The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-06
Are Not Alone"

Il Dear Friend:
Have you given a loved one to hu-
manity? Then look up, not down--"You
are not alone"
Your loved n has not been taken,
he has gone and II ne, willingly and
with 4 smile, gave up all for others
why should you not willingly, trusting
~ and with q smile, give UP your loved
one? 1t has never been the privilege
OF mortal man to do a greater, grander
thing than. to give himself for others,
Yes, you have given perhaps a son,
perhaps an only. son; then console
yourself with the fact that God In doing
THIS selfSame thing did the most that
He himself could do ror humanity.
II. you nave willingly and cheerfully
made tho sacrifice, you have become one
Of a company Of which God himself Is
pleased to be a MEMBER; therefore, no
greater honor than yours hath any
man. All the lives IN the world that
have been worth while, are those that
have been given for n to "others."
How could your loved one have done
more than he has done, even though
he could have had q thousand lives
10 give? What professional or bust
ness career could compare with it? II
your loved one was willing to give his
all TO others, why should you not be
proud to give him, just a part Of your.
self. to them? Your loved one would
not have you feel resenuul. or even
d~owncast-he would have you feel proud
and God would have you doing the
same thing-and perhaps you have not
been doing it.
What matters the length of an earth
ly life-if same Is given to others? Your
Savior was . young man when He gave
up His life CHS earthly career) for
others. hut He still lives. and your
loved n still lives ana will live for
eve- and ever: but he a fulfilled his
earthly mission and o have not
that Is the difference-and this Is the
reason why he has gone-why YOU are
here. Don't worry ABOUT him; fulfil
your own mission as he has fulfilled
his, and remember that he is expecting
1t of YOU. He was proud Of the oppor-
tunity to make the sacrifice: he doesn't
want you to feel dowroast-he wants
you to be proud Of him; he wants you
TO feel that you have Deem honored In
having the opportunity to make this
contribution TO humanity. Then why
not look up, and ever remember that
Gods greatest gift to humanity was the
gift Of a SOM
given himself for others. Have You
been doing as much? Have you been
giving yourself to others? Do you, Your
self, feel that you are 'Taur brothers
keeper?" These loved ones have died
for others. and we all honor them or
should do so, but have we all stopned
| long enough to grasp the great fact that
each OF US Is one OF the Others" and
TO settle definitely the question as to
whether or no these sacrifices are go.
ing to be in vain In SO far as we tyou
and II are personally concerned? Are
you, am !, going to be one of the
Others that will need still Others
TO make the sacrifice for us individually
or are we going to let the going of our
loved one draw us So close to God that
henceforth we will emulate his example
by giving ourselves, wholly and unre-
one has died in vain, in 80 far as we
\ tyou and u are concerned. No, dear
friend. you are not alone, II you will
only look up, not down; II you will
smile, not complain: on the contrary
you will have become a member OF
that honored throng which is headed
by God himself.