The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-08-04
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What is Il Good Mani

That question is far more difficult
TO answer thar would st. first atbear''
In the bible Like calls Barnabas a
good man. and judged by the, stand
ards OF that time. or of any time..TIiKe
| gives us a good estimate OF BaYna-
bas. for his whole history proves lie
| was worthy OF the name. - s1.p
l once saw on the billboards at
Richmond, Virginia. q large colored
Autograph representing the crowned
heads OF Europe standing together and
gazing In admiring wonder at the, tlitash
champion prize fighter OF the world.
who. clad in evening dress, was tho
center of tho group. I'M
Some sport" OF the street had talk
en- pencil of charcoal and written
under the picture of tho prize fighter,
| I'm Is the best man In the world"
Jhat was the boys estimate. A good
deal depends upon the viewpoint and
| upon ones own ideal of what goodness
ID. Life is not the simple thing one
might suppose. 1t is very complex
thing. 1t is no holiday task to build
Z life which Is good in I'll its parts.
| wonder If we can't agree in reading
this letter as to what constitutes
good man. Surely we will all agree
that good man must be good to him
! self. mean by that he will be care
full to pursue that course In life which
will be beneficial to his physica, ma
ture. Flc will not abuse his body. He
VIII bo careful to preserve his health
and always obey the laws of his bodily
icing. He will take care of his mind
| and be obedient to those mental laws
by which the intellect grows and all
powers OF the mind come to their
| highest efficiency.
/ 30 ..:a. IS noo3 &c himself vw7hho a.
lows himself to grow up uneducated
and uncultiyated; living in ignorance
and stripped OF intellectual delights
and powers.
No man In good to himself who neg
lecta his soul life. A beast, by In.
stinct, cares for its physical needs
Ihc vilest OF criminals may be trained
IN the schools and keen of brain. Only
That man is good to himself who cul-
tiyates his noblest, and finest qualities
and they belong to the soul.
at best, he who has a sound mind
In sound body is only two-thirds 4
man. His finer part is artophied or
neglected. No man can be called good
WHO Is not good to himself who lives
regardless of his finer and eternal
nature. Indeed, no man can be pos.
sessed Of the best things in the realm
of the physical and intellectual until
he has opened his noul to the divine
truth. and has learned to rule his life
by the heavenly, standards. All, the
| finer Influences OF tho spirit win work
fdown into mental and physical pro-
cesses and produce that unity and
health which are essential to the mob
lest and best balanced personality.
No man is a good man nnless he Is
good to his fellow mon. In the inti-
mate relations of the home circle,
whether as child or parent, he must
be good. It Is In tho home that; the
screreSt tests OF ones goodness are
made: One may play q part and rule
himself by mere social conventIonali-
ties while out in the world. But at
| home we appear what we are. :
II our goodness does not show itself
III the why VIC relate ourself to broth
crs an1 sisters, to parents or children
o. husband or wife, or, to servants, it
Il oac Of a very shallow and worthless
lcort. A good man Is known 10 be at
his best among those who know him
best and love! him moEt. You don't
know. how good or how bad NAH is
II .you only! see him dealing, with his
| sureriors or his equals. You must see
hlm in his INVESTIGATIONS .deaIings
with the humble and needy and OBJ
scurc, who can in, no way give. return
/ oi Fl vor. ana whose Leeds are; mel
solely on the, ground fof loving symlpa1
thy and unfeigned brotherhood.
No man Is a good man who fs not q
c:.r;of I mean by. that he fh6st pc