Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-15


Little deeds of Kindness.
Little words OF love-
Make our earth ain Eden
Like the Heaven above
SO our little moments.
Humble though they be.
Make the mighty ages
or eternity"
DO not know who Mrs. Julia A.
Carney, who wrote these words. may
be. but I do know that she has left a
heritage OF truth that has pleased ana
may still bless countless numbers OF
people.
We are so accustomed in these days
and in America. to deal with big
things. that we forget not only the I'm.
portance OF little things, but that big
things depend upon little things a
great transaction may often hang upon
some little deed or word hardly
thought to be significant at the tim.
II WAS spoken or given.
GREAT DISASTERS FROM
SMALL ACTS OF CARELESSSESs
Some of our greatest disasters have
resulted from little acts of careless.
ness or neglect. our time. no matte,
how carefully employed is made w OF
little moments. and fai;hfulness In the
moments has made possible the success.
Of the hour or day or year. The w. H.
known lines OF wilberforce teach III.
same truth in prayer:
do not pray.
Keep me. dear Lord. from stain Of sin
Just Cor to-day"
Little kindnesses should be shown
hrst At home. and every DAY The Joy
Of home is created, most largely. by
The thoushtfulness OF each nenhe. o,
the family the quick Sc to the Tee,
when mother enters the room. tho
chair offered fer her comfort. the readi-
ness 10 anticipate her wants. the little
nnselfsh acts which do not wait 70,
IL call. but are iTtuiiive the "cnrie
word spoken, even when there has
betn little bitterness--all OF the.
form part OF tn. s!orious harmony
which may exist and should OK ST Il,
every home. TIE SINE ming may be
noted in appearance l'hc bcsi-Ilessc,i
berson Is not the one who has spent
most money on apparel, but the one
"ho has been careful about ;h, Lt,l~
parts OF that ap'a"el 81. too. is it
with intelligence Tic mos; useful
encyclopedia knowledge bat The man
who has :. knowladse Of liit,c Things
and who - ready and glad i impart
His knowledge foi others good.
kINIlSESs WOULD MAKE
WARS IMPOSSIBLE
In these days OF awful conflict. when
Ne are staggered in our reasoning and
cannot understand, may we not ind a
Z ~ N,
Christians learn the Importance Of little
deeds OF Kindness wars viii becom. inn
possible? Back OF all horrible contests
lies selhshncss. and this selnshness
shows itself in little ways which soon
begin to grow until they are great cur
rents. The close student OF history
recognizes we'll how true this has been
In the past. and il is true TODAY. 70
mo the saddest part OF the present Eu-
ropean conflict is the hate that IL not
only engendered but nouvishcd This
emotion OF hate is bound. OF course, to
bring to birth acts OF hatred and dis
regard OF the value OF human life. and
the putting aside OF all OF those human
laws OF tenderness and compassion
which. even among savage people. in a
MEASURE prevail IL We could only
among all nations OF the earth have
that beautiful emotion OF love. which
is ono OF the notes OF our Christian
Endeavor Society and of our great con-
ventions. 1t would bring nearer the
bleehed reign OF peace. Let us pray
for II and strive for it.
ALL GOOD IN MAN
COMES FROM GOD
think We must remember that these
little deeds Of Kindness and little words
Of love demand an effort, and that eff
fort implies their divine character: lust
as all good things in nature come from
God, so all good things in man come
from God, and we can think OF them as
His gifts. When we neglect them we
are refusing that which God wishes
TO have and which will make our own
lives and the lives of others blessed.
When you do not speak that little kind
word OF greeting In the morning you
are holding back your hand from a
gift which God offers YOU When YOU
do not help another in some little way,
you are saying to God. who gives YOU
the opportunity. mo, will not do it,"
How splendidly life is exalted when We
think OF these impulses to do good
things as coming from God! How much
easier II is to live when we study the
life OF our Master. We not only note
Ills unselfsh, loving words and deeds
but also feel the power OF His influence
upon our lives as lie says Follow Me =,
II is not always easy, for Satan las
his temptations and he tries to influence
US toward bitterness. We have. there
fore. a negative as we'll as positive
work to do. We have to fight against
the temptation to be- sarcastic, unkind
and bitter, and we have to fight for the
substitution OF Gcntlcness and courtesy
1t is we'll for US TO remember that tho
very struggle itself gives merit in little
things an we'll as great things. What
is easy Is frequently Of little value.
LITTLE THINGS THAT
COUNT IN DAILY LIFE
Finally. do let us try to remember
that in our church work and in our