Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-10-08
"The Cup Of Cold Water


hose which SO often fall from the
pen of Richard L. Metcalfe, the tai
anted editor of the Omaha World
Herald, who, by the way, is a Mis-
souri, product and grew up to man
hood among the sycamores and elms
Of the Imperial state. Under the
title of 1.-The Cup of Cold Water" Mr..
Metcalfe has touched a chord that
finds response wherever flows the
milk of human kindness, and wher-
ever little children clasp hands and
are happy In a recent issue of the
Sunday World Herald he prints the
following from his pen, a portion OF
which refers to a former Omaha Meth
odist preacher. This preacher was the,
much-beloved Pastor McQuoid, who
one time lived in Kansas, where his
widow now resides, but who was
called home from his pastorate in
Omaha a year or so ago:
New York newspapers recently told
of a young man who, after several
years of faithful service to his employ
er. absconded with a considerable sum
Of money. That was the young mans
first misstep, and the employer caused
to be inserted in the newspapers an
man to return and promising that he
would not be prosecuted, but would
be helped out of his difficulties. The
young man read the advertisement, re
turned to his home, made a clean
breast of his error, was forgiven by
the man whom he had wronged, rein
stated in his position and given every
possible encouragement to recover nls
T
young man was in financial distress.
and in a moment of desperation had
used his employers money. This in
cident occurred two years ago, and
since then this young man has, at
least to the satisfaction of his employ
er, justified the magnanimity which
that employer showed.
1T will not, of course, do for it to
become a matter of general under
standing that man may embezzle
and be forgiven; and yet, there have
been, unquestionably, many cases in
which the methods used by this New
York employer could have been used
with advantage by other employers
''The doctrine, L am not my broth
er's keeper is not the doctrine fol
thoughtlul men. The man who per
he is concerned solely in his own vel
fare and that he owes no duty to his
fellows has not even begun to learr
that life is worth living.
ION a tablet in the First Methods
church in the city of Omaha is en-
graved, to the memory of a fine Meth
odist preacher, the best and highes
tribute that could be paid to human
being. 1t is said of this man: HI
was a helper o. men. incidentally, i
may be said that those who harper
to have had the pleasure of this Meth
odist preachers. acquaintance wei
know that the tribute is entirely de
served, and that the man to who's
memory that tribute is paid proves
himself a helper of men whenever h
came in contact with a human beini
who needed aid.
TIE claim that half the world doe
not know how the other half lives
justified. A very large number O
people are free from serious trouble
and many of these are entirely is
norant of the burdens borne frequent
ly by their own immediate neighbors
1t is indeed strange that so much c
the trouble, the sorrow and the grie
cealed from the view of many mer
But the man who is willing to lend
sympathetic ear and extend a helpin
hand very soon comes in touch wit
his troubled fellows. and very 500
learns of the sorrow and grief, col
corning which less sympathetic me
remain in ignorance. While it is nc
an easy task to comply with the il
junction. Bear We one another's bu
dens,' the man who does his best I
obey that rule obtains from life
great deal more than the one who u
terly ignores that rule. The dryin
up of a single tear has more of homes
fame than shedding seas of gore an
the world is full of tears; some {
them are coursing down furrowe
cheeks; some of them fill eyes tia
are rapidly growing dim; many
them are unshed and invisible. BIZ
if every tear may not be dried, if e.
cry sob may not be checked, if ever
wounded heart may not be healed,
word of sympathy and kindness wi
do much to assuage the grief whic
finds expression in the tear and tt
sob.
Kindness, like mercy is twiS
blest; it blesseth him that gives al
him that takes and is, indeed, an a
tribute of God himself The Or
whose every act showed love and sy1
pathy and kindness for men saiC
And whosoever shall give to drir
unto these little ones a cup of CO
water only in the name of discipl