Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-02

men living upright lives today becapsa
they are inspired and encouraged hv
some godly mother or wife or sister
than those who are doing so of their
own initiative. Men are very prona
to rush headlcAg into all sorts of ev1
tremes In religious zeal. but they ara
very prone to rush to the other ev1
treme Il there Is not some wise
woman to hold up their hands and
dare them to be steadfast. If there
are extremists also among women
those who have no patience with ary
kind Of inquity and cannot understand
why everything in this world cannot
be regulated by plumb and line-it 10
only because they have failed to grasn
the mysteries Of the masculine mental
processes and don't know how IN
make allowance for his weaknesses
And while women In every walk ot
life have contributed largely to the
betterment Of social and moral condi.
tions, II remains that the greatest
most effective and most lasting Of
their labors is tho work CT quiet
sympathetic. unassuming women Of
the Dorcas type. Men Of all classes
and all grades pay the tribute Of
homage to the virtuous and kind
hearted woman, more than to the
leaders Of great movements or to tho
scintillating stars in the realm of art.
Showing a Good Example.
Because this shining example Of
goodness, that virtue whose brightest
crown was that she had denied her
self to make others happy, was "a
woman, is no reason why we should
infer that virtue should be q charac.
teristic of the female sex alone. You
men who think this hard old world
where every man must contend for
himself against presumptive enemy
in every other man, that your first
duty Is to look ont for number one
and leave the straggler to his fate,
may just as well revise your pess-
rnistic views and profit by the good
example. If you are Christian II is
your duty to help the unfortunatp
even when your own condition is not
as prosperous as you think 1t oughi
tn be. If you are looking for happl-
ness, earth gives no JOY as great ana
lasting as the consciousness that you
have made some other persons bur
den easier to bear. If you are hoping
for reward, the verdict Of the last
great supreme court of the universe.
when the books are opened and you
are judged by the deeds done In tho
body, will hinge first of all on the
question of whether you have been
unselfish and sympathetic in your
dealings with your fellow-men. II
you are a confirmed business man
with an eye single to the profits. re-
member it pays to be kind and gen.
erous to other men, for II you do not
see the results in dollars and cents
you are laying up for yourself a still
greater treasure in that bright realm
where banks never break and thieves
cannot steal and where your credit at
the source of happiness can never be
Overdrawn. II, then, you would have
your books clear on that last great
day of reckoning, it is high time you
remembered the Masters great COM
mand to love the Lord with all your
heart and your neighbor as yourself.
for that comprehends the sum total
of the Christians duty and privilege.
Faith furnishes the justification, love
the supreme motive, and good works
the fruits. So make II resolve to live
by faith and love ''in all things show
ing thyself an example of good
works."