The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-03-02
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There is no doubt about the factthat
many a man actually suffers and
dies from rheumatism, from heart
trouble, from liver complaint, brot on
by the poison of hate in his system.
He Just can't forget and does not
want to forget those who have oppos-
ed him. Any doctor will tell you that
this is true.
An adding machine is a wonderful
piece of mechanism. 1t will add a col
umn of figures nine yards long. Press
the button marked total" and it will
give you the correct answer. Press
another button and you VIII hear a
rafting tinkling sound as it literally
throws all those figures out of its
system. Now press the total" again
and it will print "OO"-two goose
eggs! All those figures are gone for
ever! An adding machine which would
not throw off all the figures of yester.
day and last week and last year
would not be worth thirty cents. A
salesman could not law such a ma
chine on you, could he?
Forgive US our trespasses as we
forgive those who trespass against
us" "Do unto others as you would
have them do unto you" There is
sound philosophy in the Christian re-
ligion. How the world loves the man
without a crouch! He is like a buck
ct of lemonade when we are thirsty!
He is like a thousand dollars when we
are broke! A glad welcome awaits
him everywhere! The fellow who is
built like good adding machine is all
right!
Julius Caesar was built like a good
adding machine. You remember when
he overcame his greatest rival Pom
pey, and all the correspondence be-
tween Pompey and his followers came
into Caesars possession-plots to
overthrow Caesar-you remember
Caesar had these letters burned with
out even reading them. He forgavo
his enemies without even finding out
who they were! Caesars fame will
live so long as men love magnanimity.
Robert f. Lee was built like a good
adding machine. He fought with all
his might and at last when he sur
rendered, he at once became loyal
citizen of the Union and advised his
soldiers to be true citizens of the U.
S. A. Please let me say right here
that the old soldiers who wore the
gray are, deep down in their hearts,
as loyal to the flag of our country as
loyalty itself. do not believe there
is man or woman in the South whose
heart does not thrill at the sight of
the flag, and few, if any, who would
not, if need be, willingly and gladly
die for it. 1t is much harder to for
give when we have been whipped than
when we have whipped. Lee was big
enough, grand enough, noble enough
to do that!
Abraham Lincoln was built like a
good adding machine. He fought a
good fight into which he put every
ounce of his magnificent strength, and
when at last victory was won and the
slaves were free and when the Union
was saved, there was no malace in his
noble heart, but rather, Charity for
ALL"
l do not think l have ever seen this
picture, but it is nevertheless wildly
/ impressed on my mind. | can see
Lincoln lying in his coffin in the Cap
/ itol with the flag of his country drap-
ed about as the hushed thousands
slowly pass by to view him for the
last time. On his sad face there is a
faint shadow of a smile that must
have been on the face of Jesus, after
he had said, Father, forgive them;
for they know not what they do"
What has all this got to do with
education? Just this; if we know all
about Greek and Latin and History
and many subjects, but have not
learned how to relieve ourselves of
the hate in our hearts-"have not
charity'-our education is sadly de-
ficient. Let US learn the science of
Magnanimity. 1t is the noblest
science of them ALL
How much better anr healthier and
happier this world would be if we
would all, or even ten per cent of US,
practice the science of magnanimity.
if we would just press down the but
ton and release the hate and the hurt
that is in our hearts! When | think
of this, it seems that l can almost
catch the strains of heavenly band,
can almost hear the angles singing
in the sky!