The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-08-15
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The Privileged Brother is en-
titled to increasing service. Every
one has OPPORTUNITIES for doing
good but some are more privileg-
ed in this respect thar others
With the privilege comes the
duty of doing good and only gooa
not merely to one OF tw who may
he, near rs, but all with whom
we come in contact. And we ought
to be especially diligent in dong
GOOD in every possible way to
fhose who are bound to us by the
ties of a common faith and en-,
deavor to better the world anu
glorify God. uo
SOW GOOD SEED IN GOOD
~ Sow Brotherhood. "Breth-
rem" When a brother is over
taken in fault he ought not TO
he neglected as is often done ;
nor made an object of rldlcule !;
nor merely lamented, as lament
able as the case may be; Nor
cited to appear before somebody
else: nor compared with ourselves
or other supposedly better peo-
pIe: nor is it always wise even to
spend time ascertaining the cause
and diagnosing the case. The one
royal word of duty in the case IS
''restore." Restore the hayward
brother as the surgeon restores d
broken limb, or the artist restores
an old picture, or the architect
restores an old colonial mansion
Restore the brother to the pain
of duty, to his place in the church
to his spiritual happiness, and TO
his usefulness in the Chrlsuan
C2) Sow Spirituality. eye who
are spiritual" None but the
spiritual can do the work of res
toration for the simple reason that
all others need restoring them
selves. Besides, the spiritual are
sympathetic, considerate, and ten
der in dealing with the hayward.
No special gift beyond this kingIy
quality is necessary for this par
ticular. The qualifying chara-
cteristic is love of God and OF
men and a desire to bring men to
God. .,,,
g Sow Goodness. whatsoever
a man soweth, that shall he also
reap" We cannot SOW tares and
expect to reap wheat. We can,
not plant thorns and thistles and
expect to grow apples and oranges.
There is an element of certain
Justice that runs through the
whole of life. We ought to recog-
nize it and be influenced by it.
(4) Sow Mercy. "He that SOW
eth unto the Spirit shall of the
Spirit reap eternal life" There
is an angel of goodness that beck
ons us to better life. We can fit
ourselves into divine conditions.
Under the guidance of the Holy
Spirit we can adjust ourselves to
tie laws of God and the laws of
good men. Thus, mercy and good
ness may follow us all the days OF
our lives.
(5) Sow Fidelity. 'Let us not
be weary in well doing" The first
thing is to be engaged in well-do-
ing. The next thing is to preserve.
But often we seem to collapse
with fatigue and WANT with our
tasks half done. Let us be faith
full. Let us press on and perse-
we're. The time of reaping will
come my. and by.
CO.. Sow Philanthropy. LET us
do good unto all men," To do
good requires earnest and honest,
sometimes strenuous and difficult
work. But it is work that chal-
lenges and exhilarates. Moreover,
it is awork that should be unlimit-
ed in it's scope. If we do good
| only to friends and favorites we
may be startled to find that
"even the, publicans do the same
But Christian. philanthropy wild
! ems until it reaches the farthest