Richard  Hooker  saya;  "To\)[ve\>^\»  ^sA  wisest  people


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the  world  is  conlinaalty  a  toward  opposite;  and  a  curioua
obaerver  of  their  defects  and  imperfections ;  their  virtues
afterwards  it  &s  much  admireth.  The  envious  world  likes
not  the  sound  of  a  living  man's  praise.  Wait,  ye  just,  ye
merciftil;  ye  tender-hearted,  ye  faithful !  Wait  but  for  a
little  while,  for  this  is  not  your  rest."

And  a  greater  preacher  than  Hooker  adds  his  testi-
mony :  I  know  that  there  is  no  good  in  them,  but  for  a
man  to  rgoice  and  to  do  good  in  his  life.  There  is  nothing
better  than  that  a  man  should  rejoice  in  his  own  works.
Again,  I  considered  all  travail,  and  every  right  work,
that  for  this  a  man  is  envied  of  his  neighbor.  Marvel  not
at  the  matter,  for  he  that  is  higher  than  the  highest  re-
gardeth,  and  there  be  higher  than  they.
But  how  shall  we  do  good  ?  how  shall  we  live  for  others  ?
some  readers  may  ask,  who  feel  that  not  even  one  talent
has  been  intrusted  to  their  care  to  increase  and  multiply.
There  are  myriad  ways.  We  go  through  this  world  but
once,  and  every  hour  of  our  lives  is  filled  with  opportu-
nities that  pass  away  never  to  return  again ;  therefore,  any
good  thing  that  we  can  do,  any  kindness  that  we  can  show
our  fellow-beings,  let  ns  not  defer  or  n^lect  it,  for  we  shall
not  come  this  way  again.
Happy  is  he  who  has  learned  this  one  thing,  to  do  the
plain  duty  of  the  moment  quickly  and  cheerfully,  wher-
ever and  whatever  it  may  be.
