, 1903-07-02
PHILOSOPHICAL NOTES.
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The Power Of Love.

student, StOOd DIT d Slltct tollSi II Il
windy day. A little tot of three, car
rring a bag of nuts and candy, came
round the corner, tripped and fell,
bruislng its little hands and soilIng
it's clothing. An old gentleman, who
was passing, raised the child to its
feet, brushed the dust from its gar
ments, wiped the little tear-dimmed
eyes, gathered the nuts into the sack
and restored Happiness othe troubled
breast, The little n held up the
/ sack for the old man to have some of
its sweets, all the return it could
make. He took one, to please the
child, and then it went on its way,
fully restored to happiness.
an that little Incident remarked
the philosopher, lis portrayed the
power of love. That old gentleman
i ii father perhaps IA grand father
ana his heart is full of love for little
weak things. 1t cost him nothing TO
be kind in fact it costs none of us
anything TO he kind. except ii little
effort
And then they walked on in
thoughtful silence for a time, for the
student Was wise, and had learned
when to keep silence and when to ask
questions.
Few people realize what IA ire
mendous power love is in the house
hold, continued the philosopher,
after ii short silence.
II know one house where the
mother is so full of love for her hus-
band and children that it shows in
all she does and says. He love fol
lows her husband and children wher.
ever they go, like a protecting mantle,
and shields them very often, no
doubt, from many of the dangers
that is a strong statement, but it is,
nevertheless, IA verytrue Hatred,
malice, envy, jealousy, anger, all are
poisonous things in a household, but
love is the great purifier and health
giver. This woman, of whom am
speaking, is a wonderful cook. No
dish ever from her hands that
is not palatable and many are posi-.
lively delicious, by reason of the love
poured into them during their prep
aration. Now you would hardly
think that-but it is true. And when
there is "a special dish in that family,
and one OF them happens to be alb.
sent, the choicest part is put aside for
the absent II when it returns. And
her lunches are something delicious,
though they may be very common.
place food, for in putting them up
she pours of her love and tenderness
into each article, until it becomes
charged with her magnetism, render.
ing it something more than food.
There are IA thousand ways in
which love can be made effective and
they are by no means all confined to
people. Take for example the care of
animals, plants, etc. A plant that is
set into the ground, with loving hands
and tender care, is the one that
thrives and buds aud blossoms. 1t
is the tender, loving hand that sue.
ceeds always"
The power of love is imperfectly
understood he continued. IF man
knew how much more he could ac.
complish by kind words than by
force he would abandon force alto
gsther. But men have not been edu.
Gated up to that point yet; hencs
they try to comprl things to go
their own way. They succeed. too.
after a fashion, but when one uses
force, it acts like a spring flies back
and deals them a terrible blow in
the end.
Christ revealed the power of love
to His disciple. aud enjulued them
abandon the old Mosaic law. where.
in AN eye for an eye, and u tooth for
Il tooth was requr, d. In other
words one must meet evil with love.
One OF the hardest parts of Christ's
teachings to understand. in this hard,
"ork-a-day world, i, thas in which
lie commanded His disciples o love
those that hated them. aud to do
good to them that d-spitefully used
them.
81 think hear you say: but sup
pose a man will not let you love him2
Suppose lie resists all of your ad
vancements -repels Won. in fact and