The Southern herald., 1914-07-03
GOOD BY THE Hl
Every One, Every Day, Has q.
pOrtunities for the Dulnu
Christian Work.

Much Of the good we do d H.
dental. Men need not ascend psi,s
to preach. The dusty road, beataD n
the feet Of many travellers, may "a 4.
opportunity for the exercise 4, VI.
best talents. We do not know h.
much good we do. Neither a.
know the consequences Of Our svs
deeds and thoughts. A girl gays n.
soldier lover q bunch Of forpat.ms
nots. He died on the field Of Wsis,
loo, but the flowers carpeted the BeIs.
with their sentimental beauty Nj.
straw in which one of Thorwaldsans
works was packed contained psg
varieties Of seeds, and the gardens a
Copenhagen have been enriched vlk
new varieties Of trees and shrubs snd
flowers.
The ministries by the wayside Al
informal, unceremonious, and It wota
seem incidental to the larger seryIo
Everything we do has far-reaching 4.
1luence. Every uttered word d II.
vested with many possibilities. PHI
lie service attracts attention, but tia
real good men do is not in public, bul
In private. 1t is on the wayside, hot
the platform, where the work Is dona
The man who thinks Of service as seB
arated from business an2 society, Via
thinks of 1t as a distinct province
apart from ali other professions, hm
not gFasped the meaning Of servica
and fails to understand its scope Do
ing good is not a profession, but Dat
Of all legitimate work. The word
would be better and happier If people
would learn to do good and be good
when nobody is looking. 1t is So easy
to be martyr, to act and perform
our part; 1t is so hard and uninteress
ing to be strong and kind and patient
when there is no hope of anyone look
ing on and no newspaper to publish
the heroic deed the next morning.
Religion is adapted to the kitchen
quite as well as the cathedral. Il
takes root in the wayside even mora
quickly than in the specially prepared
fields Of formal missionary endeaVOf
Garfield used the illustration in one Of
his addresses Of the raindrop which
the lap Of pigeons wing would send
either to the Gulf of st. Lawrence OF
the Gulf Of Mexico.
The word we speak is often Tie
wing striking the raindrop. The smile
the hand-shake, the right spirit deter
mine destiny. 1t Is we'll to cultiyata
the personality that helps. A crouch
is immoral at least. Vinegar repala
Honey attracts. Sunshine in the soul
about which our young people sing,
often without understanding, Is not :
passing emotion. 1t Is the dominating
quality Of good nature, the overfowlng
cup Of a sane and intelligent being
Music Is better than noise, and does
more good. Some men have no haFl
mony. They are as sweet bells JAMS
led, out Of tune and harsh" and all
who come within their reach are eiaEred
by the clashing, inharmonious sounds
A man may do good going to The
church, or going away from church
He may find in the business ONCE the
street, the factory and the field oppOI;
tunities for doing good. Every new
experience IL an open door to new
duty.
Experiences Of the Wayslde.
The wayside is crowded these daya
crowded with the morally crippled
with the physically unfit and win
minds twisted out of shape. In tha
wayside we meet the tragedies ano
deeper experiences of life-the stras
glers who fall behind in the stress anc
struggle Of life. Such deserve a help
ing hand. The good Samaritan Is stu
the ideal Christian, but the parable
will bear a rereading. While "
must help the poor fellow who is Dea0
en- and robbed, attention should D
given to the bandits who did 1t.
Service is more than sympathy-ol
wine, an inn, with all the comforts Q
home.
Sometimes 1t takes the form Of g
we're chastlsement. The road to Jericn'
should be made safe. The waysidl
should not be threatened by men AMI
institutions which destroy. Service j
wolves the policing Of the waySo'
making 1t safe for decent folks =
travel on. Look after the poor bleed
ing fellow-yes, but down with m'
brigands!
We are all on the broad wayslos
Let US be Of use to humanity, unsen
ishly, genuinely, sincerely helpful =
others, by kindness, sweetness, p
tience, long-suffering, sympathy ana
doing the duty next to Us, and heiPin.
those over whom we stumble, Tor .
venture, as we hurry through the uaO
Beautiful to the Affairs Of the Church