The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-08-30

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would be- for him to relieve tempo.
rarlly @ suffering man Doc finds by
the waysid,'
Commuuitios and cities get sick
the same as individuals. but docs
Ncighbor Brown come to the rescue?
81 is the little follow stating out in
life who puts M 20 keep the
wheels or progress Goo motion. 1t is
he who responds TO- every call while
Ncighbor Brown remains at his fire.
side whore he calmly enjoys his
ease protected by the city authori
ties. warmed by the gas fire and
watched over by his family physician.
,lDt ,iocs Neighbor Brown ever
wonder why the people are not
as warm toward him as they once
were? Does he ever reason out
that his fancied independence is a
hollow mockery and that he is be.
ing stunned by his fellow crea.
lures who will have little more to
say than that odd Brown has died
at last when he is gone?
1t is never too late for Neighbor
Brown to come into the fold and no
more Christian act can be attempt
ID by the good people for both
Brown and the community than 10
reason with him and get him on
the right track.
The greatest trouble with people
nowadays is that they do o seem
"a get acquainted, so absorbed are
they i'm their own affairs. DO you
know that you would think a great
deal more OF -FOUR neighbor IL you
knew him better. DO not keep with.
in the particular sphere of your
own church or secret society, but
get out and get acquainted with the
people generally. There is lots of
good in every one OF them If you
would only get close enough to
find II out. DO not take the say
so Of some one else who assumes
to know your new neighbor but 80
and get acquainted with him yourself
and form your own conclusions.
There is nothing SO dangerous as
second hand information about indi.
viduals.
Take heed what you hear
I believe the most important
branch of every organization. reli.
gious or civic. should be a good fel.
lowship committee. Few people are
aware that upwards of $50 new fam.
lilies have come TO Ardmore to live
within the past two years. You have
some of them within your own CON
g%rcgation. Frequently at a social
gathering or public occasion the
new corners are almost in the ma
jority.
But how many of you have ever
thought that these new people who
have come here to live and help
build up the community and make
1t richer and better by their 81.
forts often hunger for friends and
aCquaintanceS and are sometimes
heard to complain that the people
are cold and unsociable and even
selfish in their cxclusiyeness.
Why not have a committee to keep
track of the new arrivals and make
them az home and see that they are
made a part of the community just
as quickly as possible? II you will
begin you will hear less said about
your town standing still and your
congregation not growing. No one
who does not come in direct contact
with the new Corners as such ever
realizes their number. II you Will
make each one Of them happy and
contented by extending them in all
sincerity the right hand of fellow
ship you will find that this act
alone will bring more people OF
the desirable class to the city than
done. The reputation of a city for
hospitality travels rapidly and is
never failing Ia its results. Every
one can at least welcome the stran'
ger to the city and now is the time
for you 10 begin to practice this
tenet of the Golden Rule.
Have faith in your town and al.
ways say a good word for Il.
Don't accept what the other fellow
about il but work out the
facts on your own account.
DO you know that your town and
county moved ahead steadily last
despite the panic and high wa
tcr9 That the valuations and amount
of business each increased Over a
million dollars? That the number Of
industrial concerns was increased
by four and that the number at