The Yale expositor., 1902-01-17


Joining in the work OF defamation.
IL Is a bad streak I'm human nature
that there are so many people who
prefer 10 believe evil instead of good
concerning any one under discussion.
The more faults a man has Of his own
the more wiling Is he 20 ascrlbe faults
% others.
What n curse OF eynics and pessi-
mists afllicts our time. afllicts all time!
There are those who praise no one un-
an ne Is dead. Now that he Is clear
under ground and heavy stone Is on
top OF him there is no possibility OF
his ever coming up again as rival
Some OF the cpltaphs on tombstones
are so fulsome that on resurrection
day a man rising may II be reads the
epitaph for the moment think he got
into the wrong grave.
There are two sides 20 every mans
character-a good side and an evil
side. The good see only the good and
the evil only the evil. and the proba-
bility is that a medium opinion is the
right opinion. Most OF the people
whom | know arc doing about as well
as they can under the circumstances.
The work OF reform is the most
important work. but many OF the re-
formers, dwelling on one evil. see
nothing but evil. and they get so used
10 anathoma they forget the usefulness
once I'm awhile OF a benediction. They
get so accustomed 60 excoriating pub
lie men that they do not realize that
never since John Hancock in boldest
chIrography signed the Declaration OF
Independence. never since Columbus
picked up the floating land flowers
that showed him he was coming near
some new country, have thc:e been
so many noble and splendid 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 repre-
sentativcs In this city and find plenty
OF men capable OF holding an old
fashioned Methodist prayer meeting.
plenty OF senators and representatives
and cabinet officers to start the tune
and kneel with the penitents at the
altar. In all these places there are
men who could. without looking nj
the book. rcclte the sublime words.
as did Gladstone during vacation at
Hawarden. Il believe in Cod, the
Father Almighty. Maker OF heaven
and earth. and in Jesus Christ" and
from the senate and house OF repre-
sentativcs and the presidential cabl-
net and from the surrounding Offices
and committee rooms. IL they could
hear. would come many voices re-
spending Amen and amen!"
Christian courtesy especially COM
mend 90 those who have subordinates
Almost every person has some one un-
der him. How do you treat that clerk.
that servant. that assistant. that en-
ploye? DO you accost him in hrusquc
terms and roughly command him 10 do
that which you might kindly ask him
20 do? Tho last words that the Duke
Of Wellington uttered were. III you
please" That conqucror I'm what was
In some respects the greatest battle
ever fought. IN his last hours. asked by
his servant II hc would take some ten.
replied. II you please" his last words
an expression ~ courtesy. Beautiful
characteristic I'm any class. There g.
no excuse for boorishness In any cir
Gle. As complete a gentleman as ever
lived was the man who was endorsed
on the road TO Damascus and beheaded
on the road 20 Ostia Paul. tho apostle.
know that he might be so character
lied by the way he apoligized to Ana
MAS the high priest. know II from
the way he cOmplimentod Felix as a
Judge and from the way he greets tho
king. II thank myself. King Agrippa.
because | shall answer for myself this
day before thee touching all the things
whereof | am accused OF the Jews, es-
pccially because know thee 90 be ex-
pert In all customs and questions
which are among the Jews" And then
see those words OF advice which he
gives: Bear We one another's bur
dens;" "ln honor preferrlng one an
/ othcr." honor all men,
What a mighty means OF ugcfulncss
I IS courtesy. The lack OF it brings 20
many dead failure. while before
those who possess II in large quantity
all the doors OF opportunity are open.
/ You can tell that urbanlty does not
/ cone from study OF books OF etiquette.
although such books have their use
but from n mind full OF thoughtful
ness for others and heart in sym
pathy with the conditions OF others
! An. this world needs lighting up To
! those or Us who are prosperous Il Ia no
credit that we are in a state OF good
/ cheer. but I'm the lives OF ninety-nine
/ out OF n hundred there ~ a pathetic
side. taking off. a deficit, an anxiety
n trouble. By a genial look. by n kind
word. by helpful action. we may lifi
little OF the burden and partly clear
the way for tho stumbling foot Oh
what glorious art IL vs. 10 say the
right word In the right way at the
right time.
Alexander tho Great won the love oil
his soldiers ON foot By calling them
/ fellow fOOtmon Rehoboam lost tao