christ's church, sir"
"Is He in?" said the stranger. The Of
fcer of the church understood what
was meant and gave him a seat. We
want more courtesy in the churches,
more courtesy in places of business,
more courtesy in our homes.
What curse of cynics and pessi-
mists affiicts our time, afilicts all timel
There are those who praise no one un-
til he is dead. Now that he is clear
underground and a heavy stone is on
top of him there is no possibility of his
ever coming up again as a rival. Some
of the epitaphs on tombstones are so
fulsome that on resurrection day a
man rising may, If he reads the epi-
taph, for the moment think he got into
the wrong grave. Speak well one of
another, and If you find yourself in
circles disposed to slander and abuse
be for the time rs dumb as the sphinx,
which, though only a few yards away
from the overshadowing pyramid of
| Egypt, has not with its lips of stone
| spoken one word in thousands of years.
There are two sides to every mans
character - good side and an evil
/ side. The good see only the good
and the evil only the evil, and the
/ probability is that only medium
/ opinion is the right opinion. Most
/ of the people whom I know are do
/ ing about as well as they can under
the circumstances. When ! see peo-
pie who are worse than ! am, | con-
clude that If ! had the same bad in
fiuences 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 impor-
tant work, but many of the reform
ers, dwelling on one evil, see nothing
but evil, and they get so used to an
athena they forget the usefulness
once in awhile of a benediction. They
get so accustomed to eXcoriating
public men that they do not realize
that never since John Hancock in
boldest chirography signed the dec
laration of independence, never since
Columbus picked up the floating land
flowers that showed him he was com
ing near some new country, have
there been so many noble and splen-
did and Christian men in high places
in this country as now. You could
go into the presidents cabinet or
the United States senate or the house
of representatives in this city and
find plenty of men capable of hold
ing an old-fash Methodist
prayer meeting, plenty of senators
and representatives. and cabinet Off
GERS to start the tune and kneel with
the penitents at the altar. In al
these places there are men who could
without looking at the Book, recitC
during vacation at Hawarden, 81 be
leve in God, the Father Almighty
Maker of Heaven and earth, and il
Jesus Christ" and from the senate
and house of representatives and tn,
presidential cabinet and from tn,
surrounding offices and committed
rooms, if they could hear, would
come many voices responding amer
and amen!"
Christian courtesy l especially com
mend to those who have subordi
mates. Almost every person ha
some one under him. How do yol
, treat that clerk, that servant, tina
assistant, that employe? Do you ac
cost him in brusque terms and rough
, ly command him to do that whicl
you might kindly ask him to do
The last words that the duke o
Wellington uttered were: IF yol
- please" That conqueror in what wa
, in some respects the greatest battl
. ever fought in his last hours, aske,
= by his servant if he would take som
: tea repled: "If you please" hi
. last words an expression of courtesy
. Beautiful characteristic in any class
n The day laborers in Sweden, passin
g each other, take off their hats i
4 reverence. There is no excuse 70
I boorishness In any circle AS CON
! plete gentleman as ever lived wa
/. the man who was unhorsed on tn
I road to Damascus and beheaded o
v the road to Ostia-Paul, the apostle
e know that he might be so char
acterized by the way he apologize
a to Ananas, the high priest. l kno,
e it from the way he compliments
|, Felix as a judge and from the wa
r he greets the king; 81 thank m,
/ self, King Agrippa, because l sha
II answer for myself this day befor
s. thee touching all the things wherec
n. / am accused of the Jews, especial