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MARCH, 1910. or women may get imaginary satisfaction from the selfish handling and hoarding of wealth, but if they will “take stock” of their real deep and lasting and ennobling happiness they will find that it comes only through consecrated service in behalf of humanity. booking When we speak of doing something Jqj. to advance the interests of mankind u • we are prone to think of some great Happiness, movement of worldwide influence. It may be religious, it may be educational, or social, or scientific; as a rule we are not very particular what it is, but we feel that anything of great propor tions, that would make us famous and cause us to feel that we had really affected the destinies of our kind, would inspire us to greatest effort and bring to us a happy realization that life is indeed worth while. Such opportunity does not come to us, hence we convince ourselves that there is nothing we can do to make the world brighter and better. I believe influence is worldwide, but I believe it requires a long time for it to extend to all parts of the world. The best thing we can do is to exert it about our own firesides, in our immediate communi ties, and leave its wide dissemination in the hands of the Great Sower —of One who somehow sees that the seeds of our good deeds are scattered far and near, in rich ground which shall bring forth abun dant harvests. When we look about us ard find the flowers and fruits and forests springing up from seeds planted by hands to us invisible, we should feel no fear that the seeds of our worthy influence shall spring up— it may be near to us, or it may be far beyond our sight—to perpetuate our creditable deeds. I think there is no way for most of us to help humanity except by helping the individual whom we find in need of assistance: it may be a need for mon ey; if so, and we have it, we should give liberally and cheerfully; if we haven’t money (or if we have) we shall find, as a rule, that there is need for the word of encouragement, for the slight deed of thoughtfulness, which we can, if we will, always be stow generously and with decided benefit to self. • • • Reaping Whether intentional or otherwise, . K y whether we realize it or not, we are D 1 ii- always sowing seeds of good or of evil Results. f or humanity. The kindness you be stow on a dumb brute will awaken a responsive chord of gratitude in the recipient creature and be remembered far better than most of us imagine: if you doubt this, just try feeding and fondling some long neglected animal, and see how eagerly it will respond to your attentions —see how quickly it will distin guish you from all other persons and show a fond ness for your presence. But the effect on this grateful object of your notice is not the only influence nor the most impor tant one. Your own nature is broadened and your life is made more satisfying. An act of mercy to the dumb animal is almost sure to be followed by some act of charity or of thoughtful kindness to a fellow being; this enriches the life of the doer, blesses the object of the deed, and* through these two lives the influence of an act is conveyed to others and thus passed on and on until it indeed becomes a worldwide influence —perhaps long after its originator has cross ed over the final river and found eternal reward for the simple services rendered here. And in reckoning this thing of influence, can you imagine a deed of mercy or of cruelty to any living thing that does not attract the notice of your child, or of another’s child, and grow for good or evil in that tender nature? Who shall say that the character of a future man or woman may not be made great or ignoble through the accumulating in fluence of some trivial (?) act of yours towards one of the lowliest of God’s creatures? Consciously or unconsciously, we are all the while sowing, and as we sow so shall we reap. What shall the harvest be for us, and for those into whose lives the good seed or the bad are falling from our hands? Can we afford to be indifferent to the an swer, when it means so much to each of us —whether our station in life be high or low! Accumulation « “ hou ' d J’ a WO ut erf ," h ‘ « faction to the wealthy that they can use money for the advance- Real Wealth, nient of humanity’s cause in its surest sense, by ministering to the wants of needy individuals; but, except for this ability and the hap piness it may give, it should matter little with us whether we have accumulations in banks, holdings of stocks and bonds, or other worldly assets. All these things may be swept away in a day, for we know not the changes that may come to any of the Woman’s Work. enterprises of men. The values of these things are, at best, fictitious and variable. Let market quotations on the railroad securities of this country fluctuate only a few dollars a share, and our newspapers begin to give warnings of panic or financial disturbances. It means a difference of millions, perhaps billions of dollars in salable val ues, and yet the physical properties have not changed and their uses are as great as ever. So-called “se curity” values may be swept away, and what seems to be yours, to-day, may to-morrow be in the hands of court receivers. But stocks and railroad bonds represent an in ferior kind of wealth. The bonds of human love and sympathy and kindness are more lasting—less changeable in value. Wealth in banks and other man made institutions is uncertain, but wealth in the hearts of true men and women and children is lasting —not subject to market fluctuations. I know it is said that human affections change, and human appreciation is uncertain, and human dependencies fail, but I believe the soul of a good man or woman is the dwelling place of God, and I would like to have treasures laid up there for His receiving in His own good time. I think our earth ly spirits may be kept always in close touch with the spirit of our Maker, but I imagine there may be a more direct inquiry into human affairs when a soul is called hence to eternity. And I have thought that if each of these rapidly increasing spirits on the other shore could tell of little deeds of thought ful kindness that we rendered from day to day, the words would be written to our credit in letters of everlasting light on the pages of our life-record. • • • Growing I think that living for the best pos j a sible influence over humanity, doing C ?11 everything we can for the advance tl rdCCIUIIy. meat of God’s cause by elevating the cause of our fellow creatures, is the wisest prepa ration we can make for gracefully growing old—for tranquilly approaching the eventide of life and calm ly passing across the line that divides time from eternity. Such a life and such a close of life is a glorious thought and may be made a still more glorious reality. I once heard a man say that he regarded old age a calamity—that under no circumstances would he wish to live beyond the full physical and mental strength of manhood. It impressed me as being a very foolish and unnatural feeling, for old age may be and should be looked upon as a time for rejoicing —a beautiful realization of life’s highest goal, with our labors worthily performed and the assurance of a safe passage to our eternal reward. It is just as the ripening of fruit for our Maker’s gathering—as the maturity of seed for His planting in realms which He deems them best suited. What if the body becomes frail! It is in ac cordance with the laws of nature, and we should not complain. What if the mind is less active than in the earlier days of manhood or womanhood! There are the rich fruits of experience to guide and to compensate us. and who shall say that the value of these is not ofttimes beyond human computation. A life well spent will never close ingloriously; a childhood made bright and happy by who’esome lessons of industry; a manhood or womanhood blessed by broadmindedness and unselfishness and faithful service; an old age crowned with the rewards of honesty and consecrated energy—this should be the history of every man and woman in this era of won derful and ever-widening opportunities. Os course the way will not always seem bright: there must come into our lives some discourage ments, but these may be but wholesome and neces sary tests of our true character and purposes. Where in lies the honor of living, if we overcome no obstacles? What credit can we claim—what rewards may we expect —if we wait for all our wishes to come true without effort on our part? If we con secrate our abilities and our energies in faithful endeavor to make the world just a bit better for our having been in it, then our labors shall not be in vain, for little influences are great influences, little achievements mean much in the sight of G?d. We are prone to neglect opportunities for doing good, because they are not big opportunities: we are rebellious in spirit because we cannot live the life of some one else instead of just our own. If we would each one do our very best 'va. small undertakings, what a wonderful agency for good would be all these combined in fluences of consecrated effort! If we could fully realize and appreciate the power of co-operation, there is practically no limit to the results that might be accomplished. The indi vidual ant is too insignificant to reckon his strength, but an army of ants may “remove mountains’’ and literally put men to rout. 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