The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-01-31
MUTUAL HELPFULNEsS.

The kinship of the human
race. The brotherhood of
man. How beautiful a thought
Without mutual aid the race
would perish. Think of it.
Throughout life you are depend
ent on your fellow man. Of all
Gods creatures what are more
helpless than a little babe? There
it lies, listless, in it's mothers
lap, almost living on her smile.
To save itself from death it could
not get one crumb of bread or
one drop of milk. So the youth:
what would become of him but
for paternal roof to shelter him
from the storm until his bones
are knit into manhood? So the
man out in the world. Who can
live without a friend? When
you have no home, where will
you find food and shelter? When
low with fever, the tongue
parched, the brain wandering,
who will give you water, battle
your throbbing temples, and
watch over you lest you die? So
the old man. The frosts of MANY
winters have whitened his head;
his eye is dim; his limbs trem-
BILE; reason and memory fail; he
is an infant again. He goes down
to the valley of the shadow Of
death. Who shall lead him and
comfort his weary soul? who lay
his body gently and reverently
in the grave, and sod it over
with green grass? So with us
all. A man alone in the world,
without a human being who
cares whether he. lives or dies;
not a hand to touch, nor a smile
to receive; human affections for
ever sealed to him, no Preside;
no home with father, mother,
brothers, sisters; no little chill
dren; no son to be proud of; no
daughter to caress; no good
might" no good morning" Who
could bear it? The sun could not
warm such a man. The bright
est day and the greenest fields
could not give him pleasure. Bet
ter chain to rock in mid-ocean
and leave him to the vultures,
than thus rob him of his kinship
with the human race.
This world is beautiful, and it
is full Of priceless sympathies.
All creation is glorious with
Melody. The Bible says the morn
ing stars sang together and all
the sons of God shouted for Joy
when it was made. The universe
OF stars, and suns, and planets,
and globes swing tremendously
through space. Not a sparrow
falleth to the ground without
our Fathers notice; not a soul
yearns, or sorrows, or rejoices
but He knoWeth it. He hath
made of one blood all nations of
men to dwell together on the face
of the earth. We are bound to
each other by indissoluble ties.
1t is a law of Nature that we
must all work for each other.
Though thousands of miles
apart; though oceans roll be-
tween us and continents divide
us; we labor not for ourselves
alone. All classes of people are
independent each upon the 9th
er, and the Great Apostle to the
Gentiles truly says "No man
liveth to himself, and no man
dieth to himself" What is the
great lesson to you and to me to
be drawn from these considera-
tons. Is it not this? Do all the
good we can. Visit the sick.
Cheer the respondent. Help the
needy. Care for the widow and
the orphan, and thus aid in
spreading the principles of be-
nevolence, charity, peace and
good will so they may become a
vital and an elevating force in
every life that comes within the
Isphere of our influence. Deem
that day lost whose low descend
ing sun views from thy hand no