INFLUENCE.
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Every man should be deeply impressed with
the fact that he has more or less power over
those around him, and that his influence is
constantly exering itself either for good or for
ILL II is absolute folly for any one to say if he
is doing no good, he is certainly doing no harm.
He is doing negative evil at least, if he is not
performing positive benefit to some one, contin-
ually. He cannot avoid the dilema; andS,here-
fore to desist from effort to do good. is 10 yield
ourselves to the agency Of evil. Hence, 'the
idle man tempts the devil to tempt him. and to
keep from doing harm, the most excellent way
is to be necessarily employed in benevolent
works. Constituted as man is, he may consi-
der himself bound if he would honor his Gre
ator and render service to his race. to labor
daily to preserve his influence from gaining by
habit wrong tendency; and in this effort he
will eventually form the better habit Of con-
slant psefulness. Seneca made it rule 10 lei
no day pass without doing something service
able The same rule is worthy Of universal
adoption. The motto of a distinguishes pain
ter should be every ones mottosNulla sine
dies lnea' LET no day pass without line,
at least 1t was said Of Jesus, our blessed Sa-
viour, that 'he went about doing good" What
beautiful example for us all We are lights
in the world. or we may, we should be. II
not great lights, let US be thankful that God
hath made US lights at all. If we are not suns,
or even stars, we may be as candles; and
Shakespeare says:


How FAR that CANDLE throws its beams


around!


So shines good deed in naughty world


Yes, WE ALL HAVE INFLUENCE. Reader,
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