The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1902-01-24

that all up and down history and clear
on into our day there are so many OF
what Christ called EVOLVES in sleeps
lothing''-"whitew washed sepulchers,
full of dead mems bones and all un-
cleanness" G.lded denominations.
walking lazarettos, attired in vermil-
ion and gold. Perdition hanging out
the banners of Heaven.
like what John Wesley said to a
Imam 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 rutfian said:
"I never turn out for fools" and Mr..
Wesley said: 81 always do" like the
reproof which 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
Chris tan; me heather. Goodby." A
stranger entered church in one OF
| LIE CLUES anu was dAONSo W 5euAAe -
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 ~" said the stranger. The Of
| ficer of the church understood what
was meant and gave him seat. We
in, ha oh Irnh he's
more courtesy in places of business,
more courtesy in our homes.
What curse of cynics and pessi-
mists afllicts our time, affiicts all time!
There are those who praise no one I'M
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 rival. Some
of the epitaphs on tombstones are SO
fulsome that on resurrection day a
man rising may, if he reads the cpl
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 SANDER and abuse
be for the time a dumb as the sphinx,
which, though only 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 a 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 / know are do
ing about as well as they can under
the circumstances. When I see peo-
pie who are worse than I am, con-
clude that if 1 had the same bad in
fuences 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 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-fashioned Methodist
prayer meeting, plenty of senator's
and representatives and cabinet Off
GERS to start the tune and kneel with
the penitents at the altar. In all
these places there are men who could
without looking at the Book, recite
the sublime words, as did Gladstone
during vacation at Hawarden, 81 be-
lieve in God, the Father Almighty,
Maker of Heaven and earth, and in
Jesus Christ" and from the senate
and house of representatives and the
presidential cabinet and from the
surrounding offices and committee
rooms, if they could hear, would
come many voices responding "Amen
and amen!"
Christian courtesy especially COM
mend to those who have subordi-
mates. Almost every person has
some one under him. How do you
treat that clerk, that servant, that
assistant, that employee? Do you ac-
cost him in brusque terms and rough
ly command him to do that which
-. -..;e.L4 1.;ndlr nrlr him To do