The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-01-31

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sz91kSEA - so much thing
OF intellect as OF
disposition. therefore should be cloth
ed with goodness.
The only abiding thing, the only
thing that you may take with you into
the future life. is character. IL Is a
mark OF wisdom 10 look into and pre-
pare for the future. Herein lies the
difference between a child and a man.
the savage and the civilized. the rich
and the poor-the ability 10 look into
and plan for the future. The power
OF the artist lies in his ability 10 see
see finished picture Character Is the
best thing you can leave behind you
A good character is the best tomb
stone We are remembered by what we
have done. The absence OF character
is hopeless, weakness and wickedness
What Is Charaeter7
Intellectual culture is not necessari.
ly character. II is often argued that
intellect and moral development 20 TO.
gether. History. however. disproves
such statement. II that were true
the peasant. II pious. even though he
had no education, would be a Shakes
peare or a Milton; then goodness must
accompany scholarship and so every
scholar would be n moral man, which
is not the case. Intellectual culture
may be and often is accompanied by
character. but II is not identical with
II. Did intellect save Solomon from
vice, Bacon from bribery. or Byron
"All the mere products OF the under.
standing tend TO death"
Wealth is not character. although II
is often substituted for Il. People
without character. but with money,
often are admitted into respectable
society. Wealth I'm the hands OF weak
men is a fearful thing. II In not true
that moneymaking has the tendency
10 Danish great thoughts and fine feel.
ings? Why is so much immortality con.
nected with wealth?
Reputation is not character Char
acter is what man is, reputation is
what men think him 10 be; and often
these two things are reversed by the
revelation OF the newspapers. Char.
acter is what a man is before God;
reputation is what he is before men;
reputation is for time. character IL
for eternity. Character rs what
man is when nobody is looking. A
mans character can no more be
strengthened by reputation than o
fence by whitewash.
What. then. is character The
word signifies something scored or en-
graved, and carries with IL an abiding
significance; 80 we may speak OF char
acter as that which sets forth certain
abiding results which has been scored
or engraved in the soul OF man by the
experiences OF life. Character is the
stamp on our souls OF the free choices
OF good or evil we have been making
continually through life II Is that
which engraves itself upon all we do
Character is what we are I'm the hid.
den recesses and not merely on the
surface OF our lives; II is not really
what men take us 70 be. but what we
are before God as our Judge. Charac.
ter is true man. true woman. at
their best and highest. living out the
dictates OF their highest. best and
{ uest natures
The man OF character Is truthful
His armor is his honest thought and
simple truth his utmost Skill He
does not profess a thing that he does
not intend TO do. he does not prom.
ise a thing which he knows is not in
his power 10 fulhll. No considerations
can Justify the sacrifice Of truth which
ought to be sovereign In all the rela.
tions OF life a lie is never justiGable
Some one has said that other vices
are virtues compared 20 lying. yet
how lightly esteemed is falsehood Ly.
ing ofttimes assumes the form OF di.
plomacy. eXpediency. moral reserya.
tion, lodging the question. twisting
words. and giving wrong Impressions
Character Is characterized by mod.
esty and purity. The bloom on a peach
is OF the very FIRST consideration TO it's
life and perpetustion; and the finest
thing about a man or a woman IL the
fine bloom on the mind and the con
science This feeling Is more ef-
fectual for our protection than walls
OF granite or gates Of brass Take
care OF the delicacy OF your mind. re-
tain the power 10 blush. respect the
alarm and shrinking OF the soul at the
faintest suspicion of evil Let cynical
people call you green; thank God for
that color. and see that you keep II.
for II is infinitely better than the sere
and yellow leaf OF a wasted life. Live
30 modestly. so purely. 20 resolutely
for yosr God that your whole mora
nature shall continue.