Rev. ]. I. WARD, Assistant Editor

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produce angry and bitter feeling; and he
who watonly violates this law, and need
lessly irritates and provokes. proves himself
unworthy ofthe blessings which civilization
and society were intended to secure. p'a1as


Ifevery one acted in an offensive manner,
the component parts must be broken up,
and man must again retrogade into soliari-
ness and barbarism; for it Is only by mutu-
al respect and good will that society can
cohere and exist. ~ #.i72 "9p4' ~


''It is the glory of man, says the sa-
cred proverb, ito pass over transgres-
sion;" and it is the truest wisdom and best
philosophy sometimes to shut our eyes to
insult, even when there may be some rea-
son TO fear it was not entirely premeditated.
At all events, we shall meet in the. world
with quite enough offences, unless we are
more than ordinarily fortunate, without
seeking out imaginary insults, and wasting
our stength and destroying our peace by
fighting with the wind. Our. severest scru-
tiny is best turned to ourselves, that we
may not be offenders, and our most favora-
Bile judgment formed respecting the con.
duct and actions of others, that we may not
be offended. While we may be sure that
in the crowded path Of life, we ourselves do
not intend to run wilfully against others,
though we may sometimes stumble against
them, so we must hope and believe that
they in turn have no intention Of offending
us, though they may sometimes accidentally
jostle us in their turn, The duty Of endur-
ance has undoubtedly its proper limits, but
it is a wise determination not only MOTTO
offend, but not to be easily offended. Every
one desires that others should interpret his
actions kindly, and where any may be of
doubtful import, TO hope the best; and
such is the way in which their actions
should be regarded by us. Were the duty
of not taking offence more thought Of and
better understood, thepeace Of individuals,
Of families, Of communities, of nations,
would rest on frmerf fou alton, and
something would be added me general
amount Of human harmony and happiness.


