Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-03

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any differences concerning the most ap-
proved methods of salvation they con-
cealed them and. apparently, ooth were
willing to grant that all who mortlfed
the flesh and kept hot on the Tram VI
the saints would finally DE saFsu.
Every seat in the coach was helu ny
people who were evidently on good
terms with all that is worth having IN
this most bright and beautiful "ofld'
The school girls who looked interest
ing TO the men very discreetly hoNticu
! near the wing of the Catholc latheI
when the train stopped lonS enough a.
a station for a platform pFoLA9'1duS.
{ The Protestant minister was the easy
mark OF a woman VINO mao J"oG tS%s
her husband and really wanted 10 hLlo"
if they would meet again in heaven
The travelling men were no~n-coInihlLIaI'
but they seemed to have some Qoupts,
A grandmother made the niue SAi
with her read the bible so much lhat
she must have been nearly throuSI
with it; anyhow, she laid 1t down anu
began to cry. Then grandma huS'ie"
her into the Yestibule.
The man who had read all the papers
and magazines he could get on the tram
took the little girls bible INK turhed
the leaves as il he had never beLofe
| seen the book. He was familiar Wheh
younger with passages In II. lie My"
the many things said in praise OF IHg
book of books, but as he reau the GU
verses he knew in childhood Gays III
decided that he had found more III VheIl
| than he could fine now that ne was %
matIIred man who had seen about all
there was to see and therefore Kne"
about all there was to know OF Ire.
He had always liked to read the
parallels of our Lord. Often he had
thought of the ones about the taienIS'
the sheep n the goats, anu '
"sower who went out to SOW. he Sdlo
to himself. | am that one. But When
il came to the teaching that 1t was
right to give those who did n hours
work as much pay as those who WORKED
all day, he couldn't stand for that. Anu
yet the master who had contracted 10
pay those who worked all the time
only q penny, clearly he had the rlSht
to pay the same price TO othefS VINO
came later if it pleased him TO DO SO.
How many times, he reflected, he had
seen the last made first-how OFTEN ne
had seen the many called n the rev
chosen. The stone which the puilueTS
rejected is become the mead OF the
corner" He had his own opinion ABOUT
what was coming to the prodlgal son.
He rather liked to think that he Would
be brave enough to fall where he STOOD
rather than weaken; yet he knew that
the way to make wrong right Is 10
braVely ask for the Great Teacher 10
please excuse bad spellin' and Wrltln.
And when the foolish VirSins-they
were foolish to be without oil. People
nowadays buy what they need and at
the same time contribute their mite 10
higher education.
He knew the parable Of the home dl-
vided against itself which could not
stand, and the house built on the sand
should have been built on the rock, or
course. He approved of the Good ga
marian and wondered how the others
who passed by could nave done so. And
then he glanced at the story of the
young man who was told TO sell all he
had and follow the Master-and as he
read he got the faintest grasp or the
sorrow and loneliness of Him who babe
His weary followers to sleep on and
take their rest.
The passenger opposite--not long out
of college-said to him.: Guess the two
old church crows have got their work
done-anyway they've quit talking re-
ligion. None for me. Dave Harum's
the stuff. Do the other fellow as he
does you and do him frst-if not the
words it's the policy ell right"
1T is the wrong policy even from
the most selfish point came the sober
answer from the reader of parallels.
What you SOW you cap You get
back just what you give. I don't mean
that the other fellow always appreci-
ates you fairness, but l mean that
you feel better yourself for being
straight, and ingratitude or dishon-
esty in others is no sort Of excuse for
paying them the same coin. When
you act meanly you feel meanly. Hon
est men must retire counterfeit money
from circulation and never pass it
along"
"Well, I treat folks just as they
treat me-" said the callow one. This
returning good for evil is all right for
church folks, but I'm a sinner, l guess"
and he looked wicked enough to
smoke a cigaret and drink ice water.
II don't want to do the work of the
two disciples in this car, blu I've lived
long enough to know the truth. I've
tried all Ways and all plans. The only
way to live is to just go straight ahead
every day, in every place, and do your
best, making all allowances possible
giving all a square deal. At best you
will fail of your purpose enough to
make you miserable at times; but 1t is
the only way-it is the sum and sub
lance of right living. 1t keeps one
serene and happy part of the time, at
least. No return is asked or expected,
but return is made oftener than 1t is
withheld"
The theory may be all right, but
ever the people who preach it practice
Harum's belief most" said the young
one. WHO in this car-right here--is
thinking Of helping the other fellow?
They are all figuring on doing him if
they can, instead of doing for him..
There may be children and women on
this train who are hungry and discour-
aged and sick, but the shepherds and
their following are not hunting the
sheep"
The failure of anyone to be con-
siderate does not excuse n lack OF
consideration" said the man. "All of
us like u ease and comfort, but not
n of us would fail to extend helm
where 1t is needed If we heard the cali |
Too often the needy misjudge and mis-
understand, and when we would like
to help them. resent it-keep us off.
/ am mighty grateful to the many who
have helped me-, and I'd like to help
others
Gracious said the collegian, you
are too good" The young fellow
whistled a topical n The man sat
silent. and a little later went forward
through the cars.
There was a sower who went out
to SOW" he murmured. He recalled
having seen a sick girl in the chair
car and yet a certain big, strong man
he knew had q lower berth i'm the
sleeper. He had about made up his
mind TO offer his lower TO a finely
dressed, fussy woman whom he had
heard begging the conductor for a
lower when told that there was only
an upper left, but as he thought of the
sick girl In the chair car he wished
that the fussy IN in the sleeper