Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-07-30
BE EVER KIND.
Kindness Puts Song In the Soul,
Sunshine In the Heart, and
Gives Joy In Full and
Perfect Measure.

And some with thankful love are
Ifbut one streak of light,
One ray Of Gods good mercy, gild
The darkness Of their night"
To most OF is reason appeals in
vain when shadows of doubt fall up
on the SUNNI spaces of the soul.
Strive as we may, there are times
when the bravest and sunniest-
hearted Of us all are powerless to see
the light that may be about to burst
through the vapors of unrest which
thoughtlessness and unkindness have
caused to rise as black forebOdings
of spiritual disaster.
Unkind speech, uncertain glanc-
ing of the eye, ungenerous ac-
ton, the cold and blank negation Of
Indifference from those to whom we
are bound by cherished comradeship
or bonds of yet stronger quality, and
clouds conceal the blue above, and
the sunbeams below become vanish
ed lights of mercy to mock fair MEM
DRY.
Furtive looking, wavering stare,
these bring chill winter of restless
ness to souls that are most faithful;
Tor the faithful alone know the sting
of the deadlier pains of this life.
Only hearts that break are hearts
that bleed; only hearts that are
faithful are hearts that ache. The
inconstant, the unfaithful, they
know no JOY in the world, no grief
of life; no glory and peace living, no
peace and glory dying.
The unkind and the unfaithful
have no emotions of joy present, no
rightful or righteous hopes of joy in
the chain of afterwhiles that link a
dull to-day to the glory that is sup
ernal.
siTo the noble mind,
Rich gifts Wax poor, when g1Vers
prove unkind.'
There does not dwell upon the
earth any mortal who is of right in
any sense to prove unkind to any
other one. Premeditated or DELHI
crate unkindness tells the vulgar
story of ~ill-breeding, of coarseness OF
character, Or of a heart that is in
nately selfish.
Whosoever is unkind to another
is lacking is self-respect and in char
ity.
Every act or word of unkindness
is a dragons tooth planted in a sol
prolific in the production of all man
ner of shapes of unrest and sorrow.
Unkindness makes misery in this
life and is the passport to perdition,
and it bears above satan's sign man
ual the crossbones and skull of de
spair and death.
Kindness is the golden key to hui
man happiness and is wrought tC
unlock the gates of heaven. 1t fash
ions all the virtues, and without i
there is no power in love or prayer
Without it there can be no joy, NJ
peace, no laughter, no hope.
Kindness divides the human from
the unhuman; the gentle woman
and the gentle man from all the vul
gar herd with brutal instincts ant
brutal practices.
Kindness puts song in the soul
sunshine in the heart; lifts the bur
den Of all grief and brings swee
peace to abide through glad days
and dreamful nights OF repose; shift
sorrowful scenes, and brings us t
blessed isles of enchantment; roll
away black curtains of the soul
gloom, and lets in the glorious foo
of light that is of life and love an
sweetness!
etAnd some with thankful love al
filled
If but u streak of light,
One ray Of Gods good mercy, gild
The darkness of their night.o
The one speck of darkness in OF
great heaven of blue shall pass,
we so will, beloved, for@all the ear
is filed with the great gloryof God
good mercy.
We have but to do deeds of kin,
ness, speak words of kindness, liz
lives of kindness, and joy shall con
to us in full and perfect measure.
Be eyer kind, beloved, be ev
kind!
Many a citizen who is too lazy
bring in the coal will gladly wa
ton miles in a torch-light prOcessiO