The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-02-13
BENTON, LOUISIANA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1902

Olympic games, but debauchee and
an impersona ton of all the vices. Alas
that all up and down history and clear
on into our day there are 50 many of
clothing whitewashed sepulchers,
full of dead mems bones and all un-
cleanness!" Gilded denominations,
walking lazarettos, attired in vermil-
ion and gold. Perdition hanging out
the banners of Heaven.
1 like what John Wesley said to
man when their carriages met on the
road. The ruffian, knowing Mr.. Wes-
ley and disliking him, did not turn out,
but kept the middle of the road. Mr.
Wesley cheerfully gave the man all the
road, himself riding into the ditch. As
they passed each other the ruffian said:
Il never turn out for fools" and Mr..
Wesley said: II always do" l 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 church in one of
the cities and was allowed to stand
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"
SIS 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 a curse of cynics and pessi-
mists affiicts our time, affiicts all time!
There are those who praise no one un-
| til he is dead. Now that he is clear
underground and 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 we'll one OF
another, and if you find yourself in
circles disposed to SANDER and abuse
be for the time as 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 1 know are do
ing about as well as they can under
the circumstances. When / see peo-
pie who are worse than / am, I 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 excoriatine
public men that they do not realize
that never since John Hancock il
! boldest chirography signed the dec
laration of independence, never since
Columbus picked up the floating lane
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 place!
in this country as now. You 'coult
so into the presidents cabinet O.
the United States senate or the hous'
of representatives in this city ant
find plenty of men capable of hold
ing an old-fashioned Methods
prayer meeting, plenty of senator
and Representatives and cabinet off
GERS to start the tune and kneel witt
the penitents at the altar. In al
these places there are men who coul'
without looking at the Book, recit
|; the sublime words, as did Gladston
during vacation at Hawarden, Il be
lieve in God, the Father Almighty
, Maker of Heaven and earth, and i
Jesus Christ" and from the senat
: and house of representatives and tn
presidential cabinet and from tn
/ surrounding offices and committe
rooms, if they could hear, woul
come many voices responding came
and amen!"
Christian courtesy I especially CON
mend to those who have subord
mates. Almost every person ha
some one under him. How do yo
treat that clerk, that servant, tha
J assistant, that employe? Do you az
cost him in brusque terms and rough
Iy command him to do that whic
you might kindly ask him to do
!. The last. words that the duke c
Wellington uttered were: IF yo
please" That conqueror in what wa
in some respects the greatest battl
ever fought in his last hours, aske
bv his servant if he would take som
! tea replied: 'If you please" h
> last words an expression of courtes,
Beautiful characteristic in any elias
The day laborers in Sweden, passin