The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-01


 noted also that every guest pushed that his pride and self1shness might be still further gratif5ed by the particular seat that he 0ccupsed at the feast Con trary to a1l customs of social prOPrSeties and desires for popular and dSse1ne- tive favOrs, Christ sharply though kindly repr0ved both His host and the guest He Said what He thought. To think the truth as it 7s and speak the truth as you think it develops an honest character to dSsSImuRate. de- ceive or practise affec4stien or art1flce slowly but certainly develops a dIsh0a- est character This law is as definite and certain aS ta=e law of sswIng and reaping- The great apostle expresses this idea in a similar exh0FtRtio1. ~Whatsoever things are true whatsO- ever things are honest. wh2tsoeEex things are lwst- whatsoever things are pure. whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, if there be any virtue and if there he any praise. think On these things" If we think on these fine eAements of character, they wil ultimately cUnsti- tute our character This law of char aeter deVea0pmemt works both ways If one thinks on bad things, he will be bad if one is bad in practise. he will soon be bad i'm thought and he win come under the cUndemMatlOn. Wee unto them that call evil good and good evil" He wall come after a time to think that evil Is good and good is evil. If a man has Pr9ctfsed sim for q sea son, induIged his baSer appetites and passions for a time, he IS ready to rep1- diate the church condemn the preacher and diSheaieve the Blhle- A Mzn may distOrt his character until 1t Is possible for him to deceive himself. but he eaR- not ieceive others Re sure yOur sin win find yOn 0ut-- The homely phIlOso- pher sai6, You cam fool aM the people some of the time, and yOu can f00l some of the people all 0f the time. but you can't fOol al the people all the time"
 Aesop in his practical fable tells Us that an ass decided to play the 60a. He secured a hOn-S Skln. thaE02ghly concealed himself In it and really be came a terror t0 the people buT on one occasion, turning too suddenly. enc 0f hiS ears pr0tru6ed and the people per ceiVed that he was an ass and proceeded to bounce upon him and destroy him.
 
 Earb and fOOl folks for a season, but sooner or later he wall makR a turn and make an ass of himself
 The old philosopher declared that honesty is the best policy" 1t is net only better from principle. bat betteg from policy to be outright, downright honest and straightforward- You may fool yourself, but yO1 cannot fool your fellow. The horse you drive and the dog that follows you VIII soon find you out
 Two negrOes were Stmmding near each other, a large fly waS buzzlng around, lighting here and there on one of the negroes and being ~ShO0-ed" away 02ly to return. The negrO said to his com panion, What iS thiSE~ He rePliea, a.It is a hOrsefly-" What is a horse hyys "A hOrsefIy,- said his csn- paniOn, '-is a big fly that flies around and lights on horses and mules and asses" You ain't calling me 10 horse nor mule nor ass Is yOuT No. Hig- ger, I amt caIlim' you nOthln', but yg9 can't fOol a hOrsefly-" YOUr Melghh0rs know you, your companions know y0a. You may conceive that yOu have then deceived. but later you wil pereefvs otherwise
 The safe exhOrtatiOa of the scripture is Provide things honest in the sight of all men" To our higher moral na- ture, honesty is appealing ShAms af any kina-false cOlOr. ShOday clothes. galvanized jewelry, cut glass diaRandz and all acts and speech of imEincersty disgust and repeH- 1t is fair to put the best foot forward, to enc0ur19e a worthy ambition, to attain what y0a are not and honestly OAtain what you have not, provided your efforts and pur- poses are honest, and that y0u are not relying upon shamS to put y0u higher than yOu merit Sincerity iS e&RRae- ter's real gold. genuine dia@O2d. the --aII wool and yard wide" The sincere thinking and honest speaking of the eternal truth permitted Christ to l00k HerOd in the face and say, T am the I Truth" If you would be a CnKSxxlaR, be truthful, be honest. be sincere
 The next characteristic that I would name of Christ is kindness" The enc saving trait of character is Hndneas- kind words, kind deeds, kind looks. Kindness is the mellow Eight. the gentle breeze, the rich perfume. the exquisite melody that SWeeSenS life. Unkin6ReSs is the ugly shadow the threatenlnS storm, the, unpleasant OdOrs the haFsh discord that embitteEs life Kindness is the trait that separates man from brutes. Animals play with each other, occasionally f0ndle each other: a COW may lick her young and a hen nay hover her own brood. but animals d0 not show amy unselfizAnes8 and gen erous kindness toward each other 0Wt- side of these few inStinetive acts Often when animals become crippled or are disabled, their fellows fan upon them and destroy them There is nothing among the lower animals akin to a phY- Sician, a hospital. a nurse or a friendly visitor in the home of suffering or dis treSs. None of the lower animals gen erOusly share with each other the good things that come to them The more unselfiShly kind anyone becO@es. the greater the distance he creates between 1 himself and the lower animals and the nearer he comes to the eharaeter of Christ who never met during His earth I Iy career q case of SlckMess. sogP0W or want that He did net extemd a kina and helping hand. There iS nothing in all literature 60 beautiful as the kindly treatment Of the sinful woman pushed into His presence by her cruel eEitics- ''Let the innocent man tArOw the first stone" Is the Paralyzing ehaIlenGe to the unkind and unchaEltahle critics Our own faults and hlun6ers should makA us charitable and our own sorrows and heartAches. crosses and deprivatiuns should make us kind
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