The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-10-23

Israel doth not think, NY peopie
do not considcP "-lsaiah
Throughout the long file - ages
human nature Temains shs same.
whether in the highly artificial ciHie"
OF America. the camei-hSiE tents Of
Asia, or the palm matched hutS OS
Africa. There is always Che ten-
dency to think only ~ our own &c
sires: TO cater TO our own wants,
forgetful of the other fellow. isaiah.
that wonderful student OF his time.
enumerates this universal trait as
among the sins of his people. They
do not think" he cries in piercing
anguish, my people do not consider"
Want of thought is want OF
heart" cried Tennyson. We see so
much misery about us that is caused
by lack Of consideration FOR others.
Every police court echoes the cry
Of the prophet, every divorce suit
echoes its sobs. We could make our
lives a masterpiece. and lack Of
thought makes them a daub not fit
for the Master artist TO behold. We
see this lack OF thought ip every
walk of life. A beautiful marble
building was having It's hallway mu-
tilated by smokers scratching
matches upon the exquisite paneling
Metal match scratchers were placed
At convenient heights and frequent
intervals along the halls. with the
courteous request that smokers use
them to ignite their matches, Did
II make any difference? Not the
least. As Of old the people did not
consider, and, eventually, the rare
and costly marble was ruined.
y As a nation we are souvenir crazy,
Loss to each large hotel in spoons
and other silverware pilfered runs
into the thousands. Homes OF the
great are robbed by unbidden guests,
who take away things that are of
value only to the owners. to satisfy
this morbid, unwholesome craving.
An aeronaut was killed; in short
time there was scarcely a button left
on his clothing by morbid souvenir
Hnaniacs. Recently a noted movie
actress was buried from an Episco-
pal church in New York. Women
Tobbed the church and tried to steal
the very tassels from the coffin.
How many congregations look upon
the minister and his wife as their
own peculiar and private property.
He tries to bear Gods message, but
hts congregation domineer and find
fault. They never let the pastor for
get for a moment that they hold the
purse strings, and where the pastor
would weigh things by the Word and
the Spirit, they measure even the
Word and the Spirit by dollars and
cents. They quarrel and haggle
where they should have broad Wis
ion and noble view; they impose on
the pastor and they pick flaws in
the pastors wife, then wonder why
he seeks other pastures and why
there are so few young men entering
the ministry as a vocation. They are
good people in their way. but they
do not consider.
Home. that should ~e foretaste
of heaven. is often the abode Of mis-
cry through the querulousness of
mother or father, or both. In that
case the children suffer and escape
AS soon as old enough. The father
may be coarse and brutal. and comes
home 10 make his hours there a ter
ror TO wife and children. The mother
may be one Of the nagging fault
finding variety who drives her hus-
band TO desperation and her children
10 find their only pleasure on the
street. Or II may be that the chill
dren are ungrateful and make life
burden to the ones that gave them
being. Happy are those who wake
in time; others are like a daughter
who sobbed heartbroken on her
mothers grave: "Oh, mother. mother.
forgive met Forgive me, If l had
only known! II | had only thought"
Many employers are harsh and
brutal with their employees They are
quick to condemn and slow to praise
Men are advanced grudginEly Or
fayorites and outsiders given good
positions, while long and faithful
service IS ignored Then they com.
plain loudly Of the service they re-
ceive. On the other hand There are
employers that are solicitous Of the
welfare Of their assistants-and ev-
eryone Is that II he or she does only
the meanest tasks-and too often the
employees are lazy Indifferent. dis
respectful wasting their employer
substance. with their eyes on the
clock and their minds on personal
matters. They have not the slightest
intention or conception Of carrying
a message to Garcia" and when bet
ter men are passed over their heads
they blame everyone but themRelves
and find an added excuse for indif-
ference. They do not think and
therefore are wealth destroyers and
not wealth creators.
Many men go around. hat in hand
pleading for votes, but when they
are once in office and clothed in a
little brief authority" they lose all
sense Of civility and courtesy. How
many who have had business to
transact in the seats Of the mighty
have suffered from snobbishness and
discourtesy at the hands II such
creatures of a moment
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