Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-04-02
ANOTHER HONIILY.
The Genesis and Revelations OF
Right Living.

very letter the rigid rules laid down
! in the Avestas and Sastras Of the
world, dip yourselves in the holy
| waters Of the Ganges half a dozen
| times a cay, gaze steadfastly at the
sun till you are half blind, do all
! these thingsan do a thousand things
more, but you are rot whit nearer
! to your God, But do single good
act without desire for reward, do a
kind turn in the place of a wrong re-
ceived, relieve the sufferings Of an
orphan, comfort solitary widow in
her mental tribulatiOn, pour cold
water into parched throat, try to
grow two blades of grass where lhere
grew formerly one, help a single son
of woman born, alleviate the woes of
out one individual in whom burns
the same fire of spirit which burns
within you, and know for certain
that the empyrean rings more with
joy for your real advance than for All
your fasts and asceticism combined.
A Chela once pressed his Gurn to
show him God, and was told that the
joy of Amanda, which beams in the
countenance of man when he re-
ceives an act Of kindness at the hand
of his benefactor, is God"
This whole teaching Of truth is
worthy of Christian and Jew alike.
It is as true as that which most Of US
hold to be Holy Writ, the recorded
law Of the God whom we seek to
adore; the God whom we know to be
the Father, who rewards good and
Furnishes evil even in this life. Saint
Paul even knew that it was not for
the children Of earth to do their full
duty; but it is commanded Of all men
and women to deal with one another
as best they may. Angels could do
no more.
If you do good deeds and love with
purpose Of extraneous reward, it were
better you cease doing and cease low
ing, my beloved.
It is writ deep across all the space
Of human experience that you shall
do good for the love of good and love
for the love of love. In any other
wise soever, all your deeds and all
your loves shall be bitter as "dead
sea fruit"
Self is the negation OF all the vir-
tues. If it be not put behind you it
shall destroy every just and generous
and worthy impulse.
That broad and ail-embracing spirit
Of charity which makes you strong
to love humanity and labor to in
crease the general sum of human
happiness wins for you the sympathy
and respect, good VIII and confidence
of society at large.
Those who set forth to do good
with hope OF reward apart from the
consciousness of duty done go upon
fools errands which must end in bit
terness and despair.
For honest goodheartedness and
good deeds done without hope of pay
there is abundant reward upon the
earth. Some strong men, some good
women, recognize the truth of it all,
and they give their hands, maybe
their hearts, and good cheer, good
conradeship, good helpfulness, and
brighten the sequestered way of the
good-hearted. They know and feel
you; and, know and feel the guiding
hand of God. There are men and
women who are not unpraying, and
therefore not unloving in the higher
and true sense of love. Their hail is
not their farewell, and their good
ness is something more than cheap
! flowers grudingly given in the church.
yards gloom.
And young children believe and
know and love and Iaugh-laugh for
you as laugh the angels when the
empyrean rings with the acclaim of
good deeds done and good love loved
| in the world. Though one shall toll
! through heart-breaking trials, out
/ RACES and wrongs AID expressions,
| there comes in the trust and greeting
of little children greater glory than
| all the pomp and pride of triumphant
emperors may show forth to mankind
in the circumstance of power.
/ The ripping laughter of little
child is Of more worth than salute OF
a hundred thousand guns to the
great!