Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-29

suggest a subject. If so, won't you
please tell me what you think about
this: do n great deal of charity
work, and much of 1t am forced
into. About six years ago | struck 1t
rich in a mine, and since that time
everybody seems to think / ought to
divy up, the churches and charitable
institutions OF all kinds; and | do a
great deal for my relatives and friends
and somehow they don't do much for
me. And sometimes l get pretty sick
OF 1t, and wonder where the interest
OH my money is coming in. I'm asham-
ed not to give when they ask me.
and too. they jolly me up and call
me good fellow, and that pleases a
man. And I'm wondering what to
do. I'm not afraid of my money run
ming short, for I've got plenty. but
somehow | don't enjoy giving up, for
think everybody has got right to
his own earnings, and | worked hard
for mine. Please tell me If ! am
wrong to have that awful feeling about
giving away so much And another
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thing In the world. have restless
feeling most of the time. Please don't
sign my full name. just J. M.
You are bad business man indeed
to give so much without knowing
where the profits are coming in. and
without this knowledge you are not
rich, but suffering from the direst
poverty-the poverty of the soul. You
are restless because your soul IL plead
ing with you to do that which your
poor blind mortal eyes cannot see or
understand
Doubtless you, like many others,
thought your lessons were completed
when you laid aside your school text
books. You did not realize that you
had progressed into the primary school
of eternity, where the soul is your
taskmaster, and where there Is no
system of marking that will promote
you faster than you deserve.
There are many kinds of givers.
You belong to that class who do char
ity through desire for praise, and
salve to allay the pain; and would
advise you to withhold your charitable
operations until you learn the true
principle of giving. for at present you
are out your money, and your benefi
Charles realize but little on your in
vestment, for the the spirit that ac
companies the gift is the real gift
You are doubtless mathematical by
those who receive your charities. for
gift that els labeled OBLIGATION"
arouses secret contempt and hatred
rather than gratitude.
Until you realize that the privilege
Of being kind to others is your great
est asset, your giving will bear only
bitter fruit. When you bestow IA
vor you are the chief beneficiary. Peo-
pie often boast of what they have done
for others. In such cases harm rather
than good is the increment.
Money is the poorest thing you have
to give. so don't be sparing of that.
II you have plenty, as you say, then
the giving Is no sacrifice.
And there is the charity worker or
CRATER who gives for revenue only.
He Is truly workers" for he ex-
poets service in some form many fold
in exchange for his bestowals. He
is the man who believes in making the
beneficiary feel that he has earned
his gift'-independent. you know, and
he works this rule to FRAGILE. A
wise rule, however, when humanely
employed.
No credit attaches to that gift
which is not given with spontaniety
and hearts desire to bestow And
no gift was ever made that did not
benefit the giver more than the re.
ceiver.
And there is the present giver. who
makes her friends useless articles. ex.
pecting IN return mementoes more val.
liable. Those of her friends who have
the psychic gift are unutterably
wretched until they have squared the
account.
And there are others who give
through an impulse of the soul be.
cause they love their friends, they loy e
humanity and they love their God.
and these are they who have learned
the great lesson taught IN the Naza-
rene, who gave us no money, but gave
his life to illustrate the science of
being to humanity, to demonstrate the
law of love and brotherhood, and the
fact of eternal life.
LILLIAN HARTMAN JOHNSON.
The following replies have been re-
ceived to our article of last week.
entitled THAT Smothered Babe
Where is Its Father?"
NO INSPECTORS FOR HER.
My John says, if there is anyone
he does hate. it's one of these moral
women. That one reason he married
me was because | never bothered
with morals. And he says If they go
To passing laws to restrict mems lib.
erty, he will so TO Mexico. So there,
inspectors to follow man after
business hours!
why society would be turned up-
side down in week.
Think what IL would mean! One