The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-15
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In nv last I said something about
the dignity Of labor and how L haa
not much use for the drone and L
don't believe he has any place IN
the economy of nature. believe
there is something here for each
one Of US to do and only the man, or
the woman either for that matter,
who is capable OF doing the little
things Of life and who does them
we'll may ever expect to 90 great
things. In fact we should do what
ever we do, however humble, as II
it were Of the most Importance and
we should do it we'll. Whoever gives
a cup Of cold water in His name
will have his reward. It is the SER
vice and the spirit in which it Is
rendered that counts. The man who
does something or thinks he has and
then put his hands in his vest
and rears back his head and tells
YOU he did it will never do great
things. We should all serve our
fellowma1 and render that service n
humility and in His name.
/ read with a great deal of IN
terest the farewell address Of Gen.
James Gordon to the United States
Senate after a service in that body
Of only sixty days. Somebody said
it was as notable an address as the
farewell address of George Wash
ington. I became very much inter-
ested in Gen. Gordon and l have
read everything about him that l
have seen. At one time he was a
very wealthy man and I like his
philosophy. He is now rs, tall, ac-
tive and kindly. It is said that
money has no attraction for him
unless it is to make other peoplee
happy. Just think what a good
world we would have if more of our
rich men entertained that idea OF
the value of money. Some people
seem to have happinss in the SIM
pie having of money and the getting
of more money with no conception
of the ability to make others happy
and really I don't believe they are
happy themselves for according to
my idea no one can be really happy
except in the making Of some one
else happy. That is the reason
Gen. Gordon is able to say, and to
say truhtfully, II am a happy
man. He is happy because he con-
tributes to the happiness Of others.
You will remember that in his
farewell address he IS quoted as say
ing, having reference to bitter
speech made a few days before by
Senator Hepburn, which was teem-
ING with hate: II never let hate
get into my heart so as to make me
unhappy 81 love everybody.
That is the reason I have lived and
kept young, and retained my youth
and beauty while you have gotten
old and ugly-some Of YOU" That's
the point. Talk about evangellzlng
the world in this generation and
raising money for missions, the first
thing you want to do is to get hate
out Of the heart and plant in its
stead love for all mankind, not only
that portion Of mankind away off in
China, and Japan and Africa,
but mankind right at home, just
across the street from You, whose
house adjoins your house, who goes
to the same church with you. Love
him, help him to a higher and bet
ter life. Say kind things about him.
Sympathize with him in his strug-
giles and his sorrows. Rejoice with
him in his successes. Show your
love by outward manifestations. Get
that old hate out of your heart and
then there Will be no trouble to evan
gelize the world. And you can't buy
it with money.
am not opposed to the evangeb-
cation Of the world but believe
strongly in the Bible which COM
mands us to preach the gospel to
every creature, which includes the
heather, but want to see a little
more evangelzation right here at
home. And it Wiz come for the
movement is worldwide, but we
must do. something more than raise
money. We must get rid Of hate.