Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-11-10

tnES pi the northern military culei tain.
In leaving General sherman lifted his
hat AZ he said Madam. you are the
best bred woman ever met" But.
though General sherman may have
thus spoken TO the southern lady. there
are thousands aud tens OF thousands Of
such men and women rs she was. No
matter among what social classes the
Christian worker may 20. he will find
that everywhere the human heart is
beating with gentlencss and kindness.
Everywhere people will go out OF their
way 10 do him favor. as the bar
barians cared for Paul and the ship
wrecked crew struggling to land from
the Alexandria corn ship.
Kindness ms Magnet
But. If the human heart Is ready TO
greet you kindly. how much more is II
Willing to be kind to you after you
have been kind TO IT, Kindness is
magnet. II attracts; II does not repel.
II draws the best which is IN every
nature with whom il comes In contact
II Will break the hard crrsts Of selfish
ness II will make even adamantine
hearts move with sympathetic life.
Some years ago ut Willets Point Gen
cr;l charles King. United States
army officer. took an old cannon which
had outlivcd its usefulness as de-
struycr. and he wound II round and
round with ten miles of copper wire
Then he charged this wire with an
electric battery The result. said an
eyewitness. was most astounding The
old gun which once hurled its missiles
of death ut an enemy now made the
iron balls leap toward its gaping
mouth. Instead Of crushing out human
lives. rs il once did. II now reached
down and lifted m TO its muzzle
massive metallic weight OF many tons.
Wonderful, wonderful"' you say Not
nearly as wonderful is the lifting pow
er of that magnetic cannon as Is the
drawing power of gospel kindness No
sooner does the world see that You love
il and want 10 serve IL and To help il
than at once that world Will redouble
It's kindncSScS and open the arms of love
10 greet your gospel message. And
Christ himself recognized It's power
when he said. Il. If | he lifted up will
draw all men unto me" OF course
am talking about the human heart as
whole and not about the human heart
as In individual exceptions. Now. 10
prove what say IL true. turn To this
story of paul's intercourse with the
Maltese barharians.
Scene the first; II is dark night
The wind is blowing a hurricane Ev.
cry one who can be indoors is in shcl
ter. But | think in the early morning
a shepherd Is going out TO find lost
sheep lie Is herdsman on the island
of Mcita. one Of the sheep slipped
away from the fold, aud he is ont seek
ing her IN the storm. A. the shepherd
climbs the cliffs overlooking the sen he
muttcrs: God pity the sailor. God
pity tn" ship caught in such sea"
Then he puts his hands TO his eyes and
looks off TO watch the tossing. tum-
bling pillows NJ sooner does he do
this than lie cries: Alas. there is
ship. She is heading toward the rocks
She is helpless Unless we help the
crew they are lost" see him running
10 the village calling. Help. Help
Help. Help, There is ship being
driven upon the rocks. Help, Help"
AT once the men respond to his call
Those barbarouS people act Just rs the
old Long Island farmer acted before
the life preserving stations had been
built when the John Milton was wreck.
cd near East Hampton. They ran with
the ropes They tied themselves 10.
gether like Alpine climbers to reach
out into the surf and draw the drown
Ing men to shore. They did this mere.
~ for humanty's sake They did this
as most people Of every nationality
living along the coast would help a
shipwreckcd crew They would have
saved Paul. no matter 10 what nation.
ality he might have belonged That Is
the first scene
PRuIs Gratitude.
But no sooner was Pauls blood
aglow and he knew that his friends
were safe than he tried to find out
how he could help his rescuers. While
he is warming himself by the fire lie
hears one OF the barbarians say. Did
you know that the father Of Governor
PuhliuS is very sick who did
you say was sickf' why. the gov.
ernor'S father" the barbarian replies
Then" says Paul, Il will 20 and heal
him" No sooner does Paul do this
than the Nelitans bring TO him all
those who were physically afflicted.
Then what happened? Why those
barharans just opened the doors OF
their homes. They said TO Paul;
come, Paul; come right in. Every
thing that we have Is thine" Cannot
you find this story revealed in the
words Of Luke. which goes thus: so
when this was done others also which
hal diseases In the island came and
were healed who also honorcd MS with
many honors?" All. yes: II you and |
try 10 serve men and make sacrifices
for men there will he no difficulty In
trying To reach their hearts with the