The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-30
FRIENDSHIP VALUABLE.
Rev. Mr.. Conner Told Of It at Sermon
Yesterday Morning.


Rev. Mr.. Conner gave the last dis
course OF his series ait the universalist
church yesterday morning with the title,
Wanted. a Friend" lie said in part.
"A friend should not be sought for
what we may get out Of him, as blood
is sucked by leech. No one should ask
for friendship without the heart to give
also. He that another would seek for a
favor in an emergency, not knowing
him, may be, but turning to him be-
cause he chances to be nearest, should
net be called friend, even il help Is re-
eeiyed from him A surface speech
after the models Of which many OF our
words stand in relations social, 50
christens him at the font Of gratitude.
But he shall perhaps forget such in
the afternoon OF the day whose morning
yielded welcome. He helped only with
his hand at his finger tips because it
was easy and dismission was quick. His
heart hence bears no image Of one who
came and went, who also shall doubtless
forget him tomorrow Gratitude was
selfish lie was sought not for himself,
not for the fellowship of his spirit,
Though he was noble and generous. He
was sought for the satisfaction Of mo-
mentary want, which perished from
memory the day after. For such wants
return. and, wavelike, wash away rel
membrance Of former satisfactions.
Sometimes, apart from Palestine,
sometimes. anywhere about, there IS a
Jacobs wcll BY which vie stand, having
gone not for what we receive, having
gone for less than Is given. AZ the Sa.
maritan woman Of old went for water
from the well but received a living re-
frcshment from One who sat there She
asked for nothing before He gave her Of
Himself He was a Friend that showed
himself friendly, and none was stranger
TO Him each was brother or sister in
the household OF His Father and His
God. And any true friendship has its
deeps from which come living waters
and abiding.
Everyone should aspire to be a.
friend In an ideal society in a pro-
gessiye or perfect state Of living. what
each receives must be less than he ulti-
mately gives. for thus only does he help
promote the general welfare. When the
world Is wholly converted from injustice
to justice, and justice reigns over all
interests, peace and prosperity shall be
in our midst, in country and village and
city; and then when the world is trans
formed from Justice into love, the mil
lennium shah have come. Then shall
we be like the Christ. and shall zee Him
as Tie is IN life at one with Him.
''To bring upon earth the ideal state
Of good each must present himself in a
principle of self-sacrifce. Each must
give something Of his life. Thus il good
Thus does it become sover-
eign in blessing The law must extend
to the tramp, il must claim the recog-
milton Of the beggar Each Of these
must become the friend Of men and the
giver unto life in some way.
lie that is friend Is anchored some
where. There are abiding principles
which become hiss by adoption and as
similation He shall not run from one
adjudged his foe. He ought not to be
moved BY a personal slight. He is su-
perior to 'ilI
Friendship shall see many things to
forgive in others, some things, may be,
TO forget Each household, each church !
society, each community, ought to be |
bound by ties virtually unbreakable BY |
other than death We grow strong by
what we overcome. weak by what we
flee. Doing an unpleasant duty dis
charges ii, and the souI IS left free in !
Taking the burden of a mis- /
to our neighbor in open
ness. is to have ii lifted and lightened. |
Going unto him and eonfessing our
wrong IS to redeem him and ourselves
together.
Anna Robertson Brown thinks that I
We may make friends in eternity, but /
that we shall not esteem them so much |
as those who have aspired and strug
gled with us here who have. shared our |
10y and pain, who have watched us /
wfstfullY over mountain. wilderness, and /
sea, who have quarrelled with us and I
kissed us again, who have loved us with /
tenderness. and who have been faithful +
10 US even unto death
There should be a time for the culti
Fation Of friendship II should not be
simply in our leisure; It should be more
nearly all the time. In business there
should be carried that sense Of fairness.
hat love of honor, that RNndliness
.oward life, which shall win the good
viii Of those who come and 60 at the
COUNTERS Of trade But we shall fail Of
Hhe best fellowship, and miss the purest
oys Of being. unless apart from the
loises that drown the tender tones Of
he voice. we pause sometimes and speak
aith each other, and make our words
,pcn doors through which soul may pass
o soul and sit sociably."