The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-01
WORKING For Others.

working OI OtleTS.
Stephen Girard said: eff I knew
I were to die tomorrow, cneEerthe-
less, I would plant tree today
John Wesley was asked what he
would do if he knew that he woull
die that night, and replied thus: II
would I'LL my appointment to preach
at a certain place In the afternoon
and again at night and then 60 to bed
expecting to wake up in heaven"
Both these men believed that the
present duty, whatever it was, rose
superior to any consideration Of life
or death. Mr.. Girard's s sole purpose
was to benefit others who were to come
after him, and if planting 4 tree
would furnish shade to the weary or
fruit to the needy it was his supreme
duty to plant a tree. Mr.. Wesley
placed the duty of teaching, preach
ing and warning above every con-
sideration.
These examples should encourage
young people, clerks, stenographers,
apprentices, all men who work with
hand or brain, to stick so close to
their work that nothing can draw
them away from it.
Another lesson taught is that the
opportunity for doing good, for
arousing thought in others, for en-
couraging the despondent, for reliev-
ing suffering, is always near at hand,
if our vision is clear enough to see it.
Plant a tree, flower, say pleas
ant word, comfort crying child,
scatter smiles around, make the world
better and brighter by your presence
and let your example be such that
you will never be ashamed if some
one walks in your footsteps.
+ We should live every day as if it
were the last and at the same time
as if we expected to live always and
then we will be blessing to our
selves as well as to those with whom
We are thrown in daily association.
| We will not. live so much to our
selves. Selfshness is the crowning
characteristic Of the present age.
There can be no doubt of that. It is
shown in the daily life in the, COM
munity and in the tendency Of. leg
islation to control and direct the
conduct of individuals. :
Speaking about casting your bread
pom the watels the following lines
are apropos. They are good for the
people Of this. community Of New
berry to digest: - !
=, =.
If you see some feller tryin' !:
For to make some project 60,
You can boost it up a trife;
That's your cue to let him know
That you're not a-goin' to knock it,
Just because it ain't your FE.shout,' p
But you re goin' to boost a little,
Cause he's got ''the best thing
out.'' -, -: :, -,
If you know some feller's failin's,
Just forget 'em, cause you know
That same feller's got some good
points, ...
Them's the ones you want to show;
"Cast your loaves out on. the waters,
/ They'll come back" s a sayin'
true;
Mebbe they will come back "but-
tered,' -
7 When some feller boosts for you.
=: Ex.
What Newberry needs right now
is, according to my limited opportun-
ity for observation, boosters club
and for everybody to take his hand
from his neighbor's throat. There's
been too much Of that sort Of thing
in Newberry for long time and this
town is now too big for it to last any
longer. IF all the business men would
get together and quit their little
petty chickering's and jealousies and
be willing to live and let live every
hbody could live better and We would
soon have one Of the most wide
awake communities in this State.
No one man or set Of men can run
community successfully. There
must be cooperation Of the whole
community: Everybody willing; to
help everybody else. T..
But what's the use. Is it worth
while for me to be saying these
things. Personally it makes very
little difference to me. I have been